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react-image-gallery 1.1.0

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About this version

React Carousel Image Gallery

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Live Demo (try it on mobile for swipe support)

Live demo: linxtion.com/demo/react-image-gallery

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React image gallery is a React component for building image galleries and carousels

Features of react-image-gallery

  • Mobile Swipe Gestures
  • Thumbnail Navigation
  • Fullscreen Support
  • Custom Rendered Slides
  • Responsive Design
  • Tons of customization options (see props below)
  • Lightweight ~8kb (gzipped, excluding react)

Getting started

The following environment variables need to be set:

GITHUB_TOKEN=YOUR_PAT_FROM_GITHUB_HERE

Your PAT from GitHub should be scoped with read: packages

React Image Gallery requires React 16.0.0 or later.

npm install react-image-gallery

Style import (with webpack)

# SCSS
@import "~react-image-gallery/styles/scss/image-gallery.scss";

# CSS
@import "~react-image-gallery/styles/css/image-gallery.css";

# Stylesheet with no icons
node_modules/react-image-gallery/styles/scss/image-gallery-no-icon.scss
node_modules/react-image-gallery/styles/css/image-gallery-no-icon.css

Example

Need more example? See example/app.js

import ImageGallery from 'react-image-gallery';

const images = [
  {
    original: 'https://picsum.photos/id/1018/1000/600/',
    thumbnail: 'https://picsum.photos/id/1018/250/150/',
  },
  {
    original: 'https://picsum.photos/id/1015/1000/600/',
    thumbnail: 'https://picsum.photos/id/1015/250/150/',
  },
  {
    original: 'https://picsum.photos/id/1019/1000/600/',
    thumbnail: 'https://picsum.photos/id/1019/250/150/',
  },
];

class MyGallery extends React.Component {
  render() {
    return <ImageGallery items={images} />;
  }
}

Props

  • items: (required) Array of objects, see example above,

    • Available Properties
      • original - image src url
      • thumbnail - image thumbnail src url
      • originalClass - custom image class
      • thumbnailClass - custom thumbnail class
      • renderItem - Function for custom renderer (see renderItem below)
      • renderThumbInner - Function for custom thumbnail renderer (see renderThumbInner below)
      • originalAlt - image alt
      • thumbnailAlt - thumbnail image alt
      • originalTitle - image title
      • thumbnailTitle - thumbnail image title
      • thumbnailLabel - label for thumbnail
      • description - description for image
      • imageSet - array of <source> using <picture> element (see app.js for example)
      • srcSet - image srcset (html5 attribute)
      • sizes - image sizes (html5 attribute)
      • bulletClass - extra class for the bullet of the item
      • bulletOnClick - callback({item, itemIndex, currentIndex})
        • A function that will be called upon bullet click.
  • infinite: Boolean, default true

    • infinite sliding
  • lazyLoad: Boolean, default false

  • showNav: Boolean, default true

  • showThumbnails: Boolean, default true

  • thumbnailPosition: String, default bottom

    • available positions: top, right, bottom, left
  • showFullscreenButton: Boolean, default true

  • useBrowserFullscreen: Boolean, default true

    • if false, fullscreen will be done via css within the browser
  • useTranslate3D: Boolean, default true

    • if false, will use translate instead of translate3d css property to transition slides
  • showPlayButton: Boolean, default true

  • isRTL: Boolean, default false

    • if true, gallery's direction will be from right-to-left (to support right-to-left languages)
  • showBullets: Boolean, default false

  • showIndex: Boolean, default false

  • autoPlay: Boolean, default false

  • disableThumbnailScroll: Boolean, default false

    • disables the thumbnail container from adjusting
  • disableArrowKeys: Boolean, default false

    • disables keydown listener for left and right keyboard arrow keys
  • disableSwipe: Boolean, default false

  • onErrorImageURL: String, default undefined

    • an image src pointing to your default image if an image fails to load
    • handles both slide image, and thumbnail image
  • indexSeparator: String, default ' / ', ignored if showIndex is false

  • slideDuration: Number, default 450

    • transition duration during image slide in milliseconds
  • swipingTransitionDuration: Number, default 0

    • transition duration while swiping in milliseconds
  • slideInterval: Number, default 3000

  • slideOnThumbnailOver: Boolean, default false

  • flickThreshold: Number (float), default 0.4

    • Determines the max velocity of a swipe before it's considered a flick (lower = more sensitive)
  • swipeThreshold: Number, default 30

    • A percentage of how far the offset of the current slide is swiped to trigger a slide event. e.g. If the current slide is swiped less than 30% to the left or right, it will not trigger a slide event.
  • stopPropagation: Boolean, default false

    • Automatically calls stopPropagation on all 'swipe' events.
  • preventDefaultTouchmoveEvent: Boolean, default false

    • An option to prevent the browser's touchmove event (stops the gallery from scrolling up or down when swiping)
  • startIndex: Number, default 0

  • onImageError: Function, callback(event)

    • overrides onErrorImage
  • onThumbnailError: Function, callback(event)

    • overrides onErrorImage
  • onThumbnailClick: Function, callback(event, index)

  • onImageLoad: Function, callback(event)

  • onSlide: Function, callback(currentIndex)

  • onScreenChange: Function, callback(fullscreenElement, wasInFullscreen)

    • fullscreenElement will either be a DOM node or a boolean (for unsupported browsers)
    • in order to detect the gallery's previous fullscreen state, onScreenChange will provide a second argument (eg. for analytics)
  • onPause: Function, callback(currentIndex)

  • onPlay: Function, callback(currentIndex)

  • onClick: Function, callback(event)

  • onTouchMove: Function, callback(event) on gallery slide

  • onTouchEnd: Function, callback(event) on gallery slide

  • onTouchStart: Function, callback(event) on gallery slide

  • onMouseOver: Function, callback(event) on gallery slide

  • onMouseLeave: Function, callback(event) on gallery slide

  • additionalClass: String,

    • Additional class that will be added to the root node of the component.
  • renderCustomControls: Function, custom controls rendering

    • Use this to render custom controls or other elements on the currently displayed image (like the fullscreen button)
      _renderCustomControls() {
        return <a href='' className='image-gallery-custom-action' onClick={this._customAction.bind(this)}/>
      }
  • renderItem: Function, custom item rendering

    • On a specific item [{thumbnail: '...', renderItem: this.myRenderItem}] or
    • As a prop passed into ImageGallery to completely override _renderItem, see source for reference
  • renderThumbInner: Function, custom thumbnail rendering

    • On a specific item [{thumbnail: '...', renderThumbInner: this.myRenderThumbInner}] or
    • As a prop passed into ImageGallery to completely override _renderThumbInner, see source for reference
  • renderLeftNav: Function, custom left nav component

    • Use this to render a custom left nav control
    • Passes onClick callback that will slide to the previous item and disabled argument for when to disable the nav
      renderLeftNav(onClick, disabled) {
        return (
          <button
            className='image-gallery-custom-left-nav'
            disabled={disabled}
            onClick={onClick}/>
        )
      }
  • renderRightNav: Function, custom right nav component

    • Use this to render a custom right nav control
    • Passes onClick callback that will slide to the next item and disabled argument for when to disable the nav
      renderRightNav(onClick, disabled) {
        return (
          <button
            className='image-gallery-custom-right-nav'
            disabled={disabled}
            onClick={onClick}/>
        )
      }
  • renderPlayPauseButton: Function, play pause button component

    • Use this to render a custom play pause button
    • Passes onClick callback that will toggle play/pause and isPlaying argument for when gallery is playing
    renderPlayPauseButton: (onClick, isPlaying) => {
      return (
        <button
          type="button"
          className={`image-gallery-play-button${isPlaying ? ' active' : ''}`}
          onClick={onClick}
        />
      );
    };
  • renderFullscreenButton: Function, custom fullscreen button component

    • Use this to render a custom fullscreen button
    • Passes onClick callback that will toggle fullscreen and isFullscreen argument for when fullscreen is active
      renderFullscreenButton: (onClick, isFullscreen) => {
        return (
          <button
            type='button'
            className={
              `image-gallery-fullscreen-button${isFullscreen ? ' active' : ''}`}
            onClick={onClick}
          />
        );
      },

Functions

The following functions can be accessed using refs

  • play(): plays the slides
  • pause(): pauses the slides
  • fullScreen(): activates full screen
  • exitFullScreen(): deactivates full screen
  • slideToIndex(index): slides to a specific index
  • getCurrentIndex(): returns the current index

Contributing

Each PR should be specific and isolated to the issue you're trying to fix. Please do not stack features/chores/refactors/enhancements in one PR. Describe your feature/implementation in the PR. If you're unsure its useful or if it is a major change, please open an issue first and get feedback.

  • Follow eslint provided
  • Comment your code
  • Write clean code

Start the example locally

git clone https://github.com/xiaolin/react-image-gallery.git
cd react-image-gallery
npm install
npm start

Then open localhost:8001 in a browser.

Build and publish the package

How to publish this package to GitHubPackages

Github Authentication Setup

Github uses personal access tokens (PAT) for authentication. To generate one go to your Github token settings page. Consult the Github Docs for more information on how tokens work. Your token needs to be scoped with write: package

The following environment variables need to be set:

GITHUB_TOKEN=YOUR_PAT_FROM_GITHUB_HERE

Upload package

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  • Check in all changes and commit
  • run git tag <version>
  • run git push --tags
  • run npm run build
  • run npm publish

PROBLEMS

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