hexacta/didact
Didact
Didact is a virtual DOM UI framework and a technical implementation guide for building component-based libraries from scratch. It functions as a concurrent rendering engine that divides interface updates into small units of work to maintain main-thread responsiveness.
The project features a fiber-based renderer and a hook-based state manager that utilizes linked-list storage to preserve data across render cycles. It employs a double-buffered render tree to calculate updates before committing them to the user interface.
The framework covers recursive DOM mounting to transform virtual elements into browser nodes and uses incremental reconciliation to synchronize the browser view with internal state. It includes mechanisms for component state tracking and the creation of custom state hooks to share logic across components.
Features
- Concurrent Rendering Engines - Provides a concurrent rendering engine that divides interface updates into small units of work to maintain responsiveness.
- Hook State Storage - Utilizes linked-list storage to preserve hook-based state across render cycles.
- Hook - Implements a mechanism storing persistent hook data in linked lists to preserve state across render cycles.
- Virtual DOM Engines - Implements a virtual DOM UI framework that uses a recursive mounting engine and reconciliation.
- Virtual DOM Implementations - Provides a virtual DOM implementation that calculates minimal UI updates to synchronize with application state.
- Component State Management - Implements internal data tracking for components that automatically triggers visual refreshes upon state changes.
- State Management Hooks - Provides a hook-based state manager using linked-list storage for managing component state and reusable logic.
- Virtual DOM Diffing - Calculates the minimum number of visual changes needed to keep the browser display consistent with internal state.
- Virtual DOM Reconciliation - Implements reconciliation strategies to calculate the minimum set of changes needed to update the browser view.
- Incremental Reconciliation - Employs incremental reconciliation to divide updates into smaller units, preventing main-thread freezing.
- Render Tree Buffering - Uses a double-buffered render tree to calculate UI updates before committing them to the browser.
- Component-Based UI Libraries - Implements a component-based interface system focusing on virtual DOM and reconciliation principles.
- Recursive Component Mounting - Transforms virtual elements into real browser nodes via recursive depth-first traversal and mounting.
- Implementation Guides - Serves as a technical implementation guide for building a custom UI library from scratch.
- UI Framework Architectures - Implements a custom framework architecture featuring a double-buffered render tree and mounting engine.
- Frontend and Web Tools - A lightweight React-like framework implementation.
- Frontend Frameworks - A lightweight React-like library implementation.
