pinafore/routes/_components/compose/ComposeLengthIndicator.html

<span class="compose-box-length {overLimit ? 'over-char-limit' : ''}"
      aria-label={lengthLabel}>
      {lengthToDisplayDeferred}
    </span>
<style>
  .compose-box-length {
    grid-area: length;
    justify-self: right;
    color: var(--main-theme-color);
    font-size: 1.3em;
    align-self: center;
  }

  .compose-box-length.over-char-limit {
    color: var(--warning-color);
  }
</style>
<script>
  import { mark, stop } from '../../_utils/marks'
  import { store } from '../../_store/store'
  import { scheduleIdleTask } from '../../_utils/scheduleIdleTask'
  import { observe } from 'svelte-extras'

  export default {
    oncreate () {
      let { lengthToDisplay } = this.get()
      this.set({ lengthToDisplayDeferred: lengthToDisplay })
      // perf improvement for keyboard input latency
      this.observe('lengthToDisplay', () => {
        scheduleIdleTask(() => {
          mark('set lengthToDisplayDeferred')
          let { lengthToDisplay } = this.get()
          this.set({ lengthToDisplayDeferred: lengthToDisplay })
          stop('set lengthToDisplayDeferred')
        })
      }, { init: false })
    },
    data: () => ({
      lengthToDisplayDeferred: 0
    }),
    store: () => store,
    computed: {
      lengthToDisplay: ({ length, $maxStatusChars }) => $maxStatusChars - length,
      lengthLabel: ({ overLimit, lengthToDisplayDeferred }) => {
        if (overLimit) {
          return `${lengthToDisplayDeferred} characters over limit`
        } else {
          return `${lengthToDisplayDeferred} characters remaining`
        }
      }
    },
    methods: {
      observe
    }
  }
</script>