aquery

A lightweight, JavaScript library designed as a drop-in replacement for jQuery, providing a subset of its functionality using modern JavaScript. aquery sets the global $ and jQuery variables (if jQuery is not already present) for seamless integration in web applications and other environments where a compact jQuery-like API is needed.

Installation

Include the library directly in your HTML via a CDN or local file:

<script src="path/to/aquery-1.0.0.min.js"></script>

Usage

aquery is used via the $, mirroring jQuery’s API for DOM manipulation, event handling, and AJAX. If jQuery is already loaded, aquery will not override $ or jQuery.

// Select elements and manipulate
$('div').addClass('active').css('color', 'blue');

// Handle events
$('#myButton').on('click', () => alert('Clicked!'));

// AJAX request
$.ajax({
    url: '/api/data',
    success: data => console.log(data)
});

Implemented Features

Static Methods

Available on the $ (or jQuery) object when aquery sets these globals, or on aquery directly:

• $.ajax: Perform AJAX requests.
• $.each: Iterate over arrays or objects.
• $.extend: Merge objects.
• $.fn: Extend the aquery prototype.
• $.get: Perform a GET AJAX request.
• $.getScript: Load and execute a JavaScript file.
• $.grep: Filter arrays.
• $.inArray: Find an item in an array.
• $.map: Transform arrays or objects.
• $.post: Perform a POST AJAX request.
• $.when: Handle multiple deferred objects.
• $.Event: Create custom events.
• Other properties: arguments, caller, length, name.

Instance Methods

Available on $ instances (e.g., $('selector')) when aquery sets $, or on aquery('selector'):

• DOM Manipulation: add, addClass, after, append, appendTo, attr, before, clone, detach, empty, html, prepend, prependTo, remove, removeAttr, removeClass, toggleClass, wrap, wrapAll.

• DOM Traversal: children, closest, eq, filter, find, first, last, next, nextAll, nextUntil, not, parent, parents, prev, prevAll, prevUntil.

• CSS and Positioning: css, height, offset, outerHeight, outerWidth, position, scrollLeft, scrollTop, width.

• Events: bind, click, change, dblclick, focus, keydown, keyup, mousedown, mouseup, off, on, one, submit, trigger.

• Data and Serialization: data, prop, serializeArray, val.

• Utilities: each, get, hasClass, index, init, is, map, setNodes, toArray.

• Animations: fadeOut, hide, show.

• AJAX Parameters: The $.ajax method supports a simplified set of options compared to jQuery. It accepts an options object with the following implemented arguments:

  • url: String, required (or passed as first argument).
  • method (or type): String, HTTP method (defaults to 'get').
  • data: Object, array, or FormData, the data to send.
  • traditional: Boolean, defaults to true for GET requests.
  • dataType: String, use 'script' for js file loading.
  • success: Callback function for successful response.
  • error: Callback function for errors.
  • complete: Callback function after completion.
  • scriptAttrs: Object, attributes for script tag when dataType is 'script'. Alternatively, pass a URL string as the first argument and an options object as the second. The method uses the modern fetch API, triggers ajaxSend, ajaxError, and ajaxComplete events, and returns a promise-like object.

Notes

• jQuery Compatibility: aquery sets $ and jQuery globals only if jQuery is not already present.