Will it be possible to use JSX syntax for anything other than React.js?

[hydroperx]

I know that in current TypeScript we've a jsx option which is only limited to React.js. I wanted to use it for my own engine rather than React.js, though.

[jakebailey]

There are many non-React JSX frameworks out there which work with TS already. You probably just need jsxFactory. https://www.typescriptlang.org/tsconfig/#jsxFactory

[hydroperx]

Ah, nice. I've wondered too if we can have namespace prefixes like j:Tag and also custom style blocks like <j:Style>... (where j is a built-in namespace, and any other prefix identifies a TypeScript object/namespace normally as with dot .). Guess it's still currently adhering to JSX/React.js.

[jakebailey]

That's just JSX namespacing which IIRC has been supported for a couple of years?

[hydroperx]

@jakebailey Looks like you're right; I've browsed https://facebook.github.io/jsx spec and it mentions it, but I'm not entirely sure yet. Are namespace prefixes treated as member expressions by default except for specific prefixes we may define? Because that's the behavior I wanted...

[hydroperx]

So, ChatGPT doesn't say using a colon is equivalent to a dot in anyway... Guess I'll have to stick to dots then for everything else :(