Ember Octane vs Alpine Comparison

Reactivity

Declare state

Ember Octane

name.hbs

<h1>Hello {{this.name}}</h1>

Alpine

index.html

<h1 x-data="{ name: 'John' }" x-text="name"></h1>

Update state

Ember Octane

name.hbs

<h1>Hello {{this.name}}</h1>

Alpine

index.html

<h1 x-data="{ name: 'John' }" x-init="name = 'Jane'" x-text="name"></h1>

Computed state

Ember Octane

double-count.hbs

<div>{{this.doubleCount}}</div>

Alpine

index.html

<h1
  x-data="{
  count : 10,
  get doubleCount() { return this.count * 2 }
}"
  x-text="doubleCount"
></h1>

Templating

Minimal template

Ember Octane

hello-world.hbs

<h1>Hello world</h1>

Alpine

index.html

<h1>Hello world</h1>

Styling

Ember Octane

css-style.css

/* using: https://github.com/salsify/ember-css-modules */
.title {
  color: red;
}

Alpine

index.html

<h1 class="title">I am red</h1>
<button style="font-size: 10rem">I am a button</button>

<style>
  .title {
    color: red;
  }
</style>

Loop

Ember Octane

colors.hbs

<ul>
  {{#each (array "red" "green" "blue") as |color|}}
    <li>{{color}}</li>
  {{/each}}
</ul>

Alpine

index.html

<ul x-data="{ colors: ['red', 'green', 'blue'] }">
  <template x-for="color in colors">
    <li x-text="color"></li>
  </template>
</ul>

Event click

Ember Octane

counter.hbs

<p>Counter: {{this.count}}</p>
<button {{on "click" this.incrementCount}}>+1</button>

Alpine

index.html

<div x-data="{ count: 0 }">
  <p>Counter: <span x-text="count"></span></p>
  <button x-on:click="count++">+1</button>
</div>

Dom ref

Ember Octane

input-focused.hbs

<input {{this.autofocus}} />

Alpine

index.html

<input x-init="$el.focus();" />

Conditional

Ember Octane

traffic-light.hbs

<button {{on "click" this.nextLight}}>Next light</button>
<p>Light is: {{this.light}}</p>
<p>
  You must
  {{#if (eq this.light "red")}}
    STOP
  {{else if (eq this.light "orange")}}
    SLOW DOWN
  {{else if (eq this.light "green")}}
    GO
  {{/if}}
</p>

Alpine

index.html

<div
  x-data="{
  TRAFFIC_LIGHTS: ['red', 'orange', 'green'],
  lightIndex: 0,
  get light() { return this.TRAFFIC_LIGHTS[this.lightIndex] },
  nextLight() {
    this.lightIndex = (this.lightIndex + 1) % this.TRAFFIC_LIGHTS.length;
  }
}"
>
  <button x-on:click="nextLight">Next light</button>
  <p>Light is: <span x-text="light"></span></p>
  <p>
    You must
    <span x-show="light === 'red'">STOP</span>
    <span x-show="light === 'orange'">SLOW DOWN</span>
    <span x-show="light === 'green'">GO</span>
  </p>
</div>

Lifecycle

On mount

Ember Octane

page-title.hbs

<p>Page title is: {{(this.pageTitle)}}</p>

Alpine

index.html

<p
  x-data="{ pageTitle: '' }"
  x-init="$nextTick(() => { pageTitle = document.title })"
>
  Page title: <span x-text="pageTitle"></span>
</p>

On unmount

Ember Octane

time.hbs

<p>Current time: {{this.time}}</p>

Alpine

index.html

<p
  x-data="{
  time: new Date().toLocaleTimeString(),
  timer: null,
  init() { this.timer = setInterval(() => (this.time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString()), 1000) },
  destroy() { clearInterval(this.timer) }
}"
>
  Current time: <span x-text="time"></span>
</p>

Component composition

Props

Ember Octane

app.hbs

<UserProfile
  @name="John"
  @age={{20}}
  @favouriteColors={{array "green" "blue" "red"}}
  @isAvailable={{true}}
/>

Alpine

index.html

<!--Alpine JS suggests using a server-side templating engine or another frontend framework in conjunction with Alpine to do this-->

<div
  x-data="{
  name: 'John',
  age: 20,
  favouriteColors: ['green', 'blue', 'red'],
  isAvailable: true
}"
>
  <p>My name is <span x-text="John"></span></p>
  <p>My age is <span x-text="age"></span></p>
  <p>
    My favourite colors are <span x-text="favouriteColors.join(', ')"></span>
  </p>
  <p>I am <span x-text="isAvailable ? 'available' : 'not available'"></span></p>
</div>

Emit to parent

Ember Octane

app.hbs

<p>Are you happy?</p>
<AnswerButton @onYes={{this.handleYes}} @onNo={{this.handleNo}} />
<p style="font-size: 50px;">{{if this.isHappy "😀" "😥"}}</p>

Alpine

index.html

<div
  x-data="{ isHappy: true }"
  x-on:yes="isHappy = true"
  x-on:no="isHappy = false"
>
  <p>Are you happy?</p>
  <div>
    <button x-on:click="$dispatch('yes')">YES</button>
    <button x-on:click="$dispatch('no')">NO</button>
  </div>
  <p style="font-size: 50px" x-text="isHappy ? '😀' : '😥'"></p>
</div>

Slot

Ember Octane

app.hbs

<FunnyButton> Click me! </FunnyButton>

Alpine

index.html

<!--Alpine JS suggests using a server-side templating engine or another frontend framework in conjunction with Alpine to do this-->

<button
  x-data
  x-text="'Click me!'"
  style="
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    font-size: 30px;
    border: 2px solid #fff;
    margin: 8px;
    transform: scale(0.9);
    box-shadow: 4px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    transition: transform 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.65, 0.88, 0.925) 0s;
    outline: 0;
  "
>
  <span>No content found</span>
</button>

Slot fallback

Ember Octane

app.hbs

<FunnyButton />
<FunnyButton>I got content!</FunnyButton>

Alpine

index.html

<!--Alpine JS suggests using a server-side templating engine or another frontend framework in conjunction with Alpine to do this-->

<button
  x-data
  style="
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    font-size: 30px;
    border: 2px solid #fff;
    margin: 8px;
    transform: scale(0.9);
    box-shadow: 4px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    transition: transform 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.65, 0.88, 0.925) 0s;
    outline: 0;
  "
>
  <span>No content found</span>
</button>

<button
  x-data
  x-text="'I got content!'"
  style="
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    color: #fff;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    font-size: 30px;
    border: 2px solid #fff;
    margin: 8px;
    transform: scale(0.9);
    box-shadow: 4px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
    transition: transform 0.2s cubic-bezier(0.34, 1.65, 0.88, 0.925) 0s;
    outline: 0;
  "
>
  <span>No content found</span>
</button>

Context

Ember Octane

app.hbs

<UserProfile />

Alpine

index.html

<!--Alpine JS suggests using a server-side templating engine or another frontend framework in conjunction with Alpine to do this-->

Form input

Input text

Ember Octane

input-hello.hbs

<p>{{this.text}}</p>
<input value={{this.text}} {{on "input" this.handleInput}} />

Alpine

index.html

<div x-data="{ text: 'Hello World' }">
  <p x-text="text"></p>
  <input x-model="text" />
</div>

Checkbox

Ember Octane

is-available.hbs

<input
  id="is-available"
  type="checkbox"
  checked={{this.isAvailable}}
  {{on "change" this.handleChange}}
/>
<label for="is-available">Is available</label>

Alpine

index.html

<div x-data="{ isAvailable: true }">
  <input id="is-available" x-model="isAvailable" type="checkbox" />
  <label for="is-available">Is available</label>
</div>

Radio

Ember Octane

pick-pill.hbs

<div>Picked: {{this.picked}}</div>

<input
  id="blue-pill"
  type="radio"
  value="blue"
  checked={{eq this.picked "blue"}}
  {{on "change" this.handleChange}}
/>
<label htmlFor="blue-pill">Blue pill</label>

<input
  id="red-pill"
  type="radio"
  value="red"
  checked={{eq this.picked "red"}}
  {{on "change" this.handleChange}}
/>
<label htmlFor="red-pill">Red pill</label>

Alpine

index.html

<div x-data="{ picked: 'red' }">
  <div>Picked: <span x-text="picked"></span></div>

  <input id="blue-pill" x-model="picked" type="radio" value="blue" />
  <label for="blue-pill">Blue pill</label>

  <input id="red-pill" x-model="picked" type="radio" value="red" />
  <label for="red-pill">Red pill</label>
</div>

Select

Ember Octane

color-select.hbs

<select {{on "change" this.select}}>
  {{#each this.colors as |color|}}
    <option
      value={{color.id}}
      disabled={{color.isDisabled}}
      selected={{eq color.id this.selectedColorId}}
    >
      {{color.text}}
    </option>
  {{/each}}
</select>

Alpine

index.html

<div
  x-data="{
  selectedColorId: 2,
  colors: [
    { id: 1, text: 'red' },
    { id: 2, text: 'blue' },
    { id: 3, text: 'green' },
    { id: 4, text: 'gray', isDisabled: true }
  ]
}"
>
  <select x-model.number="selectedColorId">
    <template x-for="color in colors" x-bind:key="color.id">
      <option
        x-text="color.text"
        x-bind:value="color.id"
        x-bind:disabled="!!color.isDisabled"
        x-bind:selected="color.id === selectedColorId"
      ></option>
    </template>
  </select>
</div>

Webapp features

Render app

Ember Octane

index.html

<h1>Hello world</h1>

Alpine

index.html

<h1>Hello world</h1>

Fetch data

Ember Octane

app.hbs

{{#let (this.fetchUsers) as |request|}}
  {{#if request.isLoading}}

    <p>Fetching users...</p>

  {{else if request.error}}

    <p>An error occurred while fetching users</p>

  {{else}}

    <ul>
      {{#each request.users as |user|}}
        <li>
          <img src={{user.picture.thumbnail}} alt="user" />
          <p>{{user.name.first}} {{user.name.last}}</p>
        </li>
      {{/each}}
    </ul>

  {{/if}}
{{/let}}

Alpine

index.html

<div
  x-data="
	function fetchUsers() {
		return {
			users: null,
			isLoading: false,
			error: null,
			async init() {
				this.isLoading = true;
				try {
					this.users = (await (await fetch('https://randomuser.me/api/?results=3')).json()).results;
				} catch (err) {
					this.users = [];
					this.error = err
				}
				this.isLoading = false;
			},
		};
	}
	"
>
  <template x-if="isLoading">
    <p>Loading...</p>
  </template>

  <template x-if="error">
    <p>Error fetching users</p>
  </template>
  <template x-if="!error">
    <ul>
      <template x-for="user in users">
        <li>
          <img
            :src="user.picture.thumbnail"
            :alt="`picture of ${user.name.first} ${user.name.last}`"
          />
          <p x-text="`${user.name.first} ${user.name.last}`"></p>
        </li>
      </template>
    </ul>
  </template>
</div>






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