Examples

Examples

Compare BTSX input with native TSRX output — all goldens are compiled and validated, shown here without leaving the docs.

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Every example below is a tested golden from examples/ — the BTSX source is exactly what you author, the TSRX is the readable output Beast generates before Octane validates it. Copy either file and run it with beastOctane() in Vite.

  • BTSX uses indentation for structure — no closing tags
  • Control flow (if, each/empty, switch, try/pending/catch) compiles to native Octane @if/@for/@switch/@try
  • Use className="..." for Tailwind utilities (class="..." also works, normalized to className)

Basic props, indentation, conditions, and keyed iteration.

examples/card/card.btsxbtsx
props { user, unreadCount, messages }: { user: { name: string; id: string; isAdmin: boolean }; unreadCount: number; messages: { id: string; text: string }[] }.card  .header    h1 Welcome, #{user.name}  .body    if user.isAdmin      AdminPanel(userId={user.id})    else      p You have #{unreadCount} new messages    ul.messages      each message, i in messages        li.message(key={message.id}) #{message.text}
examples/card/card.tsrxtsrx
export default function Card({	user,	unreadCount,	messages,}: {	user: { name: string; id: string; isAdmin: boolean };	unreadCount: number;	messages: { id: string; text: string }[];}) @{	<div className="card">		<div className="header">			<h1>Welcome, {user.name}</h1>		</div>		<div className="body">			@if (user.isAdmin) {				<AdminPanel userId={user.id} />			} @else {				<p>You have {unreadCount} new messages</p>			}			<ul className="messages">				@for (const message of messages; index i; key message.id) {					<li className="message">{message.text}</li>				}			</ul>		</div>	</div>}

Setup with Octane hooks, useState/useMemo/useEffect, and event handlers.

examples/counter/counter.btsxbtsx
import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "octane";props { initialCount, step, onCountChange }: { initialCount: number; step: number; onCountChange: (count: number) => void }setup const [count, setCount] = useState(initialCount);setup const doubled = useMemo(() => count * 2);setup useEffect(() => onCountChange(count)); section.counter(aria-live="polite")  h2 Hook counter  p Current: #{count}  p Doubled: #{doubled}  .actions    button(type="button" onClick={() => setCount(count - step)}) Decrease    button(type="button" onClick={() => setCount(count + step)}) Increase
examples/counter/counter.tsrxtsrx
import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "octane"; export default function Counter({	initialCount,	step,	onCountChange,}: {	initialCount: number;	step: number;	onCountChange: (count: number) => void;}) @{	const [count, setCount] = useState(initialCount);	const doubled = useMemo(() => count * 2);	useEffect(() => onCountChange(count)); 	<section className="counter" aria-live="polite">		<h2>Hook counter</h2>		<p>Current: {count}</p>		<p>Doubled: {doubled}</p>		<div className="actions">			<button type="button" onClick={() => setCount(count - step)}>Decrease</button>			<button type="button" onClick={() => setCount(count + step)}>Increase</button>		</div>	</section>}

Keyed loops, empty fallback, and attribute merging (class, data-*, disabled).

examples/catalog/catalog.btsxbtsx
props { products, selectedId, onSelect }: { products: { id: string; name: string; price: number; featured: boolean }[]; selectedId: string | null; onSelect: (id: string) => void } section#catalog.catalog(aria-label="Product catalog")  h2 Products  ul.product-grid    each product, index in products key product.id      li.product-card(className={product.id === selectedId ? "selected" : ""} data-index={index})        if product.featured          span.badge Featured        h3 #{product.name}        p.price $#{product.price.toFixed(2)}        button(type="button" formNoValidate disabled={product.id === selectedId} onClick={() => onSelect(product.id)}) Select    empty      li.empty-state No products available.
examples/catalog/catalog.tsrxtsrx
export default function Catalog({	products,	selectedId,	onSelect,}: {	products: { id: string; name: string; price: number; featured: boolean }[];	selectedId: string | null;	onSelect: (id: string) => void;}) @{	<section id="catalog" className="catalog" aria-label="Product catalog">		<h2>Products</h2>		<ul className="product-grid">			@for (const product of products; index index; key product.id) {				<li className={[product.id === selectedId ? "selected" : "", "product-card"].filter(Boolean).join(" ")} data-index={index}>					@if (product.featured) {						<span className="badge">Featured</span>					}					<h3>{product.name}</h3>					<p className="price">${product.price.toFixed(2)}</p>					<button type="button" formNoValidate disabled={product.id === selectedId} onClick={() => onSelect(product.id)}>Select</button>				</li>			} @empty {				<li className="empty-state">No products available.</li>			}		</ul>	</section>}

Scoped <style> with :global() escape — works alongside Tailwind className="...".

examples/styling/styling.btsxbtsx
module interface StylingProps { title: string; cardProps: Record<string, unknown> }props { title, cardProps }: StylingProps fragment  article.card({...cardProps})    h2 #{title}    p Scoped styling follows this component.  style    .card {      padding: 1rem;    }     .card h2 {      color: rebeccapurple;    }     :global(body) {      margin: 0;    }
examples/styling/styling.tsrxtsrx
interface StylingProps { title: string; cardProps: Record<string, unknown> } export default function Styling({ title, cardProps }: StylingProps) @{	<>		<article className="card" {...cardProps}>			<h2>{title}</h2>			<p>Scoped styling follows this component.</p>		</article>		<style>			.card {			  padding: 1rem;			} 			.card h2 {			  color: rebeccapurple;			} 			:global(body) {			  margin: 0;			}		</style>	</>}

Dotted provider Theme.Provider, local component declarations, and use/useContext.

examples/provider/provider.btsxbtsx
import { createContext, use, useContext } from "octane";module  type ThemeName = "light" | "dark";  interface ProviderProps {    theme: ThemeName;    children: unknown;  }   const Theme = createContext<ThemeName>("light"); component ThemeLabel  setup const theme = use(Theme);  p.theme-label #{"Current theme: " + theme} component ThemeSwatch  setup const theme = useContext(Theme);  span(aria-label={"Theme swatch: " + theme} data-theme={theme})props { theme, children }: ProviderProps Theme.Provider(value={theme})  section.theme-shell(data-theme={theme})    ThemeLabel    ThemeSwatch    | #{children}
examples/provider/provider.tsrxtsrx
import { createContext, use, useContext } from "octane";type ThemeName = "light" | "dark";interface ProviderProps {	 theme: ThemeName;	 children: unknown;} const Theme = createContext<ThemeName>("light"); function ThemeLabel() @{	const theme = use(Theme); 	<p className="theme-label">{"Current theme: " + theme}</p>} function ThemeSwatch() @{	const theme = useContext(Theme); 	<span aria-label={"Theme swatch: " + theme} data-theme={theme} />} export default function Provider({ theme, children }: ProviderProps) @{	<Theme.Provider value={theme}>		<section className="theme-shell" data-theme={theme}>			<ThemeLabel />			<ThemeSwatch />			{children}		</section>	</Theme.Provider>}

try/pending/catch with reset — compiles to Octane @try/@pending/@catch.

examples/boundary/boundary.btsxbtsx
props { Profile, data }: { Profile: (props: { data: Promise<unknown> }) => unknown; data: Promise<unknown> } section.profile-boundary  try    Profile(data={data})  pending    p(role="status") Loading profile  catch error, reset    .error(role="alert")      p Could not load profile: #{error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}      button(type="button" onClick={reset}) Try again
examples/boundary/boundary.tsrxtsrx
export default function Boundary({	Profile,	data,}: {	Profile: (props: { data: Promise<unknown> }) => unknown;	data: Promise<unknown>;}) @{	<section className="profile-boundary">		@try {			<Profile data={data} />		} @pending {			<p role="status">Loading profile…</p>		} @catch (error, reset) {			<div className="error" role="alert">				<p>Could not load profile: {error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)}</p>				<button type="button" onClick={reset}>Try again</button>			</div>		}	</section>}

Multiple roots, pipe text, and symbol escaping.

examples/fragment/fragment.btsxbtsx
props { heading, count }: { heading: string; count: number } // Multiple roots compile to a native TSRX fragment.h1 #{heading}| This view intentionally has multiple roots.p.notice You have #{count} pending items.| Symbols stay safe: < > { } &.
examples/fragment/fragment.tsrxtsrx
export default function Fragment({	heading,	count,}: {	heading: string;	count: number;}) @{	<>		<h1>{heading}</h1>		This view intentionally has multiple roots.		<p className="notice">You have {count} pending items.</p>		Symbols stay safe: &lt; &gt; &#123; &#125; &amp;.	</>}

switch/case/default — compiles to @switch/@case/@default.

examples/variant/variant.btsxbtsx
props { state }: { state: "idle" | "loading" | "ready" | "error" } section.status-card(aria-live="polite")  switch state    case "idle"      p Choose an action.    case "loading"      p(role="status") Loading    case "ready"      p Ready.    default      p(role="alert") Something went wrong.
examples/variant/variant.tsrxtsrx
export default function Variant({	state,}: {	state: "idle" | "loading" | "ready" | "error";}) @{	<section className="status-card" aria-live="polite">		@switch (state) {			@case "idle": {				<p>Choose an action.</p>			}			@case "loading": {				<p role="status">Loading…</p>			}			@case "ready": {				<p>Ready.</p>			}			@default: {				<p role="alert">Something went wrong.</p>			}		}	</section>}

All 22 goldens follow the same BTSX → TSRX rule and are validated by bun run check in the Beast repo.

GoldenHighlights
actionsuseActionState, useOptimistic, useFormStatus, requestFormReset
appTop-level App.btsx (typed Props)
asyncAsync boundaries
deferredDeferred values
editoruseLinkedState + onInput
hooksuseState/useEffect patterns
libraryLibrary packaging
networkData fetching
portalPortals
refsObject/callback ref arrays
responsiveResponsive style
shortcutuseEffect cleanup + block setup
statusGroups + conditional badges
transitionsView transitions

8 compelling Beast demos.

check it out
TitleHighlight
CanvasReal-Time Collaborative Canvas
FormAdaptive Form with Validation Streams
GridVirtualized Masonry Grid
ShellIsomorphic Shell with Progressive Hydration
TimelineTimeline — Time as Dimension
WorkerWorker — Zero-Cost Threading
MotionMotion — Animation Orchestrator
StreamingStreaming — Edge at CDN
TableTanstack Table = Nuqs - shadcn filters