@e280/sly 0.2.4 → 0.3.0-1

package/README.md

@@ -4,234 +4,167 @@
 # 🦝 sly
 > *mischievous shadow views*
 
+```sh
+npm install lit @e280/sly @e280/strata @e280/stz
+```
+
 [@e280](https://e280.org/)'s new [lit](https://lit.dev/)-based frontend webdev library.
 
-- 🍋 [**#views**](#views) — shadow-dom'd, hooks-based, componentizable
-- 🪵 [**#base-element**](#base-element) — for a more classical experience
-- 🪄 [**#dom**](#dom) — the "it's not jquery" multitool
+- 🍋 [**#views**](#views) — hooks-based, shadow-dom'd, template-literal'd
+- 🪝 [**#hooks**](#hooks) — full reference of available view hooks
 - 🫛 [**#ops**](#ops) — reactive tooling for async operations
 - ⏳ [**#loaders**](#loaders) — animated loading spinners for rendering ops
-- 💅 [**#spa**](#spa) — hash routing for your spa-day
 - 🪙 [**#loot**](#loot) — drag-and-drop facilities
+- 🪄 [**#dom**](#dom) — the "it's not jquery" multitool
 - 🧪 https://sly.e280.org/ — our testing page
-- **✨[shiny](https://shiny.e280.org/)✨** — our wip component library
 
 
 
 <br/><br/>
+<a id="views"></a>
 
-## 🦝 sly and friends
-> `@e280/sly`  
+## 🍋 views
+> *modern views.. in lightness, or darkness..*  
 
-```sh
-npm install @e280/sly lit @e280/strata @e280/stz
-```
+- 🪶 **no compile step** — just god's honest javascript, via [lit](https://lit.dev/)-html tagged-template-literals
+- ⚡ **reactive** — views auto-rerender whenever any [strata](https://github.com/e280/strata)-compatible state changes
+- 🪝 **hooks-based** — declarative rendering with [modern hooks](#hooks) familiar to react devs
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> - 🔥 [lit](https://lit.dev/), for html rendering
-> - ⛏️ [@e280/strata](https://github.com/e280/strata), for state management (signals, state trees)
-> - 🏂 [@e280/stz](https://github.com/e280/stz), our ts standard library
-> - 🐢 [@e280/scute](https://github.com/e280/scute), our buildy-bundly-buddy
+```ts
+import {html} from "lit"
+import {light, shadow, dom} from "@e280/sly"
 
-> [!TIP]
-> you can import everything in sly from `@e280/sly`,  
-> or from specific subpackages like `@e280/sly/view`, `@e280/sly/dom`, etc...
+export const MyLightView = light(() => html`<p>blinded by the light</p>`)
 
+export const MyShadowView = shadow(() => html`<p>shrouded in darkness</p>`)
+```
 
+### 🌞 light views
+> *just pretend it's react*
 
-<br/><br/>
-<a id="views"></a>
+- **define a light view**
+    ```ts
+    import {html} from "lit"
+    import {light, useSignal} from "@e280/sly"
 
-## 🍋🦝 sly views
-> `@e280/sly/view`  
-> *the crown jewel of sly*  
+    export const MyCounter = light((start: number) => {
+      const $count = useSignal(start)
+      const increment = () => $count.value++
 
-```ts
-view(use => () => html`<p>hello world</p>`)
-```
+      return html`
+        <button @click="${increment}">${$count.value}</button>
+      `
+    })
+    ```
+- **render it into the dom**
+    ```ts
+    dom.in(".demo").render(html`
+      <h1>my cool counter demo</h1>
+      ${MyCounter(123)}
+    `)
+    ```
 
-- 🪶 **no compile step** — just god's honest javascript, via [lit](https://lit.dev/)-html tagged-template-literals
-- 🥷 **shadow dom'd** — each view gets its own cozy [shadow](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_components/Using_shadow_DOM) bubble, and supports [slots](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_components/Using_templates_and_slots)
-- 🪝 **hooks-based** — declarative rendering with the [`use`](#use) family of ergonomic hooks
-- ⚡ **reactive** — they auto-rerender whenever any [strata](https://github.com/e280/strata)-compatible state changes
-- 🧐 **not components, per se** — they're comfy typescript-native ui building blocks [(technically, lit directives)](https://lit.dev/docs/templates/custom-directives/)
-- 🧩 **componentizable** — any view can be magically converted into a proper [web component](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_components)
+### 🌚 shadow views
+> *each shadow view gets its own cozy [shadow-dom](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_components/Using_shadow_DOM) bubble and supports [slots](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_components/Using_templates_and_slots)*
 
-### 🍋 view example
-```ts
-import {view, dom, BaseElement} from "@e280/sly"
-import {html, css} from "lit"
-```
-- **declare view**
+- **define a shadow view**
     ```ts
-    export const CounterView = view(use => (start: number) => {
-      use.styles(css`p {color: green}`)
+    import {css, html} from "lit"
+    import {shadow, useName, useCss, useSignal} from "@e280/sly"
+
+    export const MyShadowCounter = shadow((start: number) => {
+      useName("shadow-counter")
+      useCss(css`button { color: cyan }`)
 
-      const $count = use.signal(start)
+      const $count = useSignal(start)
       const increment = () => $count.value++
 
       return html`
-        <button @click="${increment}">
-          ${$count.value}
-        </button>
+        <button @click="${increment}">${$count()}</button>
+        <slot></slot>
       `
     })
     ```
-    - `$count` is a [strata signal](https://github.com/e280/strata#readme) *(we like those)*
-- **inject view into dom**
+- **render it into the dom**
     ```ts
-    dom.in(".app").render(html`
-      <h1>cool counter demo</h1>
-      ${CounterView(1)}
+    dom.in(".demo").render(html`
+      <h1>my cool counter demo</h1>
+      ${MyShadowCounter(234)}
     `)
     ```
-- 🤯 **register view as web component**
+- **.with to nest children or set attrs**
     ```ts
-    dom.register({
-      MyCounter: CounterView
-        .component()
-        .props(() => [1]),
-    })
+    dom.in(".demo").render(html`
+      <h1>my cool counter demo</h1>
+
+      ${MyShadowCounter.with({
+        props: [234],
+        attrs: {"data-whatever": 555},
+        children: html`
+          <p>woah, slotting support!</p>
+        `,
+      })}
+    `)
     ```
-    ```html
-    <my-counter></my-counter>
+- **oh, you can do custom shadow config if needed**
+    ```ts
+    const MyCustomShadow = shadow.config(() => {
+      const host = document.createElement("div")
+      const shadow = host.attachShadow({mode: "open"})
+      return {host, shadow}
+    })(() => html`<p>shrouded in darkness</p>`)
     ```
 
-### 🍋 view settings
-- optional settings for views you should know about
+
+
+<br/><br/>
+<a id="hooks"></a>
+
+## 🪝 hooks
+> *composable view state and utilities*  
+
+### 👮 follow the hooks rules
+
+just like [react hooks](https://react.dev/warnings/invalid-hook-call-warning), the execution order of sly's `use` hooks actually matters.
+
+you must not call these hooks under `if` conditionals, or `for` loops, or in callbacks, or after a conditional `return` statement, or anything like that.. *otherwise, heed my warning: weird bad stuff will happen..*
+
+### 🌚 shadow-only hooks
+- **useName** — *(shadow only)* — set the "view" attribute value
     ```ts
-    export const CoolView = view
-      .settings({mode: "open", delegatesFocus: true})
-      .render(use => (greeting: string) => html`😎 ${greeting} <slot></slot>`)
+    useName("squarepants")
+      // <sly-shadow view="squarepants">
     ```
-    - all [attachShadow params](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/attachShadow#parameters) (like `mode` and `delegatesFocus`) are valid `settings`
-    - note the `<slot></slot>` we'll use in the next example lol
-
-### 🍋 view chains
-- views have this sick chaining syntax for supplying more stuff at the template injection site
+- **useCss** — *(shadow only)*  — attach stylesheets (use lit's `css`!) to the shadow root
     ```ts
-    dom.in(".app").render(html`
-      <h2>cool example</h2>
-      ${CoolView
-        .props("hello")
-        .attr("class", "hero")
-        .children(html`<em>spongebob</em>`)
-        .render()}
-    `)
+    useCss(css1, css2, css3)
     ```
-    - `props` — provide props and start a view chain
-    - `attr` — set html attributes on the `<sly-view>` host element
-    - `children` — add nested [slottable](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_components/Using_templates_and_slots) content
-    - `render` — end the view chain and render the lit directive
-
-### 🍋 view/component universality
-- **you can start with a view,**
+- **useHost** — *(shadow only)*  — get the host element
     ```ts
-    export const GreeterView = view(use => (name: string) => {
-      return html`<p>hello ${name}</p>`
-    })
+    const host = useHost()
     ```
-    - view usage
-        ```ts
-        GreeterView("pimsley")
-        ```
-    **then you can convert it to a component.**
-    ```ts
-    export class GreeterComponent extends (
-      GreeterView
-        .component()
-        .props(component => [component.getAttribute("name") ?? "unknown"])
-    ) {}
-    ```
-    - html usage
-        ```html
-        <greeter-component name="pimsley"></greeter-component>
-        ```
-- **you can start with a component,**
-    ```ts
-    export class GreeterComponent extends (
-      view(use => (name: string) => {
-        return html`<p>hello ${name}</p>`
-      })
-      .component()
-      .props(component => [component.getAttribute("name") ?? "unknown"])
-    ) {}
-    ```
-    - html usage
-        ```html
-        <greeter-component name="pimsley"></greeter-component>
-        ```
-    **and it already has `.view` ready for you.**
-    - view usage
-        ```ts
-        GreeterComponent.view("pimsley")
-        ```
-- **understanding `.component(BaseElement)` and `.props(fn)`**
-    - `.props` takes a fn that is called every render, which returns the props given to the view
-        ```ts
-        .props(() => ["pimsley"])
-        ```
-        the props fn receives the component instance, so you can query html attributes or instance properties
-        ```ts
-        .props(component => [component.getAttribute("name") ?? "unknown"])
-        ```
-    - `.component` accepts a subclass of `BaseElement`, so you can define your own properties and methods for your component class
-        ```ts
-        const GreeterComponent = GreeterView
-
-          // declare your own custom class
-          .component(class extends BaseElement {
-            $name = signal("jim raynor")
-            updateName(name: string) {
-              this.$name.value = name
-            }
-          })
-
-          // props gets the right types on 'component'
-          .props(component => [component.$name.value])
-        ```
-    - `.component` provides the devs interacting with your component, with noice typings
-        ```ts
-        dom<GreeterComponent>("greeter-component").updateName("mortimer")
-        ```
-    - typescript class wizardry
-        - ❌ smol-brain approach exports class value, but NOT the typings
-            ```ts
-            export const GreeterComponent = (...)
-            ```
-        - ✅ giga-brain approach exports class value AND the typings
-            ```ts
-            export class GreeterComponent extends (...) {}
-            ```
-- **register web components to the dom**
-    ```ts
-    dom.register({GreeterComponent})
-    ```
-- **oh and don't miss out on the insta-component shorthand**
-    ```ts
-    dom.register({
-      QuickComponent: view.component(use => html`⚡ incredi`),
-    })
+- **useShadow** — *(shadow only)*  — get the shadow root
+    ```ts
+    const shadow = useShadow()
     ```
 
-<a id="use"></a>
-
-### 🍋 "use" hooks reference
-- 👮 **follow the hooks rules**  
-    > just like [react hooks](https://react.dev/warnings/invalid-hook-call-warning), the execution order of sly's `use` hooks actually matters..  
-    > you must not call these hooks under `if` conditionals, or `for` loops, or in callbacks, or after a conditional `return` statement, or anything like that.. *otherwise, heed my warning: weird bad stuff will happen..*
-- **use.name** — set the "view" attr value, eg `<sly-view view="squarepants">`
+### 🌞 universal hooks
+- **useState** — react-like hook to create some reactive state (we prefer signals)
     ```ts
-    use.name("squarepants")
+    const [count, setCount] = useState(0)
+
+    const increment = () => setCount(n => n + 1)
     ```
-- **use.styles** — attach stylesheets into the view's shadow dom
+- **useRef** — react-like hook to make a non-reactive box for a value
     ```ts
-    use.styles(css1, css2, css3)
+    const ref = useRef(0)
+
+    ref.current // 0
+    ref.current = 1 // does not trigger rerender
     ```
-    *(alias `use.css`)*
-- **use.signal** — create a [strata signal](https://github.com/e280/strata)
+- **useSignal** — create a [strata](https://github.com/e280/strata) signal
     ```ts
-    const $count = use.signal(1)
+    const $count = useSignal(1)
 
     // read the signal
     $count()
@@ -239,391 +172,95 @@ import {html, css} from "lit"
     // write the signal
     $count(2)
     ```
-    - `derived` signals
-        ```ts
-        const $product = use.derived(() => $count() * $whatever())
-        ```
-    - `lazy` signals
-        ```ts
-        const $product = use.lazy(() => $count() * $whatever())
-        ```
-    - go read the [strata readme](https://github.com/e280/strata) about this stuff
-- **use.once** — run fn at initialization, and return a value
-    ```ts
-    const whatever = use.once(() => {
-      console.log("happens only once")
+    - see [strata readme](https://github.com/e280/strata)
+- **useDerived** — create a [strata](https://github.com/e280/strata) derived signal
+    ```ts
+    const $product = useDerived(() => $count() * $whatever())
+    ```
+    - see [strata readme](https://github.com/e280/strata)
+- **useOnce** — run fn at initialization, and return a value
+    ```ts
+    const whatever = useOnce(() => {
+      console.log("happens one time")
       return 123
     })
 
     whatever // 123
     ```
-- **use.mount** — setup mount/unmount lifecycle
+- **useMount** — setup mount/unmount lifecycle
     ```ts
-    use.mount(() => {
-      console.log("view mounted")
-
-      return () => {
-        console.log("view unmounted")
-      }
+    useMount(() => {
+      console.log("mounted")
+      return () => console.log("unmounted")
     })
     ```
-- **use.wake** — run fn each time mounted, and return value
+- **useWake** — run fn each time mounted, and return value
     ```ts
-    const whatever = use.wake(() => {
-      console.log("view mounted")
+    const whatever = useWake(() => {
+      console.log("mounted")
       return 123
     })
 
     whatever // 123
     ```
-- **use.life** — mount/unmount lifecycle, but also return a value
+- **useLife** — mount/unmount lifecycle, but also return a value
     ```ts
-    const v = use.life(() => {
+    const whatever = useLife(() => {
       console.log("mounted")
       const value = 123
       return [value, () => console.log("unmounted")]
     })
 
-    v // 123
+    whatever // 123
     ```
-- **use.events** — attach event listeners to the element (auto-cleaned up)  
+- **useRender** — returns a fn to rerender the view (debounced)
     ```ts
-    use.events({
-      keydown: (e: KeyboardEvent) => console.log("keydown", e.code),
-      keyup: (e: KeyboardEvent) => console.log("keyup", e.code),
-    })
+    const render = useRender()
+
+    render().then(() => console.log("render done"))
     ```
-- **use.states** — [internal states](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ElementInternals/states) helper  
+- **useRendered** — get a promise that resolves *after* the next render
     ```ts
-    const states = use.states()
-    states.assign("active", "cool")
-    ```
-    ```css
-    [view="my-view"]::state(active) { color: yellow; }
-    [view="my-view"]::state(cool) { outline: 1px solid cyan; }
-    ```
-- **use.attrs** — ergonomic typed html attribute access  
-    - `use.attrs` is similar to [#dom.attrs](#dom.attrs)
-        ```ts
-        const attrs = use.attrs({
-          name: String,
-          count: Number,
-          active: Boolean,
-        })
-        ```
-        ```ts
-        attrs.name // "chase"
-        attrs.count // 123
-        attrs.active // true
-        ```
-    - use.attrs.{strings/numbers/booleans}
-        ```ts
-        use.attrs.strings.name // "chase"
-        use.attrs.numbers.count // 123
-        use.attrs.booleans.active // true
-        ```
-    - use.attrs.on
-        ```ts
-        use.attrs.on(() => console.log("an attribute changed"))
-        ```
-- **use.render** — rerender the view (debounced)
-    ```ts
-    use.render()
-    ```
-- **use.renderNow** — rerender the view instantly (not debounced)
-    ```ts
-    use.renderNow()
-    ```
-- **use.rendered** — promise that resolves *after* the next render
-    ```ts
-    use.rendered.then(() => {
-      const slot = use.shadow.querySelector("slot")
-      console.log(slot)
-    })
+    useRendered().then(() => console.log("rendered"))
     ```
-- **use.op** — start with an op based on an async fn
+- **useOp** — start loading an op based on an async fn
     ```ts
-    const op = use.op(async() => {
+    const op = useOp(async() => {
       await nap(5000)
       return 123
     })
     ```
-- **use.op.promise** — start with an op based on a promise
+- **useOpPromise** — start loading an op based on a promise
     ```ts
-    const op = use.op.promise(doAsyncWork())
+    const op = useOpPromise(doAsyncWork())
     ```
 
-### 🍋 "use" recipes
+### 🧑‍🍳 happy hooks recipes
 - make a ticker — mount, cycle, and nap
     ```ts
     import {cycle, nap} from "@e280/stz"
     ```
     ```ts
-    const $seconds = use.signal(0)
+    const $seconds = useSignal(0)
 
-    use.mount(() => cycle(async() => {
+    useMount(() => cycle(async() => {
       await nap(1000)
       $seconds.value++
     }))
     ```
 - wake + rendered, to do something after each mount's first render
     ```ts
-    use.wake(() => use.rendered.then(() => {
+    useWake(() => useRendered.then(() => {
       console.log("after first render")
     }))
     ```
 
 
 
-<br/><br/>
-<a id="base-element"></a>
-
-## 🪵🦝 sly base element
-> `@e280/sly/base`  
-> *the classic experience*  
-
-```ts
-import {BaseElement, Use, dom} from "@e280/sly"
-import {html, css} from "lit"
-```
-
-`BaseElement` is more of an old-timey class-based "boomer" approach to making web components, but with a millennial twist — its `render` method gives you the same `use` hooks that views enjoy.
-
-👮 a *BaseElement* is not a *View*, and cannot be converted into a *View*.
-
-### 🪵 let's clarify some sly terminology
-- "Element"
-    - an html element; any subclass of the browser's HTMLElement
-    - all genuine ["web components"](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Web_components) are elements
-- "BaseElement"
-    - sly's own subclass of the browser-native HTMLElement
-    - is a true element and web component (can be registered to the dom)
-- "View"
-    - sly's own magic concept that uses a lit-directive to render stuff
-    - NOT an element or web component (can NOT be registered to the dom)
-    - NOT related to BaseElement
-    - can be converted into a Component via `view.component().props(() => [])`
-- "Component"
-    - a sly view that has been converted into an element
-    - is a true element and web component (can be registered to the dom)
-    - actually a subclass of BaseElement
-    - actually contains the view on `Component.view`
-
-### 🪵 base element setup
-- **declare your element class**
-    ```ts
-    export class MyElement extends BaseElement {
-      static styles = css`span{color:orange}`
-
-      // custom property
-      $start = signal(10)
-
-      // custom attributes
-      attrs = dom.attrs(this).spec({
-        multiply: Number,
-      })
-
-      // custom methods
-      hello() {
-        return "world"
-      }
-
-      render(use: Use) {
-        const $count = use.signal(1)
-        const increment = () => $count.value++
-
-        const {$start} = this
-        const {multiply = 1} = this.attrs
-        const result = $start() + (multiply * $count())
-
-        return html`
-          <span>${result}</span>
-          <button @click="${increment}">+</button>
-        `
-      }
-    }
-    ```
-- **register your element to the dom**
-    ```ts
-    dom.register({MyElement})
-    ```
-
-### 🪵 base element usage
-- **place the element in your html body**
-    ```html
-    <body>
-      <my-element></my-element>
-    </body>
-    ```
-- **now you can interact with it**
-    ```ts
-    const myElement = dom<MyElement>("my-element")
-
-    // js property
-    myElement.$start(100)
-
-    // html attributes
-    myElement.attrs.multiply = 2
-
-    // methods
-    myElement.hello()
-      // "world"
-    ```
-
-
-
-<br/><br/>
-<a id="dom"></a>
-
-## 🪄🦝 sly dom
-> `@e280/sly/dom`  
-> *the "it's not jquery!" multitool*  
-
-```ts
-import {dom} from "@e280/sly"
-```
-
-### 🪄 dom queries
-- `require` an element
-    ```ts
-    dom(".demo")
-      // HTMLElement (or throws)
-    ```
-    ```ts
-    // alias
-    dom.require(".demo")
-      // HTMLElement (or throws)
-    ```
-- `maybe` get an element
-    ```ts
-    dom.maybe(".demo")
-      // HTMLElement | undefined
-    ```
-- `all` matching elements in an array
-    ```ts
-    dom.all(".demo ul li")
-      // HTMLElement[]
-    ```
-
-### 🪄 dom.in scope
-- make a scope
-    ```ts
-    dom.in(".demo") // selector
-      // Dom instance
-    ```
-    ```ts
-    dom.in(demoElement) // element
-      // Dom instance
-    ```
-- run queries in that scope
-    ```ts
-    dom.in(demoElement).require(".button")
-    ```
-    ```ts
-    dom.in(demoElement).maybe(".button")
-    ```
-    ```ts
-    dom.in(demoElement).all("ol li")
-    ```
-
-### 🪄 dom utilities
-- `dom.register` web components
-    ```ts
-    dom.register({MyComponent, AnotherCoolComponent})
-      // <my-component>
-      // <another-cool-component>
-    ```
-    - `dom.register` automatically dashes the tag names (`MyComponent` becomes `<my-component>`)
-- `dom.render` content into an element
-    ```ts
-    dom.render(element, html`<p>hello world</p>`)
-    ```
-    ```ts
-    dom.in(".demo").render(html`<p>hello world</p>`)
-    ```
-- `dom.el` little element builder
-    ```ts
-    const div = dom.el("div", {"data-whatever": 123, "data-active": true})
-      // <div data-whatever="123" data-active></div>
-    ```
-- `dom.elmer` make an element with a fluent chain
-    ```ts
-    const div = dom.elmer("div")
-      .attr("data-whatever", 123)
-      .attr("data-active")
-      .children("hello world")
-      .done()
-        // HTMLElement
-    ```
-- `dom.mk` make an element with a lit template (returns the first)
-    ```ts
-    const div = dom.mk(html`
-      <div data-whatever="123" data-active>
-        hello world
-      </div>
-    `) // HTMLElement
-    ```
-- `dom.events` <a id="dom.events"></a> to attach event listeners
-    ```ts
-    const detach = dom.events(element, {
-      keydown: (e: KeyboardEvent) => console.log("keydown", e.code),
-      keyup: (e: KeyboardEvent) => console.log("keyup", e.code),
-    })
-    ```
-    ```ts
-    const detach = dom.in(".demo").events({
-      keydown: (e: KeyboardEvent) => console.log("keydown", e.code),
-      keyup: (e: KeyboardEvent) => console.log("keyup", e.code),
-    })
-    ```
-    ```ts
-    // unattach those event listeners when you're done
-    detach()
-    ```
-- `dom.attrs` <a id="dom.attrs"></a> to setup a type-happy html attribute helper
-    ```ts
-    const attrs = dom.attrs(element).spec({
-      name: String,
-      count: Number,
-      active: Boolean,
-    })
-    ```
-    ```ts
-    const attrs = dom.in(".demo").attrs.spec({
-      name: String,
-      count: Number,
-      active: Boolean,
-    })
-    ```
-    ```ts
-    attrs.name // "chase"
-    attrs.count // 123
-    attrs.active // true
-    ```
-    ```ts
-    attrs.name = "zenky"
-    attrs.count = 124
-    attrs.active = false // removes html attr
-    ```
-    ```ts
-    attrs.name = undefined // removes the attr
-    attrs.count = undefined // removes the attr
-    ```
-    or if you wanna be more loosey-goosey, skip the spec
-    ```ts
-    const a = dom.in(".demo").attrs
-    a.strings.name = "pimsley"
-    a.numbers.count = 125
-    a.booleans.active = true
-    ```
-
-
-
 <br/><br/>
 <a id="ops"></a>
 
-## 🫛🦝 sly ops
-> `@e280/sly/ops`  
+## 🫛 ops
 > *tools for async operations and loading spinners*  
 
 ```ts
@@ -732,8 +369,7 @@ import {Pod, podium, Op, loaders} from "@e280/sly"
 <br/><br/>
 <a id="loaders"></a>
 
-## ⏳🦝 sly loaders
-> `@e280/sly/loaders`  
+## ⏳ loaders
 > *animated loading spinners for ops*  
 
 ```ts
@@ -765,100 +401,10 @@ import {loaders} from "@e280/sly"
 
 
 
-<br/><br/>
-<a id="spa"></a>
-
-## 💅🦝 sly spa
-> `@e280/sly/spa`  
-> *hash router for single-page-apps*  
-
-```ts
-import {spa, html} from "@e280/sly"
-```
-
-### 💅 spa.Router basics
-- **make a spa router**
-    ```ts
-    const router = new spa.Router({
-      routes: {
-        home: spa.route("#/", async() => html`home`),
-        settings: spa.route("#/settings", async() => html`settings`),
-        user: spa.route("#/user/{userId}", async({userId}) => html`user ${userId}`),
-      },
-    })
-    ```
-    - all route strings must start with `#/`
-    - use braces like `{userId}` to accept string params
-    - home-equivalent hashes like `""` and `"#"` are normalized to `"#/"`
-    - the router has an effect on the appearance of the url in the browser address bar -- the home `#/` is removed, aesthetically, eg, `e280.org/#/` is rewritten to `e280.org` using *history.replaceState*
-    - you can provide `loader` option if you want to specify the loading spinner (defaults to `loaders.make()`)
-    - you can provide `notFound` option, if you want to specify what is shown on invalid routes (defaults to `() => null`)
-    - when `auto` is true (default), the router calls `.refresh()` and `.listen()` in the constructor.. set it to `false` if you want manual control
-    - you can set `auto` option false if you want to omit the default initial refresh and listen calls
-- **render your current page**
-    ```ts
-    return html`
-      <div class="my-page">
-        ${router.render()}
-      </div>
-    `
-    ```
-    - returns lit content
-    - shows a loading spinner when pages are loading
-    - will display the notFound content for invalid routes (defaults to null)
-- **perform navigations**
-    - go to settings page
-        ```ts
-        await router.nav.settings.go()
-          // goes to "#/settings"
-        ```
-    - go to user page
-        ```ts
-        await router.nav.user.go("123")
-          // goes to "#/user/123"
-        ```
-
-### 💅 spa.Router advanced
-- **generate a route's hash string**
-    ```ts
-    const hash = router.nav.user.hash("123")
-      // "#/user/123"
-
-    html`<a href="${hash}">user 123</a>`
-    ```
-- **check if a route is the currently-active one**
-    ```ts
-    const hash = router.nav.user.active
-      // true
-    ```
-- **force-refresh the router**
-    ```ts
-    await router.refresh()
-    ```
-- **force-navigate the router by hash**
-    ```ts
-    await router.refresh("#/user/123")
-    ```
-- **get the current hash string (normalized)**
-    ```ts
-    router.hash
-      // "#/user/123"
-    ```
-- **the `route(...)` helper fn enables the braces-params syntax**
-    - but, if you wanna do it differently, you *can* implement your own hash parser to do your own funky syntax
-- **dispose the router when you're done with it**
-    ```ts
-    router.dispose()
-      // stop listening to hashchange events
-    ```
-
-
-
 <br/><br/>
 <a id="loot"></a>
 
-## 🪙🦝 loot
-> `@e280/sly/loot`  
+## 🪙 loot
 > *drag-and-drop facilities*  
 
 ```ts
@@ -881,7 +427,7 @@ import {ev} from "@e280/stz"
 - **attach event listeners to your dropzone,** one of these ways:
   - **view example**
       ```ts
-      view(() => () => html`
+      light(() => html`
         <div
           ?data-indicator="${drops.$indicator()}"
           @dragover="${drops.dragover}"
@@ -937,9 +483,9 @@ import {ev} from "@e280/stz"
     ```
 - **attach dragzone listeners** (there can be many dragzones...)
     ```ts
-    view(use => () => {
-      const money = use.once((): Money => ({value: 280}))
-      const dragzone = use.once(() => dnd.dragzone(() => money))
+    light(() => {
+      const money = useOnce((): Money => ({value: 280}))
+      const dragzone = useOnce(() => dnd.dragzone(() => money))
 
       return html`
         <div
@@ -953,9 +499,9 @@ import {ev} from "@e280/stz"
     ```
 - **attach dropzone listeners** (there can be many dropzones...)
     ```ts
-    view(use => () => {
-      const bag = use.once((): Bag => ({id: 1}))
-      const dropzone = use.once(() => dnd.dropzone(() => bag))
+    light(() => {
+      const bag = useOnce((): Bag => ({id: 1}))
+      const dropzone = useOnce(() => dnd.dropzone(() => bag))
       const indicator = !!(dnd.dragging && dnd.hovering === bag)
 
       return html`
@@ -978,13 +524,155 @@ import {ev} from "@e280/stz"
 
 
 <br/><br/>
-<a id="e280"></a>
+<a id="dom"></a>
 
-## 🧑‍💻🦝 sly is by e280
-reward us with github stars  
-build with us at https://e280.org/ but only if you're cool  
+## 🪄 dom
+> *the "it's not jquery!" multitool*  
+
+```ts
+import {dom} from "@e280/sly"
+```
+
+### 🪄 dom queries
+- `require` an element
+    ```ts
+    dom(".demo")
+      // HTMLElement (or throws)
+    ```
+    ```ts
+    // alias
+    dom.require(".demo")
+      // HTMLElement (or throws)
+    ```
+- `maybe` get an element
+    ```ts
+    dom.maybe(".demo")
+      // HTMLElement | undefined
+    ```
+- `all` matching elements in an array
+    ```ts
+    dom.all(".demo ul li")
+      // HTMLElement[]
+    ```
+
+### 🪄 dom.in scope
+- make a scope
+    ```ts
+    dom.in(".demo") // selector
+      // Dom instance
+    ```
+    ```ts
+    dom.in(demoElement) // element
+      // Dom instance
+    ```
+- run queries in that scope
+    ```ts
+    dom.in(demoElement).require(".button")
+    ```
+    ```ts
+    dom.in(demoElement).maybe(".button")
+    ```
+    ```ts
+    dom.in(demoElement).all("ol li")
+    ```
+
+### 🪄 dom utilities
+- `dom.register` web components
+    ```ts
+    dom.register({MyComponent, AnotherCoolComponent})
+      // <my-component>
+      // <another-cool-component>
+    ```
+    - `dom.register` automatically dashes the tag names (`MyComponent` becomes `<my-component>`)
+- `dom.render` content into an element
+    ```ts
+    dom.render(element, html`<p>hello world</p>`)
+    ```
+    ```ts
+    dom.in(".demo").render(html`<p>hello world</p>`)
+    ```
+- `dom.el` little element builder
+    ```ts
+    const div = dom.el("div", {"data-whatever": 123, "data-active": true})
+      // <div data-whatever="123" data-active></div>
+    ```
+- `dom.elmer` make an element with a fluent chain
+    ```ts
+    const div = dom.elmer("div")
+      .attr("data-whatever", 123)
+      .attr("data-active")
+      .children("hello world")
+      .done()
+        // HTMLElement
+    ```
+- `dom.mk` make an element with a lit template (returns the first)
+    ```ts
+    const div = dom.mk(html`
+      <div data-whatever="123" data-active>
+        hello world
+      </div>
+    `) // HTMLElement
+    ```
+- `dom.events` <a id="dom.events"></a> to attach event listeners
+    ```ts
+    const detach = dom.events(element, {
+      keydown: (e: KeyboardEvent) => console.log("keydown", e.code),
+      keyup: (e: KeyboardEvent) => console.log("keyup", e.code),
+    })
+    ```
+    ```ts
+    const detach = dom.in(".demo").events({
+      keydown: (e: KeyboardEvent) => console.log("keydown", e.code),
+      keyup: (e: KeyboardEvent) => console.log("keyup", e.code),
+    })
+    ```
+    ```ts
+    // unattach those event listeners when you're done
+    detach()
+    ```
+- `dom.attrs` <a id="dom.attrs"></a> to setup a type-happy html attribute helper
+    ```ts
+    const attrs = dom.attrs(element).spec({
+      name: String,
+      count: Number,
+      active: Boolean,
+    })
+    ```
+    ```ts
+    const attrs = dom.in(".demo").attrs.spec({
+      name: String,
+      count: Number,
+      active: Boolean,
+    })
+    ```
+    ```ts
+    attrs.name // "chase"
+    attrs.count // 123
+    attrs.active // true
+    ```
+    ```ts
+    attrs.name = "zenky"
+    attrs.count = 124
+    attrs.active = false // removes html attr
+    ```
+    ```ts
+    attrs.name = undefined // removes the attr
+    attrs.count = undefined // removes the attr
+    ```
+    or if you wanna be more loosey-goosey, skip the spec
+    ```ts
+    const a = dom.in(".demo").attrs
+    a.strings.name = "pimsley"
+    a.numbers.count = 125
+    a.booleans.active = true
+    ```
 
 
 
 <br/><br/>
+<a id="e280"></a>
+
+## 🧑‍💻 sly is by e280
+reward us with github stars  
+build with us at https://e280.org/ but only if you're cool