isolet-widget-isolation

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Package any component into a self-contained, isolated widget with shadow DOM, scoped styles, and multi-framework support

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isolet Widget Isolation

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isolet-js
packages any component (React, Solid, Svelte, vanilla JS, etc.) into a self-contained, isolated widget. Widgets render inside shadow DOM by default, so styles are fully scoped. Output formats include IIFE (script tag), ESM, and CommonJS.

Install

sh
npm install isolet-js

Core API:
createIsolet

ts
import { createIsolet } from "isolet-js";

const widget = createIsolet({
  name: "my-widget",          // required: unique identifier
  mount: myMountFn,           // required: (container, props) => cleanup | void
  css: `h1 { color: red; }`,  // optional: scoped CSS
  isolation: "shadow-dom",    // "shadow-dom" | "scoped" | "none"
  shadowMode: "open",         // "open" | "closed"
  hostAttributes: { "data-widget": "true" },
  zIndex: 9999,
});

widget.mount(document.body, { title: "Hello" }); // mount into target
widget.update({ title: "Updated" });             // update props
widget.unmount();                                // tear down

// Instance properties
widget.container;   // HTMLElement — the render container
widget.shadowRoot;  // ShadowRoot | null
widget.mounted;     // boolean

Framework Adapters

React

tsx
import { createIsolet } from "isolet-js";
import { react } from "isolet-js/react";

function Greeting({ name }: { name: string }) {
  return <h1>Hello, {name}!</h1>;
}

const widget = createIsolet({
  name: "greeting",
  mount: react(Greeting),
  css: `h1 { color: tomato; font-family: sans-serif; }`,
});

widget.mount(document.body, { name: "World" });
widget.update({ name: "Isolet" });
widget.unmount();

Vanilla JS

ts
import { createIsolet } from "isolet-js";
import { vanilla } from "isolet-js/vanilla";

const widget = createIsolet({
  name: "counter",
  mount: vanilla((container, props) => {
    let count = props.initial ?? 0;
    const btn = document.createElement("button");
    btn.textContent = `Count: ${count}`;
    btn.onclick = () => {
      btn.textContent = `Count: ${++count}`;
    };
    container.appendChild(btn);

    // Return cleanup function
    return () => container.removeChild(btn);
  }),
});

widget.mount(document.getElementById("app"), { initial: 5 });

Solid

tsx
import { createIsolet } from "isolet-js";
import { render } from "solid-js/web";
import App from "./App";

const widget = createIsolet({
  name: "solid-widget",
  mount(container, props) {
    const dispose = render(() => <App {...props} />, container);
    return dispose; // dispose is the cleanup function
  },
});

Svelte

ts
import { createIsolet } from "isolet-js";
import App from "./App.svelte";

const widget = createIsolet({
  name: "svelte-widget",
  mount(container, props) {
    const app = new App({ target: container, props });
    return () => app.$destroy();
  },
});

Isolation Modes

ts
// Full CSS isolation — shadow DOM (default)
createIsolet({ name: "w", mount: fn, isolation: "shadow-dom" });

// Scoped — plain div wrapper, styles injected globally
createIsolet({ name: "w", mount: fn, isolation: "scoped" });

// No isolation — mounts directly into target element
createIsolet({ name: "w", mount: fn, isolation: "none" });

CLI

sh
npx isolet-js init            # scaffold isolet.config.ts
npx isolet-js build           # bundle widget(s) from config
npx isolet-js build --watch   # rebuild on file changes
npx isolet-js build --minify  # minified production build

Config File

ts
// isolet.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from "isolet-js";

export default defineConfig({
  name: "my-widget",
  entry: "./src/index.ts",
  styles: "./src/widget.css",       // CSS to inline; url() assets become data URIs
  format: ["iife", "esm"],          // output formats
  outDir: "./dist",                 // default: "dist"
  globalName: "MyWidget",           // global name for IIFE builds
  external: ["react"],              // don't bundle these deps
  dts: true,                        // emit .d.ts files
  minify: true,                     // minify output
  platform: "browser",              // target platform
});

Multiple Widgets

ts
export default defineConfig([
  { name: "widget-a", entry: "./src/a.ts", styles: "./src/a.css" },
  { name: "widget-b", entry: "./src/b.ts", format: ["esm"] },
]);

CSS & Asset Handling

The build pipeline handles everything automatically:
  • styles
    in config
    → CSS is read,
    url()
    references (fonts, images) inlined as data URIs, result available as
    __ISOLET_CSS__
    in your entry
  • .css
    imports
    → converted to JS string exports (shadow DOM safe)
  • Asset imports (
    .png
    ,
    .woff2
    ,
    .mp3
    , etc.) → inlined as data URIs
  • styles: "./path.css"
    in
    createIsolet
    → resolved and inlined at build time
ts
// Entry file using __ISOLET_CSS__ injected by CLI
import { createIsolet } from "isolet-js";
import { react } from "isolet-js/react";
import MyComponent from "./MyComponent";

declare const __ISOLET_CSS__: string;

export const widget = createIsolet({
  name: "my-widget",
  css: __ISOLET_CSS__,   // populated from config.styles at build time
  mount: react(MyComponent),
});
Or reference the CSS path directly (auto-resolved at build time):
ts
createIsolet({
  name: "my-widget",
  styles: "./widget.css",  // isolet build resolves this
  mount: react(MyComponent),
});

Manual Vite Plugin Setup

If using Vite directly instead of the CLI:
ts
// vite.config.ts
import { defineConfig } from "vite";
import {
  cssTextPlugin,
  inlineAssetsPlugin,
  autoStylesPlugin,
} from "isolet-js/plugins";

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [cssTextPlugin(), inlineAssetsPlugin(), autoStylesPlugin()],
});

Script Tag (IIFE) Usage

html
<script src="https://unpkg.com/isolet-js/dist/index.iife.js"></script>
<script>
  const { createIsolet } = __ISOLET__;

  const widget = createIsolet({
    name: "inline-widget",
    mount(container, props) {
      container.innerHTML = `<p>Hello, ${props.name ?? "World"}!</p>`;
    },
    css: `p { font-family: sans-serif; color: navy; }`,
  });

  widget.mount(document.body, { name: "Visitor" });
</script>
For a bundled custom widget via IIFE:
ts
// isolet.config.ts
export default defineConfig({
  name: "my-widget",
  entry: "./src/index.ts",
  format: ["iife"],
  globalName: "MyWidget",
  minify: true,
});
html
<!-- Resulting script tag distribution -->
<script src="./dist/my-widget.iife.js"></script>
<script>
  MyWidget.widget.mount(document.getElementById("root"), { title: "Hi" });
</script>

Common Patterns

Lazy-mount on demand

ts
const widget = createIsolet({ name: "chat", mount: react(ChatApp), css: styles });

document.getElementById("open-chat").addEventListener("click", () => {
  if (!widget.mounted) {
    widget.mount(document.body, { userId: currentUserId });
  }
});

document.getElementById("close-chat").addEventListener("click", () => {
  widget.unmount();
});

z-index overlay widget

ts
const modal = createIsolet({
  name: "modal",
  mount: react(ModalComponent),
  css: modalStyles,
  zIndex: 10000,
  hostAttributes: { role: "dialog", "aria-modal": "true" },
});

Reactive props updates

ts
const widget = createIsolet({ name: "status", mount: react(StatusBar), css });
widget.mount(document.body, { status: "idle" });

// Later, update without remounting:
widget.update({ status: "loading" });
widget.update({ status: "done" });

Troubleshooting

Styles leaking in or out Use
isolation: "shadow-dom"
(default). Verify your
css
option or
styles
path is correctly set — without CSS in the shadow root, the host page styles will not apply inside.
__ISOLET_CSS__
is undefined
This variable is only injected by the
isolet build
CLI when
styles
is set in config. For manual Vite builds, add
autoStylesPlugin()
to your Vite config.
Component not rendering Ensure the
mount
function appends to
container
, not to
document.body
. In shadow DOM mode, the container is inside the shadow root.
Cleanup not running Return a cleanup function from your
mount
callback. Without it,
widget.unmount()
cannot tear down framework internals (timers, subscriptions, etc.).
IIFE global not found Check
globalName
in config matches what you reference in HTML. The runtime core exposes
globalThis.__ISOLET__
when no
globalName
is set.
External deps not found at runtime If you set
external: ["react"]
, the host page must provide
React
globally or via module federation before your widget script loads.