Vue 3 vs Lit comparison

Declare state

Vue 3

Name.vue

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";
const name = ref("John");
</script>

<template>
  <h1>Hello {{ name }}</h1>
</template>

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>`;
  }
}

Update state

Vue 3

Name.vue

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";
const name = ref("John");
name.value = "Jane";
</script>

<template>
  <h1>Hello {{ name }}</h1>
</template>

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>`;
  }
}

Computed state

Vue 3

DoubleCount.vue

<script setup>
import { ref, computed } from "vue";
const count = ref(10);
const doubleCount = computed(() => count.value * 2);
</script>

<template>
  <div>{{ doubleCount }}</div>
</template>

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>`;
  }
}

Templating

Minimal template

Vue 3

HelloWorld.vue

<template>
  <h1>Hello world</h1>
</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>`;
  }
}

Styling

Vue 3

CssStyle.vue

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

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

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>
    `;
  }
}

Loop

Vue 3

Colors.vue

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

<template>
  <ul>
    <li v-for="color in colors" :key="color">
      {{ color }}
    </li>
  </ul>
</template>

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>
    `;
  }
}

Event click

Vue 3

Counter.vue

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";
const count = ref(0);

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

<template>
  <p>Counter: {{ count }}</p>
  <button @click="incrementCount">+1</button>
</template>

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>
    `;
  }
}

Dom ref

Vue 3

InputFocused.vue

<script setup>
import { useTemplateRef, onMounted } from "vue";

const inputElement = useTemplateRef("inputElement");

onMounted(() => {
  inputElement.value.focus();
});
</script>

<template>
  <input ref="inputElement" />
</template>

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" />`;
  }
}

Conditional

Vue 3

TrafficLight.vue

<script setup>
import { ref, computed } from "vue";
const TRAFFIC_LIGHTS = ["red", "orange", "green"];
const lightIndex = ref(0);

const light = computed(() => TRAFFIC_LIGHTS[lightIndex.value]);

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

<template>
  <button @click="nextLight">Next light</button>
  <p>Light is: {{ light }}</p>
  <p>
    You must
    <span v-if="light === 'red'">STOP</span>
    <span v-else-if="light === 'orange'">SLOW DOWN</span>
    <span v-else-if="light === 'green'">GO</span>
  </p>
</template>

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>
    `;
  }
}

Lifecycle

On mount

Vue 3

PageTitle.vue

<script setup>
import { ref, onMounted } from "vue";
const pageTitle = ref("");
onMounted(() => {
  pageTitle.value = document.title;
});
</script>

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

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>`;
  }
}

On unmount

Vue 3

Time.vue

<script setup>
import { ref, onUnmounted } from "vue";

const time = ref(new Date().toLocaleTimeString());

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

onUnmounted(() => {
  clearInterval(timer);
});
</script>

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

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>`;
  }
}

Component composition

Props

Vue 3

App.vue

<script setup>
import UserProfile from "./UserProfile.vue";
</script>

<template>
  <UserProfile
    name="John"
    :age="20"
    :favourite-colors="['green', 'blue', 'red']"
    is-available
  />
</template>

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>`;
  }
}

Emit to parent

Vue 3

App.vue

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";
import AnswerButton from "./AnswerButton.vue";

let isHappy = ref(true);

function onAnswerNo() {
  isHappy.value = false;
}

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

<template>
  <p>Are you happy?</p>
  <AnswerButton @yes="onAnswerYes" @no="onAnswerNo" />
  <p style="font-size: 50px">
    {{ isHappy ? "😀" : "😥" }}
  </p>
</template>

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>
    `;
  }
}

Slot

Vue 3

App.vue

<script setup>
import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton.vue";
</script>

<template>
  <FunnyButton> Click me! </FunnyButton>
</template>

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>`;
  }
}

Slot fallback

Vue 3

App.vue

<script setup>
import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton.vue";
</script>

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

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>
    `;
  }
}

Context

Vue 3

App.vue

<script setup>
import { ref, provide } from "vue";
import UserProfile from "./UserProfile.vue";

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

function updateUsername(username) {
  user.value.username = username;
}

provide("user", { user, updateUsername });
</script>

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

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>`;
  }
}

Form input

Input text

Vue 3

InputHello.vue

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";
const text = ref("Hello World");
</script>

<template>
  <p>{{ text }}</p>
  <input v-model="text" />
</template>

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} />
    `;
  }
}

Checkbox

Vue 3

IsAvailable.vue

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";

const isAvailable = ref(true);
</script>

<template>
  <input id="is-available" v-model="isAvailable" type="checkbox" />
  <label for="is-available">Is available</label>
</template>

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>
    `;
  }
}

Radio

Vue 3

PickPill.vue

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";

const picked = ref("red");
</script>

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

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

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

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>
    `;
  }
}

Select

Vue 3

ColorSelect.vue

<script setup>
import { ref } from "vue";

const selectedColorId = ref(2);

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

<template>
  <select v-model="selectedColorId">
    <option
      v-for="color in colors"
      :key="color.id"
      :value="color.id"
      :disabled="color.isDisabled"
    >
      {{ color.text }}
    </option>
  </select>
</template>

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>
    `;
  }
}

Webapp features

Render app

Vue 3

index.html

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

Lit

index.html

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

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

Fetch data

Vue 3

App.vue

<script setup>
import useFetchUsers from "./useFetchUsers";

const { isLoading, error, data: users } = useFetchUsers();
</script>

<template>
  <p v-if="isLoading">Fetching users...</p>
  <p v-else-if="error">An error ocurred while fetching users</p>
  <ul v-else-if="users">
    <li v-for="user in users" :key="user.login.uuid">
      <img :src="user.picture.thumbnail" alt="user" />
      <p>
        {{ user.name.first }}
        {{ user.name.last }}
      </p>
    </li>
  </ul>
</template>

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>
      `,
    });
  }
}

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