Literal 0.8.3

<template is="literal-element">

An HTML template that declares a custom element. Its tag attribute, required, declares the tag name of new custom element, and the content of the template defines its shadow DOM:

<template is="literal-element" tag="dom-clock">
    <time>${ clock(1).map(floor) } seconds</time>
</template>

Here the expression ${ clock(1) } is a stream of times that emits a new time every 1 second (template scope contains a small library of functions that help do this sort of thing). The declared element may now be written:

<p>Current time: <dom-clock></dom-clock></p>

Current time:

Now for the sake of argument, let’s say we want to give <dom-clock> an interval attribute, and make it available as a number inside the template scope:

<template is="literal-element" tag="dom-clock" attributes="interval:number">
    <time>${ clock(data.interval).map(floor) } seconds</time>
</template>

That may now be authored:

<p>Current time: <dom-clock interval="3"></dom-clock></p>

Current time:

Attributes

tag

Defines the tag name of a new custom element.

<template is="literal-element" tag="play-list">

Being a custom element definition, clearly the tag name must conform to the rules for custom element names (ie. it must contain a dash).

attributes

Defines attributes of the new custom element as a list of names:

<template is="literal-element" attributes="previous next" tag="play-list">

Attribute contents are available on the data object in the template. Attributes may be given a type. A typed attribute defines both an attribute and a property of the new custom element. The type defines the behaviour of the attribute and type of value of the property:

<template is="literal-element" attributes="loop:boolean controls:tokens" tag="play-list">

Possible attribute types are:

Attribute values are available inside the template scope as properties of data:

<template is="literal-element" tag="play-list" attributes="loop:boolean controls:tokens">
    <p>Looping is ${ data.loop ? 'on' : 'off' }.</p>
    <p>Play button is ${ data.controls.includes('play') ? 'shown' : 'hidden' }.</p>
</template>

src

Imports a JS module. The module’s default export may be an object of lifecycle callbacks, while any named exports are imported into the template scope.

<template is="literal-element" tag="my-elem" src="./path/to/module.js">
    From the module's named exports: ${ text }
</template>

And in module.js:

// Export lifecycle
export default {
    construct: function(shadow, internals) { ... },
    connect:   function(shadow, internals) { ... }
}

// Export scope variables
export const text = 'I say what';

Literal templates

Built by Stephen Band for Cruncher.

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