* [Read the introductory blog post](https://svelte.technology/blog/frameworks-without-the-framework)
* [Read the guide](https://svelte.technology/guide)
* [Try it out](https://svelte.technology/repl)
* [Chat on Discord](https://discord.gg/yy75DKs)
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## Tooling
This is the Svelte compiler, which is primarily intended for authors of tooling that integrates Svelte with different build systems. If you just want to write Svelte components and use them in your app, you probably want one of those tools:
* [svelte-dev-store](https://github.com/GarethOates/svelte-dev-store) - Use Redux tools to visualise Svelte store
* More to come!
## Example usage
```js
import * as svelte from 'svelte';
const { js, css, ast } = svelte.compile(source, {
// the target module format – defaults to 'es' (ES2015 modules), can
// also be 'amd', 'cjs', 'umd', 'iife' or 'eval'
format: 'umd',
// the filename of the source file, used in e.g. generating sourcemaps
filename: 'MyComponent.html',
// the name of the constructor. Required for 'iife' and 'umd' output,
// but otherwise mostly useful for debugging. Defaults to 'SvelteComponent'
name: 'MyComponent',
// for 'amd' and 'umd' output, you can optionally specify an AMD module ID
amd: {
id: 'my-component'
},
// custom error/warning handlers. By default, errors will throw, and
// warnings will be printed to the console. Where applicable, the
// error/warning object will have `pos`, `loc` and `frame` properties
onerror: err => {
console.error( err.message );
},
onwarn: warning => {
console.warn( warning.message );
}
});
```
## API
The Svelte compiler exposes the following API:
* `compile(source [, options]) => { js, css, ast }` - Compile the component with the given options (see below). Returns an object containing the compiled JavaScript, a sourcemap, an AST and transformed CSS.
* `create(source [, options]) => function` - Compile the component and return the component itself.
* `preprocess(source, options) => Promise` — Preprocess a source file, e.g. to use PostCSS or CoffeeScript
* `VERSION` - The version of this copy of the Svelte compiler as a string, `'x.x.x'`.
### Compiler options
The Svelte compiler optionally takes a second argument, an object of configuration options:
| | **Values** | **Description** | **Default** |
|---|---|---|---|
| `generate` | `'dom'`, `'ssr'`, `false` | Whether to generate JavaScript code intended for use on the client (`'dom'`), or for use in server-side rendering (`'ssr'`). If `false`, component will be parsed and validated but no code will be emitted | `'dom'` |
| `dev` | `true`, `false` | Whether to enable run-time checks in the compiled component. These are helpful during development, but slow your component down. | `false` |
| `css` | `true`, `false` | Whether to include code to inject your component's styles into the DOM. | `true` |
| `hydratable` | `true`, `false` | Whether to support hydration on the compiled component. | `false` |
| `customElement` | `true`, `false`, `{ tag, props }` | Whether to compile this component to a custom element. If `tag`/`props` are passed, compiles to a custom element and overrides the values exported by the component. | `false` |
| `shared` | `true`, `false`, `string` | Whether to import various helpers from a shared external library. When you have a project with multiple components, this reduces the overall size of your JavaScript bundle, at the expense of having immediately-usable component. You can pass a string of the module path to use, or `true` will import from `'svelte/shared.js'`. | `false` |
| `legacy` | `true`, `false` | Ensures compatibility with very old browsers, at the cost of some extra code. | `false` |
| | | |
| `format` | `'es'`, `'amd'`, `'cjs'`, `'umd'`, `'iife'`, `'eval'` | The format to output in the compiled component.<br>`'es'` - ES6/ES2015 module, suitable for consumption by a bundler<br>`'amd'` - AMD module<br>`'cjs'` - CommonJS module<br>`'umd'` - UMD module<br>`'iife'` - IIFE-wrapped function defining a global variable, suitable for use directly in browser<br>`'eval'` - standalone function, suitable for passing to `eval()` | `'es'` for `generate: 'dom'`<br>`'cjs'` for `generate: 'ssr'` |
| `name` | `string` | The name of the constructor in the compiled component. | `'SvelteComponent'` |
| `filename` | `string` | The filename to use in sourcemaps and compiler error and warning messages. | `'SvelteComponent.html'` |
| `amd`.`id` | `string` | The AMD module ID to use for the `'amd'` and `'umd'` output formats. | `undefined` |
| `globals` | `object`, `function` | When outputting to the `'umd'`, `'iife'` or `'eval'` formats, an object or function mapping the names of imported dependencies to the names of global variables. | `{}` |
| `preserveComments` | `boolean` | Include comments in rendering. Currently, only applies to SSR rendering | `false` |
| | | |
| `onwarn` | `function` | Specify a callback for when Svelte encounters a non-fatal warning while compiling the component. Passed two arguments: the warning object, and another function that is Svelte's default onwarn handling. | (warning is logged to console) |
### Preprocessor options
`svelte.preprocess` returns a Promise that resolves to an object with a `toString` method (other properties will be added in future). It takes an options object with `markup`, `style` or `script` properties:
// `content` is what's inside the <style> element, if present
// `attributes` is a map of attributes on the element
if (attributes.type !== 'text/scss') return;
return { code: '...', map: {...} };
},
script: ({ content, attributes }) => {
// `content` is what's inside the <script> element, if present
// `attributes` is a map of attributes on the element
if (attributes.type !== 'text/coffeescript') return;
return { code: '...', map: {...} };
}
});
```
The `style` and `script` preprocessors will run *after* the `markup` preprocessor. Each preprocessor can return a) nothing (in which case no transformation takes place), b) a `{ code, map }` object, or c) a Promise that resolves to a) or b). Note that sourcemaps are currently discarded, but will be used in future versions of Svelte.
## Example/starter repos
* [sveltejs/template](https://github.com/sveltejs/template) — the 'official' starter template
* [sveltejs/template-webpack](https://github.com/sveltejs/template-webpack) — using webpack for bundling
* [charpeni/svelte-example](https://github.com/charpeni/svelte-example) - Some Svelte examples with configured Rollup, Babel, ESLint, directives, Two-Way binding, and nested components
* [lukechinworth/codenames](https://github.com/lukechinworth/codenames/tree/svelte) –example integration with Redux
* [khtdr/svelte-redux-shopping-cart](https://github.com/khtdr/svelte-redux-shopping-cart) – Redux Shopping Cart example (with devtools and hot-reloading)
* [svelte-bazel-example](https://github.com/thelgevold/svelte-bazel-example) — Building Svelte with Bazel
## 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!
@ -162,24 +21,6 @@ npm run dev
The compiler is written in [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org/), but don't let that put you off — it's basically just JavaScript with type annotations. You'll pick it up in no time. If you're using an editor other than [VSCode](https://code.visualstudio.com/) you may need to install a plugin in order to get syntax highlighting and code hints etc.
### Linking to a Live Project
You can make changes locally to Svelte and test it against any Svelte project. You can also use a [default template](https://github.com/sveltejs/template) for development. Instruction on setup are found in that project repository.
From your project:
```bash
cd ~/path/to/your-svelte-project
npm install ~/path/to/svelte
```
And you should be good to test changes locally.
To undo this and link to the official latest Svelte release, just run:
```bash
npm install svelte@latest
```
### Running Tests
@ -187,13 +28,12 @@ npm install svelte@latest
npm run test
```
For running single tests, you can use pattern matching:
For running single tests, you can use pattern matching. For example, to run all the tests involving transitions:
```bash
npm run test -- -g "includes AST in svelte.compile output"
npm run test -- -g transition
```
Alternately, you can add `solo: true` to any given `test/../_config.js` file, but **remember never to commit that setting.**
Richard Harris
5 years ago