rework js module interface + fix docs

Because of changes to the JS interface, examples embedded in the
documentation had stopped working. Those issues have been fixed
now.

After resolving those problems though, a new issue cropped up in
which components from import sources were being unmounted on
every render. To fix that, the interface had to be changed.

There is no longer an exportsMount flag to indicate that the
module should be rendered in isolation. Now, if there exists
a render() and unmount() functions as named exports, components
from that module will be rendered in isolation.

docs/main.py

@@ -6,72 +6,76 @@
 from sanic import Sanic, response
 
 import idom
-from idom.config import IDOM_CLIENT_IMPORT_SOURCE_URL
+from idom.client.manage import web_modules_dir
 from idom.server.sanic import PerClientStateServer
 from idom.widgets.utils import multiview
 
 
+HERE = Path(__file__).parent
 IDOM_MODEL_SERVER_URL_PREFIX = "/_idom"
 
-IDOM_CLIENT_IMPORT_SOURCE_URL.set_default(
-    # set_default because scripts/live_docs.py needs to overwrite this
-    f"{IDOM_MODEL_SERVER_URL_PREFIX}{IDOM_CLIENT_IMPORT_SOURCE_URL.default}"
-)
 
+def make_app():
+    app = Sanic(__name__)
+    app.static("/docs", str(HERE / "build"))
+    app.static("/_modules", str(web_modules_dir()))
 
-here = Path(__file__).parent
+    @app.route("/")
+    async def forward_to_index(request):
+        return response.redirect("/docs/index.html")
 
-app = Sanic(__name__)
-app.static("/docs", str(here / "build"))
+    return app
 
 
-@app.route("/")
-async def forward_to_index(request):
-    return response.redirect("/docs/index.html")
+def make_component():
+    mount, component = multiview()
 
+    examples_dir = HERE / "source" / "examples"
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(examples_dir))
 
-mount, component = multiview()
+    original_run = idom.run
+    try:
+        for file in examples_dir.iterdir():
+            if (
+                not file.is_file()
+                or not file.suffix == ".py"
+                or file.stem.startswith("_")
+            ):
+                continue
 
-examples_dir = here / "source" / "examples"
-sys.path.insert(0, str(examples_dir))
+            # Modify the run function so when we exec the file
+            # instead of running a server we mount the view.
+            idom.run = partial(mount.add, file.stem)
 
+            with file.open() as f:
+                try:
+                    exec(
+                        f.read(),
+                        {
+                            "__file__": str(file),
+                            "__name__": f"__main__.examples.{file.stem}",
+                        },
+                    )
+                except Exception as error:
+                    raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to execute {file}") from error
+    finally:
+        idom.run = original_run
 
-original_run = idom.run
-try:
-    for file in examples_dir.iterdir():
-        if not file.is_file() or not file.suffix == ".py" or file.stem.startswith("_"):
-            continue
-
-        # Modify the run function so when we exec the file
-        # instead of running a server we mount the view.
-        idom.run = partial(mount.add, file.stem)
-
-        with file.open() as f:
-            try:
-                exec(
-                    f.read(),
-                    {
-                        "__file__": str(file),
-                        "__name__": f"__main__.examples.{file.stem}",
-                    },
-                )
-            except Exception as error:
-                raise RuntimeError(f"Failed to execute {file}") from error
-finally:
-    idom.run = original_run
-
-
-PerClientStateServer(
-    component,
-    {
-        "redirect_root_to_index": False,
-        "url_prefix": IDOM_MODEL_SERVER_URL_PREFIX,
-    },
-    app,
-)
+    return component
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app = make_app()
+
+    PerClientStateServer(
+        make_component(),
+        {
+            "redirect_root_to_index": False,
+            "url_prefix": IDOM_MODEL_SERVER_URL_PREFIX,
+        },
+        app,
+    )
+
     app.run(
         host="0.0.0.0",
         port=int(os.environ.get("PORT", 5000)),

docs/source/_exts/interactive_widget.py

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 
 _IDOM_EXAMPLE_HOST = os.environ.get("IDOM_DOC_EXAMPLE_SERVER_HOST", "")
-_IDOM_EXAMPLE_PATH = os.environ.get("IDOM_DOC_EXAMPLE_SERVER_PATH", "/_idom")
 _IDOM_STATIC_HOST = os.environ.get("IDOM_DOC_STATIC_SERVER_HOST", "/docs").rstrip("/")
 
 
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ def run(self):
                     <div id="{container_id}" class="interactive widget-container center-content" style="" />
                     <script async type="module">
                         import loadWidgetExample from "{_IDOM_STATIC_HOST}/_static/js/load-widget-example.js";
-                        loadWidgetExample("{_IDOM_EXAMPLE_HOST}", "{_IDOM_EXAMPLE_PATH}", "{container_id}", "{view_id}");
+                        loadWidgetExample("{_IDOM_EXAMPLE_HOST}", "{container_id}", "{view_id}");
                     </script>
                 </div>
                 """,

docs/source/_static/js/load-widget-example.js

@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
-const IDOM_CLIENT_REACT_PATH = "/client/_snowpack/pkg/idom-client-react.js";
+const LOC = window.location;
+const HTTP_PROTO = LOC.protocol;
+const WS_PROTO = HTTP_PROTO === "https:" ? "wss:" : "ws:";
+const IDOM_MODULES_PATH = "/_modules";
+const IDOM_CLIENT_REACT_PATH = IDOM_MODULES_PATH + "/idom-client-react.js";
 
-export default function loadWidgetExample(
-  idomServerHost,
-  idomServerPath,
-  mountID,
-  viewID
-) {
-  const loc = window.location;
-  const idom_url = "//" + (idomServerHost || loc.host) + idomServerPath;
-  const http_proto = loc.protocol;
-  const ws_proto = http_proto === "https:" ? "wss:" : "ws:";
+export default function loadWidgetExample(idomServerHost, mountID, viewID) {
+  const idom_url = "//" + (idomServerHost || LOC.host);
+  const http_idom_url = HTTP_PROTO + idom_url;
+  const ws_idom_url = WS_PROTO + idom_url;
 
-  const mount = document.getElementById(mountID);
+  const mountEl = document.getElementById(mountID);
   const enableWidgetButton = document.createElement("button");
-  enableWidgetButton.innerHTML = "Enable Widget";
+  enableWidgetButton.appendChild(document.createTextNode("Enable Widget"));
   enableWidgetButton.setAttribute("class", "enable-widget-button");
 
   enableWidgetButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
     {
-      import(http_proto + idom_url + IDOM_CLIENT_REACT_PATH).then((module) => {
+      import(http_idom_url + IDOM_CLIENT_REACT_PATH).then((module) => {
         {
           fadeOutAndThen(enableWidgetButton, () => {
             {
-              mount.removeChild(enableWidgetButton);
-              mount.setAttribute("class", "interactive widget-container");
+              mountEl.removeChild(enableWidgetButton);
+              mountEl.setAttribute("class", "interactive widget-container");
               module.mountLayoutWithWebSocket(
-                mount,
-                ws_proto + idom_url + `/stream?view_id=${viewID}`
+                mountEl,
+                ws_idom_url + `/_idom/stream?view_id=${viewID}`,
+                (source, sourceType) =>
+                  loadImportSource(http_idom_url, source, sourceType)
               );
             }
           });
@@ -55,5 +55,13 @@ export default function loadWidgetExample(
     }
   }
 
-  mount.appendChild(enableWidgetButton);
+  mountEl.appendChild(enableWidgetButton);
+}
+
+function loadImportSource(baseUrl, source, sourceType) {
+  if (sourceType == "NAME") {
+    return import(baseUrl + IDOM_MODULES_PATH + "/" + source + ".js");
+  } else {
+    return import(source);
+  }
 }

docs/source/examples/material_ui_slider.py

@@ -8,21 +8,21 @@
 
 @idom.component
 def ViewSliderEvents():
-    event, set_event = idom.hooks.use_state(None)
+    (event, value), set_data = idom.hooks.use_state((None, 50))
 
     return idom.html.div(
         material_ui.Slider(
             {
-                "color": "primary",
+                "color": "primary" if value < 50 else "secondary",
                 "step": 10,
                 "min": 0,
                 "max": 100,
                 "defaultValue": 50,
                 "valueLabelDisplay": "auto",
-                "onChange": lambda *event: set_event(event),
+                "onChange": lambda event, value: set_data([event, value]),
             }
         ),
-        idom.html.pre(json.dumps(event, indent=2)),
+        idom.html.pre(json.dumps([event, value], indent=2)),
     )
 
 

docs/source/examples/super_simple_chart.js

@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
-import { h, Component, render } from "https://unpkg.com/preact?module";
+import {
+  h,
+  Component,
+  render as preactRender,
+} from "https://unpkg.com/preact?module";
 import htm from "https://unpkg.com/htm?module";
 
 const html = htm.bind(h);
 
-export function mount(element, component, props) {
-  const root = render(html`<${component} ...${props} />`, element);
-  return () => {
-    const Nothing = () => null;
-    render(html`<${Nothing} />`, element, root);
-  };
+export function render(element, component, props) {
+  preactRender(html`<${component} ...${props} />`, element);
+}
+
+export function unmount(element) {
+  preactRender(null, element);
 }
 
 export function SuperSimpleChart(props) {

docs/source/faq.rst

@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ Yes, but with some restrictions:
 
 1. The Javascript in question must be distributed as an ECMAScript Module
    (`ESM <https://hacks.mozilla.org/2018/03/es-modules-a-cartoon-deep-dive/>`__)
-2. The module must export a ``mount(element, component, props)`` function
-3. Set ``exports_mount=True`` when creating your :class:`~idom.client.module.Module`
-   instance.
+2. The module must export the following functions:
+
+   - ``render(element: HTMLElement, component: any, props: Object) => void``
+   - ``unmount(element: HTMLElement) => void``
+
+
 
 These restrictions apply because the Javascript from the CDN must be able to run
 natively in the browser, the module must be able to run in isolation from the main

noxfile.py

@@ -195,7 +195,10 @@ def install_requirements_file(session: Session, name: str) -> None:
 
 
 def install_idom_dev(session: Session, extras: str = "stable") -> None:
-    session.install("-e", f".[{extras}]")
+    if "--no-install" not in session.posargs:
+        session.install("-e", f".[{extras}]")
+    else:
+        session.posargs.remove("--no-install")
     if "--no-restore" not in session.posargs:
         session.run("idom", "restore")
     else:

scripts/live_docs.py

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import importlib
 import os
 
 from sphinx_autobuild.cli import (
@@ -10,13 +9,12 @@
     get_parser,
 )
 
-from idom.config import IDOM_CLIENT_IMPORT_SOURCE_URL
+from docs.main import IDOM_MODEL_SERVER_URL_PREFIX, make_app, make_component
 from idom.server.sanic import PerClientStateServer
 
 
 # these environment variable are used in custom Sphinx extensions
-os.environ["IDOM_DOC_EXAMPLE_SERVER_HOST"] = example_server_host = "127.0.0.1:5555"
-os.environ["IDOM_DOC_EXAMPLE_SERVER_PATH"] = ""
+os.environ["IDOM_DOC_EXAMPLE_SERVER_HOST"] = "127.0.0.1:5555"
 os.environ["IDOM_DOC_STATIC_SERVER_HOST"] = ""
 
 _running_idom_servers = []
@@ -27,19 +25,15 @@ def wrap_builder(old_builder):
     def new_builder():
         [s.stop() for s in _running_idom_servers]
 
-        # we need to set this before `docs.main` does
-        IDOM_CLIENT_IMPORT_SOURCE_URL.current = (
-            f"http://{example_server_host}{IDOM_CLIENT_IMPORT_SOURCE_URL.default}"
+        server = PerClientStateServer(
+            make_component(),
+            {"cors": True, "url_prefix": IDOM_MODEL_SERVER_URL_PREFIX},
+            make_app(),
         )
-
-        from docs import main
-
-        importlib.reload(main)
-
-        server = PerClientStateServer(main.component, {"cors": True})
-        _running_idom_servers.append(server)
         server.run_in_thread("127.0.0.1", 5555, debug=True)
+        _running_idom_servers.append(server)
         server.wait_until_started()
+
         old_builder()
 
     return new_builder

scripts/one_example.py

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def main():
         return
 
     idom_run = idom.run
-    idom.run = lambda component: idom_run(component)
+    idom.run = lambda component: idom_run(component, port=8000)
 
     with example_file.open() as f:
         exec(

src/idom/client/_private.py

@@ -13,14 +13,11 @@
 BACKUP_BUILD_DIR = APP_DIR / "build"
 
 # the path relative to the build that contains import sources
-IDOM_CLIENT_IMPORT_SOURCE_URL_INFIX = "/_snowpack/pkg"
+IDOM_CLIENT_IMPORT_SOURCE_INFIX = "_snowpack/pkg"
 
 
-def _run_build_dir_init_only_once():  # pragma: no cover
-    """Initialize the runtime build directory
-
-    This should only be called *once*
-    """
+def _run_build_dir_init_only_once() -> None:  # pragma: no cover
+    """Initialize the runtime build directory - this should only be called once"""
     if not IDOM_CLIENT_BUILD_DIR.current.exists():
         # populate the runtime build directory if it doesn't exist
         shutil.copytree(BACKUP_BUILD_DIR, IDOM_CLIENT_BUILD_DIR.current, symlinks=True)
@@ -38,12 +35,6 @@ def get_user_packages_file(app_dir: Path) -> Path:
     return app_dir / "packages" / "idom-app-react" / "src" / "user-packages.js"
 
 
-def web_modules_dir() -> Path:
-    return IDOM_CLIENT_BUILD_DIR.current.joinpath(
-        *IDOM_CLIENT_IMPORT_SOURCE_URL_INFIX[1:].split("/")
-    )
-
-
 def restore_build_dir_from_backup() -> None:
     target = IDOM_CLIENT_BUILD_DIR.current
     if target.exists():