@healthadvisor/react-in-viewport
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Track React component in viewport using Intersection Observer API
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Library to detect whether or not a component is in the viewport, using the Intersection Observer API
npm install --save react-in-viewport
yarn add react-in-viewport
Examples
Why
A common use case is to load an image when a component is in the viewport (lazy load).
We have traditionally needed to monitor scroll position and calculate the viewport size, which can be a scroll performance bottleneck.
Modern browsers now provide a new API--Intersection Observer API--which can make implementating this effort much easier and performant.
Polyfill
For browsers not supporting the API, you will need to load a polyfill. Browser support table
require('intersection-observer');
Difference with original react-in-viewport lib
This fork adds possibility to define IntersectionObserver
's options' root
prop to be a function, which returns a node shortly before creating
new instance of IntersectionObserver
. The reason behind is that if your root might disappear from DOM for any reason, current solution doesn't
handle that and might happen that the observer doesn't react on changing viewport.
Usage:
import HandleViewport from 'react-in-viewport';
...
HandleViewport(MyComponent, {
root: () => document.getElementById('my-element'),
});
Design
The core logic is written using React Hooks. We provide two interfaces: you can use handleViewport
, a higher order component (HOC) for class based components, or use hooks directly, for functional components.
The HOC acts as a wrapper and attaches the intersection observer to your target component. The HOC will then pass down extra props, indicating viewport information and executing a callback function when the component enters and leaves the viewport.
Usages
Using Higher Order Component
When wrapping your component with handleViewport
HOC, you will receive inViewport
props indicating whether the component is in the viewport or not.
handleViewport
HOC accepts three params: handleViewport(Component, Options, Config)
| Params | Type | Description | |--------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Component | React Element | Callback function for when the component enters the viewport | | Options | Object | Options you want to pass to Intersection Observer API | | Options.root | Node / Function | It should be a DOM node or a function returning the Node | | Config | Object | Configs for HOC (see below) |
Supported config
| Params | Type | Default | Description | |-------------------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| | disconnectOnLeave | boolean | false | Disconnect intersection observer after leave |
HOC Component Props
| Props | Type | Default | Description | |-----------------|----------|---------|-------------------------------------------------| | onEnterViewport | function | | Callback function for when the component enters the viewport | | onLeaveViewport | function | | Callback function for when the component leaves the viewport |
The HOC preserves onEnterViewport
and onLeaveViewport
props as a callback
Props passed down by HOC to your component
| Props | Type | Default | Description |
|------------|-----------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| inViewport | boolean | false | Whether your component is in the viewport |
| forwardedRef | React ref | | If you are using a functional component, assign this prop as a ref on your component |
| enterCount | number | | Numbers of times your component has entered the viewport |
| leaveCount | number | | Number of times your component has left the viewport |
NOTE: Stateless: Need to add ref={this.props.forwardedRef}
to your component
Example of a functional component
import handleViewport from 'react-in-viewport';
const Block = (props: { inViewport: boolean }) => {
const { inViewport, forwardedRef } = props;
const color = inViewport ? '#217ac0' : '#ff9800';
const text = inViewport ? 'In viewport' : 'Not in viewport';
return (
<div className="viewport-block" ref={forwardedRef}>
<h3>{ text }</h3>
<div style={{ width: '400px', height: '300px', background: color }} />
</div>
);
};
const ViewportBlock = handleViewport(Block, /** options: {}, config: {} **/);
const Component = (props) => (
<div>
<div style={{ height: '100vh' }}>
<h2>Scroll down to make component in viewport</h2>
</div>
<ViewportBlock onEnterViewport={() => console.log('enter')} onLeaveViewport={() => console.log('leave')} />
</div>
))
Example for enter/leave counts
- If you need to know how many times the component has entered the viewport, use the prop
enterCount
. - If you need to know how many times the component has left the viewport, use the prop
leaveCount
.
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import handleViewport from 'react-in-viewport';
class MySectionBlock extends Component {
getStyle() {
const { inViewport, enterCount } = this.props;
//Fade in only the first time we enter the viewport
if (inViewport && enterCount === 1) {
return { WebkitTransition: 'opacity 0.75s ease-in-out' };
} else if (!inViewport && enterCount < 1) {
return { WebkitTransition: 'none', opacity: '0' };
} else {
return {};
}
}
render() {
const { enterCount, leaveCount } = this.props;
return (
<section>
<div className="content" style={this.getStyle()}>
<h1>Hello</h1>
<p>{`Enter viewport: ${enterCount} times`}</p>
<p>{`Leave viewport: ${leaveCount} times`}</p>
</div>
</section>
);
}
}
const MySection = handleViewport(MySectionBlock, { rootMargin: '-1.0px' });
export default MySection;
Using Hooks
Alternatively, you can also directly using useInViewport
hook which takes similar configuration as HOC.
import React, { useRef } from 'react';
import { useInViewport } from 'react-in-viewport';
const MySectionBlock = () => {
const myRef = useRef();
const {
inViewport,
enterCount,
leaveCount,
} = useInViewport(
myRef,
options,
config = { disconnectOnLeave: false },
props
);
return (
<section ref={myRef}>
<div className="content" style={this.getStyle()}>
<h1>Hello</h1>
<p>{`Enter viewport: ${enterCount} times`}</p>
<p>{`Leave viewport: ${leaveCount} times`}</p>
</div>
</section>
);
};
Note
This library is using ReactDOM.findDOMNode
to access the DOM from a React element. This method is deprecated in StrictMode
. We will update the package and release a major version when React 17 is out.