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<share-link> element

This is a Custom Element to handle sharing a URL using either the Web Share API or, if that's not available, a couple of default services' share URLs, so as to not have to use their ginormous JS-embeds, that preload a multitude of scripts on every.single.page using them.

The goal is to be able to add this to a page:

<share-link>
	<a href="https://test.com/path/to/page">Link to this page</a>
</share-link>

— and have it render a button that triggers the Web Share API's share() method, when clicked (the Web Share API requires transient activation).

If necessary, the URL and/or the button's label can be overriden with attributes on the element, e.g. to use the label "Share this" instead of "Link to this page" from the embedded link, do this:

<share-link label="Share this">
	<a href="https://test.com/path/to/page">Link to this page</a>
</share-link>

Similarly, using the url attribute would allow you to modify the link destination, e.g. for tracking purposes etc.:

<share-link url="https://test.com/path/to/page/?from=web-share-api" label="Share this link">
	<a href="https://test.com/path/to/page/?from=no-js-fallback">Link to this page</a>
</share-link>

Notes

  • The rendered button can be styled with the global styles as any other element.

  • If the browser doesn't support the Web Share API, we should get a couple of links to Facebook's and maybe X's public share URLs, along with a generic "Copy link" button.

  • If the browser doesn't support custom elements, the content inside should be rendered. (This would have to be manually specified by your CMS - please don't use JavaScript to do this! - this is the "last resort" case where if all else fails, at least we can have a link for manually copying).

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