Evoke ·

Evoke is a lightweight JavaScript module for dynamic creation of html elements. It uses a virtual DOM which makes designing front-end a breeze.

Installation

• Use Evoke as a <script> tag from a CDN
• Add Evoke package npm i evoke.js --only=prod from npm

Usage

import Evoke from 'evoke.js' // import the Evoke module
const root = Evoke.create('section', 'body', 'mainContext', undefined, 'theme-dark', undefined, {style: 'display: flex;'})
const myDiv = Evoke.create('div', root, 'newContext', 'myDivID')
Evoke.create('p', 'myDiv', 'newContext', undefined, ['no-magin', 'p-2', 'col-md-12'], 'Hello  World!')
const independantDiv = Evoke.create()
independantDiv.innerHTML = "Extending my website..."
// Evoke.deleteContext('newContext') // Deletes the "Hello World!"

The regular DOM syntax can still be used on elements that are created with evoke.

List of static methods

• Evoke.create() creates a new html element.
• Evoke.update() is work in progress.
• Evoke.delete(element) deletes the element object.
• Evoke.createContext() creates a new context.
• Evoke.deleteContext() deletes the desired context and the elements within it.
• Evoke.contexts is the getter function to view all contexts.

The create function

Please note that the order of parameters is fixed.

/**
* The Evoke.create() function
* @param {string} elementType          - string that specifies the type of html element to be created
* @param {object or a string} parent   - parent element of the element being created
* @param {string} context              - internal sorting structure
* @param {string} id                   - the ID attribute of the html element
* @param {string or an array} classes  - a singular class or a list of classes of the html element
* @param {string} text                 - the text content of the html element
* @param {object} attributes           - an object of which the key is the attribute name with it's assigned value
* @return {object}                     - returns the html element object
*/
create(elementType = 'div', parent = 'body', context = undefined, id = undefined, classes = undefined, text = undefined, attributes = undefined) {
  ...
}

The undefined value or omitting parameters will revert to Evoke's default settings / parameters.

Understanding Context

Context is the way Evoke sorts the created html elements. Think of it as a connecting tag between a group of elements.
A new context will be created by filling the context parameter when creating a new element. If the parameter is omitted, Evoke will deal with this for you.
A new context can also be created with the Evoke.createContext('contextName') function which takes a string for it's parameter.
To delete all elements within a context use Evoke.deleteContext('contextName')

Contributing

Evoke was originally written by Zaharija and Bunny Eluvade.
Big thanks to all our other contributors who made this possible.
Keeping it simple and lightweight is the number 1 priority. Don't add any unnecessary libraries.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.