Run client-side JS in Astro MDX
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I wanted to add some bits of client-side JS in a .mdx file in Astro.
Just a one-liner to redirect after 2 seconds, nothing too crazy:
setTimeout(() => (location.href = '/'), 2000)
In a .astro
component I’d normally use:
<script>
setTimeout(() => (location.href = '/'), 2000)
</script>
but this didn’t work because in the browser what we get is (due to MDX compiler, escaping, etc):
<script><p>setTimeout(() => (location.href = ’/’), 2000)</p></script>
I ended up using this syntax:
<script>{`
setTimeout(() => (location.href = '/'), 2000)
`}</script>
and this worked fine.
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