Reactivity
Declare state
Vue 2
<script>
export default {
data() {
return {
name: "John",
};
},
};
</script>
<template>
<h1>Hello {{ name }}</h1>
</template>
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function Name() {
let name = "John";
return {
view: () => m("h1", `Hello ${name}`),
};
}
Update state
Vue 2
<script>
export default {
data() {
return {
name: "John",
};
},
created() {
this.name = "Jane";
},
};
</script>
<template>
<h1>Hello {{ name }}</h1>
</template>
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function Name() {
let name = "John";
name = "Jane";
return {
view: () => m("h1", `Hello ${name}`),
};
}
Computed state
Vue 2
<script>
export default {
data() {
return {
count: 10,
};
},
computed: {
doubleCount() {
return this.count * 2;
},
},
};
</script>
<template>
<div>{{ doubleCount }}</div>
</template>
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function DoubleCount() {
let count = 10;
let doubleCount = count * 2;
return {
view: () => m("div", doubleCount),
};
}
Templating
Minimal template
Vue 2
<template>
<h1>Hello world</h1>
</template>
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function HelloWorld() {
return {
view: () => m("h1", "Hello World"),
};
}
Styling
Vue 2
<template>
<div>
<h1 class="title">I am red</h1>
<button style="font-size: 10rem">I am a button</button>
</div>
</template>
<style scoped>
.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
Vue 2
<script>
export default {
data() {
return {
colors: ["red", "green", "blue"],
};
},
};
</script>
<template>
<ul>
<li v-for="color in colors" :key="color">
{{ color }}
</li>
</ul>
</template>
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
Vue 2
<script>
export default {
data() {
return {
count: 0,
};
},
methods: {
incrementCount() {
this.count++;
},
},
};
</script>
<template>
<div>
<p>Counter: {{ count }}</p>
<button @click="incrementCount">+1</button>
</div>
</template>
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function Counter() {
let count = 0;
const incrementCount = () => (count = count + 1);
return {
view: () =>
m(
"div",
m("p", `Counter: ${count}`),
m("button", { onclick: incrementCount }, "+1"),
),
};
}
Dom ref
Vue 2
<script>
export default {
mounted() {
this.$refs.inputElement.focus();
},
};
</script>
<template>
<input ref="inputElement" />
</template>
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
Vue 2
<script>
export default {
data() {
return {
TRAFFIC_LIGHTS: ["red", "orange", "green"],
lightIndex: 0,
};
},
computed: {
light() {
return this.TRAFFIC_LIGHTS[this.lightIndex];
},
},
methods: {
nextLight() {
this.lightIndex = (this.lightIndex + 1) % this.TRAFFIC_LIGHTS.length;
},
},
};
</script>
<template>
<div>
<button @click="nextLight">Next light</button>
<p>Light is: {{ light }}</p>
<p>
You must
<span v-if="light === 'red'">STOP</span>
<span v-else-if="light === 'orange'">SLOW DOWN</span>
<span v-else-if="light === 'green'">GO</span>
</p>
</div>
</template>
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
Vue 2
<script>
export default {
data() {
return {
pageTitle: "",
};
},
mounted() {
this.pageTitle = document.title;
},
};
</script>
<template>
<p>Page title: {{ pageTitle }}</p>
</template>
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
export default function PageTitle() {
return {
view: () => m("p", `Page title: ${document.title}`),
};
}
On unmount
Vue 2
<script>
export default {
data() {
return {
time: new Date().toLocaleTimeString(),
timer: null,
};
},
mounted() {
this.timer = setInterval(() => {
this.time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
}, 1000);
},
beforeDestroy() {
clearInterval(this.timer);
},
};
</script>
<template>
<p>Current time: {{ time }}</p>
</template>
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
Vue 2
<script>
import UserProfile from "./UserProfile.vue";
export default {
components: {
UserProfile,
},
};
</script>
<template>
<UserProfile
name="John"
:age="20"
:favorite-colors="['green', 'blue', 'red']"
is-available
/>
</template>
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
Vue 2
<script>
import AnswerButton from "./AnswerButton.vue";
export default {
components: {
AnswerButton,
},
data() {
return {
isHappy: true,
};
},
methods: {
onAnswerNo() {
this.isHappy = false;
},
onAnswerYes() {
this.isHappy = true;
},
},
};
</script>
<template>
<div>
<p>Are you happy?</p>
<AnswerButton @yes="onAnswerYes" @no="onAnswerNo" />
<p style="font-size: 50px">
{{ isHappy ? "😀" : "😥" }}
</p>
</div>
</template>
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
Vue 2
<script>
import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton.vue";
export default {
components: {
FunnyButton,
},
};
</script>
<template>
<FunnyButton> Click me! </FunnyButton>
</template>
Mithril
import m from "mithril";
import { FunnyButton } from "./FunnyButton.jsx";
export default function App() {
return {
view: () => m(FunnyButton, "Click me!"),
};
}
Slot fallback
Vue 2
<script>
import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton.vue";
export default {
components: {
FunnyButton,
},
};
</script>
<template>
<div>
<FunnyButton />
<FunnyButton> I got content! </FunnyButton>
</div>
</template>
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
Vue 2
<script>
import UserProfile from "./UserProfile.vue";
export default {
components: { UserProfile },
provide() {
return {
user: Object.assign(this.user, {
updateUsername: this.updateUsername,
}),
};
},
data() {
return {
user: {
id: 1,
username: "unicorn42",
email: "[email protected]",
},
};
},
methods: {
updateUsername(newUsername) {
this.user.username = newUsername;
},
},
};
</script>
<template>
<div>
<h1>Welcome back, {{ user.username }}</h1>
<UserProfile />
</div>
</template>
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
Vue 2
<script>
export default {
data() {
return {
text: "Hello World",
};
},
};
</script>
<template>
<div>
<p>{{ text }}</p>
<input v-model="text" />
</div>
</template>
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
Vue 2
<script>
export default {
data() {
return {
isAvailable: true,
};
},
};
</script>
<template>
<div>
<input id="is-available" v-model="isAvailable" type="checkbox" />
<label for="is-available">Is available</label>
</div>
</template>
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
Vue 2
<script>
export default {
data() {
return {
picked: "red",
};
},
};
</script>
<template>
<div>
<div>Picked: {{ picked }}</div>
<input id="blue-pill" v-model="picked" type="radio" value="blue" />
<label for="blue-pill">Blue pill</label>
<input id="red-pill" v-model="picked" type="radio" value="red" />
<label for="red-pill">Red pill</label>
</div>
</template>
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
Vue 2
<script>
export default {
data() {
return {
selectedColorId: 2,
colors: [
{ id: 1, text: "red" },
{ id: 2, text: "blue" },
{ id: 3, text: "green" },
{ id: 4, text: "gray", isDisabled: true },
],
};
},
};
</script>
<template>
<select v-model="selectedColorId">
<option
v-for="color in colors"
:key="color.id"
:value="color.id"
:disabled="color.isDisabled"
>
{{ color.text }}
</option>
</select>
</template>
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
Vue 2
<!doctype html>
<html>
<body>
<div id="app"></div>
<script type="module" src="./main.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Mithril
<!doctype html>
<html>
<body>
<div id="app"></div>
<script type="module" src="./main.jsx"></script>
</body>
</html>
Fetch data
Vue 2
<script>
export default {
data() {
return {
isLoading: false,
error: undefined,
users: undefined,
};
},
mounted() {
this.fetchData();
},
methods: {
async fetchData() {
this.isLoading = true;
try {
const response = await fetch("https://randomuser.me/api/?results=3");
const { results: users } = await response.json();
this.users = users;
this.error = undefined;
} catch (error) {
this.error = error;
} finally {
this.users = undefined;
this.isLoading = false;
}
},
},
};
</script>
<template>
<p v-if="isLoading">Fetching users...</p>
<p v-else-if="error">An error ocurred while fetching users</p>
<ul v-else-if="users">
<li v-for="user in users" :key="user.login.uuid">
<img :src="user.picture.thumbnail" alt="user" />
<p>
{{ user.name.first }}
{{ user.name.last }}
</p>
</li>
</ul>
</template>
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}`),
),
);
},
};
}