hacking and gonzo since 2000

node.magic_dom: A DSL for building HTML in node.js

I have released node.magic_dom, a DSL which makes it easy to build HTML directly in JavaScript. I think it would be pretty cool to build a template system around magic_dom, similar to Python's Stan.

Example 1

Following JavaScript code:

sys.puts(
    DIV({id: 'meaning', onclick: 'alert(42)'}, 
        "Meaning")
)

Would output:

<div id="meaning" onclick="alert(42)">Meaning</div>

Example 2:

It's possible to alter a DOM element dynamically, e.g.

var link, my_template;
my_template = DIV(
    link = A({href: 'http://www.spam.com'}, 'Click me!!!')
)
sys.puts(my_template)

link.class = 'spam'
sys.puts(link)

Would output:

<div><a href="http://www.spam.com">Click me!!!</a></div>
<a href="http://www.spam.com" class="spam">Click me!!!</a>

node.magic_dom is a port of MagicDOM, which is a DSL for AJS I built in 2007.

Announcements · Code · JavaScript · node.js • 16. May 2010