Vue.js: Create a new note with a button

by Peter Jang

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8">
  <title>Notes</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="css/notes.css"></link>
  <script src="https://unpkg.com/vue/dist/vue.js"></script>
  <script src="js/notes.js" defer></script>
</head>
<body>
  <div id="app">
    <div class="toolbar">
      <button class="toolbar-button" v-on:click="createNote()">New</button>
      <button class="toolbar-button">Delete</button>
      <input class="toolbar-search" type="text" placeholder="Search...">
    </div>
    <div class="note-container">
      <div class="note-selectors">
        <div class="note-selector"
          v-for="note in transformedNotes"
          v-on:click="selectNote(note)"
          v-bind:class="{active: note === selectedNote}"
        >
          <p class="note-selector-title">{{ note.body | formatTitle }}</p>
          <p class="note-selector-timestamp">{{ note.timestamp | formatTimestamp }}</p>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="note-editor">
        <p class="note-editor-info">{{ selectedNote.timestamp | formatTimestamp }}</p>
        <textarea class="note-editor-input" v-model="selectedNote.body"></textarea>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

CSS

/* RESET */
* {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  border: 0;
  outline: none;
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* LAYOUT */
#app {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 100vh;
}
.toolbar {
  padding: 0.5em;
}
.toolbar-button, .toolbar-search {
  padding: inherit;
  border-radius: 0.3em;
}
.toolbar-search {
  float: right;
}
.note-container {
  display: flex;
  flex: 1;
}
.note-selectors {
  flex: 0 0 13em;
}
.note-selector {
  padding: 1em;
}
.note-selector p {
  margin: 0;
}
.note-editor {
  display: flex;
  flex: 1;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.note-editor-info {
  padding: 0.5em;
  text-align: center;
}
.note-editor-input {
  display: flex;
  flex: 1;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0 2em 0 2em;
}

/* COLORS */
* {
  color: #454545;
  background-color: #FAFAF8;
}
.toolbar {
  background-color: #DCDADC;
}
.toolbar-button {
  background-color: #FFFFFF;
}
.toolbar-button:active {
  background-color: #AAAAAA;
}
.note-selectors {
  border-right: 1px solid #DCDADC;
}
.note-selector {
  border-bottom: 1px solid #DCDADC;
}
.note-selector.active {
  background-color: #FCE18D;
}
.note-selector-title {
  background-color: inherit;
}
.note-selector-timestamp {
  color: #626262;
  background-color: inherit;
}
.note-editor-info {
  color: #DCDADC;
}

/* TYPOGRAPHY */
body {
  font-family: sans-serif;
}
.note-selector-title {
  font-weight: bold;
}
.note-selector-timestamp {
  font-size: 0.7em;
}
.note-editor, .note-editor-input {
  font-size: 0.9em;
}

JavaScript

var app = new Vue({
  el: '#app',
  data: {
    notes: [],
    selectedNote: {}
  },
  mounted: function() {
    this.notes = [
      {id: 1, body: "This is a first test", timestamp: Date.now()},
      {id: 2, body: "This is a second test", timestamp: Date.now()},
      {id: 3, body: "This is a third test", timestamp: Date.now()}
    ];
    this.selectedNote = this.notes[0];
  },
  computed: {
    transformedNotes: function() {
      return this.notes.slice().sort(function(a, b) {
        return b.timestamp - a.timestamp;
      });
    }
  },
  filters: {
    formatTitle: function(body) {
      var maxLength = 20;
      if (body.length > maxLength) {
        return body.substring(0, maxLength - 3) + '...';
      } else if (body.length === 0) {
        return "New note";
      } else {
        return body;
      }
    },
    formatTimestamp: function(timestamp) {
      return new Date(timestamp).toUTCString();
    }
  },
  methods: {
    selectNote: function(note) {
      this.selectedNote = note;
    },
    createNote: function() {
      var newNote = {
        id: Date.now(),
        body: "",
        timestamp: Date.now()
      };
      this.notes.push(newNote);
      this.selectedNote = newNote;
    }
  },
  watch: {
    notes: {
      handler: function() {
        this.selectedNote.timestamp = Date.now();
      },
      deep: true
    }
  }
});