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What is Svelte?
Svelte is a new way to build web applications. It's a compiler that takes your declarative components and converts them into efficient JavaScript that surgically updates the DOM.
Learn more at the Svelte website, or stop by the Discord chatroom.
Development
Pull requests are encouraged and always welcome. Pick an issue and help us out!
To install and work on Svelte locally:
git clone git@github.com:sveltejs/svelte.git
cd svelte
npm install
npm run dev
The compiler is written in TypeScript, 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 you may need to install a plugin in order to get syntax highlighting and code hints etc.
Running Tests
npm run test
For running single tests, you can use pattern matching. For example, to run all the tests involving transitions:
npm run test -- -g transition