How To Use MillionJs In a Next App

Introduction

As a language model, I don't have personal opinions or preferences, but I can provide some information about Millionjs and Next.js.

Millionjs is a lightweight JavaScript library for building user interfaces. It provides a simple and efficient way to manage state in your application and has gained popularity among developers due to its simplicity and performance.

Next.js, on the other hand, is a React framework that is used for building server-side rendered and statically generated web applications. It offers a lot of out-of-the-box features such as server-side rendering, automatic code splitting, and webpack optimization.

With the recent announcement of support for Next.js apps in Millionjs, developers can now leverage the benefits of both libraries to build high-performing, scalable applications. This integration allows developers to use Millionjs to manage state in their Next.js applications, making it easier to handle complex data flows and rendering logic.

In conclusion, the support for Next.js in Millionjs is a welcome addition for developers who are looking to build high-performing web applications with the help of these two powerful libraries.

What is Millionjs and Nextjs?

Million is an extremely fast and lightweight (<4kb) virtual DOM that makes React components up to 70% Faster.

Next.js is a popular open-source framework for building web applications using React. It allows developers to create server-side rendered (SSR) React applications with ease, making it a popular choice for building production-ready web applications.

Why Using MillionJS in a Next App Can Be Useful

Million works with React. Million makes creating web apps just as easy (It's just wrapping a React component!), but with faster rendering and loading speeds. By using a fine-tuned, optimized virtual DOM, Million.js reduces the overhead of your Next app.

In a normal React Application, we can totally strip off the react-dom and replace it with Million's DOM, but, we aren't able to do that yet in Nextjs.

Table of content

• Setting up the Nextjs app
• Setting up Millionjs in the app
• Using Million in components
• Overall takeaways
• Resources

Setting Up The Nextjs App

For this article we'll start by setting up our Next app.
To set up next app locally, go to a directory open up that directory in any code editor and type the following command:

npx create-next-app@latest

Now, change your directory into the Next app in your terminal and type the following command:

npm run dev

The command above starts the server.

Setting Up Millionjs

To set up Millionjs in your Next, app; you're going to have to install the Next library in your codebase. To do that, go ahead and type the following command in your NEXT app:

npm install million

Bravo!! We now have Million installed.

Next step would be to add compiler built for NEXT into the application. In your root directory, start by renaming your next.config.js to next.config.mjs

Then, your next.config.mjs should match the below:

import million from "million/compiler";

/** @type {import('next').NextConfig} */
const nextConfig = {
  reactStrictMode: true,
};

export default million.next(nextConfig);

Using Million in components

We won't be doing anything too complex here, but, you can just go ahead and edit your index.tsx / index.jsx to match the following:

import Head from "next/head";
import styles from "../styles/Home.module.css";
import { useState } from "react";
import { block } from "million/next";

const Main = () => {
  const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
  return (
    <main className={styles.main}>
      <h1 className={styles.title}>Welcome to Next.js with Million!</h1>

      <p className={styles.description}>
        Get started by editing{" "}
        <code className={styles.code}>pages/index.tsx</code>
      </p>

      <p className={styles.description}>
        Check out <a href="millionjs.org">Millionjs</a>
      </p>

      <button onClick={() => setCount(count + 1)}>Count is {count}</button>
    </main>
  );
};

const MainBlock = block(Main);

const Home = () => {
  return (
    <div className={styles.container}>
      <Head>
        <title>Nextjs With Million</title>
        <meta name="description" content="Generated by create next app" />
        <link rel="icon" href="/favicon.ico" />
      </Head>

      <MainBlock />
    </div>
  );
};

export default Home;

Go ahead and Navigate back to your browser to see the changes that you've just made!

And that pretty much does it! The above is a very simple and minimalistic use-case of Millionjs in a Nextjs app.

Wait!!! The styling? Go ahead and check the styles folder in your Next app's root directory

Overall Takeaways

• Millionjs is a lightweight virtual DOM that can improve the performance of React applications.

• Millionjs can be integrated into a Nextjs app to improve performance.

• To set up Millionjs in a Nextjs app, you need to install the Millionjs library and add a compiler built for Nextjs into the application.

• Using Millionjs in components is as simple as wrapping them in the block function provided by the Millionjs library.

That's great to hear! Using Millionjs with Nextjs can definitely provide benefits in terms of performance and efficiency. By reducing the amount of code needed to handle certain tasks and optimizing the rendering process, Millionjs can help to improve the overall user experience of your application. Additionally, because Millionjs is designed to work seamlessly with Nextjs, it can be integrated into your app with minimal effort and configuration.