LazyLoad srcset

Lazyload images with a srcset for better performance. Also creates background-image on parent element if browser doesn't support object-fit.

Installation

Using NPM:

npm install lazyload-srcset --save

Using Yarn:

yarn add lazyload-srcset

How to use

Make sure the image elements on the page have a data-srcset instead of a srcset attribute. Set the src to a low resolution image.

<img src="lowres.jpg" data-srcset="lowRes.jpg 400w, medRes.jpg 800w, highRes.jpg 1600w" sizes="100vw" alt="Example">

Import the library in and run on init. You can pass the parent element of images to lazyload as a parameter. Defaults to body.

import lazyLoadSrcSet from 'lazyload-srcset';
 
const init = () => {
  const scope = document.getElementById('container');
 
  lazyLoadSrcSet(scope);
};
 
window.addEventListener('load', init, false);

If the parent of the image has data-bg as attribute and the browser doesn't support object-fit, the parent element will get the image as background-image with background-size: cover.

Dynamic content

If your content is dynamic (for example when using React), you can give a second parameter so that the srcset is set on the onload event of the img.

lazyLoadSrcSet(scope, true);