Dhampir Core

Javascript library that includes features needed for building Web applications. Such as:

• Enhanced Routing
• Extensibility
• Appearance
• Components Library
• Storage
• Feature Toggling

Enhanced Routing Feature

Introduces several new concepts such as Root Route, Descendant Route, Routing Area, Area Rendering.

Root Route is a Routing Rule that describes the top level route, literally route that is a first section of the path. Eg

Descendant Route is a Routing Rule that is a child of the Root Route or another Descendant Route. Path of the child route will be included in resulting route url. For example if Root Route path is /store, and it has Descendant Route path /checkout then resulting path is /store/checkout.

Routing Area is a container in the layout of the page where Area Renderings are rendered. What does this mean? Routing Areas are defined within certain Route. When path of the url matches the Route then all Area Renderings associated with this route will be rendered in Rendering Area with id that the rule contain.

For example:

1. When registering Root Route.

import { registerRootRouting, RoutingArea } from '@dhampir/core';
import { Header, Body, Layout, MainMenu } from '@components/layout';

registerRootRouting({
    id: 'manage',
    path: "/manage",
    component: Layout,
    renderings: [
        {
            area: RoutingArea.TOP,
            component: Header,
        },
        {
            area: RoutingArea.TOP_LEFT,
            component: Logo
        },
        {
            area: RoutingArea.TOP_CENTER,
            // We are using `exact={true}` to render it only when route matches exactly
            exact: true,
            component: MainMenu
        },
    ]
});

In example above if route matches /manage, then Layout component will render Header in Rendering Area with name Routing.TOP, Logo component in Rendering Area with name Routing.TOP_LEFT, MainMenu component in Rendering Area with name Routing.TOP_CENTER.

2. When registering Root Route, within Descendant Route.

import { registerRootRouting, RoutingArea } from '@dhampir/core';
import { LeftBar, Nav, Page } from '@components/widgets';

registerRootRouting({
    id: 'manage',
    path: "/manage",
    component: Layout,
    routes: [
        {
            path: '/products',
            rendering: [
                {
                    exact: true,
                    area: RoutingArea.BODY_LEFT,
                    component: LeftBar,
                },
                {
                    area: RoutingArea.MENU_LEFT,
                    component: Nav,
                },
                {
                    area: RoutingArea.BODY_MAIN,
                    component: Page,
                },
            ],
            navigation: {
                label: 'Manage Products',
            },
        },
    ]
});

In example above if route matches /manage/products, then LeftBar component will be rendered in Rendering Area with name Routing.BODY_LEFT, Nav component - in Rendering Area with name Routing.MENU_LEFT, Page component - in Rendering Area with name Routing.BODY_MAIN.

3. When extending Descendant Route.

import { extendRoute, RoutingArea } from '@dhampir/core';
extendRoute(['/manage', '/products'], {
    path: '/list',
    rendering: [
        {
            area: RoutingArea.BODY_LEFT,
            render: () => <div>Product List</div>
        },
        {
            area: RoutingArea.BODY_MAIN,
            render: () => <div>Product Details</div>
        },
    ],
    navigation: {
        label: 'Product List'
    }
});

In example above if route matches /manage/products/list, then render function will be executed in order to render content in Rendering Area with name Routing.BODY_LEFT, the same will happen in Rendering Area with name RoutingArea.BODY_MAIN.

Layout component contains Rendering Areas represented with Area component. Implementation may be different.

import { FunctionComponent } from 'react';
import { useLocation } from 'react-router';

import { AppLayoutProps, Column, Screen, Row } from '../../../components';
import { Area, isAreaVisible, RoutingArea } from '../../../routing';
import { Direction } from '../../API';

const Layout: FunctionComponent<AppLayoutProps> = () => {
    const location = useLocation();
    return (
        <Screen fullScreen={true} direction={Direction.VERTICAL}>
            {isAreaVisible(RoutingArea.TOP, location.pathname) && <Row>
                <Area area={RoutingArea.TOP} />
            </Row>}
            {isAreaVisible(RoutingArea.MENU, location.pathname) && <Row>
                <Area area={RoutingArea.MENU} />
            </Row>}
            <Row greedy={true} asGrid={true}>
                {isAreaVisible(RoutingArea.BODY_LEFT, location.pathname) &&
                <Column>
                    <Area area={RoutingArea.BODY_LEFT} />
                </Column>}
                <Column greedy={true}>
                    <Area area={RoutingArea.BODY_MAIN}/>
                </Column>
                {isAreaVisible(RoutingArea.BODY_RIGHT, location.pathname) && <Column>
                    <Area area={RoutingArea.BODY_RIGHT} />
                </Column>}
            </Row>
            {isAreaVisible(RoutingArea.BOTTOM, location.pathname) && <Row>
                <Area area={RoutingArea.BOTTOM} />
            </Row>}
        </Screen>
    );
};

export { Layout };

Note: Rendering Area name just a string, string enum RoutingArea is used for convenience.

Area Rendering is a part of the Routing Rule that contains identifier or name of the Area and function or component that * Routing Feature* will render to that Area.

Extensibility

At this moment extensibility is achieved by extending routes.

Appearance

This feature allows user to do the following:

• register custom Color Themes;
• inject theme colors to individual component;
• develop custom components that use Color Theme;
• use additional API to work with Themes, use them, edit them, switch between them;

Components Library

Contains components that are a generic layout building blocks. They may be used for building more complex components. Support using Color Themes.

State Management

Allows user to configure which data storage to use. Dhampir Core supports Redux and React Query OOTB.

Feature Toggling

In progress.