be-pute

Compute values from other HTML signals via local script tags.

Example 1a

<div itemscope>
    <link itemprop=isHappy>
    <link itemprop=isWealthy>

    ...

    <script nomodule>
        isHappy && !isWealthy
    </script>
    <link itemprop=isInNirvana be-pute='Value from $isHappy, $isWealthy.'>
</div>

Example 1b

<form itemscope>
    <link itemprop=isHappy href=https://schema.org/True>
    <input type=checkbox name=isWealthy>
    <div contenteditable id=liberated>abc</div>
    ...

    <script nomodule>
        isHappy && !isWealthy && liberated.length > 17
    </script>
    <link itemprop=isInNirvana be-pute='Value from $isHappy, @isWealthy, #liberated.'>
</form>

Example 1c

Add more context to the scripting

<form itemscope>
    <link itemprop=isHappy href=https://schema.org/True>
    <input type=checkbox name=isWealthy>
    <div contenteditable id=liberated>abc</div>
    ...

    <script nomodule>
        ({isHappy, isWealthy, liberated}) => {
            console.log({isHappy, isWealthy, liberated});
            return isHappy && !isWealthy && liberated.length > 17;
        }
    </script>
    <link itemprop=isInNirvana be-pute='Value from $isHappy, @isWealthy, #liberated.'>
</form>

Example 1d

Values coming from host (/)

<my-custom-element>
    #shadow
        <script nomodule>
            myProp ** 2
        </script>
        <data itemprop=squared be-pute='Value from /myProp.'>
        <be-hive></be-hive>
</my-custom-element>

Example 1e

Value coming from marker

<form itemscope>
    <my-custom-element -num-value></my-custom-element>
    

    <script nomodule>
        numValue ** 2
    </script>
    <meta itemprop=square be-pute='Value from -num-value.'>
</form>

Example 2a

<form itemscope>
    <link itemprop=isHappy href=https://schema.org/True>
    <input type=checkbox name=isWealthy>
    <div contenteditable id=liberated>abc</div>
    ...

    <script nomodule>
        ({
            prop1: isHappy && !isWealthy && liberated.length > 17,
            prop2: liberated.blink(),
        })
    </script>
    <any-element itemprop=isInNirvana be-pute='Props from $isHappy, @isWealthy, #liberated.'></any-element>
</form>

Viewing Your Element Locally

Any web server that can serve static files will do, but...

1. Install git.
2. Fork/clone this repo.
3. Install node.js.
4. Open command window to folder where you cloned this repo.

5. npm install

6. npm run serve

7. Open http://localhost:3030/demo/ in a modern browser.

Running Tests

> npm run test

Using from ESM Module:

import 'be-pute/be-pute.js';

Using from CDN:

<script type=module crossorigin=anonymous>
    import 'https://esm.run/be-pute';
</script>