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+(ns dompa.nodes)
+
+(defmacro $
+  "Creates a new node. Particularly useful
+  where you need compile-time composition over run-time, like when
+  combined with the `defhtml` macro to create HTML string outputs.
+
+  Usage:
+
+  ```clojure
+  ($ :div
+    ($ \"hello world\" ))
+  ```"
+  [name & opts]
+  `(if (string? ~name)
+     {:node/name  :dompa/text
+      :node/value (str ~name ~@opts)}
+     (let [opts# (list ~@opts)
+           first-opt# (first opts#)
+           attrs?# (and (map? first-opt#)
+                        (not (contains? first-opt# :node/name)))
+           attrs# (if attrs?# first-opt# {})
+           children# (if attrs?# (rest opts#) opts#)]
+       (cond-> {:node/name ~name}
+               attrs?# (assoc :node/attrs attrs#)
+               (seq children#) (assoc :node/children children#)))))