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6 hidden gems in the JavaScript API you should be using
- The article discusses six hidden gems in the JavaScript API that developers should be using: structuredClone, EyeDropper, AbortController, Intersection Observer, ResizeObserver, and the Clipboard API.
- These APIs offer solutions to various problems and provide more dynamic and user-friendly application development without the need for external libraries.
- The challenges in adopting these APIs include their novelty, limited browser support, lack of awareness, and addressing niche use cases.
- structuredClone offers a way to deep clone complex objects without external libraries, solving issues such as circular references and special values.
- EyeDropper API allows developers to implement a color picker natively without external packages, enhancing functionalities like photo editors.
- AbortController helps in managing stale requests in search UI components by allowing developers to cancel already sent requests.
- Intersection Observer enables lazy loading images, playing videos when visible, or implementing infinite scrolling without npm packages.
- ResizeObserver allows developers to run code when HTML elements change size, offering solutions for auto-scaling text and handling complex UI behaviors.
- The Clipboard API provides the ability to copy text and images to the system clipboard, offering a modern alternative to the deprecated document.execCommand('copy').
- By leveraging these native browser APIs, developers can enhance their applications with features like deep cloning, color picking, managing requests, lazy loading, responsive UI behavior, and clipboard operations.
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