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https://github.com/NervJS/nerv

A blazing fast React alternative, compatible with IE8 and React 16.
https://github.com/NervJS/nerv

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A blazing fast React alternative, compatible with IE8 and React 16.

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> Nerv is a virtual-dom based JavaScript (TypeScript) library with identical React 16 API, which offers much higher performance, tinier package size and better browser compatibility.

[中文](/README_CN.md)

## Features

⚛ Identical React API, no 'nerv-compat' is needed

️⚔ Battle tested, serve in [JD.com](https://www.jd.com/2017?t=1607) home page and [TOPLIFE.com](https://www.toplife.com)

⚡️ High performance

🤣 IE8 compatibility

🎯 Tiny size, 9Kb gzipped

🌗 Isomorphic rendering on both client and server

💫 Support React 16 features, Error Boundaries, Portals, custom DOM attributes, etc.

## Packages

This repository is a monorepo that we manage using [Lerna](https://github.com/lerna/lerna). That means that we actually publish [several packages](/packages) to npm from the same codebase, including:

| Package | Description |
| ------------- |:-------------:|
| [`nervjs`](/packages/nerv) | The core of Nerv |
| [`nerv-redux`](/packages/nerv-redux) | Nerv binding for Redux |
| [`nerv-devtools`](/packages/nerv-devtools) | Provides support for React's Dev Tools for Nerv |
| [`nerv-server`](/packages/nerv-server) | Support for server side rendering |
| [`nerv-test-utils`](/packages/nerv-test-utils) | Suite of utilities for testing Nerv applications |
| [`nerv-utils`](/packages/nerv-utils) | Internal Helpers functions for Nerv |
| [`nerv-shared`](/packages/nerv-shared) | Internal shared functions for Nerv |
| [`nerv-create-class`](/packages/nerv-create-class) | The legacy `createClass` API for Nerv |

## Getting Started

The easiest way to get started with Nerv is using [CodeSandbox Playground](https://codesandbox.io/s/qkr5ww1q8j), If you use React, you already know how to use Nerv.

### Install

Of course we recommend that you use Nerv with [Webpack](https://webpack.js.org) and [Babel](https://babeljs.io).First you can install Nerv like this

With npm

```bash
$ npm install --save nervjs
```

With yarn

```bash
$ yarn add nervjs
```

### Usage

Import what you need. Nerv provides both named and default exports, you can use Nerv as a namespace or simply import what you need as locals.

**Default exports:**

```javascript
import Nerv from 'nervjs'
class HelloMessage extends Nerv.Component {
render() {
return

Hello {this.props.name}

}
}

Nerv.render(
,
document.getElementById('app')
)
```

**Named:**

```javascript
import { Component, render } from 'nervjs'
class HelloMessage extends Component {
render() {
return

Hello {this.props.name}

}
}

render(
,
document.getElementById('app')
)
```

☝️ For more information please move to the official [development document](https://nervjs.github.io/docs/)

## Examples
* [TodoMVC](https://github.com/NervJS/nerv-redux-todomvc), built with Nerv and Redux
* [Nerv's landing page](https://github.com/NervJS/nerv-website), built with Nerv and [react-intl](https://github.com/yahoo/react-intl)
* [JD.com](https://www.jd.com/2017?t=1607)
* [TOPLIFE.com](https://www.toplife.com)

## Switching to Nerv from React

Switching to Nerv from React is easy as adding alias `nervjs` for `react` and `react-dom`. No changes in code needed.

### Usage with Webpack

Add an alias in your `webpack.config.js`:

```js
{
// ...
resolve: {
alias: {
'react': 'nervjs',
'react-dom': 'nervjs',
// Not necessary unless you consume a module using `createClass`
'create-react-class': "nerv-create-class"
}
}
// ...
}
```

### Usage with Babel

Install the babel plugin for aliasing

```bash
$ npm install --save-dev babel-plugin-module-resolver
```

In `.babelrc`:

```js
{
"plugins": [
["module-resolver", {
"root": ["."],
"alias": {
"react": "nervjs",
"react-dom": "nervjs",
// Not necessary unless you consume a module using `createClass`
"create-react-class": "nerv-create-class"
}
}]
]
}
```

### Usage with Browserify

Install the aliasify transform:

```bash
$ npm i --save-dev aliasify
```

Then in your `package.json`:

```js
{
"aliasify": {
"aliases": {
"react": "nervjs",
"react-dom": "nervjs"
}
}
}
```

## Compatible with React

Nerv currently support React API and features:

### `react`

* React.createClass (legacy)
* React.createElement
* React.cloneElement
* React.Component
* React.PureComponent
* React.PropTypes
* React.Children
* React.isValidElement
* React.createFactory
* [Error Boundaries](https://reactjs.org/docs/error-boundaries.html#introducing-error-boundaries) (React 16)

### `react-dom`

* React.unstable_renderSubtreeIntoContainer (legacy)
* ReactDOM.render
* ReactDOM.unmountComponentAtNode
* ReactDOM.findDOMNode
* ReactDOM.hydrate (React 16)
* ReactDOM.createPortal (React 16)

## Internet Explorer 8 (or below) compatibility

First, install `es5-polyfill`:

```bash
npm install --save es5-polyfill
```

Then insert the code into the beginning of your entry file:

```js
require('es5-polyfill');
```

At last, setting `.babelrc` if you are using `babel`:

```js
{
"presets": [
["env", {
"spec": true,
"useBuiltIns": false
}],
["es3"]
],
...
}
```

## Developer Tools

Nerv has a development tools module which allows you to inspect the component hierarchies via the [React Chrome Developer Tools](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/react-developer-tools/fmkadmapgofadopljbjfkapdkoienihi) plugin.

To enable the Nerv development tools you must install the `nerv-devtools` module and then `require('nerv-devtools')` before the initial `Nerv.render()`.

```js
if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
require('nerv-devtools')
}
// before Nerv.render()
Nerv.render(, document.getElementById('#root'))
```

![nerv-devtools](https://i.loli.net/2018/01/09/5a5480c074d99.png)

## [Change Log](https://github.com/NervJS/nerv/blob/master/packages/nerv/CHANGELOG.md)

## Acknowledgement

[AOTU.IO(JD Multi-terminal Development Department)](https://aotu.io)

## License

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