* Bump dependencies and add missing typing libraries
* Fix expose-loader breaking changes
* Expose jQuery using its own typings instead of ours
* Extend jQuery typings with our own custom $.fn helpers
* Use jQuery typings for Component's `this.$` attribute
* Format webpack config file
* Use Spin.js 3.1.0
From using PhpStorm to try and see if the autocomplete works properly, it appears as it doesn't. The intention was to not have to import Mithril every time we wanted to type something with Mithril.*, but that doesn't seem to be possible - and it's not a big deal anyway
- Use Mithril.Attributes as base for ComponentAttrs, remove =any from class signature for Component
- Convert Alert to TypeScript, introduce AlertAttrs interface
- Convert AlertManagerState to TypeScript, add overload signatures for `show`, introduce AlertState interface for stored Alerts.
- Set ComponentAttrs as default T for Component
- Make attrs in AlertAttrs optional
- Add AlertIdentifier interface, simplify show type signature
- Remove mithril patch shim, as all patches onto m are now deprecated
- Use Mithril.Static for shim
* Update frontend to Mithril 2
- Update Mithril version to v2.0.4
- Add Typescript typings for Mithril
- Rename "props" to "attrs"; "initProps" to "initAttrs"; "m.prop" to "m.stream"; "m.withAttr" to "utils/withAttr".
- Use Mithril 2's new lifecycle hooks
- SubtreeRetainer has been rewritten to be more useful for the new system
- Utils for forcing page re-initializations have been added (force attr in links, setRouteWithForcedRefresh util)
- Other mechanical changes, following the upgrade guide
- Remove some of the custom stuff in our Component base class
- Introduce "fragments" for non-components that control their own DOM
- Remove Mithril patches, introduce a few new ones (route attrs in <a>;
- Redesign AlertManagerState `show` with 3 overloads: `show(children)`, `show(attrs, children)`, `show(componentClass, attrs, children)`
- The `affixedSidebar` util has been replaced with an `AffixedSidebar` component
Challenges:
- `children` and `tag` are now reserved, and can not be used as attr names
- Behavior of links to current page changed in Mithril. If moving to a page that is handled by the same component, the page component WILL NOT be re-initialized by default. Additional code to keep track of the current url is needed (See IndexPage, DiscussionPage, and UserPage for examples)
- Native Promise rejections are shown on console when not handled
- Instances of components can no longer be stored. The state pattern should be used instead.
Refs #1821.
Co-authored-by: Alexander Skvortsov <sasha.skvortsov109@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Matthew Kilgore <tankerkiller125@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Franz Liedke <franz@develophp.org>
