Lit vs Alpine Comparison

Reactivity

Declare state

Lit

name.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement, state } from "lit/decorators.js";

@customElement("x-name")
export class XName extends LitElement {
  @state()
  name = "John";

  render() {
    return html`<h1>Hello ${this.name}!</h1>`;
  }
}

Alpine

index.html

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

Update state

Lit

name.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement, state } from "lit/decorators.js";

@customElement("x-name")
export class XName extends LitElement {
  @state()
  name = "John";

  constructor() {
    super();
    this.name = "Jane";
  }

  render() {
    return html`<h1>Hello ${this.name}!</h1>`;
  }
}

Alpine

index.html

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

Computed state

Lit

double-count.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement, state } from "lit/decorators.js";

@customElement("double-count")
export class DoubleCount extends LitElement {
  @state()
  count = 10;

  render() {
    const doubleCount = this.count * 2;
    return html`<div>${doubleCount}</div>`;
  }
}

Alpine

index.html

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

Templating

Minimal template

Lit

hello-world.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement } from "lit/decorators.js";

@customElement("hello-world")
export class HelloWorld extends LitElement {
  render() {
    return html`<h1>Hello world</h1>`;
  }
}

Alpine

index.html

<h1>Hello world</h1>

Styling

Lit

css-style.js

import { LitElement, html, css } from "lit";
import { customElement } from "lit/decorators.js";
import { styleMap } from "lit/directives/style-map.js";

@customElement("css-style")
export class CssStyle extends LitElement {
  static styles = css`
    .title {
      color: red;
    }
  `;

  render() {
    return html`
      <h1 class="title">I am red</h1>
      <button style=${styleMap({ fontSize: "10rem" })}>I am a button</button>
    `;
  }
}

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

Lit

colors-list.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement } from "lit/decorators.js";
import { repeat } from "lit/directives/repeat.js";

@customElement("colors-list")
export class ColorsList extends LitElement {
  colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];

  render() {
    return html`
      <ul>
        ${repeat(
          this.colors,
          (color) => color,
          (color) => html`<li>${color}</li>`
        )}
      </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

Lit

x-counter.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement, state } from "lit/decorators.js";

@customElement("x-counter")
export class XCounter extends LitElement {
  @state()
  count = 0;

  incrementCount() {
    this.count = this.count + 1;
  }

  render() {
    return html`
      <p>Counter: ${this.count}</p>
      <button @click=${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

Lit

input-focused.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement, state, query } from "lit/decorators.js";

@customElement("input-focused")
export class InputFocused extends LitElement {
  @query("input") inputEl;

  firstUpdated() {
    this.inputEl.focus();
  }

  render() {
    return html`<input type="text" />`;
  }
}

Alpine

index.html

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

Conditional

Lit

traffic-light.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement, state } from "lit/decorators.js";
import { choose } from "lit/directives/choose.js";

const TRAFFIC_LIGHTS = ["red", "orange", "green"];

@customElement("traffic-light")
export class TrafficLight extends LitElement {
  @state()
  lightIndex = 0;

  get light() {
    return TRAFFIC_LIGHTS[this.lightIndex];
  }

  nextLight() {
    this.lightIndex = (this.lightIndex + 1) % TRAFFIC_LIGHTS.length;
  }

  render() {
    return html`
      <button @click=${this.nextLight}>Next light</button>
      <p>Light is ${this.light}</p>
      <p>
        You must ${choose(this.light, [
          ["red", () => html`<span>STOP</span>`],
          ["orange", () => html`<span>SLOW DOWN</span>`],
          ["green", () => html`<span>GO</span>`],
        ])}
      </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

Lit

page-title.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement, state } from "lit/decorators.js";

@customElement("page-title")
export class PageTitle extends LitElement {
  @state()
  pageTitle = "";

  connectedCallback() {
    super.connectedCallback();
    this.pageTitle = document.title;
  }

  render() {
    return html`<p>Page title: ${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

Lit

x-time.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement, state } from "lit/decorators.js";

@customElement("x-time")
export class XTime extends LitElement {
  @state()
  time = "";

  timer;

  connectedCallback() {
    super.connectedCallback();
    this.timer = setInterval(() => {
      this.time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
    }, 1000);
  }

  disconnectedCallback() {
    super.disconnectedCallback();
    clearInterval(this.timer);
  }

  render() {
    return html`<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

Lit

x-app.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement } from "lit/decorators.js";

import "./user-profile";

@customElement("x-app")
export class XApp extends LitElement {
  render() {
    return html`<user-profile
      name="John"
      age="20"
      .favouriteColors=${["green", "blue", "red"]}
      isAvailable
    ></user-profile>`;
  }
}

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

Lit

x-app.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement, state } from "lit/decorators.js";

import "./answer-button";

@customElement("x-app")
export class XApp extends LitElement {
  @state()
  isHappy = true;

  onAnswerNo() {
    this.isHappy = false;
  }

  onAnswerYes() {
    this.isHappy = true;
  }

  render() {
    return html`
      <p>Are you happy?</p>
      <answer-button
        @yes=${this.onAnswerYes}
        @no=${this.onAnswerNo}
      ></answer-button>
      <p style="font-size: 50px;">${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

Lit

x-app.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement } from "lit/decorators.js";

import "./funny-button";

@customElement("x-app")
export class XApp extends LitElement {
  render() {
    return html`<funny-button>Click me!</funny-button>`;
  }
}

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

Lit

x-app.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement } from "lit/decorators.js";

import "./funny-button";

@customElement("x-app")
export class XApp extends LitElement {
  render() {
    return html`
      <funny-button></funny-button>
      <funny-button>Click me!</funny-button>
    `;
  }
}

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

Lit

app-x.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement, state } from "lit/decorators.js";
import { ContextProvider } from "@lit/context";

import { userContext } from "./user-context";

import "./user-profile";

@customElement("x-app")
export class XApp extends LitElement {
  @state()
  user = {
    id: 1,
    username: "unicorn42",
    email: "unicorn42@example.com",
  };

  provider = new ContextProvider(this, {
    context: userContext,
    initialValue: this.user,
  });

  updateUsername(newUsername) {
    this.user = { ...this.user, username: newUsername };
    this.provider.setValue(this.user);
  }

  render() {
    return html` <h1>Welcome back, ${this.user.username}</h1>
      <user-profile
        .user="${this.user}"
        .updateUsername=${this.updateUsername.bind(this)}
      ></user-profile>`;
  }
}

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="{ user: { id: 1, username: 'unicorn42', email: 'unicorn42@example.com' } }"
>
  <h1>Welcome back, <span x-text="user.username"></span></h1>
</div>

Form input

Input text

Lit

input-hello.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement, state } from "lit/decorators.js";

@customElement("input-hello")
export class InputHello extends LitElement {
  @state()
  text = "Hello World";

  handleInput(event) {
    this.text = event.target.value;
  }

  render() {
    return html`
      <p>${this.text}</p>
      <input value=${this.text} @input=${this.handleInput} />
    `;
  }
}

Alpine

index.html

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

Checkbox

Lit

is-available.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement, state } from "lit/decorators.js";

@customElement("is-available")
export class IsAvailable extends LitElement {
  @state()
  isAvailable = false;

  handleChange() {
    this.isAvailable = !this.isAvailable;
  }

  render() {
    return html`
      <input
        id="is-available"
        type="checkbox"
        ?checked=${this.isAvailable}
        @change=${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

Lit

pick-pill.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement, state } from "lit/decorators.js";

@customElement("pick-pill")
export class PickPill extends LitElement {
  @state()
  picked = "red";

  handleChange(event) {
    this.picked = event.target.value;
  }

  render() {
    return html`
      <div>Picked: ${this.picked}</div>

      <input
        id="blue-pill"
        name="pill"
        ?checked=${this.picked === "blue"}
        type="radio"
        value="blue"
        @change=${this.handleChange}
      />
      <label for="blue-pill">Blue pill</label>

      <input
        id="red-pill"
        name="pill"
        ?checked=${this.picked === "red"}
        type="radio"
        value="red"
        @change=${this.handleChange}
      />
      <label for="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

Lit

color-select.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement, state } from "lit/decorators.js";
import { repeat } from "lit/directives/repeat";

@customElement("color-select")
export class ColorSelect extends LitElement {
  colors = [
    { id: 1, text: "red" },
    { id: 2, text: "blue" },
    { id: 3, text: "green" },
    { id: 4, text: "gray", isDisabled: true },
  ];

  @state()
  selectedColorId = 2;

  handleChange(event) {
    this.selectedColorId = event.target.value;
  }

  render() {
    return html`
      <select @change=${this.handleChange}>
        ${repeat(
          this.colors,
          (color) => color.id,
          (color) =>
            html`<option
              value=${color.id}
              ?selected=${this.selectedColorId === color.id}
              ?disabled=${color.isDisabled}
            >
              ${color.text}
            </option>`
        )}
      </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

Lit

index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <script type="module" src="./app.js"></script>
  </head>

  <body>
    <x-app />
  </body>
</html>

Alpine

index.html

<h1>Hello world</h1>

Fetch data

Lit

x-app.js

import { LitElement, html } from "lit";
import { customElement } from "lit/decorators.js";
import { createFetchUsersTask } from "./fetch-users-task";

@customElement("x-app")
export class XApp extends LitElement {
  fetchUsers = createFetchUsersTask(this);

  render() {
    return this.fetchUsers.render({
      pending: () => html`<p>Fetching users...</p>`,
      error: (e) => html`<p>An error occurred while fetching users</p>`,
      complete: (data) => html`
        <ul>
          ${data.map(
            (user) => html`
              <li>
                <img src=${user.picture.thumbnail} alt="user" />
                <p>${user.name.first} ${user.name.last}</p>
              </li>
            `
          )}
        </ul>
      `,
    });
  }
}

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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