Harness the power of Svelte, the cutting-edge JavaScript framework used for building high-performance web applications, with this definitive guide
Key Features
Create Svelte component lifecycles by styling and theming components as well as managing props and states
Leverage actions to build custom events, integrate libraries, and enhance UI elements progressively
Explore transitions, write custom transitions, and go through accessibility with transitions in Svelte
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Book Description
Svelte has quickly become a popular choice among developers seeking to build fast, responsive, and efficient web applications that are high-performing, scalable, and visually stunning. This book goes beyond the basics to help you thoroughly explore the core concepts that make Svelte stand out among other frameworks.
You’ll begin by gaining a clear understanding of lifecycle functions, reusable hooks, and various styling options such as Tailwind CSS and CSS variables. Next, you’ll find out how to effectively manage the state, props, and bindings and explore component patterns for better organization. You’ll also discover how to create patterns using actions, demonstrate custom events, integrate vanilla JS UI libraries, and progressively enhance UI elements. As you advance, you’ll delve into state management with context and stores, implement custom stores, handle complex data, and manage states effectively, along with creating renderless components for specialized functionalities and learning animations with tweened and spring stores. The concluding chapters will help you focus on enhancing UI elements with transitions while covering accessibility considerations.
By the end of this book, you’ll be equipped to unlock Svelte's full potential, build exceptional web applications, and deliver performant, responsive, and inclusive user experiences.
What you will learn
Master Svelte component development and write efficient Svelte code
Implement styling and theming techniques to create visually stunning UIs
Create reusable and composable Svelte components for better code organization
Understand state management with context and stores for scalable applications
Explore different use cases of Svelte stores and Svelte context
Utilize tweened and spring stores for complex animations and custom easing
Who this book is for
This book is for experienced web developers looking to enhance their skills and create high-performance web applications. Familiarity with JavaScript, frontend development, and basic Svelte concepts is recommended, making it ideal for professionals and developers who want to master Svelte's advanced features.
Author(s): Tan Li Hau
Edition: 1
Publisher: Packt Publishing Pvt Ltd
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 282
Real-World Svelte
Foreword
Contributors
About the author
About the reviewer
Preface
Who this book is for
What this book covers
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Conventions used
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Part 1: Writing Svelte Components
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Lifecycles in Svelte
Technical requirements
Understanding the Svelte lifecycle functions
Initializing the component
Mounting the component
Updating the component
Destroying the component
The one rule for calling lifecycle functions
Refactoring lifecycle functions
Which component to register?
Reusing lifecycle functions in Svelte components
Exercise 1 – Update counter
Composing lifecycle functions into reusable hooks
Coordinating lifecycle functions across components
Exercise 2 – Scroll blocker
Summary
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Implementing Styling and Theming
Technical requirements
Styling Svelte components in six different ways
Styling with the style attribute
Using style: directives
Adding the