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https://github.com/BinaryBirds/swift-html

An awesome Swift HTML DSL library using result builders.
https://github.com/BinaryBirds/swift-html

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# SwiftHtml

An awesome Swift HTML DSL library using result builders.

```swift
import SwiftHtml

let doc = Document(.html) {
Html {
Head {
Title("Hello Swift HTML DSL")

Meta().charset("utf-8")
Meta().name(.viewport).content("width=device-width, initial-scale=1")

Link(rel: .stylesheet).href("./css/style.css")
}
Body {
Main {
Div {
Section {
Img(src: "./images/swift.png", alt: "Swift Logo")
.title("Picture of the Swift Logo")
H1("Lorem ipsum")
.class("red")
P("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.")
.class(["green", "blue"])
.spellcheck(false)
}

A("Download SwiftHtml now!")
.href("https://github.com/binarybirds/swift-html/")
.target(.blank)
.download()

Abbr("WTFPL")
.title("Do What The Fuck You Want To Public License")
}
}
.class("container")

Script().src("./js/main.js").async()
}
}
}

let html = DocumentRenderer(minify: false, indent: 2).render(doc)
print(html)
```

## Install

You can simply use `SwiftHtml` as a dependency via the Swift Package Manager:

```swift
.package(url: "https://github.com/binarybirds/swift-html", from: "1.6.0"),
```

Add the `SwiftHtml` product from the `swift-html` package as a dependency to your target:

```swift
.product(name: "SwiftHtml", package: "swift-html"),
```

Import the framework:

```swift
import SwiftHtml
```

That's it.

## Creating custom tags

You can define your own custom tags by subclassing the `Tag` or `EmptyTag` class.

You can follow the same pattern if you take a look at the core tags.

```swift
open class Div: Tag {

}

//

- standard tag

open class Br: EmptyTag {

}
//
- no closing tag

```

By default the name of the tag is automatically derived from the class name (lowercased), but you can also create your own tag type & name by overriding the `createNode()` class function.

```swift
open class LastBuildDate: Tag {

open override class func createNode() -> Node {
Node(type: .standard, name: "lastBuildDate")
}
}

// - standard tag with custom name
```

It is also possible to create tags with altered content or default attributes.

```swift
open class Description: Tag {

public init(_ contents: String) {
super.init()
setContents("")
}
}
// - content wrapped in CDATA

open class Rss: Tag {

public init(@TagBuilder _ builder: () -> Tag) {
super.init(builder())
setAttributes([
.init(key: "version", value: "2.0"),
])
}
}
// ... - tag with a default attribute
```

## Attribute management

You can set, add or delete the attributes of a given tag.

```swift
Leaf("example")
// set (override) the current attributes
.setAttributes([
.init(key: "a", value: "foo"),
.init(key: "b", value: "bar"),
.init(key: "c", value: "baz"),
])
// add a new attribute using a key & value
.attribute("foo", "example")
// add a new flag attribute (without a value)
.flagAttribute("bar")
// delete an attribute by using a key
.deleteAttribute("b")

//
```

You can also manage the class atrribute through helper methods.

```swift
Span("foo")
// set (override) class values
.class("a", "b", "c")
// add new class values
.class(add: ["d", "e", "f"])
// add new class value if the condition is true
.class(add: "b", true)
/// remove multiple class values
.class(remove: ["b", "c", "d"])
/// remove a class value if the condition is true
.class(remove: "e", true)

//
```

You can create your own attribute modifier via an extension.

```swift
public extension Guid {

func isPermalink(_ value: Bool = true) -> Self {
attribute("isPermalink", String(value))
}
}
```

There are other built-in type-safe attribute modifiers available on tags.

## Composing tags

You can come up with your own `Tag` composition system by introducing a new protocol.

```swift
protocol TagRepresentable {

@TagBuilder
func build() -> Tag
}

struct ListComponent: TagRepresentable {

let items: [String]

init(_ items: [String]) {
self.items = items
}

func build() -> Tag {
Ul {
for item in items {
Li(item)
}
}
}
}

let tag = ListComponent(["a", "b", "c"]).build()
```

This way it is also possible to extend the `TagBuilder` to support the new protocol.

```swift
extension TagBuilder {

static func buildExpression(_ expression: Tag) -> Tag {
expression
}

static func buildExpression(_ expression: TagRepresentable) -> Tag {
expression.build()
}
}
```

Sometimes you'll need extra parameters for the build function, so you have to call the build method by hand.

In those cases it is recommended to introduce a `render` function instead of using build.

```swift

let tag = WebIndexTemplate(ctx) {
ListComponent(["a", "b", "c"])
.render(req)
}
.render(req)
```

If you want to create a lightweight template engine for the [Vapor](https://vapor.codes/) web framework using SwiftHtml, you can see a working example inside the [Feather CMS core](https://github.com/FeatherCMS/feather-core) repository.

## Credits & references

- [HTML Reference](https://www.w3schools.com/tags/default.asp)