Inside san-loader: How San Files Are Split, Compiled, and Integrated in Webpack

This article provides a deep technical walkthrough of san-loader, explaining how the Baidu‑developed San framework’s .san files are parsed, split into template, script and style sections, processed by san-loader‑plugin, and finally compiled into browser‑ready code with support for options like compileTemplate, esModule, and CSS Modules.

CSS Modulesfrontendloader

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Inside san-loader: How San Files Are Split, Compiled, and Integrated in Webpack

Baidu App Technology

Dec 4, 2020 · Frontend Development

San: Baidu's Lightweight MVVM Component Framework and Its Real-World Applications

San, Baidu’s lightweight MVVM component framework launched in 2016, combines Vue‑inspired templates, high performance, tiny bundles, and IE6+ compatibility, offering server‑side rendering and a robust ecosystem, and has delivered measurable efficiency and speed gains across Baidu’s flagship web products.

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San: Baidu's Lightweight MVVM Component Framework and Its Real-World Applications

Baidu App Technology

May 22, 2019 · Frontend Development

San Framework Performance Evolution: A MVVM Framework's Optimization Journey

The article chronicles San, Baidu’s MVVM framework, detailing how template parsing, hotspot pre‑heating, cloneNode element creation, property‑handler caching, traversal interruption, list‑rendering shortcuts like trackBy, and numerous micro‑optimizations such as avoiding call/apply and extra loops collectively boost view creation and update performance.

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San Framework Performance Evolution: A MVVM Framework's Optimization Journey