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https://github.com/WebReflection/qso

A MutationObserver like API for CSS selectors.
https://github.com/WebReflection/qso

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A MutationObserver like API for CSS selectors.

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# Deprecated: QuerySelectorObserver

Please use **[qsa-observer](https://github.com/WebReflection/qsa-observer#readme)** instead, as it's been used in various other libraries, hence it's way more battle-tested, and better, than this initial attempt.

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100% inspired by a [Daniel](https://twitter.com/csuwildcat)'s [hack](http://www.backalleycoder.com/2012/08/06/css-selector-listeners/), this module brings a friendly [MutationObserver](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/MutationObserver) like API to observe CSS selectors instead.

```js

const so = new QuerySelectorObserver(records => {
for (const record of records) {
if (record.addedNodes.length) {
record.target.textContent = 'Hello via QSO!';
console.log(record.addedNodes);
} else {
console.log(record.removedNodes);
}
}
});

so.observe('.some-selector');
so.observe('#some-complex > .selector + p.cool');

button.onclick = () => so.disconnect();
```

Compatible with IE11 and other browsers, feel free to [test it live](https://webreflection.github.io/qso/test/).