Components

A component is a class extending the Base class. Every component must have a static config property with at least a name.

Defining a component

import { Base } from '@studiometa/js-toolkit';

class Counter extends Base {
  static config = {
    name: 'Counter',
  };

  count = 0;

  mounted() {
    this.$el.textContent = `Count: ${this.count}`;
  }
}

To connect a component to the DOM, add a matching data-component attribute:

html

<div data-component="Counter"></div>

Registering components

Use registerComponent to automatically find and mount all matching elements:

import { registerComponent } from '@studiometa/js-toolkit';

registerComponent(Counter);

This scans the DOM for [data-component="Counter"] elements and mounts an instance on each one. It also watches for newly added elements using a MutationObserver.

Parent–child components

Components can declare child components via the components config. The parent will automatically discover and mount children found inside its root element.

import { Base } from '@studiometa/js-toolkit';

class Child extends Base {
  static config = {
    name: 'Child',
  };

  mounted() {
    console.log('Child mounted');
  }
}

class Parent extends Base {
  static config = {
    name: 'Parent',
    components: {
      Child,
    },
  };

  mounted() {
    console.log('Parent mounted');
  }
}

html

<div data-component="Parent">
  <div data-component="Child"></div>
</div>

Children are resolved by matching [data-component="<KEY>"] elements inside the parent's root element. Children mount before the parent — so "Child mounted" logs before "Parent mounted".

Lazy imports

Components can be imported lazily with dynamic imports to split your bundle:

import { Base } from '@studiometa/js-toolkit';

class App extends Base {
  static config = {
    name: 'App',
    components: {
      HeavyWidget: () => import('./components/HeavyWidget.js'),
    },
  };
}

The import is only triggered if a matching element exists in the DOM. If no [data-component="HeavyWidget"] is found, the chunk is never fetched.

Going further

See Child Components for advanced lazy import strategies like importWhenVisible, importOnInteraction, and more.

Updating the DOM

When you dynamically add or remove HTML, call this.$update() so the component re-evaluates its children and refs:

class List extends Base {
  static config = {
    name: 'List',
    refs: ['items[]'],
  };

  addItem() {
    this.$el.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', '<div data-ref="items[]">New</div>');
    this.$update();
  }
}

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Defining a component ​

Registering components ​

Parent–child components ​

Lazy imports ​

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