Component v2

docs/advanced-topics/optimizations.md

@@ -4,43 +4,39 @@ sidebar_label: Optimizations
 description: Make your app faster
 ---
 
-## neq\_assign
+## Efficient rendering
 
-When a component receives props from its parent component, the `change` method is called. This, in 
-addition to allowing you to update the component's state, also allows you to return a `ShouldRender` 
-boolean value that indicates if the component should re-render itself in response to the prop changes.
+When a component receives new props from its parent component, the `changed` method is called
+if the new props are not equal to the current props. This method, in addition to allowing changes
+to the component's state, also allows returning a `ShouldRender` boolean value that indicates
+if the component should re-render itself in response to the prop changes.
 
-Re-rendering is expensive, and if you can avoid it, you should. As a general rule, you only want to 
+Re-rendering is expensive, and is best avoid if possible. As a general rule, re-renders should 
+only happen when the changed props affect the component's layout in the `view` method.
 re-render when the props actually changed. The following block of code represents this rule, returning 
-`true` if the props differed from the previous props:
+`true` only if the visible label property has changed and returning `false` when only `debug_value`
+was changed.
 
 ```rust
-use yew::ShouldRender;
+use yew::{Context, ShouldRender};
 
 #[derive(PartialEq)]
-struct ExampleProps;
+struct ExampleProps {
+    label: String,
+    debug_value: usize,
+};
 
 struct Example {
     props: ExampleProps,
 };
 
 impl Example {
-    fn change(&mut self, props: ExampleProps) -> ShouldRender {
-        if self.props != props {
-            self.props = props;
-            true
-        } else {
-            false
-        }
+    fn changed(&mut self, ctx: &Context<Self>, new_props: ExampleProps) -> ShouldRender {
+        return self.props.label != new_props.label {
     }
 }
 ```
 
-But we can go further! This is six lines of boilerplate can be reduced down to one by using a trait 
-and a blanket implementation for anything that implements `PartialEq`. Check out the [`yewtil` 
-crate's `NeqAssign` trait](https://docs.rs/yewtil/*/yewtil/trait.NeqAssign.html) which implements
-this.
-
 ## Using smart pointers effectively
 
 **Note: if you're unsure about some of the terms used in this section, the Rust Book has a useful

docs/concepts/components/properties.md

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ fn create_default_link_color() -> LinkColor {
     LinkColor::Blue
 }
 
-#[derive(Properties, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Properties, PartialEq)]
 pub struct LinkProps {
     /// The link must have a target.
     href: String,

docs/concepts/function-components/attribute.md

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ html! { <ChatContainer /> }
 <!--DOCUSAURUS_CODE_TABS-->
 <!--With props-->
 ```rust
-#[derive(Properties, Clone, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Properties, PartialEq)]
 pub struct RenderedAtProps {
     pub time: String,
 }

docs/concepts/html/components.md

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ html! {
 Here's the implementation of `Container`:
 
 ```rust
-#[derive(Properties, Clone)]
+#[derive(Properties, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Props {
     pub id: String,
     pub children: Children,
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ html! {
 ```
 
 ```rust
-#[derive(Properties, Clone)]
+#[derive(Properties, PartialEq)]
 pub struct Props {
     pub children: ChildrenWithProps<ListItem>,
 }

docs/more/external-libs.md

@@ -7,18 +7,12 @@ description: Libraries that can help with Yew development
 
 Yewtil is a collection of common utilities that help you build applications using Yew. It includes:
 
-* NeqAssign - This is described in more detail in the section on 
-[optimizations and best practices](../advanced-topics/optimizations.md) and ensures that identical
-sets of props don't cause a component to re-render.
-
-* PureComponents - Components that don't update any of their state. Using NeqAssign under the hood, they act as memoized 
+* PureComponents - Components that don't update any of their state. They act as memoized 
   functions that are called from inside the `html!` macro like normal components are.
 
 * Lrc - linked list reference counted smart pointer functions like `Rc` does, but allows for novel data update patterns.
 * Mrc/Irc - Mutable/Immutable reference counted smart pointers that function like `Rc` but are more ergonomic to use 
-
-  within Yew, because they implement `DerefMut` and `BorrowMut`for `Mrc`. This allows `Mrc` to be used with `NeqAssign`. 
-
+  within Yew, because they implement `DerefMut` and `BorrowMut`for `Mrc`. 
   `Irc` acts as an immutable view of the data, which makes this ideal for holding data used in display-only tasks.
 
 * History - A history tracking wrapper that uses a `VecDeque` to hold on to previous values that it 

examples/boids/src/main.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 use settings::Settings;
 use simulation::Simulation;
-use slider::Slider;
-use yew::{html, Component, ComponentLink, Html, ShouldRender};
+use slider::Slider as LegacySlider;
+use yew::component::{Component, Context};
+use yew::{html, Html, Legacy, ShouldRender};
+
+type Slider = Legacy<LegacySlider>;
 
 mod boid;
 mod math;
@@ -17,25 +20,24 @@ pub enum Msg {
 }
 
 pub struct Model {
-    link: ComponentLink<Self>,
     settings: Settings,
     generation: usize,
     paused: bool,
 }
+
 impl Component for Model {
     type Message = Msg;
     type Properties = ();
 
-    fn create(_props: Self::Properties, link: ComponentLink<Self>) -> Self {
+    fn create(_ctx: &Context<Self>) -> Self {
         Self {
-            link,
             settings: Settings::load(),
             generation: 0,
             paused: false,
         }
     }
 
-    fn update(&mut self, msg: Self::Message) -> ShouldRender {
+    fn update(&mut self, _ctx: &Context<Self>, msg: Self::Message) -> ShouldRender {
         match msg {
             Msg::ChangeSettings(settings) => {
                 self.settings = settings;
@@ -58,108 +60,101 @@ impl Component for Model {
         }
     }
 
-    fn change(&mut self, _props: Self::Properties) -> ShouldRender {
-        false
-    }
-
-    fn view(&self) -> Html {
+    fn view(&self, ctx: &Context<Self>) -> Html {
         let Self {
             ref settings,
             generation,
             paused,
-            ..
-        } = *self;
+        } = self;
 
         html! {
             <>
                 <h1 class="title">{ "Boids" }</h1>
                 <Simulation settings=settings.clone() generation=generation paused=paused />
-                { self.view_panel() }
+                { self.view_panel(ctx) }
             </>
         }
     }
 }
 impl Model {
-    fn view_panel(&self) -> Html {
-        let link = &self.link;
+    fn view_panel(&self, ctx: &Context<Self>) -> Html {
         let pause_text = if self.paused { "Resume" } else { "Pause" };
         html! {
             <div class="panel">
-                { self.view_settings() }
+                { self.view_settings(ctx) }
                 <div class="panel__buttons">
-                    <button onclick=link.callback(|_| Msg::TogglePause)>{ pause_text }</button>
-                    <button onclick=link.callback(|_| Msg::ResetSettings)>{ "Use Defaults" }</button>
-                    <button onclick=link.callback(|_| Msg::RestartSimulation)>{ "Restart" }</button>
+                    <button onclick=ctx.callback(|_| Msg::TogglePause)>{ pause_text }</button>
+                    <button onclick=ctx.callback(|_| Msg::ResetSettings)>{ "Use Defaults" }</button>
+                    <button onclick=ctx.callback(|_| Msg::RestartSimulation)>{ "Restart" }</button>
                 </div>
             </div>
         }
     }
 
-    fn view_settings(&self) -> Html {
-        let Self { link, settings, .. } = self;
-
+    fn view_settings(&self, ctx: &Context<Self>) -> Html {
         // This helper macro creates a callback which applies the new value to the current settings and sends `Msg::ChangeSettings`.
         // Thanks to this, we don't need to have "ChangeBoids", "ChangeCohesion", etc. messages,
         // but it comes at the cost of cloning the `Settings` struct each time.
         macro_rules! settings_callback {
-            ($link:expr, $settings:ident; $key:ident as $ty:ty) => {{
-                let settings = $settings.clone();
-                $link.callback(move |value| {
+            ($key:ident as $ty:ty) => {{
+                let settings = self.settings.clone();
+                ctx.callback(move |value| {
                     let mut settings = settings.clone();
                     settings.$key = value as $ty;
                     Msg::ChangeSettings(settings)
                 })
             }};
-            ($link:expr, $settings:ident; $key:ident) => {
-                settings_callback!($link, $settings; $key as f64)
-            }
+            ($key:ident) => {
+                settings_callback!($key as f64)
+            };
         }
 
+        let settings = &self.settings;
         html! {
             <div class="settings">
                 <Slider label="Number of Boids"
                     min=1.0 max=600.0
-                    onchange=settings_callback!(link, settings; boids as usize)
-                    value=settings.boids as f64
+                    onchange=settings_callback!(amount_of_boids as usize)
+                    value=settings.amount_of_boids as f64
                 />
                 <Slider label="View Distance"
                     max=500.0 step=10.0
-                    onchange=settings_callback!(link, settings; visible_range)
+                    onchange=settings_callback!(visible_range)
                     value=settings.visible_range
                 />
                 <Slider label="Spacing"
                     max=100.0
-                    onchange=settings_callback!(link, settings; min_distance)
+                    onchange=settings_callback!(min_distance)
                     value=settings.min_distance
                 />
                 <Slider label="Max Speed"
                     max=50.0
-                    onchange=settings_callback!(link, settings; max_speed)
+                    onchange=settings_callback!(max_speed)
                     value=settings.max_speed
                 />
                 <Slider label="Cohesion"
                     max=0.5 percentage=true
-                    onchange=settings_callback!(link, settings; cohesion_factor)
+                    onchange=settings_callback!(cohesion_factor)
                     value=settings.cohesion_factor
                 />
                 <Slider label="Separation"
                     max=1.0 percentage=true
-                    onchange=settings_callback!(link, settings; separation_factor)
+                    onchange=settings_callback!(separation_factor)
                     value=settings.separation_factor
                 />
                 <Slider label="Alignment"
                     max=0.5 percentage=true
-                    onchange=settings_callback!(link, settings; alignment_factor)
+                    onchange=settings_callback!(alignment_factor)
                     value=settings.alignment_factor
                 />
                 <Slider label="Turn Speed"
                     max=1.5 percentage=true
-                    onchange=settings_callback!(link, settings; turn_speed_ratio)
+                    onchange=settings_callback!(turn_speed_ratio)
                     value=settings.turn_speed_ratio
                 />
                 <Slider label="Color Adaption"
                     max=1.5 percentage=true
-                    onchange=settings_callback!(link, settings; color_adapt_factor)
+                    onchange=settings_callback!(color_adapt_factor)
                     value=settings.color_adapt_factor
                 />
             </div>

examples/boids/src/settings.rs

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use yew::services::storage::{Area, StorageService};
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct Settings {
     /// amount of boids
-    pub boids: usize,
+    pub amount_of_boids: usize,
     // time between each simulation tick
     pub tick_interval_ms: u64,
     /// view distance of a boid
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ impl Settings {
 impl Default for Settings {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            boids: 300,
+            amount_of_boids: 300,
             tick_interval_ms: 50,
             visible_range: 80.0,
             min_distance: 15.0,