slick

Standalone CSS Selector Finder and Parser.

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Slick
Slick is a standalone selector engine that is totally slick. Slick is split in 2 components: the Finder and the Parser. The Finder's job is to find nodes on a webpage, the Parser's job is to create a javascript object representation of any css selector. Slick allows you to: Create your own custom pseudo-classes Use the Parser by itself. Find nodes in XML documents. ---

The Finder

Find nodes in the DOM

search context for selector

Search this context for any nodes that match this selector. Expects:
  • selector: String or SelectorObject
  • (optional) context: document or node or array of documents or nodes
  • (optional) append: Array or Object with a push method
Returns: append argument or Array of 0 or more nodes 
slick.search("#foo > bar.baz") → [<bar>, <bar>, <bar>]
slick.search("li > a", [<ol>, <ul>]) → [<a>, <a>, <a>]
slick.search("#foo > bar.baz", document, []) → [<bar>, <bar>, <bar>]

find first in context with selector or null

Find the first node in document that matches selector or null if none are found. Expects:
  • selector: String or SelectorObject
  • (optional) context: document or node or array of documents or nodes
Returns: Element or null 
slick.find("#foo > bar.baz") → <bar>
slick.find("#does-not-exist", node) → null

node matches selector?

Does this node match this selector? Expects:
  • node
  • node, String or SelectorObject
Returns: true or false 
slick.matches(<div class=rocks>, "div.rocks") → true
slick.matches(<div class=lame>, "div.rocks") → false
slick.matches(<div class=lame>, <div class=rocks>) → false

context contains node?

Does this context contain this node? Is the context a parent of this node? Expects:
  • context: document or node
  • node: node
Returns: true or false 
slick.contains(<ul>, <li>) → true
slick.contains(<body>, <html>) → false
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The Parser

Parse a CSS selector string into a JavaScript object

parse selector into object

Parse a CSS Selector String into a Selector Object. Expects: String Returns: SelectorObject 
slick.parse("#foo > bar.baz") → SelectorObject

format

#foo > bar.baz

[[
{ "combinator":" ", "tag":"*", "id":"foo" },
{ "combinator":">", "tag":"bar", "classList": ["baz"], "classes": [{"value":"baz", "match": RegExp }]}
]]

h1, h2, ul > li, .things

[
[{ "combinator":" ", "tag": "h1" }],
[{ "combinator":" ", "tag": "h2" }],
[{ "combinator":" ", "tag": "ul" }, { "combinator": ">", "tag": "li" }],
[{ "combinator":" ", "tag": "*", "classList": ["things"], "classes": [{"value": "things", "match": RegExp }] }]
]