Reactivity
Declare state
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-name",
template: `<h1>Hello {{ name }}</h1>`,
})
export class NameComponent {
name = "John";
}
@NgModule({
declarations: [NameComponent],
exports: [NameComponent],
})
export class NameModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function Name() {
let name = "John";
return {
view: () => m("h1", `Hello ${name}`),
};
}
Update state
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-name",
template: `<h1>Hello {{ name }}</h1>`,
})
export class NameComponent {
name = "John";
constructor() {
this.name = "Jane";
}
}
@NgModule({
declarations: [NameComponent],
exports: [NameComponent],
})
export class NameModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function Name() {
let name = "John";
name = "Jane";
return {
view: () => m("h1", `Hello ${name}`),
};
}
Computed state
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-doublecount",
template: `<div>{{ doubleCount }}</div>`,
})
export class DoublecountComponent {
count = 10;
get doubleCount() {
return this.count * 2;
}
}
@NgModule({
declarations: [DoublecountComponent],
exports: [DoublecountComponent],
})
export class DoublecountModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function DoubleCount() {
let count = 10;
let doubleCount = count * 2;
return {
view: () => m("div", doubleCount),
};
}
Templating
Minimal template
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-helloworld",
template: `<h1>Hello world</h1>`,
})
export class HelloworldComponent {}
@NgModule({
declarations: [HelloworldComponent],
exports: [HelloworldComponent],
})
export class HelloworldModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function HelloWorld() {
return {
view: () => m("h1", "Hello World"),
};
}
Styling
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-cssstyle",
template: `
<h1 class="title">I am red</h1>
<button style="font-size: 10rem">I am a button</button>
`,
styles: [
`
.title {
color: red;
}
`,
],
})
export class CssStyleComponent {}
@NgModule({
declarations: [CssStyleComponent],
exports: [CssStyleComponent],
})
export class CssStyleModule {}
Mithril
import "./style.css";
import m from "mithril";
export default function CssStyle() {
return {
view: () =>
m(
"div",
m("h1.title", "I am red"),
m("button", { style: { fontSize: "10rem" } }, "I am a button"),
),
};
}
Loop
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
import { CommonModule } from "@angular/common";
@Component({
selector: "app-colors",
template: `
<ul>
<li *ngFor="let color of colors">{{ color }}</li>
</ul>
`,
})
export class ColorsComponent {
colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];
}
@NgModule({
declarations: [ColorsComponent],
imports: [CommonModule],
exports: [ColorsComponent],
})
export class ColorsModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function Colors() {
const colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];
return {
view: () =>
m(
"ul",
colors.map((color, idx) => m("li", { key: idx }, color)),
),
};
}
Event click
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-counter",
template: `
<p>Counter: {{ count }}</p>
<button (click)="incrementCount()">+1</button>
`,
})
export class CounterComponent {
count = 0;
incrementCount() {
this.count++;
}
}
@NgModule({
declarations: [CounterComponent],
exports: [CounterComponent],
})
export class CounterModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function Counter() {
let count = 0;
const incrementCount = () => (count = count + 1);
return {
view: () =>
m(
"div",
m("p", `Counter: ${count}`),
m("button", { onclick: incrementCount }, "+1"),
),
};
}
Dom ref
Angular
import {
Component,
ViewChild,
ElementRef,
OnInit,
NgModule,
} from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-inputfocused",
template: `<input type="text" #inputRef />`,
})
export class InputfocusedComponent implements OnInit {
@ViewChild("inputRef", { static: true })
inputRef!: ElementRef<HTMLInputElement>;
ngOnInit() {
this.inputRef.nativeElement.focus();
}
}
@NgModule({
declarations: [InputfocusedComponent],
exports: [InputfocusedComponent],
})
export class InputfocusedModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function InputFocused() {
let value = "";
return {
view: () =>
m("input", {
oncreate: ({ dom }) => dom.focus(),
type: "text",
value,
oninput: (e) => (value = e.target.value),
}),
};
}
Conditional
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
import { CommonModule } from "@angular/common";
const TRAFFIC_LIGHTS = ["red", "orange", "green"];
@Component({
selector: "app-trafficlight",
template: `
<button (click)="nextLight()">Next light</button>
<p>Light is: {{ light }}</p>
<p>
You must
<ng-container [ngSwitch]="light">
<span *ngSwitchCase="'red'">STOP</span>
<span *ngSwitchCase="'orange'">SLOW DOWN</span>
<span *ngSwitchCase="'green'">GO</span>
</ng-container>
</p>
`,
})
export class TrafficlightComponent {
lightIndex = 0;
get light() {
return TRAFFIC_LIGHTS[this.lightIndex];
}
nextLight() {
this.lightIndex = (this.lightIndex + 1) % TRAFFIC_LIGHTS.length;
}
}
@NgModule({
declarations: [TrafficlightComponent],
imports: [CommonModule],
exports: [TrafficlightComponent],
})
export class TrafficlightModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
const TRAFFIC_LIGHTS = ["red", "orange", "green"];
export default function TrafficLight() {
let lightIndex = 0;
let currentLight = () => TRAFFIC_LIGHTS[lightIndex];
const nextLight = () => (lightIndex + 1) % TRAFFIC_LIGHTS.length;
const instructions = () => {
switch (currentLight()) {
case "red":
return "STOP";
case "orange":
return "SLOW DOWN";
case "green":
return "GO";
}
};
return {
view: () =>
m(
"div",
m("button", { onclick: nextLight }, "Next light"),
m("p", `Light is: ${currentLight()}`),
m("p", "You must ", m("span", instructions())),
),
};
}
Lifecycle
On mount
Angular
import { Component, NgModule, OnInit } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-pagetitle",
template: `<p>Page title: {{ pageTitle }}</p>`,
})
export class PagetitleComponent implements OnInit {
pageTitle = "";
ngOnInit() {
this.pageTitle = document.title;
}
}
@NgModule({
declarations: [PagetitleComponent],
exports: [PagetitleComponent],
})
export class PagetitleModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function PageTitle() {
return {
view: () => m("p", `Page title: ${document.title}`),
};
}
On unmount
Angular
import { Component, NgModule, OnDestroy } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-time",
template: `<p>Current time: {{ time }}</p>`,
})
export class TimeComponent implements OnDestroy {
time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
timer = setInterval(() => {
this.time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
}, 1000);
ngOnDestroy() {
clearInterval(this.timer);
}
}
@NgModule({
declarations: [TimeComponent],
exports: [TimeComponent],
})
export class TimeModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function Time() {
let time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
const timer = setInterval(() => {
time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
m.redraw();
}, 1000);
return {
view: () => m("p", `Current time: ${time}`),
onremove: () => clearInterval(timer),
};
}
Component composition
Props
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
import { UserprofileModule } from "./userprofile.component";
@Component({
selector: "app-root",
template: `
<app-userprofile
name="John"
[age]="20"
[favouriteColors]="['green', 'blue', 'red']"
[isAvailable]="true"
>
</app-userprofile>
`,
})
export class AppComponent {}
@NgModule({
declarations: [AppComponent],
imports: [UserprofileModule],
bootstrap: [AppComponent],
})
export class AppModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
import UserProfile from "./UserProfile.js";
export default function App() {
return {
view: () =>
m(UserProfile, {
name: "john",
age: 20,
favouriteColors: ["green", "blue", "red"],
isAvailable: true,
}),
};
}
Emit to parent
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
import { AnswerButtonModule } from "./answer-button.component";
@Component({
selector: "app-root",
template: `
<p>Are you happy?</p>
<app-answer-button (yes)="onAnswerYes()" (no)="onAnswerNo()">
</app-answer-button>
<p style="font-size: 50px">{{ isHappy ? "😀" : "😥" }}</p>
`,
})
export class AppComponent {
isHappy = true;
onAnswerYes() {
this.isHappy = true;
}
onAnswerNo() {
this.isHappy = false;
}
}
@NgModule({
declarations: [AppComponent],
imports: [AnswerButtonModule],
bootstrap: [AppComponent],
})
export class AppModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export const AnswerButton = ({ attrs: { onYes, onNo } }) => ({
view: () =>
m(
"div",
m("button", { onclick: onYes }, "YES"),
m("button", { onclick: onNo }, "NO"),
),
});
Slot
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
import { FunnyButtonModule } from "./funny-button.component";
@Component({
selector: "app-root",
template: `<app-funny-button>Click me!</app-funny-button>`,
})
export class AppComponent {}
@NgModule({
declarations: [AppComponent],
imports: [FunnyButtonModule],
bootstrap: [AppComponent],
})
export class AppModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
import { FunnyButton } from "./FunnyButton.jsx";
export default function App() {
return {
view: () => m(FunnyButton, "Click me!"),
};
}
Slot fallback
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
@Component({
selector: "app-root",
template: `
<app-funny-button></app-funny-button>
<app-funny-button>
<ng-template #content>I got content!</ng-template>
</app-funny-button>
`,
})
export class AppComponent {}
@NgModule({
declarations: [AppComponent],
imports: [FunnyButtonModule],
bootstrap: [AppComponent],
})
export class AppModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton.jsx";
export default function App() {
return {
view: () => m("", m(FunnyButton), m(FunnyButton, "I got Content")),
};
}
Context
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
import { UserService } from "./user.service";
import { UserProfileModule } from "./user-profile.component";
@Component({
providers: [UserService],
selector: "app-root",
template: `
<h1>Welcome back, {{ userService.user.username }}</h1>
<app-user-profile />
`,
})
export class AppComponent {
constructor(public userService: UserService) {}
}
@NgModule({
declarations: [AppComponent],
imports: [UserProfileModule],
bootstrap: [AppComponent],
})
export class AppModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
import UserProfile from "./UserProfile";
export default function App() {
const user = {
id: 1,
username: "unicorn42",
email: "[email protected]",
};
const updateUsername = (username) => (user.username = username);
return {
view: () =>
m(
"",
m("h1", `Welcome Back, ${user.username}`),
m(UserProfile, { user, updateUsername }),
),
};
}
Form input
Input text
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
import { FormsModule } from "@angular/forms";
@Component({
selector: "app-input-hello",
template: `
<p>{{ text }}</p>
<input [(ngModel)]="text" />
`,
})
export class InputHelloComponent {
text = "";
}
@NgModule({
declarations: [InputHelloComponent],
imports: [FormsModule],
exports: [InputHelloComponent],
})
export class InputHelloModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function InputHello() {
let text = "Hello world";
const handleChange = ({ target: { value } }) => (text = value);
return {
view: () =>
m("", m("p", text), m("input", { value: text, onchange: handleChange })),
};
}
Checkbox
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
import { FormsModule } from "@angular/forms";
@Component({
selector: "app-is-available",
template: `
<input id="is-available" type="checkbox" [(ngModel)]="isAvailable" />
<label for="is-available">Is available</label>
`,
})
export class IsAvailableComponent {
isAvailable = false;
}
@NgModule({
declarations: [IsAvailableComponent],
imports: [FormsModule],
exports: [IsAvailableComponent],
})
export class IsAvailableModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function IsAvailable() {
let isAvailable = false;
const onUpdate = () => (isAvailable = !isAvailable);
return {
view: () =>
m(
"",
m("input", {
id: "is-available",
type: "checkbox",
checked: isAvailable,
onchange: onUpdate,
}),
m("label", { for: "is-available" }, "Is available"),
),
};
}
Radio
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
import { FormsModule } from "@angular/forms";
@Component({
selector: "app-pick-pill",
template: `
<div>Picked: {{ picked }}</div>
<input id="blue-pill" type="radio" value="blue" [(ngModel)]="picked" />
<label for="blue-pill">Blue pill</label>
<input id="red-pill" type="radio" value="red" [(ngModel)]="picked" />
<label for="red-pill">Red pill</label>
`,
})
export class PickPillComponent {
picked = "red";
}
@NgModule({
declarations: [PickPillComponent],
imports: [FormsModule],
exports: [PickPillComponent],
})
export class PickPillModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function PickPill() {
let picked = "red";
let pills = ["red", "green", "blue"];
const handleChange = ({ target: { value } }) => (picked = value);
return {
view: () =>
m(
"",
m("", `Picked: ${picked}`),
pills.map((pill) =>
m(
".",
m("input", {
id: pill,
checked: picked == pill,
type: "radio",
value: pill,
onchange: handleChange,
}),
m("label", { for: pill }, pill),
),
),
),
};
}
Select
Angular
import { Component, NgModule } from "@angular/core";
import { FormsModule } from "@angular/forms";
@Component({
selector: "app-color-select",
template: `
<select [(ngModel)]="selectedColorId">
<option
*ngFor="let color of colors"
[value]="color.id"
[disabled]="color.isDisabled"
>
{{ color.text }}
</option>
</select>
`,
})
export class ColorSelectComponent {
selectedColorId = 2;
colors = [
{ id: 1, text: "red" },
{ id: 2, text: "blue" },
{ id: 3, text: "green" },
{ id: 4, text: "gray", isDisabled: true },
];
}
@NgModule({
declarations: [ColorSelectComponent],
imports: [FormsModule],
exports: [ColorSelectComponent],
})
export class ColorSelectModule {}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
const colors = [
{ id: 1, text: "red" },
{ id: 2, text: "blue" },
{ id: 3, text: "green" },
{ id: 4, text: "gray", isDisabled: true },
];
export default function ColorSelect() {
let selectedColorId = 2;
const handleSelect = ({ target: { value } }) => (selectedColorId = value);
return {
view: () =>
m(
"select",
{ value: selectedColorId, onchange: handleSelect },
colors.map(({ id, text, isDisabled }) =>
m("option", { key: id, id, disabled: isDisabled, value: id }, text),
),
),
};
}
Webapp features
Render app
Angular
<!doctype html>
<html>
<body>
<app-root></app-root>
</body>
</html>
Mithril
<!doctype html>
<html>
<body>
<div id="app"></div>
<script type="module" src="./main.jsx"></script>
</body>
</html>
Fetch data
Angular
import { HttpClient } from "@angular/common/http";
import { Injectable } from "@angular/core";
import { BehaviorSubject } from "rxjs";
export interface UsersState {
users: User[];
error: string | null;
loading: boolean;
}
export const initialState: UsersState = {
users: [],
error: null,
loading: false,
};
@Injectable({ providedIn: "root" })
export class UserService {
private state = new BehaviorSubject<UsersState>(initialState);
state$ = this.state.asObservable();
constructor(private http: HttpClient) {}
loadUsers() {
this.state.next({ ...initialState, loading: true });
this.http
.get<UserResponse>("https://randomuser.me/api/?results=3")
.subscribe({
next: ({ results }) =>
this.state.next({ ...initialState, users: results }),
error: (error) => this.state.next({ ...initialState, error }),
});
}
}
export interface UserResponse {
results: User[];
info: any;
}
export interface User {
name: {
title: string;
first: string;
last: string;
};
picture: {
large: string;
medium: string;
thumbnail: string;
};
}
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function App() {
let isLoading = false;
let error = null;
let users = [];
async function fetchUsers() {
isLoading = true;
try {
const { results } = await m.request(
"https://randomuser.me/api/?results=3",
);
users = results;
} catch (err) {
error = err;
}
isLoading = false;
}
return {
oninit: fetchUsers,
view() {
if (isLoading) return m("p", "Fetching users...");
if (error) return m("p", "An error occurred while fetching users");
return users.map((user) =>
m(
"li",
{ key: user.login.uuid },
m("img", { src: user.picture.thumbnail, alt: "user" }),
m("p", `${user.name.first} ${user.name.last}`),
),
);
},
};
}