I was following the section "How do I use a web component?" from
end very soon I realized that node and npm it's a must. On top of that you have to run node to serve it.
Code
<html>
<head>
<script type="module" src="node_modules/@polymer/paper-button/paper-button.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<paper-button raised class="indigo">raised</paper-button>
</body>
</html>What is the simplest - no node - way to run this simple web component?
Disregard everything "Polymer",
better yet... burn it down, throw your coffee over every monitor you see that title.
It was based on the V0 implementation of Web Components;
which basically was Google's lets-throw-something-at-the-wall-and-see-if-other-vendors-adopt-it attempt at forcing Web Components on us.
That whole V0 era is what gave "Web Components" a bad reputation, and catchy blog titles like
"The Broken Promise of Web Components"
(but everyone involved learned what not to do)
Since years, all Browsers vendors work together on V1
Web Components run in all modern Browsers.. period.. so all you need is a Browser..
no built steps.. no bundlers.. no parcel.. no Svelte-compiler... no Rome... no fuss
Use any online editor like JSFiddle or CodePen, or your own IDE, or use your F12 Sources panel
and with a few lines of code you are started
<my-component name="Alex"></my-component>
<script>
customElements.define("my-component", class extends HTMLElement {
connectedCallback() {
this.innerHTML = `<h2>${this.getAttribute("name")} his very first Custom Element!</h2>`;
}
});
</script>The 3 distinct (each can be used without the other) technologies making up "Web Components" help you built more complex Components
Soon you will read about Lit and Hybrids and Stencil and uCe, and all types of tools that make developing Web Components "easier"...
They are just that... tools; You pick one or two once you fully understand the technology
The simplest way would probably be to just include the script via a CDN like UNPKG https://unpkg.com/.
<html>
<head>
<script
type="module"
src="https://unpkg.com/@polymer/[email protected]/paper-button.js?module"></script>
</head>
<body>
<paper-button raised class="indigo">raised</paper-button>
</body>
</html>
@polymer/paper-buttonwithout node?