### Before submitting the PR, please make sure you do the following
- [ ] It's really useful if your PR references an issue where it is discussed ahead of time. In many cases, features are absent for a reason. For large changes, please create an RFC: https://github.com/sveltejs/rfcs
- [ ] This message body should clearly illustrate what problems it solves.
- [ ] Ideally, include a test that fails without this PR but passes with it.
### Before submitting the PR, please make sure you do the following
- [ ] It's really useful if your PR relates to an outstanding issue, so please reference it in your PR, or create an explanatory one for discussion. In many cases features are absent for a reason.
- [ ] This message body should clearly illustrate what problems it solves. If there are related issues, remember to reference them.
- [ ] Ideally, include a test that fails without this PR but passes with it. PRs will only be merged once they pass CI. (Remember to `npm run lint`!)
### Tests
- [ ] Run the tests with `npm test` and lint the project with `npm run lint`
- [ ] Run the tests tests with `npm test` or `yarn test`)
* Expose object of which slots have received content in `$$slots` ([#2106](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/2106))
* Re-throw an unhandled rejection when an `{#await}` block with no `{:catch}` gets a rejection ([#5129](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5129))
* Add types to `createEventDispatcher` ([#5211](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5211))
* In SSR mode, do not automatically declare variables for reactive assignments to member expressions ([#5247](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5247))
* Include selector in message of `unused-css-selector` warning ([#5252](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5252))
* Fix using `<Namespaced.Component/>`s in child `{#await}`/`{#each}` contexts ([#5255](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5255))
* Fix using `<svelte:component>` in `{:catch}` ([#5259](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5259))
* Fix setting one-way bound `<input>``value` to `undefined` when it has spread attributes ([#5270](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5270))
* Fix deep two-way bindings inside an `{#each}` involving a store ([#5286](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5286))
## 3.24.1
* Prevent duplicate invalidation with certain two-way component bindings ([#3180](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/3180), [#5117](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5117), [#5144](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5144))
* Fix reactivity when passing `$$props` to a `<slot>` ([#3364](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/3364))
* Fix transitions on `{#each}``{:else}` ([#4970](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/4970))
* Fix unneeded invalidation of `$$props` and `$$restProps` ([#4993](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/4993), [#5118](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5118))
* Provide better compiler error message when mismatched tags are due to autoclosing of tags ([#5049](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5049))
* Fix `bind:group` when using contextual reference ([#5174](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5174))
## 3.24.0
* Support nullish coalescing (`??`) and optional chaining (`?.`) operators ([#1972](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/1972))
* Support `import.meta` ([#4379](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/4379))
* Fix only setting `<input>` values when they're changed when there are spread attributes ([#4418](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/4418))
* Fix placement of `{@html}` when used at the root of a slot, at the root of a component, or in `<svelte:head>` ([#5012](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5012), [#5071](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/pull/5071))
* Fix certain handling of two-way bound `contenteditable` elements ([#5018](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5018))
* Fix handling of `import`ed value that is used as a store and is also mutated ([#5019](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5019))
* Do not display `a11y-missing-content` warning on elements with `contenteditable` bindings ([#5020](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5020))
* Fix handling of `this` in inline function expressions in the template ([#5033](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5033))
* Fix collapsing HTML with static content ([#5040](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5040))
* Prevent use of `$store` at compile time when top-level `store` has been shadowed ([#5048](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5048))
* Update `<select>` with one-way `value` binding when the available `<option>`s change ([#5051](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5051))
* Fix published `tweened` types so the `.set()` and `.update()` options are optional ([#5062](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/5062))
@ -43,16 +43,13 @@ When [opening a new issue](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/new/choose)
- **One issue, one bug:** Please report a single bug per issue.
- **Provide reproduction steps:** List all the steps necessary to reproduce the issue. The person reading your bug report should be able to follow these steps to reproduce your issue with minimal effort. If possible, use the [REPL](https://svelte.dev/repl) to create your reproduction.
## RFCs
If you'd like to propose an implementation for a large new feature or change then please [create an RFC](https://github.com/sveltejs/rfcs) to discuss it up front.
## Installation
1. Ensure you have [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm) installed.
1. After cloning the repository, run `npm install` in the root of the repository.
1. To start a development server, run `npm run dev`.
@ -20,15 +20,6 @@ Svelte is a new way to build web applications. It's a compiler that takes your d
Learn more at the [Svelte website](https://svelte.dev), or stop by the [Discord chatroom](https://svelte.dev/chat).
## Supporting Svelte
Svelte is an MIT-licensed open source project with its ongoing development made possible entirely by the support of awesome volunteers. If you'd like to support their efforts, please consider:
- [Becoming a backer on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/svelte).
Funds donated via Open Collective will be used for compensating expenses related to Svelte's development such as hosting costs. If sufficient donations are received, funds may also be used to support Svelte's development more directly.
## Development
Pull requests are encouraged and always welcome. [Pick an issue](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+sort%3Aupdated-desc) and help us out!
@ -43,6 +34,11 @@ npm install
> Do not use Yarn to install the dependencies, as the specific package versions in `package-lock.json` are used to build and test Svelte.
> Many tests depend on newlines being preserved as `<LF>`. On Windows, you can ensure this by cloning with:
To build the compiler, and all the other modules included in the package:
```bash
@ -73,11 +69,14 @@ npm run test -- -g transition
## svelte.dev
The source code for https://svelte.dev, including all the documentation, lives in the [site](site) directory. The site is built with [Sapper](https://sapper.svelte.dev).
The source code for https://svelte.dev, including all the documentation, lives in the [site](site) directory. The site is built with [Sapper](https://sapper.svelte.dev). To develop locally:
### Is svelte.dev down?
```bash
cd site
npm install && npm run update
npm run dev
```
Probably not, but it's possible. If you can't seem to access any `.dev` sites, check out [this SuperUser question and answer](https://superuser.com/q/1413402).
and navigate to [localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000).
Start the server with `npm run dev`, and navigate to [localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000).
## Running using the local copy of Svelte
## Using a local copy of Svelte
By default, the REPL will fetch the most recent version of Svelte from https://unpkg.com/svelte. When running the site locally, you can also use your local copy of Svelte.
To produce the proper browser-compatible UMD build of the compiler, you will need to run `npm run build` (or `npm run dev`) in the root of this repository with the `PUBLISH` environment variable set to any non-empty string:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte.git
cd svelte
npm ci
PUBLISH=1 npm run build
cd site
npm ci
npm run update
npm run dev
```
To produce the proper browser-compatible UMD build of the compiler, you will need to run `npm run build` (or `npm run dev`) in the root of this repository with the `PUBLISH` environment variable set to any non-empty string.
Then visit the REPL at [localhost:3000/repl?version=local](http://localhost:3000/repl?version=local). Please note that the local REPL only works with `npm run dev` and not when building the site for production usage.
@ -44,7 +35,6 @@ In order for the REPL's GitHub integration to work properly when running locally
GITHUB_CLIENT_SECRET=[your app's Client Secret]
BASEURL=http://localhost:3000
```
## Building the site
To build the website, run `npm run sapper`. The output can be found in `__sapper__/build`.
@ -53,26 +43,6 @@ To build the website, run `npm run sapper`. The output can be found in `__sapper
Tests can be run using `npm run test`.
## Linking `@sveltejs/site-kit` and `@sveltejs/site-repl`
This site depends on `@sveltejs/site-kit`, a collection of styles, components and icons used in common by *.svelte.dev websites, and `@sveltejs/site-repl`.
In order to work on features that depend on those packages, you need to [link](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/link) their repositories:
Anchors are automatically generated using headings in the documentation and by default (for the english language) they are latinised to make sure the URL is always conforming to RFC3986.
@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Given that, what if the framework *didn't actually run in the browser*? What if,
Svelte is a new framework that does exactly that. You write your components using HTML, CSS and JavaScript (plus a few extra bits you can [learn in under 5 minutes](https://v2.svelte.dev/guide)), and during your build process Svelte compiles them into tiny standalone JavaScript modules. By statically analysing the component template, we can make sure that the browser does as little work as possible.
The [Svelte implementation of TodoMVC](https://svelte-todomvc.surge.sh/) weighs 3.6kb zipped. For comparison, React plus ReactDOM *without any app code* weighs about 45kb zipped. It takes about 10x as long for the browser just to evaluate React as it does for Svelte to be up and running with an interactive TodoMVC.
The [Svelte implementation of TodoMVC](http://svelte-todomvc.surge.sh/) weighs 3.6kb zipped. For comparison, React plus ReactDOM *without any app code* weighs about 45kb zipped. It takes about 10x as long for the browser just to evaluate React as it does for Svelte to be up and running with an interactive TodoMVC.
And once your app *is* up and running, according to [js-framework-benchmark](https://github.com/krausest/js-framework-benchmark) **Svelte is fast as heck**. It's faster than React. It's faster than Vue. It's faster than Angular, or Ember, or Ractive, or Preact, or Riot, or Mithril. It's competitive with Inferno, which is probably the fastest UI framework in the world, for now, because [Dominic Gannaway](https://twitter.com/trueadm) is a wizard. (Svelte is slower at removing elements. We're [working on it](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/26).)
> Quickstart for the impatient: [the Sapper docs](https://sapper.svelte.dev), and the [starter template](https://github.com/sveltejs/sapper-template)
> Quickstart for the impatient: [the Sapper docs](https://sapper.svelte.technology), and the [starter template](https://github.com/sveltejs/sapper-template)
If you had to list the characteristics of the perfect Node.js web application framework, you'd probably come up with something like this:
@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ What happens if we use the new model as a starting point?
## Introducing Sapper
<aside><p>The <ahref="https://sapper.svelte.dev/docs#Why_the_name">name comes from</a> the term for combat engineers, and is also short for Svelte app maker</p></aside>
<aside><p>The <ahref="https://sapper.svelte.technology/docs#why-the-name-">name comes from</a> the term for combat engineers, and is also short for Svelte app maker</p></aside>
[Sapper](https://sapper.svelte.dev) is the answer to that question. **Sapper is a Next.js-style framework that aims to meet the eleven criteria at the top of this article while dramatically reducing the amount of code that gets sent to the browser.** It's implemented as Express-compatible middleware, meaning it's easy to understand and customise.
[Sapper](https://sapper.svelte.technology) is the answer to that question. **Sapper is a Next.js-style framework that aims to meet the eleven criteria at the top of this article while dramatically reducing the amount of code that gets sent to the browser.** It's implemented as Express-compatible middleware, meaning it's easy to understand and customise.
The same 'hello world' app that took 204kb with React and Next weighs just 7kb with Sapper. That number is likely to fall further in the future as we explore the space of optimisation possibilities, such as not shipping any JavaScript *at all* for pages that aren't interactive, beyond the tiny Sapper runtime that handles client-side routing.
@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ What about a more 'real world' example? Conveniently, the [RealWorld](https://gi
<aside><p>Code-splitting isn't free — if the reference implementation used code-splitting, it would be larger still</p></aside>
The entire app costs 132.7kb (39.9kb zipped), which is significantly smaller than the reference React/Redux implementation at 327kb (85.7kb), but even if it was as large it would *feel* faster because of code-splitting. And that's a crucial point. We're told we need to code-split our apps, but if your app uses a traditional framework like React or Vue then there's a hard lower bound on the size of your initial code-split chunk — the framework itself, which is likely to be a significant portion of your total app size. With the Svelte approach, that's no longer the case.
The entire app costs 132.7kb (39.9kb zipped), which is significantly smaller than the reference React/Redux implementation at 327kb (85.7kb), but even if was as large it would *feel* faster because of code-splitting. And that's a crucial point. We're told we need to code-split our apps, but if your app uses a traditional framework like React or Vue then there's a hard lower bound on the size of your initial code-split chunk — the framework itself, which is likely to be a significant portion of your total app size. With the Svelte approach, that's no longer the case.
But size is only part of the story. Svelte apps are also extremely performant and memory-efficient, and the framework includes powerful features that you would sacrifice if you chose a 'minimal' or 'simple' UI library.
@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Once installed, you'll have access to three new commands:
## Installing a text editor
To write code, you need a good editor. The most popular choice is [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) or VSCode, and justifiably so — it's well-designed and fully-featured, and has a wealth of extensions ([including one for Svelte](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=svelte.svelte-vscode), which provides syntax highlighting and diagnostic messages when you're writing components).
To write code, you need a good editor. The most popular choice is [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) or VSCode, and justifiably so — it's well-designed and fully-featured, and has a wealth of extensions ([including one for Svelte](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=JamesBirtles.svelte-vscode), which provides syntax highlighting and diagnostic messages when you're writing components).
## Creating a project
@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ This creates a new directory, `my-svelte-project`, adds files from the [sveltejs
In the `package.json` file, there is a section called `"scripts"`. These scripts define shortcuts for working with your application — `dev`, `build` and `start`. To launch your app in development mode, type the following:
It's been by far the most requested feature for a while, and it's finally here: Svelte officially supports TypeScript.
We think it'll give you a much nicer development experience — one that also scales beautifully to larger Svelte code bases — regardless of whether you use TypeScript or JavaScript.
<figure>
<imgalt="Screenshot of TypeScript in Svelte"src="media/svelte-ts.png">
<figcaption>Image of TypeScript + Svelte in VS Code (theme is <ahref="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=karyfoundation.theme-karyfoundation-themes">Kary Pro</a>.)</figcaption>
</figure>
## Try it now
You can start a new Svelte TypeScript project using the [normal template](https://github.com/sveltejs/template) and by running `node scripts/setupTypeScript.js` before you do anything else:
```bash
npx degit sveltejs/template svelte-typescript-app
cd svelte-typescript-app
node scripts/setupTypeScript.js
```
If you're a VS Code user, make sure you're using the (new) [official extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=svelte.svelte-vscode), which replaces the popular extension by James Birtles.
Later in this blog post, we'll detail the individual steps involved in using TypeScript in an existing Svelte project.
## What does it mean to support TypeScript in Svelte?
TypeScript support in Svelte has been possible for a long time, but you had to mix a lot of disparate tools together and each project ran independently. Today, nearly all of these tools live under the Svelte organization and are maintained by a set of people who take responsibility over the whole pipeline and have common goals.
A week before COVID was declared a pandemic, [I pitched a consolidation](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte/issues/4518) of the best Svelte tools and ideas from similar dev-ecosystems and provided a set of steps to get first class TypeScript support. Since then, many people have pitched in and written the code to get us there.
When we say that Svelte now supports TypeScript, we mean a few different things:
* You can use TypeScript inside your `<script>` blocks — just add the `lang="ts"` attribute
* Components with TypeScript can be type-checked with the `svelte-check` command
* You get autocompletion hints and type-checking as you're writing components, even in expressions inside markup
* TypeScript files understand the Svelte component API — no more red squiggles when you import a `.svelte` file into a `.ts` module
#### How does it work?
To understand the two main parts of TypeScript support, we'll compare it to the technique TypeScript uses to provide dev tools. There is a compiler `tsc` which you run on the command-line to convert `*.ts` to `*.js`, then there is a `TSServer` which is a node API that responds to requests from text editors. The `TSServer` is what provides all the JavaScript and TypeScript realtime introspection for editors while coding, and it has most of the compiler's code inside it.
For Svelte, we have the Svelte compiler, and now we have the [`svelte-language-server`](https://github.com/sveltejs/language-tools/tree/master/packages/language-server#svelte-language-server) which responds to text editor calls via the [Language Server Protocol standard](https://microsoft.github.io//language-server-protocol/overviews/lsp/overview/). First class TypeScript support means that _both_ of these two systems do a good job of handling TypeScript code.
The Svelte compiler support for TypeScript is handled by [Christian Kaisermann](https://github.com/kaisermann)'s [`svelte-preprocess`](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte-preprocess#svelte-preprocess) which is now an official Svelte project.
For the editor level, we took inspiration from [Pine's](https://github.com/octref) work in the [Vue](https://vuejs.org) ecosystem via [Vetur](https://github.com/vuejs/vetur). Vetur provides an [LSP](https://github.com/vuejs/vetur/blob/master/server), a VS Code extension and a [CLI](https://github.com/vuejs/vetur/blob/master/vti). Svelte now also has an [LSP](https://github.com/sveltejs/language-tools/blob/master/packages/language-server), a [VS Code extension](https://github.com/sveltejs/language-tools/blob/master/packages/svelte-vscode) and a [CLI](https://github.com/sveltejs/language-tools/blob/master/packages/svelte-check).
#### `*.svelte` Introspection
For the official Svelte VS Code extension, we built off the foundations which [James Birtles](https://github.com/UnwrittenFun) has created in [`UnwrittenFun/svelte-vscode`](https://github.com/UnwrittenFun/svelte-vscode) and [`UnwrittenFun/svelte-language-server`](https://github.com/UnwrittenFun/svelte-language-server/).
[Simon Holthausen](https://github.com/dummdidumm) and [Lyu, Wei-Da](https://github.com/jasonlyu123) have done great work improving the JavaScript and TypeScript introspection, including integrating [@halfnelson](https://github.com/halfnelson)'s [svelte2tsx](https://github.com/sveltejs/language-tools/tree/master/packages/svelte2tsx#svelte2tsx) which powers understanding the props on components in your codebase.
You first need to set up [`svelte-preprocess`](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte-preprocess#svelte-preprocess), which passes the contents of your `<script lang="ts">` blocks through the TypeScript compiler.
In a Rollup project, that would look like this — note that we also need to install `@rollup/plugin-typescript` so that Rollup can handle `.ts` files:
```diff
+ import autoPreprocess from 'svelte-preprocess';
+ import typescript from '@rollup/plugin-typescript';
export default {
...,
plugins: [
svelte({
+ preprocess: autoPreprocess()
}),
+ typescript({ sourceMap: !production })
]
}
```
[Full instructions for other environments here](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte-preprocess#usage).
To configure TypeScript, you will need to create a `tsconfig.json` in the root of your project:
Your `include`/`exclude` may differ per project — these are defaults that should work across most Svelte projects.
##### 2. Editor Support
Any editor [using an LSP](https://langserver.org/#implementations-client) can be supported. The [VS Code](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=svelte.svelte-vscode) extension has been our primary focus, but there is work in progress [on Atom](https://github.com/sveltejs/language-tools/pull/160), and Vim via [coc-svelte](https://github.com/coc-extensions/coc-svelte) has been updated with the latest LSP.
These editor extensions will improve your coding experience even if you only use JavaScript. The editor won't offer errors, but it will offer inference and refactoring tools. You can [add `// @ts-check`](https://www.staging-typescript.org/docs/handbook/intro-to-js-ts.html) to the top of a `<script>` tag using JavaScript to get better error messages with no infra changes.
To switch a `<script>` to use TypeScript, use `<script lang="ts">` and that should be it. Hopefully you won't be seeing an ocean of red squiggles.
##### 3. CI Checks
Having red squiggles is great, well, kinda. On the long run though, you want to be able to verify that there are no errors in your code. To verify your project is error free, you can use the CLI tool [`svelte-check`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/svelte-check). It acts like an editor asking for errors against all of your `.svelte` files.
You can add the dependency to your project and then add it to CI.
```bash
❯ npx svelte-check
Loading svelte-check in workspace: /Users/ortatherox/dev/svelte/example-app
Error: Type '123' is not assignable to type 'string'. (ts)
====================================
svelte-check found 1 error
error Command failed with exit code 1.
```
## What about TypeScript in Sapper projects?
TypeScript support was added to Sapper in 0.28, so if you're using an older version be sure to [upgrade](https://sapper.svelte.dev/migrating#0_27_to_0_28).
## How can I contribute?
We're so glad you asked. The work is happening in the [sveltejs/language-tools](https://github.com/sveltejs/language-tools) repo and in the [#language-tools](https://discord.gg/enV6v8K) channel in the Svelte Discord. If you'd like to report issues, submit fixes, or help out with extensions for new editors and so on, that's where you can find us. See you there!
@ -121,9 +121,6 @@ An element or component can have multiple spread attributes, interspersed with r
<input{...$$restProps}>
```
> The `value` attribute of an `input` element or its children `option` elements must not be set with spread attributes when using `bind:group` or `bind:checked`. Svelte needs to be able to see the element's `value` directly in the markup in these cases so that it can link it to the bound variable.
---
### Text expressions
@ -544,21 +541,6 @@ Numeric input values are coerced; even though `input.value` is a string as far a
<inputtype="range"bind:value={num}>
```
---
On `<input>` elements with `type="file"`, you can use `bind:files` to get the [`FileList` of selected files](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/FileList).
```sv
<labelfor="avatar">Upload a picture:</label>
<input
accept="image/png, image/jpeg"
bind:files
id="avatar"
name="avatar"
type="file"
/>
```
##### Binding `<select>` value
@ -616,18 +598,18 @@ Media elements (`<audio>` and `<video>`) have their own set of bindings — six
* `duration` (readonly) — the total duration of the video, in seconds
* `buffered` (readonly) — an array of `{start, end}` objects
* `played` (readonly) — ditto
* `seekable` (readonly) — ditto
* `played` (readonly) — ditto
* `seeking` (readonly) — boolean
* `ended` (readonly) — boolean
...and five *two-way* bindings:
* `currentTime` — the current playback time in the video, in seconds
* `playbackRate` — how fast or slow to play the video, where 1 is 'normal'
* `currentTime` — the current point in the video, in seconds
* `playbackRate` — how fast to play the video, where 1 is 'normal'
* `paused` — this one should be self-explanatory
* `volume` — a value between 0 and 1
* `muted` — a boolean value where `true` is muted
* `muted` — a boolean value where true is muted
Videos additionally have readonly `videoWidth` and `videoHeight` bindings.
@ -636,12 +618,11 @@ Videos additionally have readonly `videoWidth` and `videoHeight` bindings.
src={clip}
bind:duration
bind:buffered
bind:played
bind:seekable
bind:seeking
bind:played
bind:ended
bind:currentTime
bind:playbackRate
bind:paused
bind:volume
bind:muted
@ -788,7 +769,7 @@ Actions are functions that are called when an element is created. They can retur
---
An action can have a parameter. If the returned value has an `update` method, it will be called whenever that parameter changes, immediately after Svelte has applied updates to the markup.
An action can have parameters. If the returned value has an `update` method, it will be called whenever those parameters change, immediately after Svelte has applied updates to the markup.
> Don't worry about the fact that we're redeclaring the `foo` function for every component instance — Svelte will hoist any functions that don't depend on local state out of the component definition.
@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ If a function is returned from `onMount`, it will be called when the component i
</script>
```
> This behaviour will only work when the function passed to `onMount`*synchronously* returns a value. `async` functions always return a `Promise`, and as such cannot *synchronously* return a function.
#### `beforeUpdate`
```js
@ -289,9 +287,7 @@ The second argument to `readable` is the same as the second argument to `writabl
```js
import { readable } from 'svelte/store';
const time = readable(null, set => {
set(new Date());
const time = readable(new Date(), set => {
const interval = setInterval(() => {
set(new Date());
}, 1000);
@ -525,7 +521,7 @@ $: $size = big ? 100 : 10;
### `svelte/transition`
The `svelte/transition` module exports seven functions: `fade`, `blur`, `fly`, `slide`, `scale`, `draw` and `crossfade`. They are for use with Svelte [`transitions`](docs#transition_fn).
The `svelte/transition` module exports six functions: `fade`, `fly`, `slide`, `scale`, `draw` and `crossfade`. They are for use with Svelte [`transitions`](docs#transition_fn).
question: I'm new to Svelte. Where should I start?
---
We think the best way to get started is playing through the interactive [Tutorial](tutorial). Each step there is mainly focused on one specific aspect and is easy to follow. You'll be editing and running real Svelte components right in your browser.
We think the best way to get started is playing through the interactive [Tutorial](https://svelte.dev/tutorial). Each step there is mainly focused on one specific aspect and is easy to follow. You'll be editing and running real Svelte components right in your browser.
Five to ten minutes should be enough to get you up and running. An hour and a half should get you through the entire tutorial.
Probably not, but it's possible. If you can't seem to access any `.dev` sites, check out [this SuperUser question and answer](https://superuser.com/q/1413402).
question: How can I get VSCode to syntax-highlight my .svelte files?
question: How can I get VSCode to syntax-highlight my .svelte files?
---
There is an [official VSCode extension for Svelte](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=svelte.svelte-vscode).
There is an [official VSCode extension for Svelte](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=svelte.svelte-vscode), however it is still in the **beta** testing stage, and not all issues have been ironed out.
You need to install a preprocessor such as [svelte-preprocess](https://github.com/sveltejs/svelte-preprocess). You can run type checking from the command line with [svelte-check](https://www.npmjs.com/package/svelte-check).
To declare the type of a reactive variable in a Svelte template, you should use the following syntax:
```
let x: number;
$: x = count + 1;
```
To import a type or interface make sure to use [TypeScript's `type` modifier](https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/release-notes/typescript-3-8.html#type-only-imports-and-export):
```
import type { SomeInterface } from './SomeFile';
```
You must use the `type` modifier because `svelte-preprocess` doesn't know whether an import is a type or a value — it only transpiles one file at a time without knowledge of the other files and therefore can't safely erase imports which only contain types without this modifier present.
You need to install a [community supported preprocessor](https://github.com/sveltejs/integrations#preprocessors) such as [svelte-preprocess](https://github.com/kaisermann/svelte-preprocess). Work is ongoing to improve [IDE support](https://github.com/sveltejs/language-tools/issues/83) and build [additional CLI tooling](https://github.com/sveltejs/language-tools/issues/68)
@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export default class Component {
)||{start: 0,end: 0};
this.warn(svelteOptions,{
code:'custom-element-no-tag',
message:`No custom element 'tag' option was specified. To automatically register a custom element, specify a name with a hyphen in it, e.g. <svelte:options tag="my-thing"/>. To hide this warning, use <svelte:options tag={null}/>`
message:`No custom element 'tag' option was specified. To automatically register a custom element, specify a name with a hyphen in it, e.g. <svelte:options tag="my-thing"/>. To hide this warning, use <svelte:options tag={null}/>`,