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This example demonstrates the VizHub V3 runtime environment’s core workflow by rendering a single, large “Hello World!” message centered on the page. It shows how a simple `main` function receives a container element and writes directly to its `innerHTML`, using an inline style with a fixed font size. The code highlights the minimal setup required: no `index.html` file is needed, as the runtime injects the container and calls the exported `main` function. The example serves as a blank-slate starting point, illustrating how state management works through the optional `state` and `setState` parameters, though this instance does not use them.
AI-generated descriptionA blank slate starting point showing the "Hello World" for the VizHub V3 Runtime Environment, which supports continuous hot reloading with interactive widgets.
- There is no
index.html- that's what triggers the V3 Runtime - The entry point is the
mainfunction exported fromindex.js - The
mainfunction takes an argumentcontainer, a DIV that has measurable dimensions usingclientWidthandclientHeight - The second argument to
mainis an options object containingstateandsetState. - The state of the application is stored in
state, which is initialized as an empty object{}. - The
setStatefunction can be called with a function that uses the previous state to create a new state object using immutable update patterns. - For an interactive example, see Mouse Follower.
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