uki v0.7.9

A minimal, d3-based Model-View framework.

What is this?

Yet another web framework (why?), specifically designed to support building multiple linked view systems with d3.js.

Documentation

Basic usage is to extend the Model and View classes with your own:

• Models
• Views
• Installation and Usage
• Examples
  • If you're familiar with d3, the les miserables example should be somewhat self-explanatory.

Why another framework?

I rolled this together after lots of frustration with existing MVC frameworks. A major reason why web development can be hell boils down to "loading stuff is hard."

uki.js isn't necessarily better than anything else out there. But if any of these things sound appealing, maybe it's worth trying out:

• Zero build steps required; relies on native ES6 imports + distributed, lazy resource retrieval
• Streamlines the process of loading resources (e.g. data files, API calls, or view-specific stylesheets / HTML / SVG template files)
• Processing-style (setup + draw) rendering pipeline that ensures that needed DOM elements and resources exist
• No extra syntax / template language / file formats to learn; only requires knowledge of JS, HTML, and CSS
• Mostly optional MVC philosophy—it can be used or ignored
• Composable UI addon library includes standard components like tooltips, context menus, modals, and loading screens
• Integrations for GoldenLayout (and hopefully Observable and Vega soon); using them is often as simple as applying a Mixin