$mol_ghost is a node-less view. Instead of creating its own DOM element, it borrows the element of its Sub() and mixes its own attributes, styles, and behaviour onto it. In one line from the source: "mixin view logic to DOM node of another component."1$mol_ghost$mol_view2 Sub $mol_viewA normal $mol_view renders its own element. A ghost renders none — it reuses the child's element, so nothing extra is added to the DOM tree.
Use a ghost when you want to attach behaviour to an existing component without wrapping it in another element — dragging, dropping, follow-on-scroll, transitions. Several framework components are built on it:$mol_drag / $mol_drop — pointer drag-and-drop$mol_transit — enter/leave transitions$mol_follower — keep an element aligned to another as it scrolls$mol_book_page — a page inside $mol_book navigation
$mol_plugin, the base every plugin extends, is element-less for the same reason: it augments the host's element rather than adding one. A ghost is the general form (wrap one child and take over its node); a plugin is the specialised form you list under plugins/.Edit this page on GitHubWas this helpful?YesNoPreviousOfflineNextFAQOn this pageWhen to reach for itRelation to pluginsType to search the documentation.
