Vue 3 vs Solid.js comparison

Declare state

Vue 3

Name.vue

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

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

Solid.js

Name.jsx

import { createSignal } from "solid-js";

export default function Name() {
  const [name] = createSignal("John");

  return <h1>Hello {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>

Solid.js

Name.jsx

import { createSignal } from "solid-js";

export default function Name() {
  const [name, setName] = createSignal("John");
  setName("Jane");

  return <h1>Hello {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>

Solid.js

DoubleCount.jsx

import { createSignal } from "solid-js";

export default function DoubleCount() {
  const [count] = createSignal(10);
  const doubleCount = () => count() * 2;

  return <div>{doubleCount()}</div>;
}

Templating

Minimal template

Vue 3

HelloWorld.vue

<template>
  <h1>Hello world</h1>
</template>

Solid.js

HelloWorld.jsx

export default function HelloWorld() {
  return <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>

Solid.js

CssStyle.jsx

import "./style.css";

export default function CssStyle() {
  return (
    <>
      <h1 class="title">I am red</h1>
      <button style={{ "font-size": "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>

Solid.js

Colors.jsx

import { For } from "solid-js";

export default function Colors() {
  const colors = ["red", "green", "blue"];

  return (
    <ul>
      <For each={colors}>{(color) => <li>{color}</li>}</For>
    </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>

Solid.js

Counter.jsx

import { createSignal } from "solid-js";

export default function Counter() {
  const [count, setCount] = createSignal(0);

  function incrementCount() {
    setCount(count() + 1);
  }

  return (
    <>
      <p>Counter: {count()}</p>
      <button onClick={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>

Solid.js

InputFocused.jsx

import { onMount } from "solid-js";

export default function InputFocused() {
  let inputElement;

  onMount(() => inputElement.focus());

  return <input ref={inputElement} 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>

Solid.js

TrafficLight.jsx

import { createSignal, Switch, Match } from "solid-js";

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

export default function TrafficLight() {
  const [lightIndex, setLightIndex] = createSignal(0);

  const light = () => TRAFFIC_LIGHTS[lightIndex()];

  function nextLight() {
    setLightIndex((lightIndex() + 1) % TRAFFIC_LIGHTS.length);
  }

  return (
    <>
      <button onClick={nextLight}>Next light</button>
      <p>Light is: {light()}</p>
      <p>
        You must
        <Switch>
          <Match when={light() === "red"}>
            <span>STOP</span>
          </Match>
          <Match when={light() === "orange"}>
            <span>SLOW DOWN</span>
          </Match>
          <Match when={light() === "green"}>
            <span>GO</span>
          </Match>
        </Switch>
      </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>

Solid.js

PageTitle.jsx

import { createSignal, onMount } from "solid-js";

export default function PageTitle() {
  const [pageTitle, setPageTitle] = createSignal("");

  onMount(() => {
    setPageTitle(document.title);
  });

  return <p>Page title: {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>

Solid.js

Time.jsx

import { createSignal, onCleanup } from "solid-js";

export default function Time() {
  const [time, setTime] = createSignal(new Date().toLocaleTimeString());

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

  onCleanup(() => clearInterval(timer));

  return <p>Current time: {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>

Solid.js

App.jsx

import UserProfile from "./UserProfile.jsx";

export default function App() {
  return (
    <UserProfile
      name="John"
      age={20}
      favouriteColors={["green", "blue", "red"]}
      isAvailable
    />
  );
}

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>

Solid.js

App.jsx

import { createSignal } from "solid-js";
import AnswerButton from "./AnswerButton.jsx";

export default function App() {
  const [isHappy, setIsHappy] = createSignal(true);

  function onAnswerNo() {
    setIsHappy(false);
  }

  function onAnswerYes() {
    setIsHappy(true);
  }

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

Slot

Vue 3

App.vue

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

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

Solid.js

App.jsx

import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton.jsx";

export default function App() {
  return <FunnyButton>Click me!</FunnyButton>;
}

Slot fallback

Vue 3

App.vue

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

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

Solid.js

App.jsx

import FunnyButton from "./FunnyButton.jsx";

export default function App() {
  return (
    <>
      <FunnyButton />
      <FunnyButton>I got content!</FunnyButton>
    </>
  );
}

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>

Solid.js

App.jsx

import { createSignal } from "solid-js";

import { UserContext } from "./UserContext";
import UserProfile from "./UserProfile";

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

  function updateUsername(newUsername) {
    setUser({ ...user(), username: newUsername });
  }

  return (
    <>
      <h1>Welcome back, {user().username}</h1>
      <UserContext.Provider value={[user, updateUsername]}>
        <UserProfile />
      </UserContext.Provider>
    </>
  );
}

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>

Solid.js

InputHello.jsx

import { createSignal } from "solid-js";

export default function InputHello() {
  const [text, setText] = createSignal("Hello world");

  function handleChange(event) {
    setText(event.target.value);
  }

  return (
    <>
      <p>{text()}</p>
      <input value={text()} onInput={handleChange} />
    </>
  );
}

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>

Solid.js

IsAvailable.jsx

import { createSignal } from "solid-js";

export default function IsAvailable() {
  const [isAvailable, setIsAvailable] = createSignal(false);

  function handleChange() {
    setIsAvailable((previousValue) => !previousValue);
  }

  return (
    <>
      <input
        id="is-available"
        type="checkbox"
        checked={isAvailable()}
        onChange={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>

Solid.js

PickPill.jsx

import { createSignal } from "solid-js";

export default function PickPill() {
  const [picked, setPicked] = createSignal("red");

  function handleChange(event) {
    setPicked(event.target.value);
  }

  return (
    <>
      <div>Picked: {picked()}</div>
      <input
        id="blue-pill"
        checked={picked() === "blue"}
        type="radio"
        value="blue"
        onChange={handleChange}
      />
      <label for="blue-pill">Blue pill</label>

      <input
        id="red-pill"
        checked={picked() === "red"}
        type="radio"
        value="red"
        onChange={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>

Solid.js

ColorSelect.jsx

import { createSignal, For } from "solid-js";

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

export default function ColorSelect() {
  const [selectedColorId, setSelectedColorId] = createSignal(2);

  function handleChange(event) {
    setSelectedColorId(event.target.value);
  }

  return (
    <select value={selectedColorId()} onChange={handleChange}>
      <For each={colors}>
        {(color) => (
          <option value={color.id} disabled={color.isDisabled}>
            {color.text}
          </option>
        )}
      </For>
    </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>

Solid.js

index.html

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

Solid.js

App.jsx

import { createResource, For, Switch, Match } from "solid-js";

async function fetchUsers() {
  return (await fetch("https://randomuser.me/api/?results=3")).json();
}

export default function App() {
  const [data] = createResource(fetchUsers);
  const users = () => data()?.results;

  return (
    <Switch>
      <Match when={data.loading}>
        <p>Fetching users...</p>
      </Match>
      <Match when={data.error}>
        <p>An error occurred while fetching users</p>
      </Match>
      <Match when={users()}>
        <ul>
          <For each={users()}>
            {(user) => (
              <li>
                <img src={user.picture.thumbnail} alt="user" />
                <p>
                  {user.name.first} {user.name.last}
                </p>
              </li>
            )}
          </For>
        </ul>
      </Match>
    </Switch>
  );
}

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