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Implementing a Vue Teleport Component

This challenge focuses on building a functional Teleport component in Vue.js using TypeScript. A teleport component allows you to render a portion of a component's template in a different location within the DOM, which is incredibly useful for managing modals, tooltips, and other elements that need to break out of their parent's styling or DOM hierarchy.

Problem Description

Your task is to create a reusable Vue component, TeleportWrapper, that mimics the functionality of Vue's built-in <Teleport> component. This component will accept a to prop, specifying the CSS selector of the target DOM element where its content should be rendered.

Key Requirements:

  • The TeleportWrapper component should accept a to prop of type string. This string will be a CSS selector.
  • The content placed within the TeleportWrapper component should be rendered in the DOM element that matches the to selector.
  • If the to element does not exist when the TeleportWrapper mounts, its content should be rendered in a default location (e.g., appended to the document.body or a dedicated container within the app's root).
  • The TeleportWrapper should dynamically update the rendering location if the to prop changes.
  • The component should handle the unmounting of its content gracefully, removing it from the DOM.
  • The implementation should be in TypeScript.

Expected Behavior:

When a TeleportWrapper component is used, its child content should appear in the DOM element specified by the to prop. For example, if to is #modal-container, the content of the TeleportWrapper will be moved to the element with id="modal-container".

Edge Cases:

  • What happens if the to selector targets multiple elements? (For this challenge, assume it targets the first matching element).
  • What happens if the to element is removed from the DOM after the teleported content has been rendered?
  • Handling empty TeleportWrapper components.

Examples

Example 1:

<!-- App.vue -->
<template>
  <div>
    <h1>My App</h1>
    <TeleportWrapper to="#modal-container">
      <div class="modal">
        <h2>My Modal</h2>
        <p>This content is teleported!</p>
      </div>
    </TeleportWrapper>
    <div id="modal-container">
      <!-- Teleported content will appear here -->
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

<script setup lang="ts">
import TeleportWrapper from './components/TeleportWrapper.vue';
</script>

<style>
.modal {
  border: 1px solid black;
  padding: 20px;
  background-color: white;
  position: fixed;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  z-index: 1000;
}
</style>

Input: The above App.vue template.

Output: The rendered HTML will show "My App" followed by the "My Modal" content within the #modal-container div. The .modal styling will be applied to the teleported content.

Explanation: The TeleportWrapper with to="#modal-container" moves its content (the div with class modal) to the element with the ID modal-container.

Example 2:

<!-- App.vue -->
<template>
  <div>
    <button @click="showTooltip = !showTooltip">Toggle Tooltip</button>
    <TeleportWrapper to="body">
      <div v-if="showTooltip" class="tooltip">
        This is a tooltip!
      </div>
    </TeleportWrapper>
  </div>
</template>

<script setup lang="ts">
import { ref } from 'vue';
import TeleportWrapper from './components/TeleportWrapper.vue';

const showTooltip = ref(false);
</script>

<style>
.tooltip {
  position: absolute;
  background-color: yellow;
  padding: 5px;
  border: 1px solid orange;
  top: 50px; /* Example positioning */
  left: 20px;
  z-index: 999;
}
</style>

Input: The above App.vue template. Clicking the button.

Output: When the button is clicked, the "This is a tooltip!" message appears appended directly to the <body> element, styled as a tooltip. Clicking again removes it.

Explanation: The TeleportWrapper with to="body" renders its conditional content directly into the <body> tag, allowing it to appear above other elements in the main document flow.

Constraints

  • The to prop must be a valid CSS selector string.
  • The TeleportWrapper component should be implemented as a Single File Component (.vue).
  • The core logic for moving DOM elements should be handled within the component's lifecycle hooks and reactivity system.
  • Avoid using the built-in <Teleport> component within your TeleportWrapper implementation. This is an exercise in understanding the underlying mechanics.

Notes

  • Consider how to best manage the DOM elements that are moved. You'll need to create them, append them, and remove them as needed.
  • Think about how to handle the content slot of the TeleportWrapper. Vue's slots API will be crucial here.
  • Lifecycle hooks like mounted, updated, and beforeUnmount (or unmounted) will be essential for managing the DOM manipulation.
  • You might need to use document.createDocumentFragment() or similar DOM APIs.
  • Pay attention to how Vue's reactivity system interacts with DOM manipulation. When props change or content is added/removed, your component needs to react accordingly.
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