Svelte 5 vs Mithril comparison

Declare state

Svelte 5

Name.svelte

<script>
  let name = $state("John");
</script>

<h1>Hello {name}</h1>

Mithril

Name.js

import m from "mithril";

export default function Name() {
  let name = "John";

  return {
    view: () => m("h1", `Hello ${name}`),
  };
}

Update state

Svelte 5

Name.svelte

<script>
  let name = $state("John");
  name = "Jane";
</script>

<h1>Hello {name}</h1>

Mithril

Name.js

import m from "mithril";

export default function Name() {
  let name = "John";
  name = "Jane";
  return {
    view: () => m("h1", `Hello ${name}`),
  };
}

Computed state

Svelte 5

DoubleCount.svelte

<script>
  let count = $state(10);
  const doubleCount = $derived(count * 2);
</script>

<div>{doubleCount}</div>

Mithril

DoubleCount.js

import m from "mithril";

export default function DoubleCount() {
  let count = 10;
  let doubleCount = count * 2;
  return {
    view: () => m("div", doubleCount),
  };
}

Templating

Minimal template

Svelte 5

HelloWorld.svelte

<h1>Hello world</h1>

Mithril

HelloWorld.js

import m from "mithril";

export default function HelloWorld() {
  return {
    view: () => m("h1", "Hello World"),
  };
}

Styling

Svelte 5

CssStyle.svelte

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

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

Mithril

CssStyle.js

import "./style.css";
import m from "mithril";

export default function CssStyle() {
  return {
    view: () =>
      m(
        "div",
        m("h1.title", "I am red"),
        m("button", { style: { fontSize: "10rem" } }, "I am a button")
      ),
  };
}

Loop

Svelte 5

Colors.svelte

<script>
  const colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];
</script>

<ul>
  {#each colors as color (color)}
    <li>{color}</li>
  {/each}
</ul>

Mithril

Colors.js

import m from "mithril";

export default function Colors() {
  const colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];
  return {
    view: () =>
      m(
        "ul",
        colors.map((color, idx) => m("li", { key: idx }, color))
      ),
  };
}

Event click

Svelte 5

Counter.svelte

<script>
  let count = $state(0);

  function incrementCount() {
    count++;
  }
</script>

<p>Counter: {count}</p>
<button onclick={incrementCount}>+1</button>

Mithril

Counter.js

import m from "mithril";

export default function Counter() {
  let count = 0;
  const incrementCount = () => (count = count + 1);
  return {
    view: () =>
      m(
        "div",
        m("p", `Counter: ${count}`),
        m("button", { onclick: incrementCount }, "+1")
      ),
  };
}

Dom ref

Svelte 5

InputFocused.svelte

<script>
  let inputElement;

  $effect(() => {
    inputElement.focus();
  });
</script>

<input bind:this={inputElement} />

Mithril

InputFocused.js

import m from "mithril";

export default function InputFocused() {
  let value = "";
  return {
    view: () =>
      m("input", {
        oncreate: ({ dom }) => dom.focus(),
        type: "text",
        value,
        oninput: (e) => (value = e.target.value),
      }),
  };
}

Conditional

Svelte 5

TrafficLight.svelte

<script>
  const TRAFFIC_LIGHTS = ["red", "orange", "green"];
  let lightIndex = $state(0);

  const light = $derived(TRAFFIC_LIGHTS[lightIndex]);

  function nextLight() {
    lightIndex = (lightIndex + 1) % TRAFFIC_LIGHTS.length;
  }
</script>

<button onclick={nextLight}>Next light</button>
<p>Light is: {light}</p>
<p>
  You must
  {#if light === "red"}
    <span>STOP</span>
  {:else if light === "orange"}
    <span>SLOW DOWN</span>
  {:else if light === "green"}
    <span>GO</span>
  {/if}
</p>

Mithril

TrafficLight.js

import m from "mithril";
const TRAFFIC_LIGHTS = ["red", "orange", "green"];

export default function TrafficLight() {
  let lightIndex = 0;
  let currentLight = () => TRAFFIC_LIGHTS[lightIndex];

  const nextLight = () => (lightIndex + 1) % TRAFFIC_LIGHTS.length;

  const instructions = () => {
    switch (currentLight()) {
      case "red":
        return "STOP";
      case "orange":
        return "SLOW DOWN";
      case "green":
        return "GO";
    }
  };

  return {
    view: () =>
      m(
        "div",
        m("button", { onclick: nextLight }, "Next light"),
        m("p", `Light is: ${currentLight()}`),
        m("p", "You must ", m("span", instructions()))
      ),
  };
}

Lifecycle

On mount

Svelte 5

PageTitle.svelte

<script>
  let pageTitle = $state("");
  $effect(() => {
    pageTitle = document.title;
  });
</script>

<p>Page title: {pageTitle}</p>

Mithril

PageTitle.js

import m from "mithril";

export default function PageTitle() {
  return {
    view: () => m("p", `Page title: ${document.title}`),
  };
}

On unmount

Svelte 5

Time.svelte

<script>
  let time = $state(new Date().toLocaleTimeString());

  $effect(() => {
    const timer = setInterval(() => {
      time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
    }, 1000);

    return () => clearInterval(timer);
  });
</script>

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

Mithril

Time.js

import m from "mithril";

export default function Time() {
  let time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();

  const timer = setInterval(() => {
    time = new Date().toLocaleTimeString();
    m.redraw();
  }, 1000);

  return {
    view: () => m("p", `Current time: ${time}`),
    onremove: () => clearInterval(timer),
  };
}

Component composition

Props

Svelte 5

App.svelte

<script>
  import UserProfile from "./UserProfile.svelte";
</script>

<UserProfile
  name="John"
  age={20}
  favouriteColors={["green", "blue", "red"]}
  isAvailable
/>

Mithril

App.js

import m from "mithril";
import UserProfile from "./UserProfile.js";

export default function App() {
  return {
    view: () =>
      m(UserProfile, {
        name: "john",
        age: 20,
        favouriteColors: ["green", "blue", "red"],
        isAvailable: true,
      }),
  };
}

Emit to parent

Svelte 5

App.svelte

<script>
  import AnswerButton from "./AnswerButton.svelte";

  let isHappy = $state(true);

  function onAnswerNo() {
    isHappy = false;
  }

  function onAnswerYes() {
    isHappy = true;
  }
</script>

<p>Are you happy?</p>
<AnswerButton onYes={onAnswerYes} onNo={onAnswerNo} />
<p style="font-size: 50px;">{isHappy ? "😀" : "😥"}</p>

Mithril

AnswerButton.js

import m from "mithril";
export const AnswerButton = ({ attrs: { onYes, onNo } }) => ({
  view: () =>
    m(
      "div",
      m("button", { onclick: onYes }, "YES"),
      m("button", { onclick: onNo }, "NO")
    ),
});

Slot

Svelte 5

App.svelte

<script>
  import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton.svelte";
</script>

<FunnyButton>Click me!</FunnyButton>

Mithril

App.js

import m from "mithril";
import { FunnyButton } from "./FunnyButton.jsx";

export default function App() {
  return {
    view: () => m(FunnyButton, "Click me!"),
  };
}

Slot fallback

Svelte 5

App.svelte

<script>
  import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton.svelte";
</script>

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

Mithril

App.js

import m from "mithril";
import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton.jsx";

export default function App() {
  return {
    view: () => m("", m(FunnyButton), m(FunnyButton, "I got Content")),
  };
}

Context

Svelte 5

App.svelte

<script>
  import { setContext } from "svelte";
  import UserProfile from "./UserProfile.svelte";
  import createUserState from "./createUserState.svelte.js";

  const user = createUserState({
    id: 1,
    username: "unicorn42",
    email: "unicorn42@example.com",
  });

  setContext("user", user);
</script>

<h1>Welcome back, {user.username}</h1>
<UserProfile />

Mithril

App.js

import m from "mithril";
import UserProfile from "./UserProfile";

export default function App() {
  const user = {
    id: 1,
    username: "unicorn42",
    email: "unicorn42@example.com",
  };

  const updateUsername = (username) => (user.username = username);

  return {
    view: () =>
      m(
        "",
        m("h1", `Welcome Back, ${user.username}`),
        m(UserProfile, { user, updateUsername })
      ),
  };
}

Form input

Input text

Svelte 5

InputHello.svelte

<script>
  let text = $state("Hello World");
</script>

<p>{text}</p>
<input bind:value={text} />

Mithril

InputHello.js

import m from "mithril";

export default function InputHello() {
  let text = "Hello world";
  const handleChange = ({ target: { value } }) => (text = value);

  return {
    view: () =>
      m("", m("p", text), m("input", { value: text, onchange: handleChange })),
  };
}

Checkbox

Svelte 5

IsAvailable.svelte

<script>
  let isAvailable = $state(false);
</script>

<input id="is-available" type="checkbox" bind:checked={isAvailable} />
<label for="is-available">Is available</label>

Mithril

IsAvailable.js

import m from "mithril";

export default function IsAvailable() {
  let isAvailable = false;
  const onUpdate = () => (isAvailable = !isAvailable);

  return {
    view: () =>
      m(
        "",
        m("input", {
          id: "is-available",
          type: "checkbox",
          checked: isAvailable,
          onchange: onUpdate,
        }),
        m("label", { for: "is-available" }, "Is available")
      ),
  };
}

Radio

Svelte 5

PickPill.svelte

<script>
  let picked = $state("red");
</script>

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

<input id="blue-pill" bind:group={picked} type="radio" value="blue" />
<label for="blue-pill">Blue pill</label>

<input id="red-pill" bind:group={picked} type="radio" value="red" />
<label for="red-pill">Red pill</label>

Mithril

PickPill.js

import m from "mithril";

export default function PickPill() {
  let picked = "red";
  let pills = ["red", "green", "blue"];
  const handleChange = ({ target: { value } }) => (picked = value);

  return {
    view: () =>
      m(
        "",
        m("", `Picked: ${picked}`),
        pills.map((pill) =>
          m(
            ".",
            m("input", {
              id: pill,
              checked: picked == pill,
              type: "radio",
              value: pill,
              onchange: handleChange,
            }),
            m("label", { for: pill }, pill)
          )
        )
      ),
  };
}

Select

Svelte 5

ColorSelect.svelte

<script>
  let selectedColorId = $state(2);

  const colors = [
    { id: 1, text: "red" },
    { id: 2, text: "blue" },
    { id: 3, text: "green" },
    { id: 4, text: "gray", isDisabled: true },
  ];
</script>

<select bind:value={selectedColorId}>
  {#each colors as color}
    <option value={color.id} disabled={color.isDisabled}>
      {color.text}
    </option>
  {/each}
</select>

Mithril

ColorSelect.js

import m from "mithril";
const colors = [
  { id: 1, text: "red" },
  { id: 2, text: "blue" },
  { id: 3, text: "green" },
  { id: 4, text: "gray", isDisabled: true },
];

export default function ColorSelect() {
  let selectedColorId = 2;

  const handleSelect = ({ target: { value } }) => (selectedColorId = value);

  return {
    view: () =>
      m(
        "select",
        { value: selectedColorId, onchange: handleSelect },
        colors.map(({ id, text, isDisabled }) =>
          m("option", { key: id, id, disabled: isDisabled, value: id }, text)
        )
      ),
  };
}

Webapp features

Render app

Svelte 5

index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <body>
    <div id="app"></div>
    <script type="module" src="./app.js"></script>
  </body>
</html>

Mithril

index.html

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <body>
    <div id="app"></div>
    <script type="module" src="./main.jsx"></script>
  </body>
</html>

Fetch data

Svelte 5

App.svelte

<script>
  import useFetchUsers from "./useFetchUsers.svelte.js";

  const response = useFetchUsers();
</script>

{#if response.isLoading}
  <p>Fetching users...</p>
{:else if response.error}
  <p>An error occurred while fetching users</p>
{:else if response.users}
  <ul>
    {#each response.users as user}
      <li>
        <img src={user.picture.thumbnail} alt="user" />
        <p>
          {user.name.first}
          {user.name.last}
        </p>
      </li>
    {/each}
  </ul>
{/if}

Mithril

App.js

import m from "mithril";

export default function App() {
  let isLoading = false;
  let error = null;
  let users = [];

  async function fetchUsers() {
    isLoading = true;
    try {
      const { results } = await m.request(
        "https://randomuser.me/api/?results=3"
      );
      users = results;
    } catch (err) {
      error = err;
    }
    isLoading = false;
  }

  return {
    oninit: fetchUsers,
    view() {
      if (isLoading) return m("p", "Fetching users...");
      if (error) return m("p", "An error occurred while fetching users");
      return users.map((user) =>
        m(
          "li",
          { key: user.login.uuid },
          m("img", { src: user.picture.thumbnail, alt: "user" }),
          m("p", `${user.name.first} ${user.name.last}`)
        )
      );
    },
  };
}

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