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mono-jsx 0.4.0 → 0.5.0

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@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ mono-jsx is a JSX runtime that renders `<html>` element to `Response` object in
 - 🚀 No build step needed
 - 🦋 Lightweight (8KB gzipped), zero dependencies
-- 🔫 Minimal state runtime
-- 🚨 Complete Web API TypeScript definitions
+- 🚦 Signals as reactive primitives
+- 🗂️ Complete Web API TypeScript definitions
 - ⏳ Streaming rendering
 - 🥷 [htmx](#using-htmx) integration
 - 🌎 Universal, works in Node.js, Deno, Bun, Cloudflare Workers, etc.
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ export default {
     <html>
       <h1>Welcome to mono-jsx!</h1>
     </html>
-  ),
-};
+  )
+}
 ```
 For Deno/Bun users, you can run the `app.tsx` directly:
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ function Container() {
       {/* Named slot */}
       <slot name="desc" />
     </div>
-  );
+  )
 }
 function App() {
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ function App() {
       {/* This goes to the default slot */}
       <h1>Hello world!</h1>
     </Container>
-  );
+  )
 }
 ```
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ function App() {
       <style>{css`h1 { font-size: 3rem; }`}</style>
       <script>{js`console.log("Hello world!")`}</script>
     </head>
-  );
+  )
 }
 ```
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ function Button() {
     <button onClick={(evt) => alert("BOOM!")}>
       Click Me
     </button>
-  );
+  )
 }
 ```
@@ -234,9 +234,10 @@ function Button() {
 ```tsx
 import { doSomething } from "some-library";
-function Button(this: FC, props: { role: string }) {
-  let message = "BOOM!";
-  console.log(message); // only executes on server-side
+function Button(this: FC<{ count: 0 }>, props: { role: string }) {
+  const message = "BOOM!";        // server-side variable
+  this.count = 0;                 // initialize a signal
+  console.log(message);           // only prints on server-side
   return (
     <button
       role={props.role}
@@ -247,37 +248,27 @@ function Button(this: FC, props: { role: string }) {
         Deno.exit(0);             // ❌ `Deno` is unavailable in the browser
         document.title = "BOOM!"; // ✅ `document` is a browser API
         console.log(evt.target);  // ✅ `evt` is the event object
-        this.count++;             // ✅ update the state `count`
+        this.count++;             // ✅ update the `count` signal
       }}
     >
-      Click Me
+      <slot />
     </button>
-  );
+  )
 }
 ```
-Additionally, mono-jsx supports the `mount` event for when elements are mounted in the client-side DOM:
-```jsx
-function App() {
-  return (
-    <div onMount={(evt) => console.log(evt.target, "Mounted!")}>
-      <h1>Welcome to mono-jsx!</h1>
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-```
+### Using `<form>` Element
-mono-jsx also accepts functions for the `action` property on `form` elements, which will be called on form submission:
+mono-jsx supports `<form>` elements with the `action` attribute. The `action` attribute can be a string URL or a function that accepts a `FormData` object. The function will be called on form submission, and the `FormData` object will contain the form data.
 ```tsx
 function App() {
   return (
-    <form action={(data: FormData, event: SubmitEvent) => console.log(data.get("name"))}>
+    <form action={(data: FormData) => console.log(data.get("name"))}>
       <input type="text" name="name" />
       <button type="submit">Submit</button>
     </form>
-  );
+  )
 }
 ```
@@ -291,13 +282,13 @@ async function Loader(props: { url: string }) {
   return <JsonViewer data={data} />;
 }
-default {
+export default {
   fetch: (req) => (
     <html>
       <Loader url="https://api.example.com/data" placeholder={<p>Loading...</p>} />
     </html>
-  ),
-};
+  )
+}
 ```
 You can also use async generators to yield multiple elements over time. This is useful for streaming rendering of LLM tokens:
@@ -318,113 +309,169 @@ async function* Chat(props: { prompt: string }) {
   }
 }
-default {
+export default {
   fetch: (req) => (
     <html>
       <Chat prompt="Tell me a story" placeholder={<span style="color:grey">●</span>} />
     </html>
-  ),
-};
+  )
+}
 ```
-## Reactive
+## Using Signals
-mono-jsx provides a minimal state runtime for updating the view based on client-side state changes.
+mono-jsx uses signals for updating the view when a signal changes. Signals are similar to React's state, but they are more lightweight and efficient. You can use signals to manage state in your components.
-### Using Component State
+### Using Component Signals
-You can use the `this` keyword in your components to manage state. The state is bound to the component instance and can be updated directly, and will automatically re-render the view when the state changes:
+You can use the `this` keyword in your components to manage signals. The signals is bound to the component instance and can be updated directly, and will automatically re-render the view when a signal changes:
 ```tsx
 function Counter(
   this: FC<{ count: number }>,
   props: { initialCount?: number },
 ) {
-  // Initialize state
+  // Initialize a singal
   this.count = props.initialCount ?? 0;
   return (
     <div>
-      {/* render state */}
+      {/* render singal */}
       <span>{this.count}</span>
-      {/* Update state to trigger re-render */}
+      {/* Update singal to trigger re-render */}
       <button onClick={() => this.count--}>-</button>
       <button onClick={() => this.count++}>+</button>
     </div>
-  );
+  )
 }
 ```
-### Using App State
+### Using App Signals
-You can define app state by adding `appState` prop to the root `<html>` element. The app state is available in all components via `this.app.<stateKey>`. Changes to the app state will trigger re-renders in all components that use it:
+You can define app signals by adding `app` prop to the root `<html>` element. The app signals is available in all components via `this.app.<SignalName>`. Changes to the app signals will trigger re-renders in all components that use it:
 ```tsx
-function Header(this: FC<{}, { title: string }>) {
+interface AppSignals {
+  themeColor: string;
+}
+function Header(this: FC<{}, AppSignals>) {
   return (
     <header>
-      <h1>{this.app.title}</h1>
+      <h1 style={this.computed(() => ({ color: this.app.themeColor }))}>Welcome to mono-jsx!</h1>
     </header>
-  );
+  )
 }
-function Footer(this: FC<{}, { title: string }>) {
+function Footer(this: FC<{}, AppSignals>) {
   return (
     <footer>
-      <p>(c) 2025 {this.app.title}</p>
+      <p style={this.computed(() => ({ color: this.app.themeColor }))}>(c) 2025 mono-jsx.</p>
     </footer>
-  );
+  )
 }
-function Main(this: FC<{}, { title: string }>) {
+function Main(this: FC<{}, AppSignals>) {
   return (
     <main>
-      <h1>{this.app.title}</h1>
-      <h2>Changing the title</h2>
-      <input
-        onInput={(evt) => this.app.title = evt.target.value}
-        placeholder="Enter a new title"
-      />
+      <p>
+        <label>Theme Color: </label>
+        <input type="color" onInput={({ target }) => this.app.themeColor = target.value}/>
+      </p>
     </main>
-  );
+  )
 }
 export default {
   fetch: (req) => (
-    <html appState={{ title: "Welcome to mono-jsx!" }}>
+    <html app={{ themeColor: "#232323" }}>
       <Header />
       <Main />
       <Footer />
     </html>
-  ),
-};
+  )
+}
 ```
-### Using Computed State
+### Using Computed Signals
-You can use `this.computed` to create computed state based on state. The computed state will automatically update when the state changes:
+You can use `this.computed` to create a derived signal based on other signals:
 ```tsx
 function App(this: FC<{ input: string }>) {
-  this.input = "Welcome to mono-jsx!";
+  this.input = "Welcome to mono-jsx";
   return (
     <div>
       <h1>{this.computed(() => this.input + "!")}</h1>
       <form action={(fd) => this.input = fd.get("input") as string}>
-        <input type="text" name="input" value={this.input} />
+        <input type="text" name="input" value={"" + this.input} />
         <button type="submit">Submit</button>
       </form>
     </div>
-  );
+  )
+}
+```
+### Using Effects
+You can use `this.effect` to create side effects based on signals. The effect will run whenever the signal changes:
+```tsx
+function App(this: FC<{ count: number }>) {
+  this.count = 0;
+  this.effect(() => {
+    console.log("Count changed:", this.count);
+  });
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <span>{this.count}</span>
+      <button onClick={() => this.count++}>+</button>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+```
+The callback function of `this.effect` can return a cleanup function that gets run once the component element has been removed via `<toggle>` or `<switch>` condition rendering:
+```tsx
+function Counter(this: FC<{ count: number }>) {
+  this.count = 0;
+  this.effect(() => {
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      this.count++;
+    }, 1000);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  });
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <span>{this.count}</span>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+function App(this: FC<{ show: boolean }>) {
+  this.show = true
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <toggle show={this.show}>
+        <Foo />
+      </toggle>
+      <button onClick={e => this.show = !this.show }>{this.computed(() => this.show ? 'Hide': 'Show')}</button>
+    </div>
+  )
 }
 ```
-### Using `<toggle>` Element with State
+### Using `<toggle>` Element with Signals
-The `<toggle>` element conditionally renders content based on the value of a state.
+The `<toggle>` element conditionally renders content based on the `show` prop:
 ```tsx
 function App(this: FC<{ show: boolean }>) {
@@ -436,7 +483,7 @@ function App(this: FC<{ show: boolean }>) {
   return (
     <div>
-      <toggle value={this.show}>
+      <toggle show={this.show}>
         <h1>Welcome to mono-jsx!</h1>
       </toggle>
@@ -444,16 +491,16 @@ function App(this: FC<{ show: boolean }>) {
         {this.computed(() => this.show ? "Hide" : "Show")}
       </button>
     </div>
-  );
+  )
 }
 ```
-### Using `<switch>` Element with State
+### Using `<switch>` Element with Signals
-The `<switch>` element renders different content based on the value of a state. Elements with matching `slot` attributes are displayed when their value matches, otherwise default content is shown:
+The `<switch>` element renders different content based on the value of a signal. Elements with matching `slot` attributes are displayed when their value matches, otherwise default slots are shown:
 ```tsx
-function App(this: FC<{ lang: "en" | "zh" | "emoji" }>) {
+function App(this: FC<{ lang: "en" | "zh" | "🙂" }>) {
   this.lang = "en";
   return (
@@ -466,19 +513,19 @@ function App(this: FC<{ lang: "en" | "zh" | "emoji" }>) {
       <p>
         <button onClick={() => this.lang = "en"}>English</button>
         <button onClick={() => this.lang = "zh"}>中文</button>
-        <button onClick={() => this.lang = "emoji"}>Emoji</button>
+        <button onClick={() => this.lang = "🙂"}>🙂</button>
       </p>
     </div>
-  );
+  )
 }
 ```
-### Limitation of State
+### Limitation of Signals
-1\. Component state cannot be used in arrow function components.
+1\. Arrow function are non-stateful components.
 ```tsx
-// ❌ Won't work - state updates won't refresh the view
+// ❌ Won't work - use `this` in a non-stateful component
 const App = () => {
   this.count = 0;
   return (
@@ -486,7 +533,7 @@ const App = () => {
       <span>{this.count}</span>
       <button onClick={() => this.count++}>+</button>
     </div>
-  );
+  )
 };
 // ✅ Works correctly
@@ -497,16 +544,16 @@ function App(this: FC) {
       <span>{this.count}</span>
       <button onClick={() => this.count++}>+</button>
     </div>
-  );
+  )
 }
 ```
-2\. Component state cannot be computed outside of the `this.computed` method.
+2\. Signals cannot be computed outside of the `this.computed` method.
 ```tsx
-// ❌ Won't work - state updates won't refresh the view
+// ❌ Won't work - updates of a signal won't refresh the view
 function App(this: FC<{ message: string }>) {
-  this.message = "Welcome to mono-jsx!";
+  this.message = "Welcome to mono-jsx";
   return (
     <div>
       <h1 title={this.message + "!"}>{this.message + "!"}</h1>
@@ -514,12 +561,12 @@ function App(this: FC<{ message: string }>) {
         Click Me
       </button>
     </div>
-  );
+  )
 }
 // ✅ Works correctly
 function App(this: FC) {
-  this.message = "Welcome to mono-jsx!";
+  this.message = "Welcome to mono-jsx";
   return (
     <div>
       <h1 title={this.computed(() => this.message + "!")}>{this.computed(() => this.message + "!")}</h1>
@@ -527,33 +574,89 @@ function App(this: FC) {
         Click Me
       </button>
     </div>
-  );
+  )
+}
+```
+3\. The callback function of `this.computed` must be a pure function. That means it should not create side effects or access any non-stateful variables. For example, you cannot use `Deno` or `document` in the callback function:
+```tsx
+// ❌ Won't work - throws `Deno is not defined` when the button is clicked
+function App(this: FC<{ message: string }>) {
+  this.message = "Welcome to mono-jsx";
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1>{this.computed(() => this.message + "! (Deno " + Deno.version.deno + ")")}</h1>
+      <button onClick={() => this.message = "Clicked"}>
+        Click Me
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+// ✅ Works correctly
+function App(this: FC<{ message: string, denoVersion: string }>) {
+  this.denoVersion = Deno.version.deno;
+  this.message = "Welcome to mono-jsx";
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <h1>{this.computed(() => this.message + "! (Deno " + this.denoVersion + ")")}</h1>
+      <button onClick={() => this.message = "Clicked"}>
+        Click Me
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  )
 }
 ```
 ## Using `this` in Components
-mono-jsx binds a special `this` object to your components when they are rendered. This object contains properties and methods that you can use to manage state, context, and other features.
+mono-jsx binds a scoped signals object to `this` of your component functions. This allows you to access signals, context, and request information directly in your components.
-The `this` object contains the following properties:
+The `this` object has the following built-in properties:
-- `app`: The app state defined on the root `<html>` element.
+- `app`: The app signals defined on the root `<html>` element.
 - `context`: The context defined on the root `<html>` element.
 - `request`: The request object from the `fetch` handler.
-- `computed`: A method to create computed properties based on state.
+- `refs`: A map of refs defined in the component.
+- `computed`: A method to create a computed signal.
+- `effect`: A method to create side effects.
 ```ts
-type FC<State = {}, AppState = {}, Context = {}> = {
-  readonly app: AppState;
+type FC<Signals = {}, AppSignals = {}, Context = {}> = {
+  readonly app: AppSignals;
   readonly context: Context;
   readonly request: Request;
-  readonly computed: <V = unknown>(computeFn: () => V) => V;
-} & Omit<State, "app" | "context" | "request" | "computed">;
+  readonly refs: Record<string, HTMLElement | null>;
+  readonly computed: <T = unknown>(fn: () => T) => T;
+  readonly effect: (fn: () => void | (() => void)) => void;
+} & Omit<Signals, "app" | "context" | "request" | "computed" | "effect">;
 ```
-### Using State
+### Using Signals
+See the [Using Signals](#using-signals) section for more details on how to use signals in your components.
+### Using Refs
-Check the [Using State](#using-state) section for more details on how to use state in your components.
+You can use `this.refs` to access refs in your components. Define refs in your component using the `ref` attribute:
+```tsx
+function App(this: FC) {
+  this.effect(() => {
+    this.refs.input?.addEventListener("input", (evt) => {
+      console.log("Input changed:", evt.target.value);
+    });
+  });
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <input ref={this.refs.input} type="text" />
+      <button onClick={() => this.refs.input?.focus()}>Focus</button>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+```
 ### Using Context
@@ -567,7 +670,7 @@ function Dash(this: FC<{}, {}, { auth: { uuid: string; name: string } }>) {
       <h1>Welcome back, {auth.name}!</h1>
       <p>Your UUID is {auth.uuid}</p>
     </div>
-  );
+  )
 }
 export default {
@@ -578,9 +681,9 @@ export default {
         {!auth && <p>Please Login</p>}
         {auth && <Dash />}
       </html>
-    );
-  },
-};
+    )
+  }
+}
 ```
 ### Accessing Request Info
@@ -597,7 +700,7 @@ function RequestInfo(this: FC) {
       <p>{request.url}</p>
       <p>{request.headers.get("user-agent")}</p>
     </div>
-  );
+  )
 }
 export default {
@@ -605,8 +708,8 @@ export default {
     <html request={req}>
       <RequestInfo />
     </html>
-  ),
-};
+  )
+}
 ```
 ## Streaming Rendering
@@ -626,8 +729,8 @@ export default {
         <p>After 1 second</p>
       </Sleep>
     </html>
-  ),
-};
+  )
+}
 ```
 You can set the `rendering` attribute to `"eager"` to force synchronous rendering (the `placeholder` will be ignored):
@@ -640,8 +743,8 @@ export default {
         <p>After 1 second</p>
       </Sleep>
     </html>
-  ),
-};
+  )
+}
 ```
 You can add the `catch` attribute to handle errors in the async component. The `catch` attribute should be a function that returns a JSX element:
@@ -657,8 +760,8 @@ export default {
     <html>
       <Hello catch={err => <p>{err.message}</p>} />
     </html>
-  ),
-};
+  )
+}
 ```
 ## Customizing html Response
@@ -678,8 +781,8 @@ export default {
     >
       <h1>Page Not Found</h1>
     </html>
-  ),
-};
+  )
+}
 ```
 ### Using htmx
@@ -705,9 +808,9 @@ export default {
           Click Me
         </button>
       </html>
-    );
-  },
-};
+    )
+  }
+}
 ```
 #### Adding htmx Extensions
@@ -722,8 +825,8 @@ export default {
         Click Me
       </button>
     </html>
-  ),
-};
+  )
+}
 ```
 #### Specifying htmx Version
@@ -738,8 +841,8 @@ export default {
         Click Me
       </button>
     </html>
-  ),
-};
+  )
+}
 ```
 #### Installing htmx Manually
@@ -760,8 +863,8 @@ export default {
         </button>
       </body>
     </html>
-  ),
-};
+  )
+}
 ```
 ## License