All.js
A modern DOM manipulation library that feels like native JavaScript. Write cleaner code with an API that matches the actual DOM, while keeping the convenience of jQuery-style selections and chaining.
// jQuery All('.menu').addClass('active').css('background-color', 'blue'); // All.js - use the actual DOM API All.menu.classList.add('active').style.backgroundColor = 'blue';
Why All.js?
- Native DOM Methods: Use
classList.add()instead ofaddClass(),style.backgroundColorinstead ofcss() - Native Array Methods: Native
map,filter,forEachwithout.each()or.toArray() - Method Chaining: Proxies enable natural property access and method chaining, including with native DOM methods that return elements
- Smart Selectors: Target elements with attributes (
<div menu>) or classes (.menu) - matches both! - Zero Dependencies: Tiny footprint using modern browser features
Pure JavaScript Feel
// jQuery way All('.items').filter('[data-enabled]').addClass('active').hide(); // All.js - just like vanilla JS All.items .filter(el => el.dataset.enabled) .classList.add('active') .style.display = 'none';
Smart Selectors
// <div menu>Menu 1</div> // <div class="menu">Menu 2</div> // Selects both elements above All.menu.classList.add('active');
Complex selectors
All('header [nav] > .link');
Real Arrays, Real DOM
// Find all expensive items and format their prices const expensiveItems = All.item .filter(el => parseFloat(el.dataset.price) > 100) .map(el => ({ name: el.textContent, price: `$${el.dataset.price}` })); const firstMenu = All.menu[0]; const menuCount = All.menu.length; for (const el of All.menu) { console.log(el); }
Native DOM Method Chaining
// Chain methods that return elements All.menu .querySelector('.submenu') // Returns element .cloneNode(true) // Returns cloned element .classList.add('copy'); // Continues chaining // Chain with All.js objects const menu = All.menu; All.main.appendChild(menu); // Accepts All.js objects directly All.sidebar.prepend(All.nav); // Works with All insertion methods
Function Property Assignment
Pass a function to any property to run it on each element. The function receives the element as its argument and its return value is assigned to the property.
// Conditional display All.item.style.display = el => el.dataset.active ? '' : 'none' // Dynamic colors All.item.style.color = el => el.dataset.priority === 'high' ? 'red' : 'black' // Set text based on data All.price.textContent = el => `$${el.dataset.amount}` // Class toggling All.item.className = el => el.dataset.enabled ? 'active enabled' : 'disabled' // Inline search/filter <input oninput="All.item.style.display = el => !this.value || el.textContent.includes(this.value) ? '' : 'none'" >
This lets you write concise code that automatically applies functions to each element in a selection.
Event Handling Without the Mess
// jQuery All('.menu').on('click', function(e) { All(this).addClass('clicked'); }).on('mouseenter', function(e) { All(this).addClass('hover'); }); // All.js All.menu .onclick(e => e.target.classList.add('clicked')) .onmouseenter(e => e.target.classList.add('hover'));
Event Delegation
// Delegate clicks on .button elements within .menu All.menu.onclick('.button', e => { console.log('Button clicked', e.target); }); // Multiple delegated handlers with object syntax All.menu.onclick({ '.button': e => console.log('Button clicked'), '.link': e => console.log('Link clicked') });
Built-in Plugins
All.js includes several default plugins for common operations:
// Element selection All.menu.eq(0) // Get first menu element All.menu.eq(-1) // Get last menu element // Bulk property setting All.button.prop({ disabled: true, type: 'submit' }) // jQuery-style CSS All.item.css({ backgroundColor: 'blue', marginTop: '10px' })
Perfect for Inline Handlers
Turn complex interactions into concise one-liners that are easy to understand and maintain.
Toggle Elements
<!-- Toggle all panels with one click --> <button onclick="All.panel.classList.toggle('active')">Toggle Panels</button> <!-- Toggle with custom class --> <button onclick="All.section.classList.toggle('expanded')">Expand All</button>
Live Search/Filtering
<!-- Basic search filter --> <input type="search" placeholder="Search items..." oninput="All.item.style.display = el => !this.value || el.textContent.toLowerCase().includes(this.value.toLowerCase()) ? '' : 'none'" > <!-- Search with highlighting --> <input type="search" placeholder="Search and highlight..." oninput=" All.item.classList.remove('highlight'); if (this.value) { All.item .filter(el => el.textContent.toLowerCase().includes(this.value.toLowerCase())) .classList.add('highlight') } " >
Form Validation
<!-- Validate required fields on submit --> <form novalidate onsubmit=" event.preventDefault(); const invalid = All(this, '[required]').filter(el => !el.value); invalid.classList.add('error'); if (invalid.length === 0) { this.submit(); } "> <input required placeholder="Name"> <input required placeholder="Email"> <button>Submit</button> </form>
Dynamic Updates
<!-- Update multiple prices based on plan selection --> <div> <select onchange=" All(this.parentElement, '[data-price]').textContent = this.options[this.selectedIndex].dataset.price "> <option data-price="$10/mo">Basic</option> <option data-price="$20/mo">Pro</option> </select> <div data-price>$10/mo</div> <div data-price>$10/mo</div> </div> <!-- Update counters --> <div> <button onclick=" All.counter.textContent = Number(All.counter[0].textContent) + 1 ">Increment All</button> <span counter>0</span> </div>
Responsive Interactions
<!-- Toggle elements with transitions --> <style> .card { transition: all 0.3s; } .card.expanded { height: 200px; } </style> <div> <button onclick=" All.card.classList.toggle('expanded'); this.textContent = All.card[0].classList.contains('expanded') ? 'Collapse All' : 'Expand All' ">Expand All</button> <div class="card">Content</div> <div class="card">Content</div> </div>
These inline handlers are especially useful for:
- Quick prototypes and demos
- Simple interactive components
- Small projects where a full JS file would be overkill
- Learning and teaching DOM manipulation
- Static sites where you want to add minimal interactivity
Note: For larger applications or complex interactions, consider moving these handlers to a separate JavaScript file for better maintainability.
Extensible Through Plugins
// Define plugin with properties and methods const visibilityPlugin = { properties: { visible: elements => elements.filter(el => el.offsetHeight > 0) }, methods: { show() { this.forEach(el => el.style.display = ''); return this; } } }; // Use plugin All.use(visibilityPlugin); // Natural usage All.menu.visible.show().onclick(e => console.log('clicked'));
Advanced Chaining
All.js intelligently handles method return values:
- Methods returning Elements (like
cloneNode) → Continue chaining - Methods returning undefined (like
removeAttribute) → Continue chaining - Methods returning other values (like
getAttribute) → Return value array
// Methods returning Elements chain automatically All.menu .cloneNode(true) // Returns Element .classList.add('copy'); // Methods returning undefined continue the chain All.button .removeAttribute('disabled') // Returns undefined .classList.add('active'); // Chaining continues // Get actual return values when needed const ids = All.item.map(el => el.id); const hasClass = All.menu.classList.contains('active');
Working with All.js Objects
All.js objects can be used as arguments to DOM methods:
// Pass All.js objects directly to DOM methods All.main.appendChild(All.sidebar); All.nav.insertBefore(All.header, All.main); // Works with any method accepting Elements All.menu.replaceWith(All.nav); All.section.after(All.footer);
Installation
npm
umd (browser)
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/alldom@1.6.1/dist/all.umd.min.js"></script>
esm (browser)
<script type="module"> import All from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/alldom@1.6.1/dist/all.esm.min.js'; </script>
Getting Started
Get productive with All.js in under 5 minutes
// 1. Basic Selection // Select elements just like you would with querySelectorAll All.menu // <div menu>, <div class="menu"> All('button') // <button> All('.items') // elements with 'items' class All('[data-enabled]') // elements with data-enabled attribute All('ul > li') // direct child selectors work too // 2. Modifying Elements // Use regular DOM properties with automatic chaining All.menu .classList.add('active') // add a class .style.backgroundColor = 'blue' // set styles directly // 3. Filtering // Use native array methods - no special jQuery syntax All.item .filter(el => el.dataset.enabled) // only enabled items .map(el => el.textContent) // get text content .forEach(text => console.log(text)) // do something with each // 4. Event Handling // Simple event binding with automatic 'this' handling All.button .onclick(e => e.target.classList.add('clicked')) .onmouseenter(e => e.target.classList.add('hover')) // 5. Context Selection // Search within specific elements All('.sidebar', '.item') // items inside sidebar All(menuElement, 'button') // buttons inside menu element // 6. Working with Forms All('form') .onsubmit(e => { e.preventDefault() const data = new FormData(e.target) console.log(Object.fromEntries(data)) }) // 7. Array-like Features All.item.length // get count All.item[0] // get first element for (const el of All.item) // iteration works [...All.item] // spread into array
Common Patterns
// Toggle visibility of elements All.panel.style.display = 'none' // hide all panels All.panel.style.display = '' // show all panels // Add/remove multiple classes All.menu.classList.add('active', 'visible') All.menu.classList.remove('loading', 'disabled') // Filter and modify All.item .filter(el => el.dataset.category === 'featured') .classList.add('highlighted') // Finding elements const activeItems = All.item.filter(el => el.classList.contains('active')) const firstEnabled = All.item.find(el => el.dataset.enabled) const hasDisabled = All.item.some(el => el.disabled) // Get/set attributes All.button.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true') const ids = All.item.map(el => el.id) // Working with data attributes All.user.dataset.status = 'online' // set data-status="online" const roles = All.user.map(el => el.dataset.role)
Common mistakes
// ❌ Don't try to chain after assignment All.menu.style.color = 'blue' .classList.add('active') // ✅ Do - separate statements All.menu.classList.add('active') All.menu.style.color = 'blue' // ✅ or use forEach All.menu.forEach(el => { el.classList.add('active') el.style.color = 'blue' })
Browser Support
Works in all modern browsers with ES6+ support. No polyfills needed, no legacy baggage.
Size Comparison
- jQuery: 30KB minified + gzipped
- All.js: 1KB minified + gzipped
How it's worse than jQuery
- Less cross-browser normalization than jQuery
- Native DOM can be more verbose than jQuery
- No chaining after assignment
- Fewer utility functions / no AJAX
License
MIT