🔆 Fancy JS animation magic support

frontend/common/Bond.js

@@ -3,20 +3,28 @@
 
 import observablehq from "./SetupCellEnvironment.js"
 
-export const connect_bonds = (node, all_completed_promise, requests) => {
+export const connect_bonds = (node, all_completed_promise, cell_invalidated_promise, requests) => {
     node.querySelectorAll("bond").forEach(async (bond_node) => {
         // read the docs on Generators.input from observablehq/stdlib:
         const inputs = observablehq.Generators.input(bond_node.firstElementChild)
         var is_first_value = true
 
-        while (bond_node.getRootNode() == document) {
+        // the <bond> node will be invalidated when the cell re-evaluates. when this happens, we need to stop processing input events
+        var node_is_invalidated = false
+        cell_invalidated_promise.then(() => {
+            node_is_invalidated = true
+        })
+
+        while (!node_is_invalidated) {
             // wait for all (other) cells to complete - if we don't, the Julia code would get overloaded with new values
             await all_completed_promise.current
             // wait for a new input value. If a value is ready, then this promise resolves immediately
             const val = await inputs.next().value
-            // send to the Pluto back-end (have a look at set_bond in Editor.js)
-            const to_send = await transformed_val(val)
-            requests.set_bond(bond_node.getAttribute("def"), to_send, is_first_value)
+            if (!node_is_invalidated) {
+                // send to the Pluto back-end (have a look at set_bond in Editor.js)
+                const to_send = await transformed_val(val)
+                requests.set_bond(bond_node.getAttribute("def"), to_send, is_first_value)
+            }
             // the first value might want to be ignored - https://github.com/fonsp/Pluto.jl/issues/275
             is_first_value = false
         }

frontend/components/CellOutput.js

@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ import { observablehq_for_cells } from "../common/SetupCellEnvironment.js"
 import "../treeview.js"
 
 export class CellOutput extends Component {
+    constructor() {
+        super()
+        this.compensate_scrollheight_ref = { current: () => {} }
+    }
+
     shouldComponentUpdate({ last_run_timestamp }) {
         return last_run_timestamp !== this.props.last_run_timestamp
     }
@@ -20,15 +25,22 @@ export class CellOutput extends Component {
     }
 
     componentDidUpdate(prevProps, prevState, snapshot) {
-        // Scroll the page to compensate for change in page height:
-        const new_height = this.base.scrollHeight
-
-        if (document.body.querySelector("pluto-cell:focus-within")) {
-            const cell_outputs_after_focused = document.body.querySelectorAll("pluto-cell:focus-within ~ pluto-cell > pluto-output") // CSS wizardry ✨
-            if (cell_outputs_after_focused.length == 0 || !Array.from(cell_outputs_after_focused).includes(this.base)) {
-                window.scrollBy(0, new_height - snapshot)
+        this.compensate_scrollheight_ref.current = () => {
+            // Scroll the page to compensate for change in page height:
+            const new_height = this.base.scrollHeight
+            if (document.body.querySelector("pluto-cell:focus-within")) {
+                const cell_outputs_after_focused = document.body.querySelectorAll("pluto-cell:focus-within ~ pluto-cell > pluto-output") // CSS wizardry ✨
+                if (cell_outputs_after_focused.length == 0 || !Array.from(cell_outputs_after_focused).includes(this.base)) {
+                    window.scrollBy(0, new_height - snapshot)
+                }
             }
         }
+
+        if (!needs_delayed_scrollheight_compensation(this.props.mime)) {
+            this.compensate_scrollheight_ref.current()
+        } else {
+            // then this is handled by RawHTMLContainer or PlutoImage, asynchronously
+        }
     }
 
     render() {
@@ -41,49 +53,84 @@ export class CellOutput extends Component {
                 mime=${this.props.mime}
             >
                 <assignee>${this.props.rootassignee}</assignee>
-                <${OutputBody} ...${this.props} />
+                <${OutputBody} ...${this.props} compensate_scrollheight_ref=${this.compensate_scrollheight_ref} />
             </pluto-output>
         `
     }
 }
 
-let PlutoImage = ({ body, mime }) => {
+let PlutoImage = ({ body, mime, compensate_scrollheight_ref }) => {
     // I know I know, this looks stupid.
     // BUT it is necessary to make sure the object url is only created when we are actually attaching to the DOM,
     // and is removed when we are detatching from the DOM
     let imgref = useRef()
     useLayoutEffect(() => {
         let url = URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([body], { type: mime }))
+
+        // we compensate scrolling after the image has loaded
+        imgref.current.onload = imgref.current.onerror = () => {
+            imgref.current.style.display = null
+            compensate_scrollheight_ref.current()
+        }
+        if (imgref.current.src === "") {
+            // an <img> that is loading takes up 21 vertical pixels, which causes a 1-frame scroll flicker
+            // the solution is to make the <img> invisible until the image is loaded
+            imgref.current.style.display = "none"
+        }
         imgref.current.src = url
+
         return () => URL.revokeObjectURL(url)
     }, [body])
 
     return html`<div><img ref=${imgref} type=${mime} src=${""} /></div>`
 }
 
-const OutputBody = ({ mime, body, cell_id, all_completed_promise, requests }) => {
+const needs_delayed_scrollheight_compensation = (mime) => {
+    return (
+        mime === "text/html" ||
+        mime === "image/png" ||
+        mime === "image/jpg" ||
+        mime === "image/jpeg" ||
+        mime === "image/gif" ||
+        mime === "image/bmp" ||
+        mime === "image/svg+xml"
+    )
+}
+
+const OutputBody = ({ mime, body, cell_id, all_completed_promise, requests, compensate_scrollheight_ref, persist_js_state }) => {
     switch (mime) {
         case "image/png":
         case "image/jpg":
         case "image/jpeg":
         case "image/gif":
         case "image/bmp":
         case "image/svg+xml":
-            return html`<${PlutoImage} mime=${mime} body=${body} />`
+            return html`<${PlutoImage} mime=${mime} body=${body} compensate_scrollheight_ref=${compensate_scrollheight_ref} />`
             break
         case "text/html":
-            // Snippets starting with <!DOCTYPE or <html> are considered "full pages" that get their own iframe.
-            // Not entirely sure if this works the best, or if this slows down notebooks with many plots too much.
-            // AFAIK JSServe and Plotly both trigger and iframe now.
-            // NOTE: Jupyter doesn't do this, jupyter renders everything directly in pages DOM
-            if (body.startsWith("<!DOCTYPE ") || body.startsWith("<html>")) {
+            // Snippets starting with <!DOCTYPE or <html are considered "full pages" that get their own iframe.
+            // Not entirely sure if this works the best, or if this slows down notebooks with many plots.
+            // AFAIK JSServe and Plotly both trigger this code.
+            // NOTE: Jupyter doesn't do this, jupyter renders everything directly in pages DOM.
+            if (body.startsWith("<!DOCTYPE") || body.startsWith("<html")) {
                 return html`<${IframeContainer} body=${body} />`
             } else {
-                return html`<${RawHTMLContainer} body=${body} all_completed_promise=${all_completed_promise} requests=${requests} />`
+                return html`<${RawHTMLContainer}
+                    body=${body}
+                    all_completed_promise=${all_completed_promise}
+                    requests=${requests}
+                    compensate_scrollheight_ref=${compensate_scrollheight_ref}
+                    persist_js_state=${persist_js_state}
+                />`
             }
             break
         case "application/vnd.pluto.tree+xml":
-            return html`<${RawHTMLContainer} body=${body} all_completed_promise=${all_completed_promise} requests=${requests} />`
+            return html`<${RawHTMLContainer}
+                body=${body}
+                all_completed_promise=${all_completed_promise}
+                requests=${requests}
+                compensate_scrollheight_ref=${undefined}
+            />`
             break
         case "application/vnd.pluto.stacktrace+json":
             return html`<div><${ErrorMessage} cell_id=${cell_id} requests=${requests} ...${JSON.parse(body)} /></div>`
@@ -136,13 +183,8 @@ let IframeContainer = ({ body }) => {
  * @param {{ code: string, environment: { [name: string]: any } }} options
  */
 let execute_dynamic_function = async ({ environment, code }) => {
-    const wrapped_code = `
-        "use strict";
-        let fn = async () => {
-            ${code}
-        }
-        return fn()
-    `
+    // single line so that we don't affect line numbers in the stack trace
+    const wrapped_code = `"use strict"; return (async () => {${code}})()`
 
     let { ["this"]: this_value, ...args } = environment
     let arg_names = Object.keys(args)
@@ -156,31 +198,32 @@ const execute_scripttags = async ({ root_node, script_nodes, previous_results_ma
 
     // Run scripts sequentially
     for (let node of script_nodes) {
-        root_node.currentScript = node
-
         if (node.src != "") {
             // If it has a remote src="", de-dupe and copy the script to head
-            if (!Array.from(document.head.querySelectorAll("script")).some((s) => s.src === node.src)) {
-                const new_el = document.createElement("script")
-                new_el.src = node.src
-                new_el.type = node.type === "module" ? "module" : "text/javascript"
+            var script_el = Array.from(document.head.querySelectorAll("script")).find((s) => s.src === node.src)
 
-                // new_el.async = false
+            if (script_el == null) {
+                script_el = document.createElement("script")
+                script_el.src = node.src
+                script_el.type = node.type === "module" ? "module" : "text/javascript"
+                script_el.pluto_is_loading_me = true
+            }
+            const need_to_await = script_el.pluto_is_loading_me != null
+            if (need_to_await) {
                 await new Promise((resolve) => {
-                    new_el.addEventListener("load", resolve)
-                    new_el.addEventListener("error", resolve)
-                    document.head.appendChild(new_el)
+                    script_el.addEventListener("load", resolve)
+                    script_el.addEventListener("error", resolve)
+                    document.head.appendChild(script_el)
                 })
-            } else {
-                continue
+                script_el.pluto_is_loading_me = undefined
             }
         } else {
-            // If there is no src="", we take the content en run it in an observablehq-like environment
+            // If there is no src="", we take the content and run it in an observablehq-like environment
             try {
                 let script_id = node.id
                 let result = await execute_dynamic_function({
                     environment: {
-                        this: script_id ? previous_results_map.get(script_id) : undefined,
+                        this: script_id ? previous_results_map.get(script_id) : window,
                         currentScript: node,
                         invalidation: invalidation,
                         ...observablehq_for_cells,
@@ -192,11 +235,12 @@ const execute_scripttags = async ({ root_node, script_nodes, previous_results_ma
                     results_map.set(script_id, result)
                 }
                 // Insert returned element
-                if (result instanceof HTMLElement && result.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
+                if (result instanceof Element && result.nodeType === Node.ELEMENT_NODE) {
                     node.parentElement.insertBefore(result, node)
                 }
             } catch (err) {
-                console.log("Couldn't execute script:", node)
+                console.error("Couldn't execute script:", node)
+                // needs to be in its own console.error so that the stack trace is printed
                 console.error(err)
                 // TODO: relay to user
             }
@@ -207,7 +251,7 @@ const execute_scripttags = async ({ root_node, script_nodes, previous_results_ma
 
 let run = (f) => f()
 
-export let RawHTMLContainer = ({ body, all_completed_promise, requests }) => {
+export let RawHTMLContainer = ({ body, all_completed_promise, requests, compensate_scrollheight_ref, persist_js_state = false }) => {
     let previous_results_map = useRef(new Map())
 
     let invalidate_scripts = useRef(() => {})
@@ -230,11 +274,11 @@ export let RawHTMLContainer = ({ body, all_completed_promise, requests }) => {
                 root_node: container.current,
                 script_nodes: Array.from(container.current.querySelectorAll("script")),
                 invalidation: invalidation,
-                previous_results_map: previous_results_map.current,
+                previous_results_map: persist_js_state ? previous_results_map.current : new Map(),
             })
 
             if (all_completed_promise != null && requests != null) {
-                connect_bonds(container.current, all_completed_promise, requests)
+                connect_bonds(container.current, all_completed_promise, invalidation, requests)
             }
 
             // convert LaTeX to svg
@@ -251,6 +295,10 @@ export let RawHTMLContainer = ({ body, all_completed_promise, requests }) => {
                     highlight_julia(code_element)
                 }
             } catch (err) {}
+
+            if (compensate_scrollheight_ref != null) {
+                compensate_scrollheight_ref.current()
+            }
         })
 
         return () => {

sample/Interactivity.jl

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ md"""#### More packages
 
 In fact, **_any package_ can add bindable values to their objects**. For example, a geoplotting package could add a JS `input` event to their plot that contains the cursor coordinates when it is clicked. You can then use those coordinates inside Julia.
 
-A package _does not need to add `Pluto.jl` as a dependency to so_: only the `Base.show(io, MIME("text/html"), obj)` function needs to be extended to contain a `<script>` that triggers the `input` event with a value. (It's up to the package creator _when_ and _what_.) This _does not affect_ how the object is displayed outside of Pluto.jl: uncaught events are ignored by your browser."""
+A package _does not need to add `Pluto.jl` as a dependency to do so_: only the `Base.show(io, MIME("text/html"), obj)` function needs to be extended to contain a `<script>` that triggers the `input` event with a value. (It's up to the package creator _when_ and _what_.) This _does not affect_ how the object is displayed outside of Pluto.jl: uncaught events are ignored by your browser."""
 
 # ╔═╡ 36ca3050-7f36-11ea-3caf-cb10e945ca99
 md"""## Tips

src/analysis/Errors.jl

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ end
 "Send `error` to the frontend without backtrace. Runtime errors are handled by `WorkspaceManager.eval_format_fetch_in_workspace` - this function is for Reactivity errors."
 function relay_reactivity_error!(cell::Cell, error::Exception)
 	cell.last_run_timestamp = time()
+	cell.persist_js_state = false
 	cell.errored = true
 	cell.runtime = missing
 	cell.output_repr, cell.repr_mime = PlutoRunner.format_output(CapturedException(error, []))

src/evaluation/Run.jl

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ function run_reactive!(session::ServerSession, notebook::Notebook, old_topology:
 
 		cell.queued = false
 		cell.running = true
+		cell.persist_js_state = cell ∉ cells
 		putnotebookupdates!(session, notebook, clientupdate_cell_output(notebook, cell))
 
 		if any_interrupted

src/notebook/Cell.jl

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ Base.@kwdef mutable struct Cell
 
     "Time that the last output was created, used only on the frontend to rerender the output"
     last_run_timestamp::Float64=0
+    "Whether `this` inside `<script id=something>` should refer to the previously returned object in HTML output. This is used for fancy animations. true iff a cell runs as a reactive consequence."
+    persist_js_state::Bool=false
 
     parsedcode::Union{Nothing,Expr}=nothing
     module_usings::Set{Expr}=Set{Expr}()

src/webserver/Session.jl

@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ function clientupdate_cell_output(notebook::Notebook, cell::Cell; initiator::Uni
             :errored => cell.errored,
             :output => Dict(
                 :last_run_timestamp => cell.last_run_timestamp,
+                :persist_js_state => cell.persist_js_state,
                 :mime => cell.repr_mime,
                 :body => cell.output_repr,
                 :rootassignee => cell.rootassignee,