Siren Vue Inbox

Overview

The @sirenapp/vue-inbox sdk is a comprehensive and customizable Vue UI kit for displaying and managing notifications. This documentation provides comprehensive information on how to install, configure, and use the sdk effectively.

1. Installation

You can install the vue sdk from npm

npm install @sirenapp/vue-inbox

or from yarn

yarn add @sirenapp/vue-inbox

Prerequisites

• Vue3 (v3.0.0+)

2. Configuration

2.1 Initialization

Initialize the sdk with user token and recipient id. Wrap the provider around your App's root.

<template>
  <SirenProvider :config="config"> {/* Your app components */} </SirenProvider>
</template>

<script setup lang="ts">
import { SirenProvider } from "@sirenapp/vue-inbox";

const config = {
  userToken: "your_user_token",
  recipientId: "your_recipient_id",
};

</script>

2.2 Configure notification inbox

Once the provider is configured, next step is to configure the notification inbox

Inbox is a paginated list view for displaying notifications.

<template>
  <SirenInbox />
</template>

<script setup lang="ts">
import { SirenInbox } from "@sirenapp/vue-inbox";
</script>

Props for the notification inbox

Below are optional props available for the inbox component:

| Prop | Description | Type | Default value | |------|-------------|-------|---------------| | theme | Object for custom themes | Theme | {} | | customStyles | Object for custom styling | CustomStyle | {} | | loadMoreLabel | Text shown on the load more component | string | "Load More" | | hideBadge | Toggle to hide or show the badge | boolean | false | | darkMode | Toggle to enable dark mode | boolean | false | | itemsPerFetch | Number of notifications fetch per api request (have a max cap of 50) | number | 20 | | windowViewOnly | Toggle to enable fit-to-screen window or modal view | boolean | false | | headerProps | Props for customizing the header. title - Title of the notification inbox hideHeader - Toggle to hide or show the header section. hideClearAll - Toggle to hide or show the clear all button. | HeaderProps | { title: 'Notifications', hideHeader: false, hideClearAll: false } | | cardProps | Props for customizing the notification cards. hideDelete - Toggle to hide or show delete icon hideAvatar - Toggle to hide or show the avatar. disableAutoMarkAsRead - Toggle to disable or enable the markAsReadById functionality on card click. onAvatarClick - Custom click handler for avatar | CardProps | { hideDelete: false, hideAvatar: false, disableAutoMarkAsRead: false, onAvatarClick: ()=>null } | | onCardClick | Custom click handler for notification cards | (notification)=> void | ()=>null | | onError | Callback for handling errors | (error: SirenErrorType)=> void | ()=>null |

CardProps

    type CardProps = {
      hideDelete?: boolean;
      hideAvatar?: boolean,
      onAvatarClick?: (notification: NotificationDataType) => void,
      disableAutoMarkAsRead?: boolean;
    };

HeaderProps

    type HeaderProps = {
      title?: string;
      hideHeader?: boolean,
      hideClearAll?: boolean
    };

Slots for the notification inbox

Below are optional slots available for the inbox component:

| Slot | Description | | ------------------ | ---------------------------------- | | loadMoreComponent | Custom load more button component | | customHeader | Custom header component | | customLoader | Custom loader component | | customErrorWindow | Custom Error window | | listEmptyComponent | Custom Empty list component | | customCard | Custom notification card component | | customFooter | Custom footer component |

3. Customization

3.1 Themes

Here are the available theme options:

type Theme = {
  dark: ThemeProps,
  light: ThemeProps,
};

type ThemeProps = {
  colors?: {
    primaryColor?: string,
    textColor?: string,
    neutralColor?: string,
    borderColor?: string,
    highlightedCardColor?: string,
    dateColor?: string,
    deleteIcon?: string,
    timerIcon?: string,
    clearAllIcon?: string,
    infiniteLoader?: string,
    windowShadowColor?: string,
  },
  badgeStyle?: {
    color?: string,
    textColor?: string,
  },
  windowHeader?: {
    background?: string,
    titleColor?: string,
    headerActionColor?: string,
  },
  windowContainer?: {
    background?: string,
  },
  customCard?: {
    borderColor?: string,
    background?: string,
    titleColor?: string,
    subtitleColor?: string,
    descriptionColor?: string,
  },
  loadMoreButton?: {
    color?: string,
    background?: string,
  },
};

3.2 Style options

Here are the custom style options for the notification inbox

Please note that the badgeStyle, window shadow and border props are only applicable for modal view

 type CustomStyle = {
  notificationIcon?: {
    size?: number,
  },
  window?: {
    width?: DimensionValue,
    borderRadius?: number,
  },
  windowHeader?: {
    height?: DimensionValue,
    titleFontWeight?:TextStyle["fontWeight"],
    titleSize?: number,
    titlePadding?: number,
    borderWidth?: string,
  },
  windowContainer?: {
    padding?: number,
    contentHeight?: DimensionValue,
  },
  customCard?: {
    padding?: number,
    borderWidth?: number,
    avatarSize?: number,
    titleFontWeight?: TextStyle["fontWeight"],
    titleSize?: number,
    subtitleFontWeight?: TextStyle['fontWeight'],
    subtitleSize?: number,
    descriptionFontWeight?: TextStyle['fontWeight'],
    descriptionSize?: number,
    dateSize?: number,
  },
  loadMoreButton?: {
    fontSize?: number,
    fontWeight?: TextStyle["fontWeight"],
  },
  badgeStyle?: {
    size?: number,
    textSize?: number,
    top?: number,
    right?: number,
  },
  deleteIcon?:{
    size?: number,
  },
   timerIcon?: {
    size?: number,
  },
  clearAllIcon?:{
    size?: number,
  }
}

4. Hooks

useSiren is a hook that provides utility functions for modifying notifications.

<script setup lang="ts">
import { useSiren } from "@sirenapp/vue-inbox";

  const {
    markAsReadByDate,
    markAsReadById,
    deleteById,
    deleteByDate,
    markAllAsViewed
  } = useSiren();

  function handleMarkAsReadById(id) {
    markAsReadById(id);
  }

   function handleMarkAsReadByDate(untilDate) {
    markAsReadByDate(untilDate);
  }

  function handleDeleteById(id) {
    deleteById(id);
  }

  function handleDeleteByDate(date) {
    deleteByDate(date);
  }

  function handleMarkAllAsViewed(createdAt) {
    markAllAsViewed(createdAt);
  }

</script>

useSiren functions

| Functions | Parameters | Type | Description | | ----------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- | | markAsReadByDate | startDate | ISO date string | Sets the read status of notifications to true until the given date | | markAsReadById | id | string | Set read status of a notification to true | | deleteById | id | string | Delete a notification by id | | deleteByDate | startDate | ISO date string | Delete all notifications until given date | | markAllAsViewed | startDate | ISO date string | Sets the viewed status of notifications to true until the given date |

Example

Here's a basic example to help you get started

<template>
  <SirenProvider
    :config="{
      userToken: 'your-user-token',
      recipientId: 'your-user-recipientId',
    }"
  >
    <SirenInbox
      :headerProps="{
        title: 'Siren Notifications',
        hideHeader: false,
        hideClearAll: true,
      }"
    />
  </SirenProvider>
</template>

<script setup lang="ts">
import { SirenProvider, SirenInbox } from "@sirenapp/vue-inbox";
</script>