(feat) - replaceNode parameter

src/render.js

@@ -10,13 +10,27 @@ import options from './options';
  * @param {import('./internal').PreactElement} parentDom The DOM element to
  * render into
  */
-export function render(vnode, parentDom) {
+export function render(vnode, parentDom, replaceNode) {
 	if (options.root) options.root(vnode, parentDom);
 	let oldVNode = parentDom._prevVNode;
 	vnode = createElement(Fragment, null, [vnode]);
 
 	let mounts = [];
-	diffChildren(parentDom, parentDom._prevVNode = vnode, oldVNode, EMPTY_OBJ, parentDom.ownerSVGElement!==undefined, oldVNode ? null : EMPTY_ARR.slice.call(parentDom.childNodes), mounts, vnode, EMPTY_OBJ);
+	diffChildren(
+		parentDom,
+		replaceNode ? vnode : (parentDom._prevVNode = vnode),
+		replaceNode ? undefined : oldVNode,
+		EMPTY_OBJ,
+		parentDom.ownerSVGElement !== undefined,
+		replaceNode
+			? [replaceNode]
+			: oldVNode
+				? null
+				: EMPTY_ARR.slice.call(parentDom.childNodes),
+		mounts,
+		vnode,
+		replaceNode || EMPTY_OBJ
+	);
 	commitRoot(mounts, vnode);
 }
 

test/browser/render.test.js

@@ -966,4 +966,44 @@ describe('render()', () => {
 
 		expect(scratch.textContent).to.equal('01');
 	});
+
+	describe('replaceNode parameter', () => {
+
+		function appendChildToScratch(id) {
+			const child = document.createElement('div');
+			child.id = id;
+			scratch.appendChild(child);
+		}
+
+		beforeEach(() => {
+			['a', 'b', 'c'].forEach(id => appendChildToScratch(id));
+		});
+
+		it('should use replaceNode as render root and not inject into it', () => {
+			const childA = scratch.querySelector('#a');
+			render(<div id="a">contents</div>, scratch, childA);
+			expect(scratch.querySelector('#a')).to.equal(childA);
+			expect(childA.innerHTML).to.equal('contents');
+		});
+
+		it('should not remove siblings of replaceNode', () => {
+			const childA = scratch.querySelector('#a');
+			render(<div id="a" />, scratch, childA);
+			expect(scratch.innerHTML).to.equal('<div id="a"></div><div id="b"></div><div id="c"></div>');
+		});
+
+		it('should render multiple render roots in one parentDom', () => {
+			const childA = scratch.querySelector('#a');
+			const childB = scratch.querySelector('#b');
+			const childC = scratch.querySelector('#c');
+			const expectedA = '<div id="a">childA</div>';
+			const expectedB = '<div id="b">childB</div>';
+			const expectedC = '<div id="c">childC</div>';
+			render(<div id="a">childA</div>, scratch, childA);
+			render(<div id="b">childB</div>, scratch, childB);
+			render(<div id="c">childC</div>, scratch, childC);
+			expect(scratch.innerHTML).to.equal(`${expectedA}${expectedB}${expectedC}`);
+		});
+	});
+
 });