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# Mithril

A Javascript Framework for Building Brilliant Applications

See the [website](http://lhorie.github.io/mithril) for documentation

There's also a [blog](http://lhorie.github.io/mithril-blog) and a [mailing list](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/mithriljs)

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## What is Mithril?

Mithril is a client-side MVC framework - a tool to organize code in a way that is easy to think about and to maintain.

### Light-weight

- Only 4kb gzipped, no dependencies
- Small API, small learning curve

### Robust

- Safe-by-default templates
- Hierarchical MVC via components

### Fast

- Virtual DOM diffing and compilable templates
- Intelligent auto-redrawing system

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## Sample code

```javascript
//namespace
var app = {};

//model
app.PageList = function() {
	return m.request({method: "GET", url: "pages.json"});
};

//controller
app.controller = function() {
	this.pages = app.PageList();
	
	this.rotate = function() {
		this.pages().push(this.pages().shift())
	}.bind(this)
};

//view
app.view = function(ctrl) {
	return [
		ctrl.pages().map(function(page) {
			return m("a", {href: page.url}, page.title);
		}),
		m("a", {onclick: ctrl.rotate}, "Rotate links")
	];
};

//initialize
m.module(document.getElementById("example"), app);
```

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### Learn more

- [Tutorial](http://lhorie.github.io/mithril/getting-started.html)
- [Differences from Other MVC Frameworks](http://lhorie.github.io/mithril/comparison.html)
- [Benchmarks](http://lhorie.github.io/mithril/benchmarks.html)