A modular JavaScript library for building interactive malleable HTML files with Hyperclay. Load only what you need with automatic dependency resolution.
- 🎯 Modular Design - Pick exactly the features you need
- 🚀 Self-detecting Loader - Automatic dependency resolution from URL params
- 📦 Tree-shakeable - Optimized for modern bundlers
- 🎨 Rich Feature Set - From basic save to advanced UI components
- 💪 Zero Dependencies - Core modules have no external dependencies
- 🔧 Visual Configurator - Interactive tool to build your custom bundle
The self-detecting loader reads URL parameters and automatically loads the requested features with all dependencies.
Destructure directly from the import:
<script type="module">
const { toast, savePage } = await import('https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/hyperclayjs@1/src/hyperclay.js?preset=standard');
toast('Hello!');
</script>Or with custom features:
<script type="module">
const { toast, ask } = await import('https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/hyperclayjs@1/src/hyperclay.js?features=toast,dialogs');
</script>Note: Presets include export-to-window by default, which also exports to window.hyperclay. Omit it from custom features if you only want ES module exports.
npm install hyperclayjs// Import specific modules
import { savePage } from 'hyperclayjs/core/savePage.js';
import toast from 'hyperclayjs/ui/toast.js';
// Or use presets
import 'hyperclayjs/presets/standard.js';| Module | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| autosave | 1.4KB | Auto-save on DOM changes |
| edit-mode | 1.8KB | Toggle edit mode on hyperclay on/off |
| edit-mode-helpers | 8.3KB | Admin-only functionality: [viewmode:disabled], [editmode:resource], [editmode:onclick] |
| option-visibility | 7.1KB | Dynamic show/hide based on ancestor state with option:attribute="value" |
| persist | 2.4KB | Persist input/select/textarea values to the DOM with [persist] attribute |
| save-core | 8.9KB | Basic save function only - hyperclay.savePage() |
| save-system | 13.4KB | CMD+S, [trigger-save] button, savestatus attribute |
| save-toast | 0.9KB | Toast notifications for save events |
| snapshot | 10.8KB | Source of truth for page state - captures DOM snapshots for save and sync |
| tailwind-inject | 1.4KB | Injects tailwind CSS link with cache-bust on save |
| unsaved-warning | 1.3KB | Warn before leaving page with unsaved changes |
| Module | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ajax-elements | 2.6KB | [ajax-form], [ajax-button] for async form submissions |
| dom-helpers | 6.8KB | el.nearest, el.val, el.text, el.exec, el.cycle |
| event-attrs | 4.6KB | [onclickaway], [onclickchildren], [onclone], [onpagemutation], [onrender] |
| input-helpers | 3.9KB | [prevent-enter], [autosize] for textareas |
| movable | 2.5KB | Free-positioning drag with [movable] and [movable-handle], edit mode only |
| onaftersave | 1KB | [onaftersave] attribute - run JS when save status changes |
| sortable | 3.4KB | Drag-drop sorting with [sortable], lazy-loads ~118KB Sortable.js in edit mode |
| Module | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| dialogs | 7.7KB | ask(), consent(), tell(), snippet() dialog functions |
| the-modal | 21.5KB | Full modal window creation system - window.theModal |
| toast | 15.9KB | Success/error message notifications, toast(msg, msgType) |
| Module | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| cache-bust | 0.6KB | Cache-bust href/src attributes |
| cookie | 1.4KB | Cookie management (often auto-included) |
| debounce | 0.4KB | Function debouncing |
| mutation | 13.5KB | DOM mutation observation (often auto-included) |
| nearest | 3.4KB | Find nearest elements (often auto-included) |
| throttle | 0.8KB | Function throttling |
| Module | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| all-js | 14.7KB | Full DOM manipulation library |
| dom-ready | 0.4KB | DOM ready callback |
| form-data | 2KB | Extract form data as an object |
| style-injection | 4.2KB | Dynamic stylesheet injection |
| Module | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| copy-to-clipboard | 0.9KB | Clipboard utility |
| query-params | 0.3KB | Parse URL search params |
| slugify | 0.7KB | URL-friendly slug generator |
| Module | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| file-upload | 10.7KB | File upload with progress |
| live-sync | 11.5KB | Real-time DOM sync across browsers |
| send-message | 1.3KB | Message sending utility |
| Module | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| hyper-morph | 17.2KB | DOM morphing with content-based element matching |
Essential features for basic editing
Modules: save-core, snapshot, save-system, edit-mode-helpers, toast, save-toast, export-to-window, view-mode-excludes-edit-modules
Standard feature set for most use cases
Modules: save-core, snapshot, save-system, unsaved-warning, edit-mode-helpers, persist, option-visibility, event-attrs, dom-helpers, toast, save-toast, export-to-window, view-mode-excludes-edit-modules
All available features
Includes all available modules across all categories.
Some modules with large vendor dependencies are lazy-loaded to optimize page performance:
| Module | Wrapper Size | Vendor Size | Loaded When |
|---|---|---|---|
sortable |
~3KB | ~118KB | Edit mode only |
How it works:
- The wrapper module checks if the page is in edit mode (
isEditMode) - If true, it injects a
<script save-remove>tag that loads the vendor script - If false, nothing is loaded - viewers don't download the heavy scripts
- The
save-removeattribute strips the script tag when the page is saved
This means:
- Editors get full functionality when needed
- Viewers never download the heavy vendor scripts
- Saved pages stay clean with no leftover script tags
Explore features and build your custom bundle with our interactive configurator:
npm run devThis will:
- Generate fresh dependency data
- Start a local server on port 3535
- Open the configurator in your browser
The configurator shows:
- Real-time bundle size calculation
- Automatic dependency resolution
- Generated CDN URL
- Feature descriptions and categories
hyperclayjs/
├── hyperclay.js # Self-detecting module loader
├── core/ # Core hyperclay features
├── custom-attributes/ # HTML attribute enhancements
├── ui/ # UI components (toast, modals, prompts)
├── utilities/ # General utilities (mutation, cookie, etc.)
├── dom-utilities/ # DOM manipulation helpers
├── string-utilities/ # String manipulation tools
├── communication/ # File upload and messaging
├── vendor/ # Third-party libraries (Sortable.js, etc.)
├── scripts/ # Build and generation scripts
└── starter-kit-configurator.html # Interactive configurator
# Install dependencies
npm install
# Generate dependency graph
npm run generate:deps
# Start development server with configurator
npm run dev
# Build bundles
npm run build
# Run tests
npm testThe project uses Madge to automatically analyze dependencies and generate rich metadata:
npm run generate:depsThis creates module-dependency-graph.generated.json with:
- Complete dependency tree
- Actual file sizes
- Category assignments
- Preset configurations
The configurator dynamically loads this file to always show accurate information.
- Chrome 89+
- Firefox 89+
- Safari 15.4+
- Edge 89+
The loader uses ES modules with top-level await. Use await import() to ensure modules finish loading before your code runs.
// Manually save the page
hyperclay.savePage();
// Add save button
hyperclay.initHyperclaySaveButton(); // Looks for [trigger-save]
// Keyboard shortcut
hyperclay.initSaveKeyboardShortcut(); // CMD/CTRL+Stoast("Operation successful!", "success");
toast("Something went wrong", "error");// Ask for input
const name = await ask("What's your name?");
// Get consent
const agreed = await consent("Do you agree to terms?");
// Show message
tell("Welcome to Hyperclay!");<!-- AJAX form submission -->
<form ajax-form="/api/submit">
<input name="email" type="email">
<button>Submit</button>
</form>
<!-- Auto-resize textarea -->
<textarea autosize></textarea>
<!-- Drag-drop sorting -->
<ul sortable>
<li>Item 1</li>
<li>Item 2</li>
<li>Item 3</li>
</ul>
<!-- Run code when clicked away -->
<div onclickaway="console.log('Clicked outside')">
Click outside this div
</div>
<!-- Persist input/select/textarea values -->
<input type="text" name="username" persist><!-- Only visible/editable in edit mode -->
<div contenteditable editmode:contenteditable>Admin can edit this</div>
<input type="text" viewmode:disabled>
<script editmode:resource>console.log('Admin only');</script>Each module should be a self-contained ES module:
// features/my-feature.js
import dependency from '../utilities/dependency.js';
export default function myFeature() {
// Feature implementation
}
// Auto-init when module is imported
myFeature();<script src="/js/old-hyperclay.js"></script><!-- Use preset -->
<script src="/js/hyperclay.js?preset=standard" type="module"></script>
<!-- Or specific features -->
<script src="/js/hyperclay.js?features=save,edit-mode-helpers,toast" type="module"></script>- Fork the repository
- Create your feature branch (
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature) - Make your changes
- Run
npm run generate:depsto update the dependency graph - Test your changes with
npm run dev - Commit your changes (
git commit -m 'Add amazing feature') - Push to the branch (
git push origin feature/amazing-feature) - Open a Pull Request
MIT © Hyperclay
This project includes the following open-source libraries:
- HyperMorph - DOM morphing with content-based element matching (0BSD)
- Sortable.js - Drag-and-drop library (MIT)