dom-pool
Let your app focus on rendering 60fps. Avoid creating & GC'ing DOM nodes on the fly.
How to use
// Grab the library from NPM or Bower.
var Pool = require('dom-pool');
// Create a new Pool for a specific DOM tagName, like "div".
var divPool = new Pool({
tagName: 'div'
});
// Pools have an Array-like syntax: "pop" & "push".
var div = divPool.pop();
// ... let's imagine doing awesome stuff with the DIV ...
// Once you're done with the DIV, return it to the Pool with "push".
divPool.push(div);
// Next time "pop" is called, your app can efficiently reuse the DIV.
// To create DIVs ahead of time, use the "allocate" method.
divPool.allocate(100);Custom namespaces
// SVG is also supported.
// We just need to specify its namespace.
var circlePool = new Pool({
namespace: 'http://www.w3.org/2000/svg',
tagName: 'circle'
});
// Let's allocate 128 circles.
circlePool.allocate(128);What performance gains can I expect?
Reusing DOM elements is 2-6 times faster than creating DOM elements.
Now is this performance totally free? Not exactly. When you create a DOM element, it's like a blank slate. When you reuse a DOM element, it keeps the attributes you've given it. However, if you're going to be updating those same attributes anyways, it's basically free.
What browsers are supported?
Modern browsers & IE9+. If you're sticking to HTML nodes then IE5+ is supported. The reason being, IE added support for createElementNS in version 9.
Screenshots of dom-pool in use, with Chrome DevTools
Note the DOM node count over time.
Available on NPM & Bower
npm install dom-poolbower install dom-pool
