evolv-flow

Utils for front end DOM manipulation.

Getting started

To use evolv-flow in an integration, install the package.

npm i @evolv-ai/flow

The, import it in your integration's code.

import { waitQuery } from "@evolv/flow";
waitQuery(".my-element", (element) => {
  element.innerHTML = "Hello world!";
});

Usage with the Evolv editor

To use evolv-flow in an experiment, add the package on the evolvEditor using the project configuration:

File > Project Settings > Dependencies > Add Dependency.

Add @evolv-ai/flow as an NPM module and set the alias to flow.

Then, use it in any of your experiment's variants.

flow.waitQuery(".my-element", function(element) {
  element.innerHTML = "Hello world!";
});

More info about evolv-editor

From now on, the docs will use ES6 for the examples. Rember to use ES5 in the experiments.

Usage

waitQuery

Wait for an element to be present in the DOM. This function will run only once.

waitQuery(selector, callback(element))

import { waitQuery } from '@evolv-ai/flow';

waitQuery('#my-popup-form .cta', (element) => {
  element.innerHTML = 'Click me!';
});

waitQueryAll

Loos for elements to be present in the DOM. If a new element that matches the selector is found, the callback will be called with the added elements and all the elements that match the selector.

waitQueryAll(selector, callback(newElements, allElements))

This method could be usefull with infinite scrolls.

import { waitQueryAll } from '@evolv-ai/flow';

waitQueryAll('.infinite-scroll-container .item', (newElements, allElements) => {
  newElements.forEach((element) => {
    element.innerHTML = 'Hello world!';
  });
});

Also, an element that reappears on the page

waitQueryAll('.confirm-checkout .cta', (newElements) => {
  const checkoutConfirm = newElements[0];
  checkoutConfirm.innerHTML = 'Click me!';
});

If .confirm-checkout is an element that gets distroyed and created again, the callback will be called each time it appears.

getElement

Search for an element in the DOM.

getElement(query: string, container?: Element): Element | null

import { getElement } from '@evolv/flow';

const element = getElement("#selector");
if(element) {
  element.innerHTML = "Hello world!";
}

You can pass a container to search in.

import { waitQuery, getElement } from '@evolv/flow';

waitQuery('#my-popup-form', (container) => {
  const element = getElement("button[type='submit']", container);
  if(element) {
    element.innerHTML = "Click me!";
  }
});

Or

const container = getElement("#some-container");

if(container) {
  const innerElement = getElement("button", container);
}

getElementAll

Similar to getElement, but returns all the elements that match the query in an array.

getElementAll(query: string, container?: Element): Element[]

import { getElementAll } from '@evolv/flow';

const rows = getElementAll("ul.list li");
rows.forEach((row) => {
  row.innerHTML = "Hello world!";
});

listenEvent

Listen for an event and filter by a selector. This method will not attach a listener to that element, insead, it will attach a listener to the document and check if the target element matches the selector.

listenEvent = (event: keyof HTMLElementEventMap, selector: string, callback: (event: Event) => void, options?: { once?: boolean, continer?: Element })

Example:

import { listenEvent } from '@evolv-ai/flow';
listenEvent('click', '#my-popup-form .cta', (event) => {
  event.preventDefault();
  console.log('Clicked!');
});

Options:

• once: if true, the callback will be called only once.
• continer: if you want to listen inside a specific element.

import { waitQuery, listenEvent } from '@evolv-ai/flow';

waitQuery('#my-popup', (formEl) => {
  listenEvent('click', '.cta', (e) => {
    e.preventDefault();
    console.log('Clicked!');
  }, { continer: formEl, once: true });
});

matchUrl

Test if the current url matches a regex.

matchUrl(regex: RegExp): boolean

import { matchUrl } from '@evolv-ai/flow';

matchUrl(/checkout/, () => {
  console.log('Checkout page!');
});

onDomChange

Triggers a callback whenever the DOM changes.

onDomChange = (callback: () => void, container?: Element) => void

import { onDomChange } from '@evolv-ai/flow';

onDomChange(() => {
  console.log('DOM changed!');
});

You can pass a custom element to be observed. If an element is not passed, it will suscribe to the global listener.

import { onDomChange, getElement } from '@evolv-ai/flow';

waitQuery('#my-container', (containerEl) => {
  onDomChange(() => {
    console.log('DOM changed!');
  }, containerEl);
});

createObserver

Creates an observer

createObserver = (
  element: Element,
  callback: () => void,
  options?: MutationObserverInit) => MutationObserver

import { waitQuery, createObserver } from '@evolv-ai/flow';

waitQuery('#popup-form', (myFormEl) => {
  createObserver(myFormEl, () => {
    console.log('DOM changed!');
  });
})

You can pass custom options to the observer

import { waitQuery, createObserver } from '@evolv-ai/flow';

waitQuery('#an-input', (myFormEl) => {
  createObserver(myFormEl, () => {
    console.log('attribute changed!');
  });
}, {
  childlist: false,
  attributes: true,
})

setContext

An util for setting an evolv context variable.

setContext = (key: string, value: string) => void

import { setContext } from '@evolv-ai/flow';

setContext('my-key', 'my-value');