Opeact is a simple Node.js library for embedding HTML in JS, eliminating the need for external dependencies.
Opeact relies on two main dependencies:
Note: You need to install both dependencies manually. These dependencies are required for the proper functioning of Opeact and should be installed separately using npm.
const act = require("opeact/opeact");
const server = act.createServer();
// Define routes
act.get("/home", "home.js"); // Reads home.js when accessing /home
act.get("/ping", (req, res) => {
res.send("pong!");
}); // you can use express function directly.
// Start server
server.listen(80);// home.js
async (req, res) => {
const document =
<html>
<head>
<title>Hello World!</title>
</head>
<body>
<img src="/flower.jpg" width="250"/>
<h1>Welcome to my website!</h1>
</body>
</html>;
const text = <a>I love flowers.</a>;
document.body.append(text);
return document;
}The standard structure for files in Opeact follows this pattern:
() => {
// Your code here
}// Example with async
async () => {
// Your asynchronous code here
}When defining routes with external files (e.g., home.js), the JavaScript code must be wrapped within either an arrow function without parameters or an asynchronous arrow function. It's important to note that no code should exist outside of this function within the file.
To send responses back to the user, you can use the following patterns:
async () => {
return "Hello world.";
}async () => {
return {"fruits": ["apple", "banana", "pear"]};
}async () => {
return (
<html>
<body>
<h1>Hi there!</h1>
</body>
</html>
);
}When using HTML elements, ensure they are properly formatted within the return statement.
You can manipulate HTML elements within your JavaScript code. For example:
const img = <img id="abc"/>
img.src = "/image.png"
img.style.width = "120px"
img.style.height = "200px"And you can get element properties too.
const page = <body> <h1 class="a">Hi there!</h1> </body>
console.log(page.querySelector('.a').textContent) //"Hi there!"