Panel
Web Components + Virtual DOM: web standards for powerful UIs
Overview
Panel is an innovative framework designed to leverage the power of Web Components to create robust, full-fledged web applications. It builds upon the widely recognized principles of web standards, aiming to simplify the creation of user interfaces by integrating a manageable state management system with advanced rendering techniques. Utilizing the Snabbdom Virtual DOM library, Panel provides an efficient way to handle UI updates and transitions, making it a strong candidate for developers looking to enhance their web apps through composable components.
With its emphasis on practicality over complex abstractions, Panel caters to developers who seek a straightforward approach to building UIs. By allowing the use of various templating formats and providing first-class APIs, it accommodates both simple projects and more intricate applications that require detailed state management. Whether you need rapid prototyping or a structured approach to app development, Panel offers a compelling solution.
Features
- Web Component Support: Each application is a standalone Web Component, enabling modular development and reusability of code across projects.
- Virtual DOM Rendering: Built on the Snabbdom Virtual DOM library, Panel ensures efficient updates by minimizing direct DOM manipulation, resulting in smooth performance.
- Flexible State Management: Supports sharing state among parent and child components using Plain Old JavaScript Objects, simplifying data flow within applications.
- Multiple Templating Formats: Developers can choose from various templating options, including Hyperscript, Jade, or JSX, allowing for flexibility in code structure and design.
- Built-in Routing: The framework includes a router based on Backbone Router, which synchronizes URL updates with application state seamlessly.
- Easy Integration: Complex state management systems like Redux can be added if required, but are not necessary for most apps, keeping the framework lightweight.
- Comprehensive Documentation: Clear API documentation and tutorial resources are provided, making it easier for developers to get started and find examples of common use cases.
- Robust Testing: Supports thorough testing methodologies, including browser tests with Selenium, ensuring reliability and stability throughout the development cycle.
- React
React is a widely used JavaScript library for building user interfaces and single-page applications. It follows a component-based architecture and uses a virtual DOM to efficiently update and render UI components
- Eslint
ESLint is a linter for JavaScript that analyzes code to detect and report on potential problems and errors, as well as enforce consistent code style and best practices, helping developers to write cleaner, more maintainable code.
- Typescript
TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript, providing optional static typing, classes, interfaces, and other features that help developers write more maintainable and scalable code. TypeScript's static typing system can catch errors at compile-time, making it easier to build and maintain large applications.
- Web Components
Web components provide a way to create reusable, encapsulated UI components using standard web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. They allow developers to create complex UI components that can be easily shared across multiple projects and frameworks. Web components are built using four main specifications: Custom Elements, Shadow DOM, HTML Templates, and ES Modules.
- Webpack
Webpack is a popular open-source module bundler for JavaScript applications that bundles and optimizes the code and its dependencies for production-ready deployment. It can also be used to transform other types of assets such as CSS, images, and fonts.