xbindjs v0.3.0
xbind.js - super simple, lightweight & friendly
xbind.js is a rugged, minimal frontend helper for manipulating contents on your web page.
No virtual DOM, non reactive..., this is good old style but reasonable
Include a single script, markup your page, and ready for working with your frontend scripts. The variables returned from xbind.js can be used as view-model. Think of it like jQuery for the modern web. It’s super simple that you can get started xbind.js within few minutes.
Binding
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/xbindjs"></script>
</head>
<body>
<h1 xb-bind-on="head.message1"></h1>
<div xb-bind-on="head.message2"></div>
<script>
const boundVars = xbind.build()
boundVars.head.message1 = "Hello, xbind.js!"
boundVars.head.message2 = "You can easily modify elements on your page."
</script>
</body>
</html>This code tells you what xbind.js will bring to you. With a xb-bind-on keyword, you can modify inner texts of DOM elements by assigning strings to bound variables.
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/xbindjs"></script>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/jquery"></script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Your address</h1>
<form>
<div>Address 1</div>
<input type="text" xb-bind-on="addr.address.0" />
<div>Address 2</div>
<input type="text" xb-bind-on="addr.address.1" />
<div>City</div>
<input type="text" xb-bind-on="addr.city" />
<div>State</div>
<input type="text" xb-bind-on="addr.state" />
<div>Zip</div>
<input type="text" xb-bind-on="addr.zipcode" />
<div>Country</div>
<input type="text" xb-bind-on="addr.country" />
<div>
<button type="button" id="submit">Print</button>
</div>
</form>
<script>
const boundVars = xbind.build()
$("#submit").click(() => console.log(boundVars))
</script>
</body>
</html>You can also get values or texts from your input elements as well. These bound variables are bound bi-directionally, so that you can retrieve input values easily.
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/xbindjs"></script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Your links</h1>
<ul>
<li><a xb-bind-on="link.url.0" xb-affect-to="href">First</a></li>
<li><a xb-bind-on="link.url.1" xb-affect-to="href">Second</a></li>
<li><a xb-bind-on="link.url.2" xb-affect-to="href">Third</a></li>
</ul>
<script>
const boundVars = xbind.build()
boundVars.link.url[0] = "https://example.com/first"
boundVars.link.url[1] = "https://example.com/second"
boundVars.link.url[2] = "https://example.com/third"
</script>
</body>
</html>With a xb-affect-to keyword, you can modify properties of elements as well.
Cloning with template
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/xbindjs"></script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Your section</h1>
<template xb-present-if="firstTime">
<div>Welcome to xbind.js!</div>
</template>
<template xb-present-if="not firstTime2">
<div>Welcome back!</div>
</template>
<script>
const boundVars = xbind.build()
boundVars.firstTime = true
</script>
</body>
</html>With a xb-present-if keyword along with template tag, you can add a block of DOM elements from script.
<html>
<head>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/xbindjs"></script>
</head>
<body>
<h1>Your table</h1>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Year</th>
<th>Place</th>
</tr>
<template xb-repeat-for="$item in items">
<tr>
<td xb-bind-on="$item.year"></td>
<td xb-bind-on="$item.place"></td>
</tr>
</template>
</table>
<script>
const boundVars = xbind.build()
boundVars.items.push(
{ year: 2016, place: "Rio de Janeiro", },
)
boundVars.items.push(
{ year: 2020, place: "Tokyo", },
{ year: 2024, place: "Paris", },
)
boundVars.items[1].year = 2021
</script>
</body>
</html>With a xb-repeat-for keyword along with template tag, you can duplicate a block of DOM elements as you need.