common-cljs-helpers.cljs

;; Basic boilerplate helpers for the common man.

;; Defining data
;; Vector is a collection
;; With Vectors, I can generate lists in my UI
(def my-vector [])

;; Maps are a Key / Value object
(def my-map {:name "Julian" :location "PDX"})

;; Example of a collection
;; This is a Vector of Maps
(def my-collection [{:name "Larry"}, {:name "Mo"}, {:name "Curly"}])

;; Helper number 1: Creating a list
(defn my-ui-list-function 
  "This method creates a list based on the collection"
  [collection]
  [:ul
   (map-indexed
     (fn [index item]
       [:li {:key (:name item)} 
        (:name item)]) 
     collection)])

;; Call the function
(my-ui-list-function my-collection)