GitHub - dstrn825/dframework: dframework is a lightweight JavaScript framework for building web applications with minimal configuration

Introduction

dframework is a lightweight JavaScript framework for building modern web applications with minimal configuration. It provides a CLI tool (dstrn) to help with project initialization, development, and building.

Installation

npm install -g @dstrn825/dframework

Getting started

To start a new project:

dstrn init

Core commands

init

Initializes a new dframework project in the current directory.

dstrn init

After initialization, you can configure your project using the dstrn config command.

config

Configures a new dframework project interactively.

dstrn config

This command:

guides you through setting up your project configuration via interactive prompts
allows you to specify input/output directories, minification options, and other build settings
must be run after the initial dstrn init command to properly configure your project

serve

Starts a local development server for your project.

dstrn serve

This command:

launches a development server on port 8250
automatically loads and serves any cloud functions in your project
provides real-time feedback on server activity and requests
supports URL rewrites

The server is accessible at http://localhost:8250.

build

Builds your project for production deployment.

dstrn build

Resource creation

dframework provides several commands to create different types of resources for your project. Each command initiates an interactive prompt to gather information about the resource you want to create.

function

Creates a serverless function with optional database and utility access.

dstrn create function

Functions are structured as serverless handlers with proper error handling and can interact with the database using the MongoAPI if enabled.

component

Creates a web component with optional event emitter functionality.

dstrn create component

Components are based on the web components standard and can be customized with attributes, methods, and event listeners.

manager

Creates a manager object for state or feature management.

dstrn create manager

Managers are singleton JavaScript objects that can be used for state management, feature coordination, or as service providers.

script

Creates a JavaScript file with optional bundling and page integration.

dstrn create script

Scripts can be included in all pages, specific pages, or none.

page

Creates an HTML page with optional routing configuration.

dstrn create page

Pages can be automatically wired up to the routing system if enabled.

style

Creates a CSS stylesheet with optional bundling.

dstrn create style

Stylesheets can be bundled together for optimized delivery or kept separate.

Configuration management

Configuration management in dframework allows you to customize how your project is built.

The configuration file is dstrn.conf.js which is created when you run dstrn init and can be modified through dstrn config or by directly editing the file.

Blacklist management

Blacklist management allows you to exclude specific files and directories from the build process:

// dstrn.conf.js
module.exports = {
  // other config options...
  "blacklist": [
    "node_modules/",
    ".netlify/", 
    ".vscode/",

    "file.js",
    "folder/"
  ]
}

Blacklisted paths can be modified using the blacklist command: dstrn blacklist add/remove <path>

Exceptions management

Exceptions define paths that should be excluded from the bundling, minifying and obfuscating process:

// dstrn.conf.js
module.exports = {
  // other config options...
  "exceptions": [
    "functions/",

    "file.js",
    "folder/"
  ]
}

Excepted paths can be modified using the exceptions command: dstrn exceptions add/remove <path>

Entries management

Entries specify HTML entry files where bundled JS and CSS should be imported:

// dstrn.conf.js
module.exports = {
  // other config options...
  "entries": [
    "./views/index.html"
  ]
}

Entry points can be modified using the entries command: dstrn entries add/remove <path> Multiple entries can be specified for multi-page applications.

Configuration options

dframework provides configuration options in the dstrn.conf.js file. You can modify these settings using the dstrn config command or by editing the file directly.

Option	Type	Default	Description
`inputDir`	String	`./`	The source directory containing your project files
`outputDir`	String	`./build/`	The directory where built files will be placed
`minify`	Boolean	`true`	Enable JavaScript and CSS minification
`obfuscate`	Boolean	`true`	Enable code obfuscation
`moveWASMToRoot`	Boolean	`true`	Move WebAssembly (WASM) files to the root directory for better compatibility
`apiEndpoint`	String	`/api`	The endpoint path for API requests
`useRouter`	Boolean	`true`	Enable the web history router for single-page application routing
`cssBundle`	Array	`[]`	List of CSS files to bundle together
`jsBundle`	Array	`[]`	List of JavaScript files to bundle together
`entries`	Array	`[]`	HTML files to process as entry points
`exceptions`	Array	`["functions/"]`	Files or directories to exclude from processing
`blacklist`	Array	`["node_modules/", "build/", ".netlify/", ".vscode/", ".gitignore", "dstrn.conf.js"]`	Files or directories to exclude from the build

Project structure

The dframework project structure follows a modular organization as follows:

project-root/
├── functions/              # reusable JavaScript functions
│   ├── example/            # example function implementations
│   └── lib/                # library-specific functions
│
├── lib/                    # core framework libraries
│   ├── dstrn.css           # core CSS framework styles
│   └── dstrn.js            # core JavaScript framework functionality
│
├── public/                 # public assets served directly
│   ├── assets/             # image and file assets
│   ├── css/                # compiled and third-party CSS files
│   └── js/                 # compiled and third-party JavaScript files
│
├── views/                  # HTML templates and view files
│   ├── error.html          # error page template
│   └── index.html          # main entry point HTML template
│
├── dstrn.conf.js           # framework configuration file
└── .gitignore              # git ignore configuration

CSS utility classes

dframework provides a comprehensive set of utility classes to help you style your applications quickly and consistently. The utility classes follow a simple naming convention and are organized into categories for easy use.

Theming

Theme classes: .dark-theme, .bright-theme
Color variables:
- Base colors: --base, --container-1 through --container-4
- Accent colors: --accent-1, --accent-2, --accent-3, --inactive-accent
- Text colors: --link-color, --binary-color, --primary-text, --secondary-text, --indicator-text More color variables and themes can always be added.

Layout utilities

Display

Basic display: .d-none, .d-block, .d-inline, .d-inline-block, .d-grid, .d-contents
Table display: .d-table, .d-table-cell, .d-table-row

Flexbox

Container types: .flex-row, .flex-column, .flex-center
Flex properties: .flex-1, .flex-0, .flex-wrap, .flex-grow
Justify content: .justify-between, .justify-around, .justify-evenly, .justify-center, .justify-start, .justify-end
Align items: .align-between, .align-around, .align-evenly, .align-center, .align-start, .align-end
Gap utilities: .g-0, .g-05, .g-1, .g-2, .g-3, .g-4, .g-5 (in 1em increments)

Positioning

Position type: .relative, .fixed, .sticky, .absolute
Special positioning: .absolute-center, .absolute-fill
Edge positioning: .top-0, .bottom-0, .left-0, .right-0
Transform utilities: .translateX, .translateY

Sizing utilities

Width

Percentage width: .w-5 through .w-100 (in 5% increments), .w-100vw
Special width: .w-auto, .w-fit, .w-min, .w-max, .w-fill
Min/max width: .min-w-*, .max-w-* (same increments as width)

Height

Percentage height: .h-5 through .h-100 (in 5% increments), .h-100svh
Special height: .h-auto, .h-fit, .h-min, .h-max, .h-fill
Min/max height: .min-h-*, .max-h-* (same increments as height)

Spacing utilities

Padding

All sides: .p-0, .p-05, .p-1, .p-2, .p-3, .p-4, .p-5 (in 1em increments)
Vertical/horizontal: .py-*, .px-* (in 1em increments)
Individual sides: .pt-* (top), .pb-* (bottom), .pl-* (left), .pr-* (right)

Margin

All sides: .m-0, .m-05, .m-1, .m-2, .m-3, .m-4, .m-5, .m-auto (in 1em increments)
Vertical/horizontal: .my-*, .mx-* (including .mx-auto for centering)
Individual sides: .mt-* (top), .mb-* (bottom), .ml-* (left), .mr-* (right)

Typography

Font size: .fs-05 through .fs-10 (various increments)
Text alignment: .text-center
Text style: .bold, .thin
Text orientation: .text-vertical
Overflow text: .overflow-ellipsis

Visual styling

Colors

Background colors: .bg-base, .bg-container-1 through .bg-container-4, .bg-accent-1, .bg-accent-2, .bg-accent-3, .bg-inactive, .bg-binary
Text colors: .text-link, .text-base, .text-binary, .text-primary, .text-secondary, .text-indicator, .text-accent-1, .text-accent-2, .text-accent-3, .text-inactive
Hover states: .hover-bg-*, .hover-text-*

Visual properties

Border radius: .bdr-0, .bdr-05, .bdr-1, .bdr-2, .bdr-3, .bdr-4, .bdr-5, .bdr-circle
Opacity: .opacity-0 through .opacity-100 (in 10% increments)
Background image: .bg-cover, .bg-contain
Aspect ratio: .square (1:1 aspect ratio)

Overflow & scrolling

General overflow: .overflow-hidden, .overflow-scroll, .overflow-auto, .overflow-visible
Axis-specific: .overflow-x-*, .overflow-y-*
custom scrollbar styling included by default

Interaction utilities

Cursor types: .pointer, .not-allowed
Style resets: .no-decorations, .no-outline, .no-border
Transitions: .tr-1 through .tr-10, .click-haptic, .click-haptic-med, .click-haptic-small
Animation control: .preload (prevents animations during page load)

Usage examples

<!-- centered flex container -->
<div class="flex-center p-2 g-1">
  <!-- colored button with hover effect -->
  <button class="bg-accent-1 text-binary hover-bg-accent-2 p-1 bdr-1">button</button>
  
  <!-- auto-sized container with shadow -->
  <div class="w-fit h-auto p-2 m-1">content here</div>
</div>

<!-- absolutely positioned element at bottom right -->
<div class="absolute bottom-0 right-0 m-2">footer</div>

JavaScript utility functions

dframework provides a set of utility functions to simplify common JavaScript operations:

DOM manipulation

select(selector, scope) - query selector wrapper
selectAll(selector, scope) - query selector all wrapper that returns an array
listen(target, event, callback, ...options) - event listener
listenAll(targets, event, callback, ...options) - add event listener to multiple elements

Class management

addClass(element, className) - add a CSS class
removeClass(element, className) - remove a CSS class
toggleClass(element, className) - toggle a CSS class

Array and string operations

move(input, from, to) - move item in array or character in string
remove(input, index) - remove item at index
replace(input, index, newItem) - replace item at index
limit(input, limit) - limit array length or string length
uniquify(input) - remove duplicates from array or string
asyncForEach(array, callback) - async version of forEach

Type checking

isUndefined(value) - check if value is undefined
isNull(value) - check if value is null
isBoolean(value) - check if value is boolean
isNumber(value) - check if value is number
isInteger(value) - check if value is integer
isString(value) - check if value is string
isEmpty(value) - check if string or array is empty
isFunction(value) - check if value is function
isArray(value) - check if value is array
isObject(value) - check if value is object
hasValue(value) - check if value exists (not empty, null, or undefined)

Utility functions

random(min, max) - generate random integer between min and max
storage.get(key, defaultValue) - get item from localStorage
storage.set(key, value) - set item in localStorage
storage.remove(key) - remove item from localStorage
storage.clear() - clear localStorage
sleep(milliseconds) - promise-based delay
clipboard(text) - copy text to clipboard
uniqueId(length) - generate unique ID
distance(a, b) - calculates the difference between 2 strings, 2 arrays or 2 objects.
formatDate(value) - formats any date or date string into a readable format.
localizeDate(value) - converts any date or date string into the local timezone.

Components

dframework provides several custom HTML components. These components offer reusable UI elements with consistent styling and behavior.

dButton

Button component with icon support.

Attributes:

text - button text
icon - font awesome icon class
iconPosition - position of the icon ("left" or "right", default: "left")
color - button background color
textColor - button text color
hoverColor - button hover background color
hoverTextColor - button hover text color
disabledColor - button disabled background color
disabledTextColor - button disabled text color
haptics - enable haptic feedback on click
disabled - set button to disabled state

Methods:

setDisabled(toggle) - enable/disable the button
setText(text) - change the button text
setIcon(icon) - change the button icon
setColor(color) - change the button background color
setTextColor(color) - change the button text color
setHoverColor(color) - change the button hover background color
setHoverTextColor(color) - change the button hover text color

Usage:

<d-button text="submit" icon="fa-solid fa-paper-plane" haptics></d-button>

dCheckbox

Attributes:

type - checkbox style (1: toggle switch, 2: checkmark box, default: 1)
text - checkbox text
activeColor - active state color
textColor - label text color
inactiveColor - inactive state color

Methods:

setText(text) - change the checkbox text
setActiveColor(color) - change the active state color
setInactiveColor(color) - change the inactive state color
setTextColor(color) - change the label text color

Events:

change - fired when checkbox state changes

Usage:

<d-checkbox text="enable something" type="1"></d-checkbox>

dColorPicker

Attributes:

name - color picker label
value - initial color value (default: "#000000")
colorId - id for the color input field (default: "color0")
opened - whether the color picker is initially opened
haptics - enable haptic feedback on selection

Methods:

set(value) - set the color value
get() - get the current color value

Events:

colorchange - fired when color value changes

Usage:

<d-color-picker value="#FF5733" name="theme color"></d-color-picker>

dCombobox

Combobox component with optional input support.

Attributes:

options - JSON string of options array with format [{value: "value1", text: "text 1"}, ...]
allowInput - allow text input in the dropdown
haptics - enable haptic feedback on selection

Methods:

setOptions(options) - update the available options
set(value) - set the selected value
get() - get the currently selected value

Events:

change - fired when selection changes

Usage:

<d-combobox options='[{"value":"red","text":"Red"},{"value":"green","text":"Green"},{"value":"blue","text":"Blue"}]'></d-combobox>

dContextMenu

Context menu component that appears on right-click.

Methods:

openCloseMenu(event) - open or close the context menu
openMenu() - open the context menu
closeMenu() - close the context menu

Events:

click - fired when a context menu item is clicked

Usage:

<div>
  right click
  <d-context-menu>
    <span>option 1</span>
    <span>option 2</span>
    <span>option 3</span>
  </d-context-menu>
</div>

dDrawer

Slide-out drawer component for additional content or navigation.

Attributes:

direction - direction from which the drawer appears ("top", "right", "bottom", "left", default: "right")
opened - whether the drawer is initially opened

Methods:

handleOpenClose() - toggle the drawer open/closed state

Usage:

<d-drawer direction="left">
  <div class="p-2">
    <h3>drawer example</h3>
    <ul>
      <li>home</li>
      <li>about</li>
      <li>contact</li>
    </ul>
  </div>
</d-drawer>

dDropdown

Collapsible dropdown component for grouping content.

Attributes:

header - text for the dropdown header
opened - whether the dropdown is initially opened
haptics - enable haptic feedback on toggle

Methods:

handleOpenClose() - toggle the dropdown open/closed state

Usage:

<d-dropdown header="dropdown example">
  <div class="p-2">
    <p>content goes here</p>
  </div>
</d-dropdown>

dIconButton

Attributes:

icon - font awesome icon class
size - font size of the icon
color - icon color
activeColor - active state color
loader - enable loading state capability
loading - set initial loading state

Methods:

switchState(removeClass, addClass) - switch between icon states
change(icon) - change the icon
setLoading(state) - set the loading state

Usage:

<d-icon-button icon="fa-solid fa-heart" loader></d-icon-button>

dImageInput

Input component for selecting and previewing images.

Attributes:

accept - file types to accept
icon - icon for the upload button

Methods:

reset() - clear the selected image

Events:

change - fired when an image is selected

Usage:

<d-image-input accept="image/png, image/jpeg"></d-image-input>

dModal

Attributes:

opened - whether the modal is initially opened

Methods:

open() - open the modal
close() - close the modal

Usage:

<d-modal>
  <div class="p-3">
    <h3>modal title</h3>
    <p>modal content goes here</p>
    <d-button text="close"></d-button>
  </div>
</d-modal>

dNotification

Notification component for displaying alerts or messages.

Attributes:

opened - whether the notification is initially shown

Methods:

show() - display the notification
hide() - hide the notification
destroy() - remove the notification from the DOM

Usage:

<d-notification>
  <div class="p-2 bg-accent-1">
    <h4>notification</h4>
    <p>more content here</p>
  </div>
</d-notification>

dScroll

Custom scrolling container with a bouncing effect like on MacOS and iOS.

Attributes:

direction - scroll direction
scrollbar-color - scrollbar color
scrollbar-hover-color - scrollbar hover color
thumb-width - width of the scrollbar thumb
thumb-hover-width - width of the scrollbar thumb on hover
scrollbar-width - width of the scrollbar track
margin-top - top margin for the scrollable content
margin-bottom - bottom margin for the scrollable content
margin-side - side margin for the scrollbar

Methods:

updateScrollbar() - update the scrollbar position and size
scrollTo(position) - scroll to a specific position
append(element) - add an element to the scrollable content

Usage:

<d-scroll style="height: 300px;">
  <div class="p-2">
    <p>scrollable content goes here</p>
    <!-- more content -->
  </div>
</d-scroll>

dSlider

Attributes:

min - minimum value
max - maximum value
step - step increment
value - initial value
thumbColor - thumb color
fillColor - fill color
trackColor - track color
sfx - enable sound effects on slide

Methods:

getValue() - get the current slider value
setValue(value) - set the slider value

Events:

change - fired when slider value changes

Usage:

<d-slider min="0" max="100" step="1" value="50" id="volume"></d-slider>
<span data-slider-volume>50%</span>

dTextInput

Text input component with optional icon.

Attributes:

placeholder - input placeholder text
icon - icon to display inside the input
autocomplete - enable browser autocomplete
haptics - enable haptic feedback on focus
password - set input type to password

Methods:

getValue() - get the current input value
setValue(value) - set the input value

Events:

change - fired when input value changes
keydown, keyup - keyboard events
focus, blur - focus events

Usage:

<d-text-input placeholder="search" icon="fa-solid fa-search"></d-text-input>

dToggle

Toggle button group for selecting from multiple options.

Attributes:

color - button color
activeColor - active button color
textColor - text color
textActiveColor - active text color
bgColor - background color
haptics - enable haptic feedback on toggle

Methods:

set(toggle) - set the active toggle (by index or element)
get() - get the currently active toggle element

Events:

change - fired when selection changes

Usage:

<d-toggle>
  <div toggle-default>option 1</div>
  <div>option 2</div>
  <div>option 3</div>
</d-toggle>

dLoader

Simple loading spinner component.

Usage:

<d-loader></d-loader>

Advanced features

Routing

dframework includes a built-in routing system for creating single-page applications with client-side navigation.

Features

history API based routing for clean urls
automatic page transitions with optional animations
route parameters and query string parsing
programmatic navigation API
no page reloads

Configuration

To enable single-page routing, simply run the command dstrn config and select "yes" when prompted with use the web history router?.

After this, a new router.js file will be created in the root directory of your project.

You can create template HTML files and load them, as well as reload page scripts, when navigating to a new route.

To define a new route, use the following structure:

// router.js
router.on('/xxx', function () {
  render("views/xxx.html", ["public/js/xxx.js"]);
});

This code defines the /xxx route, renders the xxx.html template, and reloads the xxx.js script when the route is accessed.

Custom page transition

When working with a single-page web application it is possible to customize the CSS transition that's played when switching pages.

To do so, you can simply create a custom render() function.

// router.js
const router = new dRouter('/');
router.controller = null;

const render = (template, scripts) => {
  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
    if(router.controller) { router.controller.abort(); router.controller = null };
    router.controller = new AbortController();
    const signal = controller.signal;
    
    // your code to run at the start of the transition

    fetch("../"+template, { signal })
      .then(response => {
        if (!response.ok) {
          throw new Error(`failed to fetch ${template}: ${response.status}`);
        }
        return response.text();
      })
      .then(html => {
        setTimeout(() => { // using fake delay for the animation (optional)
          contentContainer.innerHTML = html;
          const existingScripts = document.querySelectorAll("script[data-page-script]");
          existingScripts.forEach(script => script.remove());
  
          if (scripts && scripts.length > 0) {
            let scriptsLoaded = 0;
  
            scripts.forEach((url) => {
              const script = document.createElement("script");
              script.src = "../" + url + '?cachebuster=' + new Date().getTime();
              script.dataset.pageScript = true;
              script.onload = () => {
                scriptsLoaded++;
                if (scriptsLoaded === scripts.length) {
                  resolve();
                }
              };
              document.body.appendChild(script);
            });
          } else {
            resolve();
          }
        // your code to end the transition
        }, 700);
      })
      .catch(error => {
        reject(error);
      });
  });
};

// example route
router.on('/', function () {
  render("views/index.html", ["public/js/index.js"]);
});
router.resolve();

Mongo DB API

dframework provides a MongoDB API wrapper for easy integration with MongoDB databases.

Features

support for multiple environments (development and production)
connection pooling and automatic reconnection
comprehensive operations
simple async/await API

Configuration

To connect to your MongoDB servers simply open the file /functions/lob/MongoAPI.js and change the following lines in the constructor:

this.servers = {
    dev: "", // mongo server URL
    prod: "", // mongo server URL
};

this.dbName = ""; // your database name

You can also add more URLs if you own more servers and want to quickly be able to switch between them.

Usage

// import the MongoDB API
const { MongoAPI } = require('../functions/lib/MongoAPI');

// initialize the API
const mongo = new MongoAPI();

// example operations
async function saveUser(user) {
  await mongo.connect();
  const result = await mongo.insertOne('users', user);
  await mongo.destroy();
  return result;
}

async function getUsers(query = {}) {
  await mongo.connect();
  const users = await mongo.find('users', query);
  await mongo.destroy();
  return users;
}

Available methods

connect() - establish connection to MongoDB
find(collection, query, options) - find documents in collection
findOne(collection, query, options) - find a single document
insertOne(collection, document) - insert a document
insertMany(collection, documents) - insert multiple documents
updateOne(collection, filter, update, options) - update a document
updateMany(collection, filter, update, options) - update multiple documents
deleteOne(collection, filter, options) - delete a document
deleteMany(collection, filter, options) - delete multiple documents
destroy() - close connection

Contributing

Development setup

git clone https://github.com/dstrn825/dframework.git
cd dframework
npm install

Coding standards

don't be an idiot

Pull request process

create a new branch for your feature:
```
git checkout -b feature/your-feature
```
make your changes and commit with descriptive messages
update doc if necessary
push your branch and create a PR

License

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Installation

Getting started

Core commands

init

config

serve

build

Resource creation

function

component

manager

script

page

style

Configuration management

Blacklist management

Exceptions management

Entries management

Configuration options

Project structure

CSS utility classes

Theming

Layout utilities

Display

Flexbox

Positioning

Sizing utilities

Width

Height

Spacing utilities

Padding

Margin

Typography

Visual styling

Colors

Visual properties

Overflow & scrolling

Interaction utilities

Usage examples

JavaScript utility functions

DOM manipulation

Class management

Array and string operations

Type checking

Utility functions

Components

dButton

dCheckbox

dColorPicker

dCombobox

dContextMenu

dDrawer

dDropdown

dIconButton

dImageInput

dModal

dNotification

dScroll

dSlider

dTextInput

dToggle

dLoader

Advanced features

Routing

Features

Configuration

Custom page transition

Mongo DB API

Features

Configuration

Usage

Available methods