DOM Selector

A CSS selector engine.

Install

npm i @asamuzakjp/dom-selector

Usage

import { DOMSelector } from '@asamuzakjp/dom-selector';
import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';

const { window } = new JSDOM();
const {
  closest, matches, querySelector, querySelectorAll
} = new DOMSelector(window);

matches(selector, node, opt)

matches - same functionality as Element.matches()

Parameters

• selector string CSS selector
• node object Element node
• opt object? options
  • opt.noexcept boolean? no exception
  • opt.warn boolean? console warn e.g. unsupported pseudo-class

Returns boolean true if matched, false otherwise

closest(selector, node, opt)

closest - same functionality as Element.closest()

Parameters

• selector string CSS selector
• node object Element node
• opt object? options
  • opt.noexcept boolean? no exception
  • opt.warn boolean? console warn e.g. unsupported pseudo-class

Returns object? matched node

querySelector(selector, node, opt)

querySelector - same functionality as Document.querySelector(), DocumentFragment.querySelector(), Element.querySelector()

Parameters

• selector string CSS selector
• node object Document, DocumentFragment or Element node
• opt object? options
  • opt.noexcept boolean? no exception
  • opt.warn boolean? console warn e.g. unsupported pseudo-class

Returns object? matched node

querySelectorAll(selector, node, opt)

querySelectorAll - same functionality as Document.querySelectorAll(), DocumentFragment.querySelectorAll(), Element.querySelectorAll()
NOTE: returns Array, not NodeList

Parameters

• selector string CSS selector
• node object Document, DocumentFragment or Element node
• opt object? options
  • opt.noexcept boolean? no exception
  • opt.warn boolean? console warn e.g. unsupported pseudo-class

Returns Array<(object | undefined)> array of matched nodes

Supported CSS selectors

Pattern	Supported	Note
*	✓
ns|E	✓
*|E	✓
|E	✓
E	✓
E:not(s1, s2, …)	✓
E:is(s1, s2, …)	✓
E:where(s1, s2, …)	✓
E:has(rs1, rs2, …)	✓
E.warning	✓
E#myid	✓
E[foo]	✓
E[foo="bar"]	✓
E[foo="bar" i]	✓
E[foo="bar" s]	✓
E[foo~="bar"]	✓
E[foo^="bar"]	✓
E[foo$="bar"]	✓
E[foo*="bar"]	✓
E[foo|="en"]	✓
E:defined	Unsupported
E:dir(ltr)	✓
E:lang(en)	Partially supported	Comma-separated list of language codes, e.g. :lang(en, fr), is not yet supported.
E:any‑link	✓
E:link	✓
E:visited	✓	Returns false or null to prevent fingerprinting.
E:local‑link	✓
E:target	✓
E:target‑within	✓
E:scope	✓
E:current	Unsupported
E:current(s)	Unsupported
E:past	Unsupported
E:future	Unsupported
E:active	Unsupported
E:hover	Unsupported
E:focus	✓
E:focus‑within	✓
E:focus‑visible	Unsupported
E:open E:closed	Partially supported	Matching on <select>, e.g. select:open, is not supported.
E:enabled E:disabled	✓
E:read‑write E:read‑only	✓
E:placeholder‑shown	✓
E:default	✓
E:checked	✓
E:indeterminate	✓
E:valid E:invalid	✓
E:required E:optional	✓
E:blank	Unsupported
E:user‑invalid	Unsupported
E:root	✓
E:empty	✓
E:nth‑child(n [of S]?)	✓
E:nth‑last‑child(n [of S]?)	✓
E:first‑child	✓
E:last‑child	✓
E:only‑child	✓
E:nth‑of‑type(n)	✓
E:nth‑last‑of‑type(n)	✓
E:first‑of‑type	✓
E:last‑of‑type	✓
E:only‑of‑type	✓
E F	✓
E > F	✓
E + F	✓
E ~ F	✓
F || E	Unsupported
E:nth‑col(n)	Unsupported
E:nth‑last‑col(n)	Unsupported
E:host	✓
E:host(s)	✓
E:host‑context(s)	✓

Monkey patch jsdom

import { DOMSelector } from '@asamuzakjp/dom-selector';
import { JSDOM } from 'jsdom';

const dom = new JSDOM('', {
  runScripts: 'dangerously',
  url: 'http://localhost/',
  beforeParse: window => {
    const domSelector = new DOMSelector(window);

    const matches = domSelector.matches.bind(domSelector);
    window.Element.prototype.matches = function (...args) {
      if (!args.length) {
        throw new window.TypeError('1 argument required, but only 0 present.');
      }
      const [selector] = args;
      return matches(selector, this);
    };

    const closest = domSelector.closest.bind(domSelector);
    window.Element.prototype.closest = function (...args) {
      if (!args.length) {
        throw new window.TypeError('1 argument required, but only 0 present.');
      }
      const [selector] = args;
      return closest(selector, this);
    };

    const querySelector = domSelector.querySelector.bind(domSelector);
    window.Document.prototype.querySelector = function (...args) {
      if (!args.length) {
        throw new window.TypeError('1 argument required, but only 0 present.');
      }
      const [selector] = args;
      return querySelector(selector, this);
    };
    window.DocumentFragment.prototype.querySelector = function (...args) {
      if (!args.length) {
        throw new window.TypeError('1 argument required, but only 0 present.');
      }
      const [selector] = args;
      return querySelector(selector, this);
    };
    window.Element.prototype.querySelector = function (...args) {
      if (!args.length) {
        throw new window.TypeError('1 argument required, but only 0 present.');
      }
      const [selector] = args;
      return querySelector(selector, this);
    };

    const querySelectorAll = domSelector.querySelectorAll.bind(domSelector);
    window.Document.prototype.querySelectorAll = function (...args) {
      if (!args.length) {
        throw new window.TypeError('1 argument required, but only 0 present.');
      }
      const [selector] = args;
      return querySelectorAll(selector, this);
    };
    window.DocumentFragment.prototype.querySelectorAll = function (...args) {
      if (!args.length) {
        throw new window.TypeError('1 argument required, but only 0 present.');
      }
      const [selector] = args;
      return querySelectorAll(selector, this);
    };
    window.Element.prototype.querySelectorAll = function (...args) {
      if (!args.length) {
        throw new window.TypeError('1 argument required, but only 0 present.');
      }
      const [selector] = args;
      return querySelectorAll(selector, this);
    };
  }
});

Performance

matches()

Selector	jsdom v24.0.0 (nwsapi)	happy-dom	linkeDom	patched-jsdom (dom-selector)	Result
simple selector: matches('.content')	1,000,095 ops/sec ±0.29%	6,105 ops/sec ±0.45%	8,636 ops/sec ±0.36%	949,741 ops/sec ±0.21%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.1 times faster than patched-jsdom.
compound selector: matches('p.content[id]:is(:last-child, :only-child)')	592,559 ops/sec ±1.72%	5,932 ops/sec ±0.48%	8,724 ops/sec ±0.67%	517,958 ops/sec ±0.28%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.1 times faster than patched-jsdom.
compound selector: matches('p.content[id]:is(:invalid-nth-child, :only-child)')	N/A	5,893 ops/sec ±0.35%	N/A	157,436 ops/sec ±0.22%	patched-jsdom is the fastest.
compound selector: matches('p.content[id]:not(:is(.foo, .bar))')	481,007 ops/sec ±0.24%	N/A	8,232 ops/sec ±0.26%	405,841 ops/sec ±1.50%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.2 times faster than patched-jsdom.
complex selector: matches('.box:first-child ~ .box:nth-of-type(4n+1) + .box[id] .block.inner > .content')	162,394 ops/sec ±1.46%	N/A	7,686 ops/sec ±0.76%	143,901 ops/sec ±1.34%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.1 times faster than patched-jsdom.
complex selector: matches('.box:first-child ~ .box:nth-of-type(4n+1) + .box .block.inner:has(> .content)')	N/A	N/A	7,645 ops/sec ±0.91%	46,398 ops/sec ±1.03%	patched-jsdom is the fastest.

closest()

Selector	jsdom v24.0.0 (nwsapi)	happy-dom	linkeDom	patched-jsdom (dom-selector)	Result
simple selector: closest('.container')	384,943 ops/sec ±0.17%	6,050 ops/sec ±0.26%	8,544 ops/sec ±0.49%	373,062 ops/sec ±2.06%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.0 times faster than patched-jsdom.
compound selector: closest('div.container[id]:not(.foo, .box)')	136,836 ops/sec ±1.49%	N/A	8,201 ops/sec ±0.65%	133,472 ops/sec ±1.39%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.0 times faster than patched-jsdom.
complex selector: closest('.box:first-child ~ .box:nth-of-type(4n+1) + .box[id] .block.inner > .content')	151,300 ops/sec ±1.42%	N/A	7,769 ops/sec ±0.48%	136,348 ops/sec ±1.36%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.1 times faster than patched-jsdom.
complex selector: closest('.box:first-child ~ .box:nth-of-type(4n+1) + .box .block.inner:has(> .content)')	N/A	N/A	7,648 ops/sec ±0.60%	32,514 ops/sec ±0.85%	patched-jsdom is the fastest.

querySelector()

Selector	jsdom v24.0.0 (nwsapi)	happy-dom	linkeDom	patched-jsdom (dom-selector)	Result
simple selector: querySelector('.content')	36,453 ops/sec ±1.64%	7,377 ops/sec ±0.82%	9,762 ops/sec ±0.43%	30,278 ops/sec ±1.31%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.2 times faster than patched-jsdom.
compound selector: querySelector('p.content[id]:is(:last-child, :only-child)')	10,518 ops/sec ±1.26%	7,286 ops/sec ±0.67%	9,400 ops/sec ±0.54%	9,657 ops/sec ±1.35%	jsdom is the fastest and 1.1 times faster than patched-jsdom.
complex selector: querySelector('.box:first-child ~ .box:nth-of-type(4n+1) + .box[id] .block.inner > .content')	230 ops/sec ±1.38%	N/A	1,309 ops/sec ±1.39%	732 ops/sec ±2.31%	linkedom is the fastest and 1.8 times faster than patched-jsdom. patched-jsdom is 3.2 times faster than jsdom.
complex selector: querySelector('.box:first-child ~ .box:nth-of-type(4n+1) + .box .block.inner:has(> .content)')	N/A	N/A	1,626 ops/sec ±0.28%	493 ops/sec ±2.35%	linkedom is the fastest and 3.3 times faster than patched-jsdom.

querySelectorAll()

Selector	jsdom v24.0.0 (nwsapi)	happy-dom	linkeDom	patched-jsdom (dom-selector)	Result
simple selector: querySelectorAll('.content')	3,194 ops/sec ±1.32%	794 ops/sec ±1.69%	1,213 ops/sec ±0.20%	3,526 ops/sec ±0.24%	patched-jsdom is the fastest. patched-jsdom is 1.1 times faster than jsdom.
compound selector: querySelectorAll('p.content[id]:is(:last-child, :only-child)')	1,056 ops/sec ±0.21%	946 ops/sec ±1.32%	1,166 ops/sec ±1.19%	1,063 ops/sec ±1.09%	linkedom is the fastest and 1.1 times faster than patched-jsdom. patched-jsdom is 1.0 times faster than jsdom.
complex selector: querySelectorAll('.box:first-child ~ .box:nth-of-type(4n+1) + .box[id] .block.inner > .content')	233 ops/sec ±1.24%	N/A	428 ops/sec ±1.25%	819 ops/sec ±1.43%	patched-jsdom is the fastest. patched-jsdom is 3.5 times faster than jsdom.
complex selector: querySelectorAll('.box:first-child ~ .box:nth-of-type(4n+1) + .box .block.inner:has(> .content)')	N/A	N/A	460 ops/sec ±0.20%	534 ops/sec ±1.83%	patched-jsdom is the fastest.

Acknowledgments

The following resources have been of great help in the development of the DOM Selector.

• CSSTree
• selery
• jsdom
• nwsapi

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