@lithiumjs/ngx-virtual-scroll
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A fast and lightweight virtual scrolling solution for Angular that supports single column lists, grid lists and view caching.
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@lithiumjs/ngx-virtual-scroll
A fast and lightweight virtual scrolling solution for Angular that supports single column lists, grid lists and view caching.
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How to use
@lithiumjs/ngx-virtual-scroll requires @lithiumjs/angular. Both can be installed from npm:
npm install @lithiumjs/angular @lithiumjs/ngx-virtual-scroll
Import NgxVirtualScrollModule
into your application's module. Add the following to your component template:
<li-virtual-scroll [items]="items">
<!-- liVirtualItem defines a list item element for each item -->
<div *liVirtualItem="let item">
{{ item.name }}
</div>
</li-virtual-scroll>
Grid lists (multiple items per row)
If the list being rendered is a grid list with multiple items per row, make sure to set gridList
to true
:
<li-virtual-scroll [items]="items" [gridList]="true">
<div *liVirtualItem="let item">
{{ item.name }}
</div>
</li-virtual-scroll>
Item width/height
All items in the list are assumed to be the same size. The item width/height in pixels for each item can be explicitly declared by using the itemWidth
and itemHeight
inputs:
<li-virtual-scroll [items]="items" [itemWidth]="128" [itemHeight]="128">
<div *liVirtualItem="let item">
{{ item.name }}
</div>
</li-virtual-scroll>
If itemWidth
or itemHeight
is not explicitly declared, it will be calculated by rendering the first item in the list and recording its size.
Asynchronous view rendering
Asynchronous view rendering can be used to improve scrolling responsiveness for items with complex views. When enabled, a placeholder element will be temporarily be shown while the item is rendered asynchronously. The placeholder element can be customized using the liVirtualPlaceholder
directive:
<li-virtual-scroll [items]="items" [asyncRendering]="true">
<!-- Items contain complex components: -->
<div *liVirtualItem="let item">
{{ item.name }}
<app-complex-component></app-complex-component>
</div>
<!-- Placeholder only prints the item name: -->
<div *liVirtualPlaceholder="let item">
{{ item.name }}
</div>
</li-virtual-scroll>
Note that the placeholder should be lightweight so that it can be rendered quickly.
View caching
View caching can be enabled to improve scrolling performance by caching views that are not being rendered for later re-use. View caching can be toggled on or off, or enabled with a maximum cache size (recommended for very large lists or complex views, as these could cause high memory usage):
<!-- Up to 256 views will be cached -->
<li-virtual-scroll [items]="items" [viewCache]="256">
<div *liVirtualItem="let item">
{{ item.name }}
</div>
</li-virtual-scroll>
Scroll debounce
The scroll debounce controls how often the virtual scroll should respond to scroll position changes. The default is 50 milliseconds.
<!-- Virtual scroll will render on scroll changes every 100ms -->
<li-virtual-scroll [items]="items" [scrollDebounceMs]="100">
<div *liVirtualItem="let item">
{{ item.name }}
</div>
</li-virtual-scroll>
Scroll buffer
Increasing the scroll buffer length will render more items outside of the viewport, which can reduce view pop-in when scrolling quickly. The buffer length is expressed in multiples of the list container's client height:
<li-virtual-scroll [items]="items" [bufferLength]="3">
<div *liVirtualItem="let item">
{{ item.name }}
</div>
</li-virtual-scroll>
Providing a custom virtual scroll strategy
The default virtual scroll strategy can be overriden by providing a custom VirtualScrollStrategy
service implementation using the LI_VIRTUAL_SCROLL_STRATEGY
injection token:
@NgModule({
providers: [
{
provide: LI_VIRTUAL_SCROLL_STRATEGY,
useClass: AppFooVirtualScrollStrategy
}
]
})
export class AppFooModule {}
The default virtual scroll strategy can also be overriden using NgxVirtualScrollModule.withOptions
:
@NgModule({
imports: [
NgxVirtualScrollModule.withOptions({
scrollStrategy: AppFooVirtualScrollStrategy
})
]
})
export class AppModule {}
API reference
VirtualScroll
(li-virtual-scroll
)
Component used to create a virtual scrolling container.
Inputs
items
- The list of items to render.asyncRendering
- (Optional) Whether or not to enable asynchronous rendering of views, which loads in placeholder elements while rendering items. Defaults tofalse
.bufferLength
- (Optional) How much extra list content should be rendered, measured in multiples of the list container's client height. This helps improve scrolling responsiveness for fast scrolling. Defaults to1
.eventCapture
- (Optional) Whether or not to use event capture mode for capturing scroll events fromscrollContainer
. Defaults tofalse
.gridList
- (Optional) Whether or not the list is a grid list with multiple items per row. Defaults tofalse
.itemWidth
- (Optional) The width of each item being rendered, in pixels. Calculated automatically based on the width of the first item if not given.itemHeight
- (Optional) The height of each item being rendered, in pixels. Calculated automatically based on the height of the first item if not given.scrollDebounceMs
- (Optional) How often to respond to scroll position changes, in milliseconds. Defaults to50
.trackBy
- (Optional) ATrackByFunction
used to compute the identity of items. Defaults to a function returning the item reference.viewCache
- (Optional) Whether views can be cached. Can be a boolean or a number representing the maximum number of views to cache at a given time. Defaults tofalse
.
VirtualItem
([liVirtualItem]
)
Structural directive used to render items inside a li-virtual-scroll
component.
VirtualPlaceholder
([liVirtualPlaceholder]
)
Structural directive used to render placeholder elements inside a li-virtual-scroll
component.
NgxVirtualScrollModule
The Angular module for this library.
NgxVirtualScrollModule.Options
The options to configure the module with.
export interface Options {
scrollStrategy?: Type<VirtualScrollStrategy<unknown>>;
}
scrollStrategy
- The customVirtualScrollStrategy
service implementation to use.
NgxVirtualScrollModule.withOptions
Allows configuration of the module with custom options.
export class NgxVirtualScrollModule {
public static withOptions(
options: NgxVirtualScrollModule.Options
): ModuleWithProviders<NgxVirtualScrollModule>;
}
options
- The options to configure the module with.
VirtualScrollStrategy
Interface for defining a custom virtual scroll strategy.
export interface VirtualScrollStrategy<T> {
destroyViewRef(
scrollState: VirtualScrollState<T>,
viewRef: EmbeddedViewRef<VirtualItem.ViewContext<T>>
): void;
destroyView(
scrollState: VirtualScrollState<T>,
view: VirtualScrollState.ViewInfo<T>
): void;
cacheView(
scrollState: VirtualScrollState<T>,
view: VirtualScrollState.ViewInfo<T>
): void;
renderViewForItem(
scrollState: VirtualScrollState<T>,
item: T,
globalIndex: number,
deferViewCreation?: boolean
): Observable<VirtualScrollState.ViewInfo<T>>;
unrenderView(
scrollState: VirtualScrollState<T>,
view: VirtualScrollState.ViewInfo<T>
): void;
purgeViewCache(scrollState: VirtualScrollState<T>): void;
}
DefaultVirtualScrollStrategy
The default VirtualScrollStrategy
service implementation.