Rigid Markup Library

Example (index.js)

const {listen} = require("rigidml");

const port = +(process.argv[2] || "8080");
const app = listen(port);
app.pageFile("/", "home.js");
console.log(`The example page is now listening on port ${port}.`);

Example (home.js)

h1 => [
	($id) => 'dissapearing',
	(color) => 'red',
	(fontFamily) => 'Sans-Serif',
	(fontSize) => '64px',
	"Hello, ", p => [
		(color) => 'blue',
		(display) => 'inline-block',
		"world"
	], "!"
],
script => `setTimeout(() => $("#dissapearing").hide(), 5000)`

Scope Object

this.components The object that contains all of the components.
this.request The HTTP request object passed from express.
this.response The HTTP response object passed from express.
this.path The directory from which this RML script was called from.
this.document The NodeJS document object which contains the DOM.
this.on Helper that executes an item on a specific element.
this.data Data object that contains items passed from the handler.

Application

app.page(url, text, dir, handler) Handles get requests with RigidML source text.
app.pageFile(url, file, handler) Handles get requests with a RigidML file.
app.api(url, handler) Handles post requests with an API utility object.
app.apiFile(url, file) Handles post requests in a file in a bound utility object.
app.static(path) Includes a static folder on the application.
app.rateLimit(url, amount, seconds, message) Applies a rate limit to a url.
app.get(url, handler) Handles raw get requests.
app.post(url, handler) Handles raw post requests.
app.put(url, handler) Handles raw put requests.
app.patch(url, handler) Handles raw patch requests.
app.delete(url, handler) Handles raw delete requests.

API Utility

util.request The raw request object.
util.response The raw response object.
util.data The JSON data parsed from the body.
util.cookies An assignable object of the browser's cookies.
util.cookie(key, val, options) Assigns a cookie to the response.
util.result(message) Sends a 200 status code and an success message.
util.error(message) Sends a 400 status code and an error message.
util.updateCookies() Updates the cookies from the request to the response.

Literals

array Each item in the list is executed individually.
function Many things can be done with arrow functions, shown below.
string Treated as plain HTML and is appended to the target element.
number Treated as plain HTML and is appended to the target element.
boolean Treated as plain HTML and is appended to the target element.
bigint Treated as plain HTML and is appended to the target element.
object Stringified as JSON and is appended to the target element.
symbol Description treated as plain HTML and is appended to the target element.
undefined Nothing is applied or done with an undefined value.

Functions

key => val The simplest type of function. Makes an HTML element.
(key) => val Defines a CSS property on the active element.
($key) => val Assigns an HTML property to the active element.
($) => val Includes a file relative to the current file.
$key => val Instantiates an existing component.
$ => key => val Defines a component that can be reused.
() => val Gets executed once the element is reached.