halvalla/src/halvalla-mithril.coffee

Generate React elements with CoffeeScript functions

#
Mithril=require 'mithril'
#
# Halvalla.render defaults to HTML via internal teacup rendering engine
# which is smart enough to recognize mithril's quirks
# use Halvalla.render to get server-side, Mithril.render to get client side.
Oracle =
  summoner: Mithril  #the Greater Power
  name: 'Mithril'    # his name
  Component: class Component
    constructor: (vnode)->
      for key,value of vnode
        @key=value
      return null
  createElement: Mithril    #he creates without hassle, but requires us to
  preInstantiate: true      # instantiate the whole virtual DOM before rendering
  getChildren: (element)->element.children
  getProp: (element)->element.attrs  # where does mithril stash this info?
  propertyName: 'attrs'
  getName: (element)->element._Halvalla?.tagName|| element.tagName || element.tag
  trust: (text)-> Mithril.trust text # how to specify unescaped text

#require the Halvalla engine, but throw away it's default Oracle's tags
{Halvalla} = require '../lib/halvalla'
# create a new Halvalla with new overrides
#export identically to the original Halvalla
module.exports= (new Halvalla Oracle).tags()
module.exports.Halvalla =Halvalla