This is a set of scripts developed with vanilla Javascript, with superior performance compared to the original jQuery Plugins for Bootstap 3. Thanks to Ingwie Phoenix for contributing with npm/RequireJS/CommonJS compatibility. See demo for scripting examples and instructions.
New releases will be available automatically on jsdelivr CDN repositories here.
You can install this package by using either Bower or NPM.
$ npm install --save bootstrap.native
# Or
$ bower install --save bootstrap.native
bootstrap.native
is compatible with the CommonJS/RequireJS spec (exporting itself to module.exports
). It thus can fall back to adding its exports to the window
object.
You can use the scripts either using a traditional script-tag like so:
<!-- Using a CDN -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/bootstrap.native/0.9.6/bootstrap-native.min.js"></script>
<!-- Using a local assets folder -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="/assets/bootstrap.native.min.js"></script>
<!-- Or using Bower? -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="/bower_components/bootstrap.native/dist/bootstrap-native.min.js"></script>
But it's also possible to use any module loader that supports the RequireJS
or CommonJS
syntax. An example is RequireJS
itself:
<script type="text/javascript">
var bsn = require("bootstrap.native");
// Create a button:
var btn = new bsn.Button(...);
</script>
If you are working in a virtual browser environment, the properties of the returned exports are all functions, that expect both, a global window
and a global document
variable to exist before calling. An example case is during tests, where you may use NodeJS to run front-end tests. These usually will create a virtual Window and Document object. Once these exist, bootstrap.native
will function properly.
An example of this would look like this:
var bsn = require("bootstrap.native");
var browser = require("mock-browser");
global.window = browser.createWindow();
global.document = browser.createDocument();
// Now it's safe to use bootstrap.native and expecting the properties to be the actual component classes.
var Button = btn.Button(); // Create the button class and return it.
var $btn = document.createElement("button");
var myButton = new Button(... $btn and options ...); // Create a button and do a test.
As mentioned above, the object properties of the exported object, when using require()
, are actual classes when document
and window
are given - in which case we are sure to be facing an actual browser - and if absent, will be factory methods.
So when using bootstrap.native
inside of a NodeJS app, make sure you create a proper Browser-like environment first to avoid unexpected behaviour.
The scripts are developed with clean code mainly for modern browsers that nativelly support HTML5. When using polyfills IE8-IE9 will thank you.
- Ingwie Phoenix: RequireJS/CommonJS compatibility and usability with common package managers. Was glad to help!
- Full contributors list here. Thanks so much!
The scripts are released under the MIT license.