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Expand Up @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ TypeScript/JavaScript client library for LiveTemplate - reactive HTML over the w

## Overview

The LiveTemplate client enables reactive web applications by efficiently applying tree-based HTML updates from the server. It uses DOM morphing, intelligent static content caching, and WebSocket transport for real-time interactivity.
The server sends tree-based HTML updates; this client applies them to the DOM. It morphs the existing nodes rather than replacing them, keeps the static parts of the page cached, and carries actions and updates over a WebSocket.

## Features

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- **Throttle dragover**: `dragover` fires at ~60 Hz. Add `lvt-mod:throttle="100"` (or higher) to any `dragover` handler bound to a real action, or use the marker pattern.
- **v1 limitation**: `effectAllowed` and `dropEffect` are hardcoded to `"move"`. Copy/link drag semantics are not yet configurable.

## How It Works
## How it works

1. **Initial Render**: Client fetches full HTML from server, caches static structure
2. **Updates**: Server sends only changed dynamic values as tree updates
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