I really like the `Modifier` system and I use it a...

# kobweb

[Norbi]

I really like the Modifier system and I use it almost always.
I started to write trivial utility functions for HTML tags like:

@Composable
fun Div(
    modifier: Modifier,
    content: ContentBuilder<HTMLDivElement>? = null
) =
    Div(modifier.toAttrs(), content)

It doesn't seem like a big deal as I spare only one .toAttrs() in each call (of course only if I don't need the .toAttrs {} variant).
But as I started to use them, it seems that this small decrement of "boilerplate" counts, too 🙂

My question is: is there a "deeper" reason why Kobweb does not provide such utility functions (that I might not have thought of for some reason), or are these just simply not implemented?
Thanks.

[David Herman]

It's a philosophical question for sure! And just because I went one way doesn't mean it was the right call, or maybe it will be the right call for 1.0 but not 2.0

[David Herman]

At its heart, Kobweb is not supposed to replace Compose HTML, it's supposed to feel like a comforting level of additional functionality built on top of it

[David Herman]

In other words, I want people to still use Compose HTML if it's available! That wasn't the problem I was trying to solve.

[David Herman]

(And finally, but perhaps secretly most importantly, Kobweb's surface area is already gigantic, so committing to covering even more of it is scary 🙂 )

[David Herman]

I'm very happy you're writing those utility methods yourself btw. I think that's a great compromise at the moment.

[Norbi]

Thanks 🙂