ngx-aircal

Description

ngx-aircal is a modern, configurable and lightweight Angular date range picker.

Notes

• When setting the dateFormat option, be aware that you must use Unicode tokens

How do I install the library?

To install this component to an external project, follow the procedure:

npm install ngx-aircal --save

How do I import the calendar?

Add 'NgxAircalModule' module to your imports array in your module

import { NgxAircalModule } from "ngx-aircal";

@NgModule({
  imports: [
     ...,
    NgxAircalModule
})

How do I use the calendar?

Add the following to your html template. ngx-aircal uses a data attribute selector to keep your HTML valid:

<div data-ngx-aircal [options]="calendarOptions" 
    name="dateRange" 
    [(ngModel)]="dateRange"
    (onDateRangeCommitted)="onDateRangeCommitted($event)" 
    (onDateRangeChanged)="onDateRangeChanged($event)"
    (onCalendarViewChanged)="onCalendarViewChanged($event)" 
    (onInputFieldChanged)="onInputFieldChanged($event)"
    (onDateRangeInitialised)="onDateRangeInitialised($event)"
    (onDateRangeCleared)="onDateRangeCleared($event)">
</div>

Options

Initialise an options object as a component property. Now, pass this to the calendar component:

import { AircalOptions } from "ngx-aircal";

export class AppComponent {
    ...
    public calendarOptions: AircalOptions = new AircalOptions();
    ...
}

You can update options by passing an object into the constructor:

export class AppComponent {
    ...
    public calendarOptions: AircalOptions = new AircalOptions({
      inlineMode: true,
      daysSelectedCounterVisible: false
    });
    ...
}

Option name	Default value	Type	Description
defaultStart	new Date()	Date	Set the default start view when the calendar is opened
inlineMode	false	Boolean	Display the calendar without the input field
disable	false	Boolean	Disable the ability to set the date and apply it
singlePicker	false	Boolean	Use a single range picker instead of a double to save space
startDate	null	Date	Set a starting date. If no end is provided, then the datepicker will be in highlighted mode on the UI, ready for an end date selection.
endDate	null	Date	Set an end date. If no start date is set, it will fall back to become the start date.
dayLabels	new AircalDayLabels()	AircalDayLabels	Set the label values for each day of the week
selectionShortcuts	{ "7.days": "7 Days", "14.days": "14 Days", "1.months": "1 Month", "6.months": "6 Months", "1.years": "1 Year" }	Object	Options and values to pass to the quick selection component when selectionShortcutVisible is true. Key is the value parsed by the plugin, and the value is what is shown in the input dropdown. Separate the key length and duration values by a '.'. It can parse different durations. e.g. "7.weeks": "7 Weeks"
dateFormat	"dd/MM/yyyy"	String	Format the date displayed in the input, and given in the callback response. Format is Unicode Technical Standard #35. Uses date-fns library to format the dates. When setting the dateFormat option, be aware that you must use Unicode tokens
previousMonthWrapAround	true	Boolean	Should dates be shown in the previous month spaces
nextMonthWrapAround	true	Boolean	Should dates be shown in the next month spaces
daysSelectedCounterVisible	true	Boolean	Should the calendar display the number of days selected
selectionShortcutVisible	false	Boolean	Should the range shortcut be visible
backgroundVisible	true	Boolean	Make the background transparent
width	""	String	Overwrite the width set in the css
height	""	String	Overwrite the width set in the css
applyText	"Apply"	String	Change the text to commit the date range
autoApplyAndClose	false	Boolean	When an end date is selected (or a start date if a start and end already exist), automatically apply the date selection and close the calendar
includeExamplePlaceholder	true	Boolean	Show an placeholder example for the input field. Dynamically generates example dates based on dateFormat option
autoCloseWhenApplied	false	Boolean	Close the calendar when the apply button is pressed
clearText	"Clear"	String	Change the text to clear the date range
highlightToday	true	Boolean	Highlight the cell colour for today
showClearBtn	true	Boolean	Should the clear button be shown on the UI
showApplyBtn	true	Boolean	Should the apply button be shown on the UI
minYear	1000	Number	The minimum year selectable
maxYear	9999	Number	The maximum year selectable
disablePreviousSelection	false	Boolean	Disable the previous selection arrow
disableForwardSelection	false	Boolean	Disable the next selection arrow
disableFromHereBackwards	null	Date	Disable the cells from being selected from the date supplied going backwards
disableFromHereForwards	null	Date	Disable the cells from being selected from the date supplied going forwards
indicateInvalidDateRange	true	Boolean	Indicate whether or not to show the red border on the input field
hasArrow	true	Boolean	Should the calendar have the arrow pointer
arrowBias	"left"	arrowBias	What edge should the arrow display on
calendarPosition	calendarBias	"bottom"	Where does the calendar display in relation to the input
allowQuicksetMonth	false	Boolean	Allow the quick selection on months by clicking the month
allowQuicksetYear	false	Boolean	Allow the quick selection of years by clicking the year
allowUserInputField	true	Boolean	Should the default view be an input field, or just a button that contains text
allowInfiniteEndDate	false	Boolean	Allow no end date to be set
closeOnOutsideClick	false	Boolean	Allow the calendar to be closed by clicking outside the component
icons	{leftArrow: null, rightArrow: null }	{ leftArrow?: null | string, rightArrow?: null | string }	Option to provide a base64 image to replace the existing arrows on the main calendar

Models

You can use ngModel or a reactive form to work with the calendar.

ngModel

Define an object with 2 props, startDate, and endDate. Both properties must be of type 'Date'.

ngOnInit() {
    this.dateRange = {
    startDate: new Date(
      2018,
      6,
      27
    ), 
    endDate: new Date(
      2018,
      8,
      27
    )
  };
}

Your should pass in the object into the ngModel box of bananas on your template:

<div data-ngx-aircal [options]="calendarOptions" [(ngModel)]="dateRange"></div>

Reactive forms

ngOnInit() {
  this.form = this._FormBuilder.group({
    dateRange: [{
      startDate: new Date(
        2018,
        6,
        27
      ),
      endDate: new Date(
        2018,
        8,
        27
      )
    }, Validators.required]
  }); 
}

Add the following inside your template:

<form [formGroup]="myForm">
    <div data-ngx-aircal [options]="calendarOptions" formControlName="dateRange"></div>
</form>

Events, callbacks & responses

There are many callbacks you can use to communicate with your parent component. A full list of callbacks is below.

<div data-ngx-aircal [options]="calendarOptions" 
    name="dateRange" 
    [(ngModel)]="dateRange"
    (onDateRangeCommitted)="onDateRangeCommitted($event)" 
    (onDateRangeChanged)="onDateRangeChanged($event)"
    (onCalendarViewChanged)="onCalendarViewChanged($event)" 
    (onInputFieldChanged)="onInputFieldChanged($event)"
    (onDateRangeInitialised)="onDateRangeInitialised($event)"
    (onDateRangeCleared)="onDateRangeCleared($event)">
</div>

Note the event name, and the provided callback function, which takes in $event as a parameter:

(onDateRangeCommitted)="onDateRangeCommitted($event)"

The plugin will respond with a specific set of properties - either:

class AircalResponse {
    public startDate: Date;
    public endDate: Date;
    public formattedStartDate: string;
    public formattedEndDate: string;
}
 
class AircalInputResponse {
    public startDate: Date;
    public endDate: Date;
    public formattedStartDate: string;
    public formattedEndDate: string;
    public isRangeValid: boolean;
}

Example usage:

public onDateRangeChanged(event: AircalResponse) {
    this.updatePageResults(event.startDate, event.endDate);
}

List of callbacks

All callbacks will return AircalResponse or AircalInputResponse type. AircalInputResponse has an extra boolean value to show you if the date is valid.

Callback name	Response type	Description
onDateRangeCommitted	AircalResponse	When the range is committed by the user. Normally by the apply button, but in case showApplyBtn is false, it will respond automatically when the end date is selected
onDateRangeChanged	AircalResponse	When the start or end date is changed by the user.
onCalendarViewChanged	AircalResponse	When the view is changed left or right using the arrows
onInputFieldChanged	AircalInputResponse	When the user modifies the input field.
onDateRangeInitialised	AircalResponse	As soon as the component initialises, a response will be returned for consistency.
onDateRangeCleared	AircalResponse	When the showClearBtn option is true, and the user presses the button, a response will be returned.

Author

• Author: Chris Swarbrick (chrisswarb)

Credit

• Icons by Dave Gandy and Lyolya from www.flaticon.com