google/incremental-dom

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Incremental DOM is a Google library for building DOM trees and updating them in-place when data changes, avoiding the intermediate tree of traditional virtual DOM approaches. It is primarily designed as a compilation target for templating languages, with a low-level API that minimizes heap allocations and GC pressure.

Use cases

• diff and patch DOM updates in-place without a virtual DOM tree
• compile a templating language down to efficient DOM updates
• reduce memory allocation and GC thrashing in rendering hot paths
• build a higher-level rendering API or framework on top of a low-level DOM primitive
• render templates with unbalanced HTML tags split across templates

When to choose

• you are building a templating language compiler that needs a DOM output target
• memory usage and GC pauses during DOM updates matter more than API ergonomics
• you need fine-grained control over DOM mutations with a tiny low-level API
• you must support older browsers like IE9

When to avoid

• you want a batteries-included component framework with state management and developer tooling
• you prefer a declarative virtual DOM API like React or a modern framework
• you need an actively evolving project with frequent releases and community activity
• you want a high-level API for direct human consumption rather than a compilation target

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

frontend-framework ui-components templating web-development frontend developer-tools browser cross-platform dom-diffing virtual-dom in-place-updates compilation-target templating-languages nodejs

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