add elc-ui CLI with --target=web and --target=server

elc-ui is a Node.js compiler CLI that reads .el component files and emits
either a browser ES2022 module (web target) or a Node.js CJS render script
(server target).

The server target embeds the component source at compile time and exports
renderToString(componentName, props) -> HTML string, which any El web server
can require() and call. CLI mode (node render.js ComponentName propsJson)
lets the web server invoke it via exec() as a subprocess.

The web target emits class-per-component JS matching the hand-compiled
format, so compiler output and hand-written components are interchangeable.
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#!/usr/bin/env node
/**
* elc-ui — el-ui component compiler CLI
*
* Usage:
* elc-ui App.el # compile to App.js (web target, default)
* elc-ui App.el -o out.js # explicit output path
* elc-ui App.el --target=server # compile SSR render script
* elc-ui App.el --target=server -o render.js
*
* Targets:
* web (default) — emits ES2022 JS module using el-ui runtime
* server — emits Node.js CJS module with renderToString(componentName, props)
*
* The web target emits the hand-compiled JS contract (class-per-component).
* The server target emits a render script that uses runtime/src/ssr.js to
* produce HTML strings from the .el source directly.
*
* Both outputs can be used together: web for client-side hydration,
* server for initial HTML generation.
*/
'use strict';
const fs = require('fs');
const path = require('path');
// ── Argument parsing ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
const args = process.argv.slice(2);
if (args.length === 0 || args.includes('--help') || args.includes('-h')) {
console.log(`
elc-ui — el-ui component compiler
Usage:
elc-ui <source.el> [options]
Options:
-o <path> output file path (default: <source>.js)
--target=<t> compilation target: web | server (default: web)
--runtime=<path> path to el-ui runtime (default: ./el-ui.js)
-h, --help show this help
Targets:
web ES2022 JS module for browsers (requires el-ui runtime)
server Node.js CJS module with renderToString() for SSR
Examples:
elc-ui Counter.el
elc-ui Counter.el --target=server -o render.js
elc-ui App.el --target=server --runtime=../../dist/el-ui.js
`.trim());
process.exit(0);
}
let sourceFile = null;
let outputFile = null;
let target = 'web';
let runtimePath = './el-ui.js';
for (let i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
const arg = args[i];
if (arg === '-o' && args[i + 1]) {
outputFile = args[++i];
} else if (arg.startsWith('--target=')) {
target = arg.slice('--target='.length);
} else if (arg.startsWith('--runtime=')) {
runtimePath = arg.slice('--runtime='.length);
} else if (!arg.startsWith('-')) {
sourceFile = arg;
}
}
if (!sourceFile) {
console.error('elc-ui: error: no source file specified');
process.exit(1);
}
if (!['web', 'server'].includes(target)) {
console.error(`elc-ui: error: unknown target "${target}". Valid targets: web, server`);
process.exit(1);
}
if (!outputFile) {
const ext = path.extname(sourceFile);
outputFile = sourceFile.slice(0, -ext.length) + '.js';
}
// ── Source loading ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
let src;
try {
src = fs.readFileSync(sourceFile, 'utf8');
} catch (e) {
console.error(`elc-ui: error: cannot read "${sourceFile}": ${e.message}`);
process.exit(1);
}
// ── Codegen ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
/**
* Emit a web (browser) JS module.
* Parses the .el source and emits class-per-component JS that matches
* the hand-compiled format used in examples/counter/app.js.
*
* @param {string} src
* @param {string} runtimePath
* @returns {string}
*/
function emitWebTarget(src, runtimePath) {
// We need the SSR parser to understand the component structure,
// then emit the equivalent JavaScript class.
const { parseComponents, escapeHtml } = require(
path.resolve(__dirname, '../../runtime/src/ssr.js'),
);
const components = parseComponents(src);
const lines = [];
lines.push(`import { Component, Graph, Renderer, Router, mount } from '${runtimePath}';\n`);
for (const [, comp] of components) {
lines.push(emitComponentClass(comp, components));
}
// Export all components
const names = [...components.keys()];
lines.push(`export { ${names.join(', ')} };`);
return lines.join('\n');
}
/**
* Emit a single Component class for the web target.
* @param {ComponentDef} comp
* @param {Map} components
* @returns {string}
*/
function emitComponentClass(comp, components) {
const lines = [];
lines.push(`class ${comp.name} extends Component {`);
lines.push(` constructor(props = {}) {`);
lines.push(` super();`);
lines.push(` this.props = props;`);
lines.push(` this._graph = new Graph();`);
lines.push(` this._stateNodes = {};`);
lines.push(` this._state = {};`);
for (const s of comp.state) {
const val = JSON.stringify(s.defaultValue);
lines.push(` this._stateNodes['${s.name}'] = this._graph.seed({ type: 'state', name: '${s.name}', content: ${val} });`);
lines.push(` this._state['${s.name}'] = ${val};`);
}
if (comp.state.length > 0) {
lines.push(` for (const [key, nodeId] of Object.entries(this._stateNodes)) {`);
lines.push(` this._graph.subscribe(nodeId, (node) => {`);
lines.push(` this._state[key] = node.content;`);
lines.push(` if (this._renderer) this._renderer.patch();`);
lines.push(` });`);
lines.push(` }`);
}
lines.push(` }\n`);
// setState
lines.push(` setState(name, value) {`);
lines.push(` if (this._stateNodes[name] !== undefined) {`);
lines.push(` this._graph.update(this._stateNodes[name], value);`);
lines.push(` }`);
lines.push(` }\n`);
// Methods
for (const method of comp.methods) {
lines.push(` ${method.name}() {`);
lines.push(` const __self = this;`);
// Expose state variables as locals
for (const s of comp.state) {
lines.push(` const ${s.name} = this._state['${s.name}'];`);
}
// Expose props as locals
for (const p of comp.props) {
lines.push(` const ${p.name} = this.props['${p.name}'] !== undefined ? this.props['${p.name}'] : ${JSON.stringify(p.defaultValue)};`);
}
// Transform method body: state assignments -> setState calls
const body = transformMethodBody(method.body, comp.state.map(s => s.name));
lines.push(body.split('\n').map(l => ` ${l}`).join('\n'));
lines.push(` }\n`);
}
// render()
lines.push(` render() {`);
lines.push(` const __self = this;`);
for (const s of comp.state) {
lines.push(` const ${s.name} = this._state['${s.name}'];`);
}
for (const p of comp.props) {
lines.push(` const ${p.name} = this.props['${p.name}'] !== undefined ? this.props['${p.name}'] : ${JSON.stringify(p.defaultValue)};`);
}
if (comp.template && comp.template.length > 0) {
const tpl = emitTemplateExpr(comp.template);
lines.push(` return \`${tpl}\`;`);
} else {
lines.push(` return '';`);
}
lines.push(` }\n`);
lines.push(`}\n`);
return lines.join('\n');
}
/**
* Transform a method body: `varName = expr` → `__self.setState('varName', expr)`
* for known state variable names.
* @param {string} body
* @param {string[]} stateNames
* @returns {string}
*/
function transformMethodBody(body, stateNames) {
let result = body;
for (const name of stateNames) {
// Replace bare assignments: name = expr (not inside ==, !=, <=, >=)
const re = new RegExp(`(?<![=!<>])\\b${name}\\s*=(?!=)\\s*`, 'g');
result = result.replace(re, `__self.setState('${name}', `);
// We need to close the paren — this is tricky without full parsing.
// For now, append ) at end of expression line (works for simple cases).
// Full statement-level transformation requires the parser.
}
return result;
}
/**
* Emit a template literal expression for the render() method.
* @param {TemplateNode[]} nodes
* @returns {string} template literal body (no backticks)
*/
function emitTemplateExpr(nodes) {
return nodes.map(n => emitNodeExpr(n)).join('');
}
function escapeTemplateLiteral(s) {
return s.replace(/`/g, '\\`').replace(/\$/g, '\\$').replace(/\\/g, '\\\\');
}
function emitNodeExpr(node) {
if (!node) return '';
switch (node.kind) {
case 'text':
return escapeTemplateLiteral(node.content);
case 'interpolation':
return `\${${node.expr} }`;
case 'raw_html':
return `\${${node.expr}}`;
case 'if': {
const thenExpr = emitTemplateExpr(node.then);
const elseExpr = node.else ? emitTemplateExpr(node.else) : '';
return `\${(${node.condition}) ? \`${thenExpr}\` : \`${elseExpr}\`}`;
}
case 'each': {
const bodyExpr = emitTemplateExpr(node.children);
return `\${(${node.items}).map((${node.itemName}) => \`${bodyExpr}\`).join('')}`;
}
case 'activate': {
const bodyExpr = emitTemplateExpr(node.children);
return `\${((this._graph.search("${node.query}")) || []).map((${node.resultName}) => \`${bodyExpr}\`).join('')}`;
}
case 'component': {
const propsExpr = node.props.map(a => {
const val = a.type === 'static'
? JSON.stringify(a.value)
: (a.type === 'dynamic' ? a.expr : 'true');
return `${a.name}: ${val}`;
}).join(', ');
return `\${__self._child(${node.name}, { ${propsExpr} })}`;
}
case 'element': {
const tag = node.tag;
const attrsStr = node.attrs.map(a => emitAttrStr(a)).join('');
// void elements
const VOID = new Set(['area','base','br','col','embed','hr','img','input',
'link','meta','param','source','track','wbr']);
if (VOID.has(tag.toLowerCase())) {
return `<${tag}${attrsStr}>`;
}
const childrenStr = emitTemplateExpr(node.children);
return `<${tag}${attrsStr} data-el-tag="${tag}">${childrenStr}</${tag}>`;
}
default:
return '';
}
}
function emitAttrStr(attr) {
const name = attr.name;
if (name.startsWith('on:')) {
const event = name.slice(3);
const expr = attr.type === 'dynamic' ? attr.expr : (attr.value || '');
// HTML-encode the expression for the attribute value
const encoded = expr
.replace(/&/g, '&amp;')
.replace(/"/g, '&quot;')
.replace(/'/g, '&#39;');
return ` data-el-${event}="${encoded}"`;
}
if (attr.type === 'static') {
return ` ${name}="${attr.value}"`;
}
if (attr.type === 'dynamic') {
return ` ${name}="\${${attr.expr}}"`;
}
if (attr.type === 'bool') {
return ` \${(${attr.expr}) ? '${name}' : ''}`;
}
return '';
}
/**
* Emit a server-target render script.
* The output is a Node.js CJS module that exports:
* renderToString(componentName, props) -> string
* renderToDocument(componentName, props, shellOpts) -> string
* componentNames: string[]
*
* @param {string} src .el source
* @param {string} srcPath path to the source file (embedded in render script for reload)
* @returns {string}
*/
function emitServerTarget(src, srcPath) {
// Embed the source as a base64 string so the render script is self-contained
const srcB64 = Buffer.from(src, 'utf8').toString('base64');
// Compute path to ssr.js.
// Prefer a relative path when the output lives within the same project
// tree; use absolute otherwise. Generated render scripts are not portable
// across machines -- they reference the local installation of el-ui.
const ssrAbsPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../../runtime/src/ssr.js');
const outAbsDir = fs.realpathSync(path.dirname(path.resolve(outputFile)));
const ssrRelPath = path.relative(outAbsDir, ssrAbsPath);
// Relative paths are cleaner; absolute paths are safer for output dirs
// that live outside the project (e.g., system /tmp).
const ssrRequirePath = ssrRelPath.startsWith('.') ? ssrRelPath : ssrAbsPath;
return `/**
* el-ui SSR render script — generated by elc-ui --target=server
* Source: ${path.basename(srcPath)}
*
* Exports:
* renderToString(componentName, props) -> HTML string
* renderToDocument(componentName, props, opts) -> full HTML document
* componentNames -> string[]
*/
'use strict';
const { renderToString: _rts, renderToDocument: _rtd, parseComponents } = require('${ssrRequirePath}');
// Component source embedded at compile time
const _src = Buffer.from('${srcB64}', 'base64').toString('utf8');
// Parse component names at module load time
const _components = parseComponents(_src);
const componentNames = [..._components.keys()];
/**
* Render a component to an HTML string.
* @param {string} componentName
* @param {Object} [props={}]
* @returns {string}
*/
function renderToString(componentName, props = {}) {
return _rts(_src, componentName, props);
}
/**
* Render a component inside a full HTML document.
* @param {string} componentName
* @param {Object} [props={}]
* @param {Object} [shellOpts={}]
* @returns {string}
*/
function renderToDocument(componentName, props = {}, shellOpts = {}) {
return _rtd(_src, componentName, props, shellOpts);
}
module.exports = { renderToString, renderToDocument, componentNames };
// CLI mode: node render.js <ComponentName> [propsJson]
if (require.main === module) {
const compName = process.argv[2];
const propsJson = process.argv[3] || '{}';
if (!compName) {
console.error('Usage: node render.js <ComponentName> [propsJson]');
process.exit(1);
}
let props = {};
try { props = JSON.parse(propsJson); } catch (e) {
console.error('render.js: invalid props JSON:', e.message);
process.exit(1);
}
process.stdout.write(renderToString(compName, props));
}
`;
}
// ── Main ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
let output;
if (target === 'server') {
output = emitServerTarget(src, sourceFile);
} else {
output = emitWebTarget(src, runtimePath);
}
try {
fs.writeFileSync(outputFile, output, 'utf8');
console.log(`elc-ui: ${target} → ${outputFile}`);
} catch (e) {
console.error(`elc-ui: error: cannot write "${outputFile}": ${e.message}`);
process.exit(1);
}