@alwatr/action 9.13.0 → 9.16.0

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package/package.json CHANGED
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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  {
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  "name": "@alwatr/action",
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- "version": "9.13.0",
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+ "version": "9.16.0",
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  "description": "Declarative DOM action-dispatch — bridge HTML attributes to typed signal handlers.",
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  "license": "MPL-2.0",
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  "author": "S. Ali Mihandoost <ali.mihandoost@gmail.com> (https://ali.mihandoost.com)",
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  },
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  "sideEffects": false,
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  "dependencies": {
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- "@alwatr/logger": "9.11.2",
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- "@alwatr/signal": "9.13.0"
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+ "@alwatr/logger": "9.16.0",
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+ "@alwatr/signal": "9.16.0"
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  },
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  "devDependencies": {
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- "@alwatr/nano-build": "9.10.1",
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- "@alwatr/standard": "9.11.2",
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- "@alwatr/type-helper": "9.11.2",
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+ "@alwatr/nano-build": "9.14.0",
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+ "@alwatr/standard": "9.16.0",
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+ "@alwatr/type-helper": "9.14.0",
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  "typescript": "^6.0.3"
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  },
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  "scripts": {
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  "vanilla-js",
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  "web-development"
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  ],
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- "gitHead": "da284d23e3173d589fa69376e51a098c5e89649d"
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+ "gitHead": "c210044f6e8ab444ec2f9e600f095761cbd279bd"
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  }
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  * // In your package: src/action-record.ts
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  * declare module '@alwatr/action' {
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  * interface ActionRecord {
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- * 'open-drawer': string;
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- * 'add-to-cart': {productId: number; qty: number};
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+ * 'open_drawer': string;
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+ * 'add_to_cart': {productId: number; qty: number};
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  * 'logout': void;
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  * }
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  * }
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  * Extend this interface via declaration merging to register your application's
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  * actions and gain full type safety in `onAction` and `dispatchAction`.
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  *
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- * Built-in system actions are declared here. Application-level actions should
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- * be declared in a dedicated `action-record.ts` file within each feature package.
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+ * This interface is intentionally empty in the base package all actions are
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+ * application-specific and should be declared in a dedicated `action-record.ts`
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+ * file within each feature package.
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  *
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  * @example — registering actions in a feature package
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  * ```ts
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  * // pkg/my-feature/src/action-record.ts
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  * declare module '@alwatr/action' {
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  * interface ActionRecord {
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- * 'open-drawer': string;
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- * 'add-to-cart': {productId: number; qty: number};
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+ * 'open_drawer': string;
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+ * 'add_to_cart': {productId: number; qty: number};
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  * 'logout': void;
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  * }
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  * }
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  * ```
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  */
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- export interface ActionRecord {
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- /**
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- * Dispatched by `dispatchPageId()` when the page identity is read from the
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- * `page-id` HTML attribute. Payload is the page identifier string.
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- *
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- * @example
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- * ```html
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- * <body page-id="home">…</body>
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- * ```
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- * ```ts
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- * onAction('page-ready', (pageId) => router.setPage(pageId));
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- * ```
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- */
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- 'page-ready': string;
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- }
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+ // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-object-type
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+ export interface ActionRecord {}
package/src/delegate.ts CHANGED
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  * time — O(N) initialization cost, O(N) memory for listener references, and
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  * zero support for elements added after bootstrap.
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  *
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- * This module implements the **Qwik-inspired global delegation** pattern:
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+ * This module implements the global delegation pattern:
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  * - A single listener per event type is attached to `document.body` with
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  * `capture: true` (so it fires even for non-bubbling events).
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  * - When an event fires, the handler walks up the DOM from `event.target`
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- * using `closest()` to find the nearest element with an `on-action`
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- * attribute whose event type matches.
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+ * using `closest()` to find the nearest element with an `on-<eventType>`
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+ * attribute (e.g. `on-click`, `on-submit`).
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  * - Modifiers and payload resolvers run in the same pipeline as before.
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  * - `dispatchAction` is called with the resolved payload.
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  *
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  * - `stop` stops further bubbling but the delegation handler has already
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  * captured the event at `body` level — it does not prevent other delegation
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  * handlers from running on the same element.
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- * - `once` is emulated by delete attribute elements after first fire.
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+ * - `once` is emulated by removing the attribute after first fire.
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  */
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  import {internalChannel_, logger_} from './lib.js';
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  // ─── Syntax Parser ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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  /**
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- * Parses the `on-action` attribute value into its three segments.
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+ * Parses the `on-<eventType>` attribute value into its segments.
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  *
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- * Full syntax: `eventType[.modifier…]->actionId[:payload]`
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+ * Syntax: `actionId[:payload][; modifier1,modifier2,…]`
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  *
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- * | Capture group | Matches | Example |
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- * | ------------- | ------------------------------------------- | -------------------- |
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- * | 1 | Event type + optional dot-chained modifiers | `click.prevent.once` |
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- * | 2 | Action identifier | `open-drawer` |
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- * | 3 | Optional payload token or literal | `main` / `$value` |
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+ * The event type is encoded in the **attribute name** itself (`on-click`,
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+ * `on-submit`, etc.) rather than inside the value. This makes the HTML more
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+ * readable and aligns with native event attribute conventions.
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+ *
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+ * | Capture group | Matches | Example |
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+ * | ------------- | -------------------------------------- | ---------------------- |
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+ * | 1 | Action identifier | `open_drawer` |
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+ * | 2 | Optional payload token or literal | `main_menu` / `$value` |
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+ * | 3 | Optional comma-separated modifier list | `prevent,validate` |
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  *
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  * @example
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  * ```
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- * 'click.prevent.once->open-drawer:main' → ['click.prevent.once', 'open-drawer', 'main']
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- * 'input->search-query:$value' ['input', 'search-query', '$value']
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- * 'submit.prevent->submit-form' → ['submit.prevent', 'submit-form', undefined]
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+ * 'close_drawer'
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+ * actionId='close_drawer', payload=undefined, modifiers={}
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+ *
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+ * 'open_drawer:main_menu'
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+ * → actionId='open_drawer', payload='main_menu', modifiers={}
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+ *
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+ * 'my_submit_handler:$formdata; prevent,validate'
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+ * → actionId='my_submit_handler', payload='$formdata', modifiers={'prevent','validate'}
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  * ```
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  */
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- const syntaxRegex = /^([a-z0-9.-]+)->([a-z0-9-]+)(?::(.+))?$/;
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+ const syntaxRegex = /^([a-z0-9_-]+)(?::([^;]+))?(?:;\s*([a-z0-9_,-]+))?$/;
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  // ─── Parsed Action Descriptor ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
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  /**
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- * Parsed and cached representation of a single `on-action` attribute value.
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+ * Parsed and cached representation of a single `on-<eventType>` attribute value.
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- * Caching avoids re-parsing the same attribute string on every event fire.
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- * The cache is keyed by the raw attribute string so identical values share
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- * the same descriptor object.
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+ * Does not store `eventType` — the caller always has it from `event.type`,
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+ * and the attribute name already encodes it (e.g. `on-click`), so storing it
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+ * here would be redundant. This also keeps the cache key simple: just the raw
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+ * attribute value string, with no composite key needed.
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  */
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  interface ActionDescriptor {
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- /** The DOM event type to listen for (e.g. `'click'`, `'input'`). */
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- readonly eventType: string;
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  /** Set of active modifier names (e.g. `{'prevent', 'once'}`). */
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  readonly modifiers: ReadonlySet<string>;
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  /** The action identifier dispatched to `onAction` subscribers. */
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  readonly actionId: string;
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- /** Raw payload token from the attribute (literal string or `$`-resolver key). */
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+ /** Raw payload token from the attribute (literal string or $-resolver key). */
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  readonly payload: string | undefined;
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  }
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  /**
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- * LRU-style cache for parsed `on-action` attribute values.
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- * "add to cart" button shares the same `on-action` value). Caching the parsed
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+ * "add to cart" button shares the same `on-click` value). Caching the parsed
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  * descriptor avoids redundant regex work on every event.
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  *
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- * Using a plain `Map` here is intentional attribute strings are short-lived
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- * keys and the map size is bounded by the number of distinct `on-action` values
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- * in the page, which is typically small.
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+ * The cache key is the raw attribute value string. No composite key with
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+ * event type is needed because the attribute name already encodes the event
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+ * type `on-click="open_drawer"` and `on-submit="open_drawer"` are two
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+ * separate attributes with the same value string, but they are read from
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+ * different attribute names and never collide in this cache.
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  const descriptorCache__ = new Map<string, ActionDescriptor | null>();
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  /**
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- * Parses an `on-action` attribute value into an `ActionDescriptor`.
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- * attribute string so repeated calls for the same value are O(1).
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  */
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  return null;
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  }
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- const [eventType, ...modifierList] = match[1].split('.');
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- if (!eventType) {
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- logger_.accident('parseDescriptor__', 'missing_event_type', {attributeValue});
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- descriptorCache__.set(attributeValue, null);
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- return null;
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- }
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- const modifiers = new Set(modifierList);
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- const actionId = match[2];
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- const payload: string | undefined = match[3];
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- const descriptor: ActionDescriptor = {
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- eventType,
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- modifiers,
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- actionId,
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- payload,
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- };
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+ const actionId = match[1];
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+ const payload: string | undefined = match[2];
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+ // match[3] is the raw modifier list string, e.g. "prevent,validate"
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+ const modifierString = match[3];
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+ const modifiers: Set<string> = modifierString ? new Set(modifierString.split(',').filter(Boolean)) : new Set();
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+ const descriptor: ActionDescriptor = {modifiers, actionId, payload};
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  return descriptor;
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  // ─── Core Delegation Handler ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
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  /**
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  export * from './delegate.js';
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- export * from './page-ready.js';
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- export * from './action-record.js';
package/src/method.ts CHANGED
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
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+ import type {Awaitable} from '@alwatr/type-helper';
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  import {internalChannel_, logger_} from './lib.js';
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  import type {SubscribeResult} from '@alwatr/signal';
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  import {modifierRegistry, payloadRegistry, type ModifierHandler, type PayloadResolver} from './registry.js';
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  * generic annotation needed:
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  *
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  * ```ts
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- * // ActionRecord declares: 'add-to-cart': {productId: number; qty: number}
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- * onAction('add-to-cart', (item) => {
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+ * // ActionRecord declares: 'add_to_cart': {productId: number; qty: number}
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+ * onAction('add_to_cart', (item) => {
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  * cartService.add(item.productId, item.qty); // fully typed, no `!` needed
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  * });
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  * ```
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  * // src/action-record.ts
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  * declare module '@alwatr/action' {
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  * interface ActionRecord {
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- * 'open-drawer': string;
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+ * 'open_drawer': string;
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  * }
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  * }
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  * ```
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  * ```ts
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  * import {onAction} from '@alwatr/action';
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  *
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- * const sub = onAction('page-ready', (pageId) => {
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+ * const sub = onAction('page_ready', (pageId) => {
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  * router.setPage(pageId); // pageId: string — inferred from ActionRecord
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  * });
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  *
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  */
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  export function onAction<K extends keyof ActionRecord>(
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  actionId: K,
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- handler: (payload: ActionRecord[K]) => void,
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+ handler: (payload: ActionRecord[K]) => Awaitable<void>,
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  ): SubscribeResult {
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  logger_.logMethodArgs?.('onAction', {actionId});
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- // (ActionRecord[K]) and the internal channel's wider type (ActionRecord & Record<string, unknown>).
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- return internalChannel_.on(actionId as string, handler as (payload: unknown) => void);
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+ return internalChannel_.on(actionId, handler as (payload: unknown) => Awaitable<void>);
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  }
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  /**
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  * automatically typed — passing the wrong type is a **compile error**:
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  *
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- * // ActionRecord declares: 'add-to-cart': {productId: number; qty: number}
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- * dispatchAction('add-to-cart', {productId: 42, qty: 1}); // ✅
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- * dispatchAction('add-to-cart', 'wrong'); // ❌ compile error
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- * dispatchAction('unknown-action', 'x'); // ❌ compile error
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+ * // ActionRecord declares: 'add_to_cart': {productId: number; qty: number}
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+ * dispatchAction('add_to_cart', {productId: 42, qty: 1}); // ✅
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+ * dispatchAction('add_to_cart', 'wrong'); // ❌ compile error
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+ * dispatchAction('unknown_action', 'x'); // ❌ compile error
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  * ```
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  *
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@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ export function onAction<K extends keyof ActionRecord>(
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  *
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  * Use `dispatchAction` when triggering an action from code — e.g. after an
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  * async operation, from a service layer, or in tests. For DOM-driven actions,
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- * use the `on-action` HTML attribute with `setupActionDelegation`.
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+ * use the `on-<eventType>` HTML attribute with `setupActionDelegation`.
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  *
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  * ```ts
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  * import {dispatchAction} from '@alwatr/action';
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  *
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- * dispatchAction('page-ready', 'home');
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  * ```
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@@ -107,23 +106,21 @@ export function onAction<K extends keyof ActionRecord>(
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110
- // Overload for actions with a void/undefined payload — second argument omitted.
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  export function dispatchAction<K extends keyof ActionRecord>(
112
110
  ...args: ActionRecord[K] extends void | undefined ? [actionId: K] : [actionId: K, actionPayload: ActionRecord[K]]
113
- ): void;
114
- // Implementation
115
- export function dispatchAction(actionId: keyof ActionRecord, actionPayload?: unknown): void {
111
+ ): void {
112
+ const [actionId, actionPayload] = args;
116
113
  logger_.logMethodArgs?.('dispatchAction', {actionId, actionPayload});
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- internalChannel_.dispatch(actionId as string, actionPayload);
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+ internalChannel_.dispatch(actionId, actionPayload);
118
115
  }
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117
  // ─── Extension API ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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118
 
122
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  /**
123
- * Registers a custom modifier that can be used in `on-action` attribute syntax.
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+ * Registers a custom modifier that can be used in `on-<eventType>` attribute syntax.
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121
  *
125
- * A modifier is a dot-chained token placed after the event type
126
- * (e.g. `click.mymod->action-id`). Its handler runs before the payload is
122
+ * A modifier is a comma-separated token placed after the `;` separator
123
+ * (e.g. `on-click="action-id; mymod"`). Its handler runs before the payload is
127
124
  * resolved and the action is dispatched. Returning `false` cancels the dispatch.
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125
  *
129
126
  * Built-in modifiers (`prevent`, `stop`, `validate`, `once`) are always
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132
129
  * Registering the same name twice logs an accident and overwrites the previous
133
130
  * handler — avoid duplicate registrations in production code.
134
131
  *
135
- * @param name - The modifier token (lowercase, no dots or arrows).
136
- * @param handler - The `ModifierHandler` function bound to an `ActionContext`.
132
+ * @param name - The modifier token (lowercase, no special characters).
133
+ * @param handler - A `ModifierHandler` receiving `(event, element)`.
137
134
  *
138
135
  * @example — a `confirm` modifier that shows a browser dialog
139
136
  * ```ts
140
137
  * import {registerModifier} from '@alwatr/action';
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138
  *
142
- * registerModifier('confirm', function () {
143
- * return window.confirm('Are you sure?');
144
- * });
139
+ * registerModifier('confirm', () => window.confirm('Are you sure?'));
145
140
  * ```
146
141
  * ```html
147
- * <button on-action="click.confirm->delete-item:42">Delete</button>
142
+ * <button on-click="delete_item:42; confirm">Delete</button>
148
143
  * ```
149
144
  */
150
145
  export function registerModifier(name: string, handler: ModifierHandler): void {
@@ -156,10 +151,10 @@ export function registerModifier(name: string, handler: ModifierHandler): void {
156
151
  }
157
152
 
158
153
  /**
159
- * Registers a custom payload resolver that can be used in `on-action` attribute syntax.
154
+ * Registers a custom payload resolver that can be used in `on-<eventType>` attribute syntax.
160
155
  *
161
- * A payload resolver is a colon-suffixed token in the attribute value
162
- * (e.g. `click->action-id:$mytoken`). Its function is called at dispatch time
156
+ * A payload resolver is a colon-prefixed token in the attribute value
157
+ * (e.g. `on-click="action-id:$mytoken"`). Its function is called at dispatch time
163
158
  * with an `ActionContext` as `this` and the DOM event as the argument.
164
159
  * The return value becomes the `actionPayload` passed to `onAction` subscribers.
165
160
  *
@@ -170,18 +165,18 @@ export function registerModifier(name: string, handler: ModifierHandler): void {
170
165
  * resolver — avoid duplicate registrations in production code.
171
166
  *
172
167
  * @param name - The resolver token (should start with `$` by convention).
173
- * @param resolver - The `PayloadResolver` function bound to an `ActionContext`.
168
+ * @param resolver - A `PayloadResolver` receiving `(event, element)`.
174
169
  *
175
170
  * @example — a `$checked` resolver for checkbox state
176
171
  * ```ts
177
172
  * import {registerPayloadResolver} from '@alwatr/action';
178
173
  *
179
- * registerPayloadResolver('$checked', function () {
180
- * return (this.element as HTMLInputElement).checked;
174
+ * registerPayloadResolver('$checked', (_event, element) => {
175
+ * return (element as HTMLInputElement).checked;
181
176
  * });
182
177
  * ```
183
178
  * ```html
184
- * <input type="checkbox" on-action="change->toggle-feature:$checked" />
179
+ * <input type="checkbox" on-change="toggle_feature:$checked" />
185
180
  * ```
186
181
  */
187
182
  export function registerPayloadResolver(name: string, resolver: PayloadResolver): void {