Reactivity
Declare state
Update state
Templating
Minimal template
Styling
<h1 class="title">I am red</h1>
<button style="font-size: 10rem;">I am a button</button>
<style>
.title {
color: red;
}
</style>
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
<script>
const colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];
</script>
<ul>
{#each colors as color (color)}
<li>{color}</li>
{/each}
</ul>
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
<script>
let count = $state(0);
function incrementCount() {
count++;
}
</script>
<p>Counter: {count}</p>
<button onclick={incrementCount}>+1</button>
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
<script>
let inputElement;
$effect(() => {
inputElement.focus();
});
</script>
<input bind:this={inputElement} />
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
<script>
const TRAFFIC_LIGHTS = ["red", "orange", "green"];
let lightIndex = $state(0);
const light = $derived(TRAFFIC_LIGHTS[lightIndex]);
function nextLight() {
lightIndex = (lightIndex + 1) % TRAFFIC_LIGHTS.length;
}
</script>
<button onclick={nextLight}>Next light</button>
<p>Light is: {light}</p>
<p>
You must
{#if light === "red"}
<span>STOP</span>
{:else if light === "orange"}
<span>SLOW DOWN</span>
{:else if light === "green"}
<span>GO</span>
{/if}
</p>
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
On unmount
<script>
let time = $state(new Date().toLocaleTimeString());
$effect(() => {
const timer = setInterval(() => {
time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
}, 1000);
return () => clearInterval(timer);
});
</script>
<p>Current time: {time}</p>
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
<script>
import UserProfile from "./UserProfile.svelte";
</script>
<UserProfile
name="John"
age={20}
favouriteColors={["green", "blue", "red"]}
isAvailable
/>
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
<script>
import AnswerButton from "./AnswerButton.svelte";
let isHappy = $state(true);
function onAnswerNo() {
isHappy = false;
}
function onAnswerYes() {
isHappy = true;
}
</script>
<p>Are you happy?</p>
<AnswerButton onYes={onAnswerYes} onNo={onAnswerNo} />
<p style="font-size: 50px;">{isHappy ? "😀" : "😥"}</p>
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
Slot fallback
<script>
import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton.svelte";
</script>
<FunnyButton />
<FunnyButton>I got content!</FunnyButton>
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
<script>
import { setContext } from "svelte";
import UserProfile from "./UserProfile.svelte";
import createUserState from "./createUserState.svelte.js";
const user = createUserState({
id: 1,
username: "unicorn42",
email: "[email protected]",
});
setContext("user", user);
</script>
<h1>Welcome back, {user.username}</h1>
<UserProfile />
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
<script>
let text = $state("Hello World");
</script>
<p>{text}</p>
<input bind:value={text} />
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
<script>
let isAvailable = $state(false);
</script>
<input id="is-available" type="checkbox" bind:checked={isAvailable} />
<label for="is-available">Is available</label>
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
<script>
let picked = $state("red");
</script>
<div>Picked: {picked}</div>
<input id="blue-pill" bind:group={picked} type="radio" value="blue" />
<label for="blue-pill">Blue pill</label>
<input id="red-pill" bind:group={picked} type="radio" value="red" />
<label for="red-pill">Red pill</label>
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
<script>
let selectedColorId = $state(2);
const colors = [
{ id: 1, text: "red" },
{ id: 2, text: "blue" },
{ id: 3, text: "green" },
{ id: 4, text: "gray", isDisabled: true },
];
</script>
<select bind:value={selectedColorId}>
{#each colors as color}
<option value={color.id} disabled={color.isDisabled}>
{color.text}
</option>
{/each}
</select>
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
Svelte 5
<!doctype html>
<html>
<body>
<div id="app"></div>
<script type="module" src="./app.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Mithril
<!doctype html>
<html>
<body>
<div id="app"></div>
<script type="module" src="./main.jsx"></script>
</body>
</html>
Fetch data
<script>
import useFetchUsers from "./useFetchUsers.svelte.js";
const response = useFetchUsers();
</script>
{#if response.isLoading}
<p>Fetching users...</p>
{:else if response.error}
<p>An error occurred while fetching users</p>
{:else if response.users}
<ul>
{#each response.users as user}
<li>
<img src={user.picture.thumbnail} alt="user" />
<p>
{user.name.first}
{user.name.last}
</p>
</li>
{/each}
</ul>
{/if}
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}`),
),
);
},
};
}