Avneesh Agarwal

Posted on Dec 9, 2021 • Originally published at blog.avneesh.tech

How to Build a Todo app with Svelte!

#svelte #webdev #javascript

Demo

Video demo

Setup

Create app

npx degit sveltejs/template svelte-todo-app

cd into the folder-

cd svelte-todo-app

Install dependencies

npm install # npm

yarn install # yarn

Start app

npm run dev # npm

yarn dev # yarn

Cleanup

I don't want the default stylings, so I will replace the stylings in globals.css with this-

* {
  margin: 0;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", "Roboto", "Oxygen",
    "Ubuntu", "Cantarell", "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue",
    sans-serif;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
}

code {
  font-family: source-code-pro, Menlo, Monaco, Consolas, "Courier New",
    monospace;
}

Building the container

In App. svelte let's create the starter code for our app.

<script>
</script>

<main class="container">
</main>

<style>
  .container {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 90vh;
    background: #222e50
      url(https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1579546929518-9e396f3cc809?ixid=MXwxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8N3x8Z3JhZGllbnR8ZW58MHx8MHw%3D&ixlib=rb-1.2.1&auto=format&fit=crop&w=500&q=60)
      no-repeat;
    background-size: cover;
    padding-top: 10vh;
  }
</style>

Building the form to submit Todos

Inside our main container, add a form component with input and button-

<main class="container">
  <div>
    <form on:submit|preventDefault={addTodo}>
      <input
        bind:value={newItem}
        type="task"
        class="todos__input"
        placeholder="Enter Todo"
      />
      <button class="todos__button">+</button>
    </form>
  </div>
</main>

We need to create the following things now-

A variable to store the input value
A addTodo function for adding the todos.

So in the script tag add the following-

  let newItem = "";
  let todoList = [];

  function addTodo() {
    if (newItem !== "") {
      todoList = [
        ...todoList,
        {
          task: newItem,
          completed: false,
        },
      ];
      newItem = "";
    }

    console.log(todoList);
  }

Styling

Now let's style our submit button and the input. Inside the styles, tag add this-

.todos__input {
    background-color: inherit;
    border: none;
    box-shadow: none;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    border-bottom: 1px solid black;
    margin-top: 15px;
    outline: none;
    width: 500px;
  }
  .todos__button {
    background-color: inherit;
    border: none;
    box-shadow: none;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    cursor: pointer;
  }

If we now add an item, it will add the item to the list and console log it.

Rendering the todos

In React like we have a map function, we do it through #each in Svelte

 {#each todoList as item, index}
      <div class="todo">
        <span class="todo__text">{item.task}</span>
      </div>
    {/each}

Styling the todos

 .todo {
    display: flex;
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgb(0 0 0 / 20%);
    background-color: hsla(0, 0%, 100%, 0.2);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(25px);
    backdrop-filter: blur(25px);
    width: inherit;
    margin-top: 15px;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
  }

This will give the todos a glassmorphic look 🤩

Adding a header for the todos

The to-do list and the inputs look kinda clumsy, so let's add a header there-

After the form component add this h2 tag-

<h2 class="todos__listHeader">Todos</h2>

The stylings for this header-

 .todos__listHeader {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 20px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgb(0 0 0 / 20%);
    background-color: hsla(0, 0%, 100%, 0.2);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(25px);
    backdrop-filter: blur(25px);
    margin: 15px 0px 25px 0px;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
  }

Now we have got a pretty good separation there.

Creating the complete and delete functionality

We are going to use icons for delete and complete, so let's get the icons first.

Create Icons. svelte file in the src directory. Add the following piece of code, for the icons. Feel free to change the icons :) -

<script>
  export let name;
  export let width = "1.5rem";
  export let height = "1.5rem";
  export let focusable = false;
  let icons = [
    {
      box: 24,
      name: "check-mark",
      svg: `<svg focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M19.77 4.93l1.4 1.4L8.43 19.07l-5.6-5.6 1.4-1.4 4.2 4.2L19.77 4.93m0-2.83L8.43 13.44l-4.2-4.2L0 13.47l8.43 8.43L24 6.33 19.77 2.1z"></path></svg>`,
    },
    {
      box: 32,
      name: "delete",
      svg: `<svg focusable="false" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M6 19c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h8c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2V7H6v12zM8 9h8v10H8V9zm7.5-5l-1-1h-5l-1 1H5v2h14V4h-3.5z"></path></svg>`,
    },
  ];
  let displayIcon = icons.find((e) => e.name === name);
</script>

<svg
  class={$$props.class}
  {focusable}
  {width}
  {height}
  viewBox="0 0 {displayIcon.box} {displayIcon.box}">{@html displayIcon.svg}</svg
>

Show the icons

Inside the todo, I will add a div with two buttons that have the icons as follows-

{#each todoList as item, index}
  <div class="todo">
    <span class="todo__text">{item.task}</span>

    <div class="icons">
      <button
        class="icon__button"
        on:click={() => (item.completed = !item.completed)}
      >
        <Icons name="check-mark" class="icon" />
      </button>

      <button class="icon__button" on:click={() => removeFromList(index)}>
        <Icons name="delete" class="icon" />
      </button>
    </div>
  </div>
{/each}

Import the icons like this-

import Icons from "./Icons.svelte";

Creating the delete function-

 function removeFromList(index) {
    todoList.splice(index, 1);
    todoList = todoList;
  }

Styling the buttons

Add the following styles to get a beautiful icon button-

 .icon__button {
    background-color: transparent;
    border: none;
    box-shadow: none;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    cursor: pointer;
    color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.54);
  }
  .icon {
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.54);
  }

Striking the Text

Add this optional class to the item. task span, so if the item is completed then it will add the class-

 <span
          class={`todo__text ${item.completed ? "todo__checked--strike" : ""}`}
          >{item.task}</span
        >

Now, we need to add the styles to strike it-

  .todo__checked--strike {
    text-decoration: line-through;
  }

This function takes an argument of index and splices the todoList to remove the item.

We have successfully built a to-do app in Svelte! 🥳🎉

To extend your knowledge about svelte check out this video by James Q Quick where he will show you how to create a todo app with Sveltekit and tailwind CSS!

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