pointers
v1.1.3
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Syncs a model/collection with an element. Supports two-way syncs. Respects garbage collection and bottom-up rendering. Reactive.
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Pointers
Point a model or collection to a view. Respects garbage collection and bottom-up rendering. Reactive.
Install
Node, Browserify
- Use:
require('pointers')
- Install:
npm install --save pointers
Ender
- Use:
require('pointers')
- Install:
ender add pointers
Usage
# Import
{Pointer} = require('pointers')
MiniView = require('miniview').View
# Extend MiniView
class View extends MiniView
point: (args...) ->
pointer = new Pointer(args...)
(@pointers ?= []).push(pointer)
return pointer
destroy: ->
pointer.destroy() for pointer in @pointers if @pointers
@pointers = null
return super
navigate: (args...) ->
return Route.navigate.apply(Route, args)
# List Item View
class ListItemView
el: """
<li class="list-item-view">
<span class="field-title"></span>
<span class="field-date"></span>
</li>
"""
elements:
'.field-title': '$title'
'.field-date': '$date'
render: ->
# Bind the model's title (fallback to name) attribute, to the $title element
@point(@item).attributes('title', 'name').to(@$title).bind()
# Bind the model's date attribute, to the $date element, with a custom setter
@point(@item).attributes('title', 'name').to(@$title)
.using ($el, model, value) ->
$el.text value?.toLocaleDateString()
.bind()
# Chain
@
# List View
class ListView
el: """
<div class="list-view">
<ul class="items"></ul>
</div>
"""
elements:
'ul.items': '$items'
render: ->
# Bind the collection, using the ListItemView, to the $items element
@point(@item).view(ListItemView).to(@$items).bind()
# Chain
@
# Edit View
class EditView
el: """
<li class="edit-view">
<input type="text" class="field-title"></input>
</li>
"""
elements:
'.field-title :input': '$title'
render: ->
# Bind the model's title (fallback to name) attribute to the $title element, with a two way-sync
@point(@item).attributes('title', 'name').to(@$title).update().bind()
# Chain
@
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Backers
Maintainers
These amazing people are maintaining this project:
- Benjamin Lupton [email protected] (https://github.com/balupton)
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- Benjamin Lupton [email protected] (https://github.com/balupton) - view contributions
License
Licensed under the incredibly permissive MIT license
Copyright © 2013+ Bevry Pty Ltd [email protected] (http://bevry.me)