Lightpick

Javascript date range picker - lightweight, no jQuery

Demo & Docs

Dependencies

• moment.js

Installation

npm install lightpick

or you can download and include Moment.js and Lightpick files manually.

Usage

Lightpick can be bound to an input field:

<input type="text" id="datepicker"/>

Include Lightpick script to the end of your document:

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/lightpick.css">  
...  
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.22.2/moment.min.js"></script>
<script src="lightpick.js"></script>  
<script>  
var picker = new Lightpick({ field: document.getElementById('datepicker') });  
</script>

Configuration

field

• Type: Element
• Default: null

Bind the datepicker to a form field

secondField

• Type: Element
• Default: null

If exists then end of date range will set here.

firstDay

• Type: Number
• Default: 1

ISO day of the week (1: Monday, ..., 7: Sunday).

parentEl

• Type: String
• Default: body

Selector of the parent element that the date range picker will be added to, if not provided this will be 'body'.

lang

• Type: String
• Default: auto

Language code for names of days, months by Date.prototype.toLocaleString(). 'auto' will try detect user browser language.

format

• Type: String
• Default: DD/MM/YYYY

The default output format.

separator

• Type: String
• Default: -

Separator between dates when one field.

numberOfMonths

• Type: Number
• Default: 1

Number of visible months.

numberOfColumns

• Type: Number
• Default: 2

Number of columns months.

singleDate

• Type: Boolean
• Default: true

Choose a single date instead of a date range.

autoclose

• Type: Boolean
• Default: true

Close calendar when picked date/range.

hideOnBodyClick

• Type: Boolean
• Default: true

Close calendar when clicked outside the elements specified in field or parentEl. Recommended use when autoclose is set to false.

repick

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false

Repick start/end instead of new range. This option working only when exists secondField.

minDate

• Type: moment|String|Number|Date
• Default: null

The minimum/earliest date that can be selected. Any format: moment() or '2018-06-01' or 1527811200000, new Date()

maxDate

• Type: moment|String|Number|Date
• Default: null

The maximum/latest date that can be selected. Any format: moment() or '2018-06-01' or 1527811200000, new Date()

disableDates

• Type: Array
• Default: null

Array of disabled dates. Array can contains ranges, allowed the same format as in options minDate, maxDate. Eg.: \[moment().startOf('month'), \['2018-06-23', '2018-06-30'\]\]

selectForward

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false

Select second date after the first selected date.

selectBackward

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false

Select second date before the first selected date.

minDays

• Type: Number
• Default: null

The minimum days of the selected range.

maxDays

• Type: Number
• Default: null

The maximum days of the selected range.

hoveringTooltip

• Type: Boolean
• Default: true

Show tooltip.

footer

• Type: Boolean|String
• Default: false

Footer calendar, if set to true will use default footer (Reset/Apply buttons) or custom string (html).

disabledDatesInRange

• Type: Boolean
• Default: true

If set to false then will reset selected range when disabled dates exists in selected range.

tooltipNights

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false

Calc date range in nights. (For hotels when last date doesn't include to range)

orientation

• Type: String
• Default: auto

A space-separated string consisting of one or two of “left” or “right”, “top” or “bottom”, and “auto” (may be omitted); for example, “top left”, “bottom” (horizontal orientation will default to “auto”), “right” (vertical orientation will default to “auto”), “auto top”.

disableWeekends

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false

Disable Saturday and Sunday.

inline

• Type: Boolean
• Default: false

Show calendar inline. If true and parentEl is not provided then will use parentNode of field.

dropdowns

• Type: Object|Boolean
• Default:

{ 
    years: { 
        min: 1900, 
        max: null, 
    }, 
    months: true, 
}

Dropdown selections for years, months. Can be false for disable both dropdowns.
years (Object|Boolean) - Object must contains min and max range of years or can be false for disable dropdown of years.
months (Boolean) - true/false for enable/disable dropdown of months.

locale

• Type: Object
• Default:

{ 
    buttons: { 
        prev: '←', 
        next: '→', 
        close: '×', 
        reset: 'Reset', 
        apply: 'Apply'
    }, 
    tooltip: { 
        one: 'day',  
        other: 'days'
    },
    tooltipOnDisabled: null,
    pluralize: function(i, locale){
        if (typeof i === "string") i = parseInt(i, 10);
        
        if (i === 1 && 'one' in locale) return locale.one;
        if ('other' in locale) return locale.other;
        
        return '';
    }
}

buttons - Text for buttons
tooltip - Text for tooltip (one, few, many, other)
tooltipOnDisabled (String) - Show tooltip text on disabled dates. (Eg. «Already booked»)
pluralize (function) - Function for calc plural text. More examples for another locales on betsol/numerous

onSelect

• Type: Function
• Default: null

Callback function for when a date is selected.

onOpen

• Type: Function
• Default: null

Callback function for when the picker becomes visible.

onClose

• Type: Function
• Default: null

Callback function for when the picker is hidden.

onError

• Type: Function
• Default: null

Working when disabledDatesInRange: false Callback function for when user has select date range with disabled dates.

Methods

picker.setDate(date)

Set date when singleDate is true. date can be moment, string, number, date.
Eg. picker.setDate(new Date());

picker.setDateRange(start, end)

Set date range. start, end can be moment, string, number, date. Eg. picker.setDateRange(new Date(), moment().add(7, 'day'));

picker.setDisableDates(array)

array of disabled dates. Array can contains ranges, allowed moment, string, number, date. Eg. picker.setDisableDates([ moment().startOf('month'), ['2018-06-23', '2018-06-30'] ]);

picker.getDate()

Return current date as moment object.

picker.getStartDate()

Return current start of date range as moment object.

picker.getEndDate()

Return current start of date range as moment object.

picker.toString('YYYY-MM-DD')

Returns the date in a string format.

picker.reloadOptions({})

Update picker options.

picker.show()

Make the picker visible.

picker.hide()

Hide the picker.

picker.destroy()

Hide the picker and remove all event listeners.