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TodoMVC

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The classic TodoMVC, implemented in kerf. ~150 lines. Persists across reloads via localStorage. Editing a todo by double-click; Esc cancels, Enter or blur commits. The new-todo input keeps focus and cursor position even when the list reorders around it.

What to look at:

  • One store holds items, filter, and the in-edit id. All state changes go through named actions.
  • effect() round-trips to localStorage — read on startup, write on every state change. No middleware, no plugin.
  • Memo key includes the edit state\${todo.id}-${editingId === todo.id ? ‘edit’ : ‘view’}“ — so the row’s HTML is recomputed when it flips between view and edit modes, but cached otherwise.
  • delegateCapture('blur', ...) for the edit input commits on blur. blur doesn’t bubble, so capture-phase is required.
  • Focus survival is automatic — typing into the new-todo while items are added/toggled never disturbs the cursor.

View source on GitHub →

site/src/examples/complete/todomvc/main.tsx
import { defineStore, mount, each, delegate, delegateCapture, effect } from 'kerfjs';
interface Todo { id: string; text: string; done: boolean }
type Filter = 'all' | 'active' | 'done';
const STORAGE_KEY = 'kerf-todomvc';
function load(): Todo[] {
try {
const raw = localStorage.getItem(STORAGE_KEY);
return raw ? (JSON.parse(raw) as Todo[]) : [];
} catch {
return [];
}
}
const todos = defineStore({
initial: () => ({
items: load(),
filter: 'all' as Filter,
editingId: null as string | null,
}),
actions: (set, get) => ({
add: (text: string) => {
const t = text.trim();
if (!t) return;
set({ items: [...get().items, { id: crypto.randomUUID(), text: t, done: false }] });
},
toggle: (id: string) => set({
items: get().items.map((it) => (it.id === id ? { ...it, done: !it.done } : it)),
}),
remove: (id: string) => set({ items: get().items.filter((it) => it.id !== id) }),
clearDone: () => set({ items: get().items.filter((it) => !it.done) }),
setFilter: (filter: Filter) => set({ filter }),
startEdit: (id: string) => set({ editingId: id }),
commitEdit: (id: string, text: string) => {
const t = text.trim();
if (!t) {
set({ items: get().items.filter((it) => it.id !== id), editingId: null });
return;
}
set({
items: get().items.map((it) => (it.id === id ? { ...it, text: t } : it)),
editingId: null,
});
},
cancelEdit: () => set({ editingId: null }),
}),
});
effect(() => {
localStorage.setItem(STORAGE_KEY, JSON.stringify(todos.state.value.items));
});
const root = document.getElementById('app')!;
mount(root, () => {
const { items, filter, editingId } = todos.state.value;
const visible = items.filter((it) =>
filter === 'active' ? !it.done : filter === 'done' ? it.done : true,
);
const remaining = items.filter((it) => !it.done).length;
return (
<div class="todoapp">
{/* …header / list / footer JSX (full source on GitHub)… */}
</div>
);
});
// Tier 1 click delegations:
delegate(root, 'click', '[data-action="toggle"]', (_e, el) => todos.actions.toggle((el as HTMLElement).dataset.id!));
delegate(root, 'click', '[data-action="remove"]', (_e, el) => todos.actions.remove((el as HTMLElement).dataset.id!));
delegate(root, 'click', '[data-action="edit"]', (_e, el) => todos.actions.startEdit((el as HTMLElement).dataset.id!));
delegate(root, 'click', '[data-action="filter"]', (_e, el) => todos.actions.setFilter((el as HTMLElement).dataset.value as Filter));
delegate(root, 'click', '[data-action="clear-done"]', () => todos.actions.clearDone());
// Enter on the new-todo input.
delegate(root, 'keydown', '[data-new]', (e, el) => {
if ((e as KeyboardEvent).key !== 'Enter') return;
const input = el as HTMLInputElement;
todos.actions.add(input.value);
input.value = '';
});
// Enter / Esc on the edit input.
delegate(root, 'keydown', '[data-edit]', (e, el) => {
const ev = e as KeyboardEvent;
const input = el as HTMLInputElement;
if (ev.key === 'Enter') todos.actions.commitEdit(input.dataset.id!, input.value);
else if (ev.key === 'Escape') todos.actions.cancelEdit();
});
// Tier 2 (capture): blur doesn't bubble.
delegateCapture(root, 'blur', '[data-edit]', (_e, el) => {
const input = el as HTMLInputElement;
if (todos.state.value.editingId === input.dataset.id) {
todos.actions.commitEdit(input.dataset.id!, input.value);
}
});