Modules

• Component ⇐ Rasti.View
  • instance
    • .subscribe(model) ⇒ Rasti.Component
    • .onCreate(options)
    • .onChange(model, changed)
    • .onRender(type)
    • .onDestroy(options)
    • .partial(strings, …expressions) ⇒ Array
  • static
    • .markAsSafeHTML(value) ⇒ Rasti.SafeHTML
    • .extend(object)
    • .mount(options, el, hydrate) ⇒ Rasti.Component
    • .create(strings, …expressions) ⇒ Rasti.Component
• Emitter
  • .on(type, listener)
  • .once(type, listener)
  • .off([type], [listener])
  • .emit(type)
• Model ⇐ Rasti.Emitter
  • .preinitialize(attributes)
  • .defineAttribute(key)
  • .get(key) ⇒ any
  • .set(key, [value]) ⇒ this
  • .toJSON() ⇒ object
• View ⇐ Emitter
  • instance
    • .preinitialize(attrs)
    • .$(selector) ⇒ node
    • .$$(selector) ⇒ Array.<node>
    • .destroy(options) ⇒ Rasti.View
    • .onDestroy(options)
    • .addChild(child) ⇒ Rasti.View
    • .destroyChildren()
    • .ensureElement()
    • .createElement(tag, attributes) ⇒ node
    • .removeElement() ⇒ Rasti.View
    • .delegateEvents([events]) ⇒ Rasti.View
    • .undelegateEvents() ⇒ Rasti.View
    • .render() ⇒ Rasti.View
  • static
    • .sanitize(str) ⇒ string

Component ⇐ Rasti.View

Components are a special kind of View that is designed to be easily composable, making it simple to add child views and build complex user interfaces.
Unlike views, which are render-agnostic, components have a specific set of rendering guidelines that allow for a more declarative development style.
Components are defined with the Component.create static method, which takes a tagged template string or a function that returns another component.

Extends: Rasti.View
See: Component.create

Properties

Example

import { Component, Model } from 'rasti';
// Create Timer component.
const Timer = Component.create`
    <div>
        Seconds: <span>${({ model }) => model.seconds}</span>
    </div>
`;
// Create model to store seconds.
const model = new Model({ seconds: 0 });
// Mount timer on body.
Timer.mount({ model }, document.body);
// Increment `model.seconds` every second.
setInterval(() => model.seconds++, 1000);

• Component ⇐ Rasti.View
  • instance
    • .subscribe(model) ⇒ Rasti.Component
    • .onCreate(options)
    • .onChange(model, changed)
    • .onRender(type)
    • .onDestroy(options)
    • .partial(strings, …expressions) ⇒ Array
  • static
    • .markAsSafeHTML(value) ⇒ Rasti.SafeHTML
    • .extend(object)
    • .mount(options, el, hydrate) ⇒ Rasti.Component
    • .create(strings, …expressions) ⇒ Rasti.Component

component.subscribe(model) ⇒ Rasti.Component

Listen to change event on a model or emitter object and call onChange lifecycle method. The listener will be removed when the component is destroyed. By default the component will be subscribed to this.model and this.state.

Kind: instance method of Component
Returns: Rasti.Component - The component instance.

component.onCreate(options)

Lifecycle method. Called when the view is created, at the end of the constructor.

Kind: instance method of Component

component.onChange(model, changed)

Lifecycle method. Called when model emits change event. By default calls render method. This method can be extended with custom logic. Maybe comparing new attributes with previous ones and calling render when needed.

Kind: instance method of Component

component.onRender(type)

Lifecycle method. Called when the view is rendered.

Kind: instance method of Component

component.onDestroy(options)

Lifecycle method. Called when the view is destroyed.

Kind: instance method of Component

component.partial(strings, …expressions) ⇒ Array

Tagged template helper method. Used to create a partial template.
It will return a one-dimensional array with strings and expressions.
Components will be added as children by the parent component. Template strings literals will be marked as safe HTML to be rendered. This method is bound to the component instance by default.

Kind: instance method of Component
Returns: Array - Array containing strings and expressions.

Example

import { Component } from 'rasti';
// Create a Title component.
const Title = Component.create`
    <h1>${self => self.renderChildren()}</h1>
`;
// Create Main component.
const Main = Component.create`
    <main>
        ${self => self.renderHeader()}
    </main>
`.extend({
    // Render header method.
    // Use `partial` to render an HTML template adding children components.
    renderHeader() {
        return this.partial`
            <header>
                <${Title}>${({ model }) => model.title}</${Title}>
            </header>
        `;
    }
});

Component.markAsSafeHTML(value) ⇒ Rasti.SafeHTML

Mark a string as safe HTML to be rendered.
Normally you don't need to use this method, as Rasti will automatically mark string literals as safe HTML when the component is created and when using the Component.partial method.
Be sure that the string is safe to be rendered, as it will be inserted into the DOM without any sanitization.

Kind: static method of Component
Returns: Rasti.SafeHTML - A safe HTML object.

Component.extend(object)

Helper method used to extend a Component, creating a subclass.

Kind: static method of Component

Component.mount(options, el, hydrate) ⇒ Rasti.Component

Mount the component into the dom. It instantiate the Component view using options, appends its element into the DOM (if el is provided). And returns the view instance.

Kind: static method of Component

Component.create(strings, …expressions) ⇒ Rasti.Component

Takes a tagged template string or a function that returns another component, and returns a new Component class.

• The template outer tag and attributes will be used to create the view's root element.
• The template inner HTML will be used as the view's template.

  const Button = Component.create`<button class="button">Click me</button>`;

• Template interpolations that are functions will be evaluated during the render process, receiving the view instance as an argument and being bound to it. If the function returns null, undefined, false, or an empty string, the interpolation won't render any content.

  const Button = Component.create`
      <button class="${({ options }) => options.className}">
          ${({ options }) => options.renderChildren()}
      </button>
  `;

• Event handlers should be passed, at the root element as camelized attributes, in the format onEventName=${{'selector' : listener }}. They will be transformed to an event object and delegated to the root element. See View.delegateEvents.
• Boolean attributes should be passed in the format attribute="${() => true}". false attributes won't be rendered. true attributes will be rendered without a value.

  const Input = Component.create`
      <input type="text" disabled=${({ options }) => options.disabled} />
  `;

• If the interpolated function returns a component instance, it will be added as a child component.
• If the interpolated function returns an array, each item will be evaluated as above.

  // Create a button component.
  const Button = Component.create`
      <button class="button">
          ${({ options }) => options.renderChildren()}
      </button>
  `;
  // Create a navigation component. Add buttons as children. Iterate over items.
  const Navigation = Component.create`
      <nav>
          ${({ options }) => options.items.map(
              item => Button.mount({ renderChildren: () => item.label })
          )}
      </nav>
  `;
  // Create a header component. Add navigation as a child.
  const Header = Component.create`
      <header>
          ${({ options }) => Navigation.mount({ items : options.items})}
      </header>
  `;

• Child components can be added using a component tag.

  // Create a button component.
  const Button = Component.create`
      <button class="button">
           ${({ options }) => options.renderChildren()}
      </button>
  `;
  // Create a navigation component. Add buttons as children. Iterate over items.
  const Navigation = Component.create`
      <nav>
          ${({ options, partial }) => options.items.map(
              item => partial`<${Button}>${item.label}</${Button}>`
          )}
      </nav>
  `;
  // Create a header component. Add navigation as a child.
  const Header = Component.create`
      <header>
          <${Navigation} items="${({ options }) => options.items}" />
      </header>
  `;

• If the tagged template contains only one expression that mounts a component, or the tags are references to a component, the component will be considered a container. It will render a single component as a child. this.el will be a reference to that child component's element.

  // Create a button component.
  const Button = Component.create`
      <button class="${({ options }) => options.className}">
          ${self => self.renderChildren()}
      </button>
  `;
  // Create a container that renders a Button component.
  const ButtonOk = Component.create`
      <${Button} className="ok">Ok</${Button}>
  `;
  // Create a container that renders a Button component, using a function.
  const ButtonCancel = Component.create(() => Button.mount({
      className: 'cancel',
      renderChildren: () => 'Cancel'
  }));

Kind: static method of Component
Returns: Rasti.Component - The newly created component class.

Emitter

Emitter is a class that provides an easy way to implement the observer pattern in your applications.
It can be extended to create new classes that have the ability to emit and bind custom named events.
Emitter is used by Model and View classes, which inherit from it to implement event-driven functionality.

Example

import { Emitter } from 'rasti';
// Custom cart
class ShoppingCart extends Emitter {
    constructor() {
        super();
        this.items = [];
    }

    addItem(item) {
        this.items.push(item);
        // Emit a custom event called `itemAdded`.
        // Pass the added item as an argument to the event listener.
        this.emit('itemAdded', item);
    }
}
// Create an instance of ShoppingCart and Logger
const cart = new ShoppingCart();
// Listen to the `itemAdded` event and log the added item using the logger.
cart.on('itemAdded', (item) => {
    console.log(`Item added to cart: ${item.name} - Price: $${item.price}`);
});
// Simulate adding items to the cart
const item1 = { name : 'Smartphone', price : 1000 };
const item2 = { name : 'Headphones', price : 150 };

cart.addItem(item1); // Output: "Item added to cart: Smartphone - Price: $1000"
cart.addItem(item2); // Output: "Item added to cart: Headphones - Price: $150"

• Emitter
  • .on(type, listener)
  • .once(type, listener)
  • .off([type], [listener])
  • .emit(type)

emitter.on(type, listener)

Adds event listener.

Kind: instance method of Emitter

Example

// Re render when model changes.
this.model.on('change', this.render.bind(this));

emitter.once(type, listener)

Adds event listener that executes once.

Kind: instance method of Emitter

Example

// Log a message once when model changes.
this.model.once('change', () => console.log('This will happen once'));

emitter.off([type], [listener])

Removes event listeners.

Kind: instance method of Emitter

Example

// Stop listening to changes.
this.model.off('change');

emitter.emit(type)

Emits event of specified type. Listeners will receive specified arguments.

Kind: instance method of Emitter

Example

// Emit validation error event.
this.emit('invalid');

Model ⇐ Rasti.Emitter

• Orchestrates data and business logic.
• Emits events when data changes.

A Model manages an internal table of data attributes and triggers change events when any of its data is modified.
Models may handle syncing data with a persistence layer. To design your models, create atomic, reusable objects that contain all the necessary functions for manipulating their specific data.
Models should be easily passed throughout your app and used anywhere the corresponding data is needed.
Rasti models store their attributes in this.attributes, which is extended from this.defaults and the constructor attributes parameter. For every attribute, a getter is generated to retrieve the model property from this.attributes, and a setter is created to set the model property in this.attributes and emit change and change:attribute events.

Extends: Rasti.Emitter

Properties

Example

import { Model } from 'rasti';
// Product model
class ProductModel extends Model {
    preinitialize() {
        // The Product model has `name` and `price` default attributes.
        // `defaults` will extend `this.attributes`.
        // Getters and setters are generated for `this.attributes`,
        // in order to emit `change` events.
        this.defaults = {
            name: '',
            price: 0
        };
    }

    setDiscount(discountPercentage) {
        // Apply a discount to the price property.
        // This will call a setter that will update `price` in `this.attributes`,
        // and emit `change` and `change:price` events.
        const discount = this.price * (discountPercentage / 100);
        this.price -= discount;
    }
}
// Create a product instance with a name and price.
const product = new ProductModel({ name: 'Smartphone', price: 1000 });
// Listen to the `change:price` event.
product.on('change:price', () => console.log('New Price:', product.price));
// Apply a 10% discount to the product.
product.setDiscount(10); // Output: "New Price: 900"

• Model ⇐ Rasti.Emitter
  • .preinitialize(attributes)
  • .defineAttribute(key)
  • .get(key) ⇒ any
  • .set(key, [value]) ⇒ this
  • .toJSON() ⇒ object

model.preinitialize(attributes)

If you define a preinitialize method, it will be invoked when the Model is first created, before any instantiation logic is run for the Model.

Kind: instance method of Model

model.defineAttribute(key)

Generate getter/setter for the given key. In order to emit change events. This method is called internally by the constructor for this.attributes.

Kind: instance method of Model

model.get(key) ⇒ any

Get an attribute from this.attributes. This method is called internally by generated getters.

Kind: instance method of Model
Returns: any - The attribute value.

model.set(key, [value]) ⇒ this

Set an attribute into this.attributes.
Emit change and change:attribute if a value changes.
Could be called in two forms, this.set('key', value) and this.set({ key : value }).
This method is called internally by generated setters.
The change event listener will receive the model instance, an object containing the changed attributes, and the rest of the arguments passed to set method.
The change:attribute event listener will receive the model instance, the new attribute value, and the rest of the arguments passed to set method.

Kind: instance method of Model
Returns: this - This model.
Emits: event:change, change:attribute

model.toJSON() ⇒ object

Return object representation of the model to be used for JSON serialization. By default returns a copy of this.attributes.

Kind: instance method of Model
Returns: object - Object representation of the model to be used for JSON serialization.

View ⇐ Emitter

• Listens for changes and renders the UI.
• Handles user input and interactivity.
• Sends captured input to the model.

A View is an atomic unit of the user interface that can render data from a specific model or multiple models. However, views can also be independent and have no associated data.
Models must be unaware of views. Views, on the other hand, may render model data and listen to the change events emitted by the models to re-render themselves based on changes.
Each View has a root element, this.el, which is used for event delegation.
All element lookups are scoped to this element, and any rendering or DOM manipulations should be done inside it. If this.el is not present, an element will be created using this.tag (defaulting to div) and this.attributes.

Extends: Emitter

Properties

Example

import { View } from 'rasti';

class Timer extends View {
    constructor(options) {
        super(options);
        // Create model to store internal state. Set `seconds` attribute to 0.
        this.model = new Model({ seconds : 0 });
        // Listen to changes in model `seconds` attribute and re-render.
        this.model.on('change:seconds', this.render.bind(this));
        // Increment model `seconds` attribute every 1000 milliseconds.
        this.interval = setInterval(() => this.model.seconds++, 1000);
    }

    template(model) {
        return `Seconds: <span>${model.seconds}</span>`;
    }
}
// Render view and append view's element into the body.
document.body.appendChild(new Timer().render().el);

• View ⇐ Emitter
  • instance
    • .preinitialize(attrs)
    • .$(selector) ⇒ node
    • .$$(selector) ⇒ Array.<node>
    • .destroy(options) ⇒ Rasti.View
    • .onDestroy(options)
    • .addChild(child) ⇒ Rasti.View
    • .destroyChildren()
    • .ensureElement()
    • .createElement(tag, attributes) ⇒ node
    • .removeElement() ⇒ Rasti.View
    • .delegateEvents([events]) ⇒ Rasti.View
    • .undelegateEvents() ⇒ Rasti.View
    • .render() ⇒ Rasti.View
  • static
    • .sanitize(str) ⇒ string

view.preinitialize(attrs)

If you define a preinitialize method, it will be invoked when the view is first created, before any instantiation logic is run.

Kind: instance method of View

view.$(selector) ⇒ node

Returns the first element that matches the selector, scoped to DOM elements within the current view's root element (this.el).

Kind: instance method of View
Returns: node - Element matching selector within the view's root element (this.el).

view.$$(selector) ⇒ Array.<node>

Returns a list of elements that match the selector, scoped to DOM elements within the current view's root element (this.el).

Kind: instance method of View
Returns: Array.<node> - List of elements matching selector within the view's root element (this.el).

view.destroy(options) ⇒ Rasti.View

Destroy the view. Destroy children views if any, undelegate events, stop listening to events, call onDestroy lifecycle method.

Kind: instance method of View
Returns: Rasti.View - Return this for chaining.

view.onDestroy(options)

onDestroy lifecycle method is called after the view is destroyed. Override with your code. Useful to stop listening to model's events.

Kind: instance method of View

view.addChild(child) ⇒ Rasti.View

Add a view as a child. Children views are stored at this.children, and destroyed when the parent is destroyed. Returns the child for chaining.

Kind: instance method of View

view.destroyChildren()

Call destroy method on children views.

Kind: instance method of View

view.ensureElement()

Ensure that the view has a root element at this.el. You shouldn't call this method directly. It's called from the constructor. You may override it if you want to use a different logic or to postpone element creation.

Kind: instance method of View

view.createElement(tag, attributes) ⇒ node

Create an element. Called from the constructor if this.el is undefined, to ensure the view has a root element.

Kind: instance method of View
Returns: node - The created element.

view.removeElement() ⇒ Rasti.View

Remove this.el from the DOM.

Kind: instance method of View
Returns: Rasti.View - Return this for chaining.

view.delegateEvents([events]) ⇒ Rasti.View

Provide declarative listeners for DOM events within a view. If an events object is not provided, it defaults to using this.events. If this.events is a function, it will be called to get the events object.

The events object should follow the format {'event selector': 'listener'}:

• event: The type of event (e.g., 'click').
• selector: A CSS selector to match the event target. If omitted, the event is bound to the root element.
• listener: A function or a string representing a method name on the view. The method will be called with this bound to the view instance.

By default, delegateEvents is called within the View's constructor. If you have a simple events object, all of your DOM events will be connected automatically, and you will not need to call this function manually.

All attached listeners are bound to the view, ensuring that this refers to the view object when the listeners are invoked. When delegateEvents is called again, possibly with a different events object, all previous listeners are removed and delegated afresh.

The listeners will be invoked with the event and the view as arguments.

Kind: instance method of View
Returns: Rasti.View - Returns this for chaining.

Example

// Using a function.
class Modal extends View {
    events() {
        return {
            'click button.ok': 'onClickOkButton',
            'click button.cancel': function() {}
        };
    }
}

// Using an object.
Modal.prototype.events = {
    'click button.ok' : 'onClickOkButton',
    'click button.cancel' : function() {}
};

view.undelegateEvents() ⇒ Rasti.View

Removes all of the view's delegated events. Useful if you want to disable or remove a view from the DOM temporarily. Called automatically when the view is destroyed and when delegateEvents is called again.

Kind: instance method of View
Returns: Rasti.View - Return this for chaining.

view.render() ⇒ Rasti.View

Renders the view.
This method should be overridden with custom logic. The only convention is to manipulate the DOM within the scope of this.el, and to return this for chaining.
If you add any child views, you should call this.destroyChildren before re-rendering.
The default implementation updates this.el's innerHTML with the result of calling this.template, passing this.model as the argument.

⚠ Security Notice: The default implementation utilizes innerHTML, which may introduce Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) risks.
Ensure that any user-generated content is properly sanitized before inserting it into the DOM. You can use the View.sanitize static method to escape HTML entities in a string.
For best practices on secure data handling, refer to the OWASP's XSS Prevention Cheat Sheet.

Kind: instance method of View
Returns: Rasti.View - Returns this for chaining.

View.sanitize(str) ⇒ string

Escape HTML entities in a string. Use this method to sanitize user-generated content before inserting it into the DOM. Override this method to provide a custom escape function. This method is inherited by Component and used to escape template interpolations.

Kind: static method of View
Returns: string - Escaped string.