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Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2017-10-10

★ 8JavaScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 5/5DormantSetup · hard

TL;DR

A design proposal for Weex that moves long list rendering to native iOS/Android code, reusing screen cells instead of building a virtual DOM node per item.

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    What it does
      Native list rendering proposal
      Recycles list cells
      New template directives
    Tech Stack
      JavaScript
      Weex
      Vue
      Rax
    Use Cases
      Speed up long scrolling lists
      Reduce mobile memory usage
      Optimize data-driven lists
    Audience
      Weex framework developers
      Mobile app engineers

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Render very long lists in a mobile app without creating a DOM node per item.

REASON 2

Recycle native list cells the way UITableView or RecyclerView do.

REASON 3

Adopt the recycle-list component and cell-slot templates in a Weex-based app.

REASON 4

Design a JS-to-native binding layer for high-performance list rendering.

What's in the stack?

JavaScriptWeexVueRax

How it stacks up

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Stars888
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Last pushed2017-10-102018-03-16—
MaintenanceDormantDormant—
Setup difficultyhardeasyhard
Complexity5/52/52/5
Audiencedevelopergeneraldeveloper

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · hard Time to first run · 1day+

This is a design proposal, not a working library, it requires framework-level changes to Vue, Rax, and the JS-native bridge.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Explain how the recycle-list and cell-slot components in this proposal reduce memory usage compared to a normal virtual DOM list.
Prompt 2
Walk me through the [[match]] and [[repeat]] directive syntax this proposal introduces.
Prompt 3
Help me understand what changes to Vue and Rax would be needed to implement this proposal.
Prompt 4
Summarize the restrictions this proposal places on expression syntax and why they exist.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is weex-native-directive?

A design proposal for Weex that moves long list rendering to native iOS/Android code, reusing screen cells instead of building a virtual DOM node per item.

What language is weex-native-directive written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, Weex, Vue.

Is weex-native-directive actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2017-10-10).

How hard is weex-native-directive to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1day+ to a first successful run.

Who is weex-native-directive for?

Mainly developer.

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