Lightweight Breakpoint Manager who notifies you when the breakpoint switches or you can check for the current breakpoint.
$ npm install @unic/factory-breakpoint-manager
// ES6 Module
import createBreakpointManager from '@unic/factory-breakpoint-manager';
// CommomJS
const createBreakpointManager = require('@unic/factory-breakpoint-manager').default;
import createBreakpointManager from '@unic/factory-breakpoint-manager';
// Creating a new BreakpointManager (no pun intended)
const BreakpointManager = createBreakpointManager({
breakpoints: {
xs: 0,
sm: 768,
md: 992,
lg: 1200,
},
unit: 'px'
});
// Subscribe to a breakpoint change
const subscriptionId = BreakpointManager.on('change', () => {
// Read the current state of your BreakpointManager
const currentState = BreakpointManager.getState();
console.log(currentState);
// Check if the breakpoint is currently value x
if(BreakpointManager.matches('xs')) {
console.log('Window width is currently between 0px and 767px');
}
// Check if the breakpoint is currently value x or y...
if(BreakpointManager.matches(['xs', 'md', 'lg'])) {
console.log('Window is currently on xs/md or lg');
}
// Check if matches is false can also result in what you need
if(!BreakpointManager.matches('sm')) {
console.log("Same result as when given ['xs', 'md', 'lg'] and checkig if it was true");
}
});
// Unsubscribe at any given point
BreakpointManager.off(subscriptionId);
Having to write your Breakpoints directly into your JS can be a real hazard to maintain, so I'd advise you to write your breakpoint configuration in a JSON file and load this json file into your JS and into your CSS preprocessor. With this you have a single source of truth for your breakpoints and it's very managable.
Good plugins to achieve this
- https://webpack.js.org/loaders/json-loader/ for laoding JSON into JS
- https://github.com/acdlite/json-sass for loading JSON into SASS/SCSS
BreakpointManager has own functionality and functionality provided by included composites.
Factory createBreakpointManager(options)
Own methods
Observer Composite
Documentation of these methods are extern
Create a new instance of a BreakpointManager
Returns: Object
- BreakpointManager
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
options | Object |
Custom options |
Example
const BreakpointManager = createBreakpointManager({
breakpoints: {
xs: 0,
sm: 768,
md: 992,
lg: 1200,
},
unit: 'px'
});
// Or go with em as a unit
const BreakpointManager = createBreakpointManager({
breakpoints: {
xs: 0,
sm: 48,
md: 62,
lg: 75,
},
unit: 'em'
});
Get the current state of your BreakpointManager.
Returns: Object
- Returns current state of your BreakpointManager
Key | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
width | Integer/Float |
Current Window width |
breakpoint | Object |
Current active breakpoint |
Example
console.log(BreakpointManager.getState());
/*
Could return:
{
width: 823,
breakpoint: {
name: 'sm',
minWidth: 768
}
}
*/
Check on which breakpoint you currently are.
Returns: Boolean
- Ture if matching, false if not matching
Param | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
test | String/Array |
Custom options |
Example
if(BreakpointManager.matches('xs')) {
console.log('Yes! current Breakpoint is xs');
}
if(BreakpointManager.matches(['xs', 'md', 'lg'])) {
console.log('Current breakpoint is currently xs, md or lg');
}
if(!BreakpointManager.matches('sm')) {
console.log('Current breakpoint is definitely not sm');
}
A factory function is simply a function that returns an object. Factory functions are often used in combination of composites to accomplish the factory/composition pattern.
Helpful Ressources:
BreakpointManager is using window.innerWidth
to read the width of the frame. This also means, if you have actual content that is 'wider' than 100% of your screen, the value of your BreakpointManager might not be correct, as it's not using document.documentElement.clientWidth
which would read the correct value, but not incorporate the scrollbar in its calculation (which would result the BreakpointManager breakpoint of 768px to trigger at different widths than your CSS breakpoint at the same value).
To avoid any problems, make sure you have overflow-x: hidden
on your body, to avoid any overflow on the x-achsis, so window.innerWidth
will always read the correct value.
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