SimpleStore.js

SimpleStore.js is a dead simple state manager for JavaScript and Node. It's intended to be isomorphic, discreet, and there for you in a pinch when more robust state managers like Redux are too much for the project.

The best part? It's only 2.75kb (< 1kb gzipped). So you can safely include it in almost any context without exploding page sizes.

API

SimpleStore.js exports a function that returns a state manager. That's it. That manager controls its own watchers, the store, and all of the other pageantry you may expect in such a tool.

import createStore from "simple-state-js"

const myState = createStore()

// Optional, if you're in the browser. Once you set it, you can use your state
// manager anywhere. Just use document.appState.get/set/watch, etc.
document.appState = myState



// To set a node
myState.set('myKey', "Hello, sir!")



// To get that node
console.log(myState.get('myKey'))   // -> Hello, sir!



// To watch a node for changes
myState.watch('myKey', (newState, oldState) => {
    console.log(newState)
})



myState.set('myKey', "Foo bar.")    // -> Foo bar.

SimpleStore.js relies on fast-deep-equal to compare objects that are passed in as key values to decide when to update the state and watchers. Therefore, if your state key is a fairly large object and you need to fully replace it (e.g., from an API request), you can safely do so without having to worry about everything updating.

Watchers

Watchers are stored by a key and value so that they can be removed or replaced.

myState.set('myKey', 'Foo bar!')

myState.watch('myKey', newState => {
    console.log('Watcher is on!')
}, 'myWatcher')

myState.set('myKey', "Hello world")     // -> Watcher is on!

myState.unwatch('myKey', 'myWatcher')

myState.set('myKey', "Foo bar!")        // -> (Outputs nothing)

Multiple State Objects

Although it's not recommended, you can setup multiple state objects.

    const firstStore = createStore({ a: 1 }),
          secondStore = createStore({ a: 2 })
    
    console.log(firstStore.get('a'))        // -> 1
    console.log(secondStore.get('a'))       // -> 2

Contributing

Find bugs? Want to add a new feature? I accept pull requests that live up to SimpleStore.js' values:

• Simple -- features must not add unnecessary complexity and bloat
• Discreet -- use outside dependencies sparingly, and only slim, well-designed ones
• Isomorphic -- nothing will be accepted that is not isomorphic
• Small -- This module will never be more than 1.5kb gzipped and uglified
  • To measure the change to the end file size of your branch, use the Clojure Compiler on default settings

Testing

    git clone https://github.com/baublet/simple-state-js.git
    npm install
    npm test