React Native Swipeable Item

A swipeable component with underlay for React Native.
Fully native interactions powered by Reanimated and React Native Gesture Handler

Compatible with React Native Draggable Flatlist

Install

1. Follow installation instructions for reanimated and react-native-gesture-handler
2. npm install or yarn add react-native-swipeable-item
3. import SwipeableItem from 'react-native-swipeable-item'

Props

NOTE: Naming is hard. When you swipe right, you reveal the item on the left. So what do you name these things? I have decided to name everything according to swipe direction. Therefore, a swipe left reveals the renderUnderlayLeft component. Not perfect but it works.

Name	Type	Description
renderUnderlayLeft	RenderUnderlay	Component to be rendered underneath row on left swipe.
renderUnderlayRight	RenderUnderlay	Component to be rendered underneath row on right swipe.
snapPointsLeft	number[]	Pixel values left-swipe snaps to (eg. [100, 300])
snapPointsRight	number[]	Pixel values right-swipe snaps to (eg. [100, 300])
renderOverlay	RenderOverlay	Component to be rendered on top. Use if you need access to programmatic open/close methods. May altenatively pass children to SwipeableItem.
onChange	(params: { openDirection: OpenDirection, snapPoint: number }) => void	Called when row is opened or closed.
swipeEnabled	boolean	Enable/disable swipe. Defaults to true.
activationThreshold	number	Distance finger must travel before swipe engages. Defaults to 20.
swipeDamping	number	How much swipe velocity determines snap position. A smaller number means swipe velocity will have a larger effect and row will swipe open more easily. Defaults to 10.

Hooks

Name	Type	Description
useSwipeableItemParams	() => OverlayParams<T> & { open: OpenPromiseFn, percentOpen: Animated.DerivedValue<number> }	Utility hook that reutrns the same params as the render functions are called with. open() and percentOpen params reflect the context in which the hook is called (i.e. within an underlay or overlay component).

function MyUnderlayComponent() {
  // Underlay components "know" which direction to open, so we don't need to call `openLeft()` or `openRight()`, we can just call 'open()'
  // Underlay components also receive the `percentOpen` value of their own direction (`percentOpenLeft` or `percentOpenRight`)
  const swipeableItemParams = useSwipeableItemParams();
  return <TouchableOpacity onPress={swipeableItemParams.open} />;
}

function MyOverlayComponent() {
  // Overlay components get the same params, but have defaults filled in for `open()` and `percentOpen` params.
  const swipeableItemParams = useSwipeableItemParams();
  return <TouchableOpacity onPress={swipeableItemParams.openLeft} />;
}

Instance Methods

Name	Type	Description
open	(OpenDirection.LEFT | OpenDirection.RIGHT, snapIndex?: number, options?: { animated: boolean }) => Promise<void>	Imperatively open left or right. Promise resolves once open.
close	(options?: { animated?: boolean}) => Promise<void>	Close all. Promise resolves once closed.

// Imperative open example
const itemRef = useRef<SwipeableItemImperativeRef>(null)

...

<SwipeableItem ref={itemRef} />

...
itemRef.current?.open(OpenDirection.LEFT)

Types

type OpenCloseOptions = { animated?: boolean };
type OpenPromiseFn = (
  snapPoint?: number,
  options?: OpenCloseOptions
) => Promise<void>;
type ClosePromiseFn = (options?: OpenCloseOptions) => Promise<void>;

export type UnderlayParams<T> = {
  item: T;
  open: OpenPromiseFn;
  close: ClosePromiseFn;
  percentOpen: Animated.DerivedValue<number>;
  isGestureActive: Animated.DerivedValue<boolean>;
  direction: OpenDirection;
};

export type OverlayParams<T> = {
  item: T;
  openLeft: OpenPromiseFn;
  openRight: OpenPromiseFn;
  close: ClosePromiseFn;
  openDirection: OpenDirection;
  percentOpenLeft: Animated.DerivedValue<number>;
  percentOpenRight: Animated.DerivedValue<number>;
};

Notes

Gesture handlers can sometimes capture a gesture unintentionally. If you are using with react-native-draggable-flatlist and the list is periodically not scrolling, try adding a small activationDistance (see the "Advanced" screen in the example snack).

Example

https://snack.expo.io/@computerjazz/swipeable-item

import React, { useCallback } from "react";
import {
  Text,
  View,
  StyleSheet,
  TouchableOpacity,
  FlatList,
  ListRenderItem,
} from "react-native";
import SwipeableItem, {
  useSwipeableItemParams,
} from "react-native-swipeable-item";

const NUM_ITEMS = 10;

function SimpleExample() {
  const renderItem: ListRenderItem<Item> = useCallback(({ item }) => {
    return (
      <SwipeableItem
        key={item.key}
        item={item}
        renderUnderlayLeft={() => <UnderlayLeft />}
        snapPointsLeft={[150]}
      >
        <View
          style={[
            styles.row,
            { backgroundColor: item.backgroundColor, height: 100 },
          ]}
        >
          <Text style={styles.text}>{`${item.text}`}</Text>
        </View>
      </SwipeableItem>
    );
  }, []);

  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <FlatList
        keyExtractor={(item) => item.key}
        data={initialData}
        renderItem={renderItem}
      />
    </View>
  );
}

export default SimpleExample;

const UnderlayLeft = () => {
  const { close } = useSwipeableItemParams<Item>();
  return (
    <View style={[styles.row, styles.underlayLeft]}>
      <TouchableOpacity onPress={() => close()}>
        <Text style={styles.text}>CLOSE</Text>
      </TouchableOpacity>
    </View>
  );
};

type Item = {
  key: string;
  text: string;
  backgroundColor: string;
};

function getColor(i: number) {
  const multiplier = 255 / (NUM_ITEMS - 1);
  const colorVal = i * multiplier;
  return `rgb(${colorVal}, ${Math.abs(128 - colorVal)}, ${255 - colorVal})`;
}

const initialData: Item[] = [...Array(NUM_ITEMS)].fill(0).map((d, index) => {
  const backgroundColor = getColor(index);
  return {
    text: `${index}`,
    key: `key-${backgroundColor}`,
    backgroundColor,
  };
});

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  container: {
    flex: 1,
  },
  row: {
    flexDirection: "row",
    flex: 1,
    alignItems: "center",
    justifyContent: "center",
    padding: 15,
  },
  text: {
    fontWeight: "bold",
    color: "white",
    fontSize: 32,
  },
  underlayLeft: {
    flex: 1,
    backgroundColor: "tomato",
    justifyContent: "flex-end",
  },
});