react-dyn-tabs

Create responsive and dynamic tabs in React. This library supports ARIA accessibility and provides complete control over tab management using hooks.

Screenshot

Demo

• Online Demo

Features

• Responsive (using more button)
• Full API (Open & Close & Select & Refresh & setOption & setTab, ...)
• lazy loading and rendering
• Customizable style
• Return to last used tab when closing selected tab
• PanelList can be rendered outside the TabList container
• RTL & Vertical Mode
• ARIA accessible
• Customizable Tab component
• Multiple themes
• The core is about 23kb

Table of Contents

• Installation
• Syntax
• Minimal Usage Example
• Simple Manipulation Example
• ready function
• Options
  • tabs
  • selectedTabID
  • direction
  • tabComponent
  • defaultPanelComponent
  • accessibility
  • isVertical
  • theme
  • tablistStyle
  • onLoad
  • onInit
  • onChange
  • beforeSelect
  • onFirstSelect
  • onSelect
  • onOpen
  • beforeClose
  • onClose
  • onDestroy
• Instance methods
  • isOpen
  • open
  • isSelected
  • select
  • close
  • refresh
  • getOption
  • setOption
  • getTab
  • setTab
  • on
  • one
  • off
  • getData
  • getPreviousData
  • sort
• tabData
• Lazy Loading
• Plugins
  • More Button Plugin
• Render custom components at the end of the Tablist
• Themes And Style
• Caveats
• Test
• License

Installation

 $ npm install react-dyn-tabs --save

or

$ yarn add react-dyn-tabs

If you need to directly include script in your html, use the following link :

<script src="https://unpkg.com/react-dyn-tabs@latest/dist/react-dyn-tabs.umd.min.js"></script>

Syntax

[TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs(initialOptions, plugins);

Minimal Usage Example

import React from 'react';
import 'react-dyn-tabs/style/react-dyn-tabs.css'; // Mandatory CSS required by the react-dyn-tabs
import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-card.css'; // Optional Theme applied to the react-dyn-tabs
import useDynTabs from 'react-dyn-tabs';

const initialOptions = {
  tabs: [
    {
      id: '1',
      title: 'tab 1',
      panelComponent: (props) => <p> panel 1 </p>,
    },
    {
      id: '2',
      title: 'tab 2',
      panelComponent: (props) => <p> panel 2 </p>,
    },
  ],
  selectedTabID: '1',
};

export default () => {
  const [TabList, PanelList] = useDynTabs(initialOptions);
  return (
    <div>
      <TabList></TabList>
      <PanelList></PanelList>
    </div>
  );
};

Simple Manipulation Example

import React from 'react';
import 'react-dyn-tabs/style/scss/react-dyn-tabs.scss';
import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/scss/react-dyn-tabs-card.scss';
import useDynTabs from 'react-dyn-tabs';

const initialOptions = {
  tabs: [
    {
      id: '1',
      title: 'tab1',
      panelComponent: (props) => <p> panel 1 </p>,
    },
    {
      id: '2',
      title: 'tab2',
      panelComponent: (props) => <p> panel 2 </p>,
    },
  ],
  selectedTabID: '1',
};

export default () => {
  const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs(initialOptions);

  const addTab3 = function () {
    // use ready function to access the instance object
    ready((instance) => {
      // open tab 3
      instance.open({id: '3', title: 'Tab 3', panelComponent: (props) => <p> panel 3 </p>}).then(() => {
        console.log('tab 3 is open');
      });
      // switch to tab 3
      instance.select('3').then(() => {
        console.log('tab 3 is selected');
      });
    });
  };

  return (
    <div>
      <button onClick={addTab3}>Add tab 3</button>
      <TabList></TabList>
      <PanelList></PanelList>
    </div>
  );
};

ready function

The ready function in the react-dyn-tabs library is part of the array returned by the useDynTabs hook, alongside the TabList and PanelList components. This function allows developers to execute a callback when the TabList and PanelList components are fully mounted, providing access to the instance object for further manipulation.

Key Features

• Multiple Calls: Developers can invoke the ready function multiple times without any issues.
• Stable Identity: The reference to the ready function remains stable across component re-renders, ensuring consistent behavior.
• Immediate Execution: If the ready function is called after the tabs have already been mounted, the provided callback will be executed immediately.

Example Usage

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs(initialOptions);

const addTab3 = function () {
  ready((instance) => {
    // open tab 3
    instance.open({id: '3', title: 'Tab 3', panelComponent: (props) => <p> panel 3 </p>}).then(() => {
      console.log('tab 3 is open');
    });
    // switch to tab 3
    instance.select('3').then(() => {
      console.log('tab 3 is selected');
    });
  });
};

Options

tabs

type	default value	required	description
Array of tabData	[]	false	initial opened tabs

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({
  tabs: [
    {
      id: '1',
      title: 'home',
      iconClass: 'fa fa-home',
      closable: true,
      panelComponent: (props) => <p> home content </p>,
    },
    {
      id: '2',
      title: 'contact',
      tooltip: 'contact',
      disable: true,
      closable: false,
      panelComponent: (props) => <p> contact content </p>,
    },
  ],
});

selectedTabID

type	default value	required	description
string	' '	false	specifies initial selected tab

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({
  tabs: [
    {
      id: '1',
      title: 'home',
      iconClass: 'fa fa-home',
      closable: true,
      panelComponent: (props) => <p> home content </p>,
    },
    {
      id: '2',
      title: 'contact',
      tooltip: 'contact',
      disable: true,
      closable: false,
      panelComponent: (props) => <p> contact content </p>,
    },
  ],
  selectedTabID: '2',
});

direction

type	default value	required	description
string	'ltr'	false	can be either of 'ltr' or 'rtl'

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({direction: 'rtl'});

tabComponent

type	required	description
React component	false	custom tab component

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({
  tabComponent: (props) => {
    const {id, isSelected, api: instance} = props;
    return (
      <button {...props.tabProps}>
        {props.children}
        {props.iconProps && <span {...props.iconProps}></span>}
      </button>
    );
  },
});

defaultPanelComponent

Default value for panelComponent option.

type	required	description
React component | React element	false

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({
  defaultPanelComponent: (props) => {
    const {id, isSelected, api: instance} = props;
    return <div>loading...</div>;
  },
});

accessibility

type	default value	required	description
boolean	true	false

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({accessibility: false});

NOTE :

When accessibility option is true, it sets the id attribute of panel and button elements.

isVertical

type	default value	required	description
boolean	false	false

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({isVertical: true});

theme

type	required	description
string	no	the chosen theme name when you have multiple themes CSS.

Examples

• in this exmaple, only bootstrap theme is applied to the Tablist, because value of theme option is bootstrap

  import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-card.css';
  import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-bootstrap.css';
  import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-classic.css';
  import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-basic.css';
  ...
  useDynTabs({theme:'bootstrap'});

• in this exmaple, only classic theme is applied to the Tablist, because value of theme option is classic

  import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-card.css';
  import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-bootstrap.css';
  import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-classic.css';
  import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-basic.css';
  ...
  useDynTabs({theme:'classic'});

Notes

• If the theme option is not provided then all imported themes CSS will be applied to the Tablist.

• If the theme option is set to a empty string then imported themes CSS will not be applied to the Tablist.

• You can create your own theme CSS and set the theme option to your theme class name

tablistStyle

type	default value	required	description
object	{}	no	sets the style object for root element of Tablist

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({
  tablistStyle: {backgroundColor: 'blue'},
});

onLoad

type	required	description
function	false	This event is fired only once, when Tabs are mounted

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({
  onLoad: function () {
    console.log('[onLoad]');
  },
});

NOTE :

You can use this keyword inside all callback options. It refers to the instance object.

onInit

type	required	description
function	false	This event is triggered after every render.

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({
  onInit: function () {
    console.log('[onInit]');
  },
});

NOTE :

Do not use setState inside the onInit callback because it leads to an infinite loop.

onChange

type	required	description
function	false	fires when we open|close|select a tab. this event is not fired initially

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({
  onChange: function ({currentData, previousData, closedTabIDs, openedTabIDs}) {
    console.log('[onChange]');
  },
});

beforeSelect

type	required	description
function	false	Fires when the user clicks on the tab, but before select them. This event should return boolean true or false, If the event returns false the tab is not selected.

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({
  beforeSelect: function (e, id) {
    console.log('[beforeSelect]');
    return true;
  },
});

onFirstSelect

type	required	description
function	false	fires after selecting a tab for the first time. It is not fired for the initial selected tab

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({
  onFirstSelect: function ({currentSelectedTabId, previousSelectedTabId}) {
    console.log('[onFirstSelect]');
  },
});

onSelect

type	required	description
function	false	fires after selecting a tab. this event is not fired for the initial selected tab

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({
  onSelect: function ({currentSelectedTabId, previousSelectedTabId}) {
    console.log('[onSelect]');
  },
});

onOpen

type	required	description
function	false	fires after opening tabs. this event is not fired for initial opened tabs

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({
  onOpen: function (openedTabIDs) {
    console.log('[onOpen]');
  },
});

beforeClose

type	required	description
function	false	fires when the user clicks on the close icon, but before close them. This event should return boolean true or false, If the event return false the tab is not closed.

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({
  beforeClose: function (e, id) {
    console.log('[beforeClose]');
    return true;
  },
});

onClose

type	required	description
function	false	fires after closing tabs

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({
  onClose: function (closedTabIDs) {
    console.log('[onClose]');
  },
});

onDestroy

type	required	description
function	false	fires before destroying useDynTabs hook

Example

const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({
  onDestroy: function () {
    console.log('[onDestroy]');
  },
});

Instance methods

isOpen

Return value : boolean

Parameters:

• id: String

Example

const result = instance.isOpen('Your tab ID');

open

Triggers onInit, onChange and onOpen events.

It only triggers onInit event, if the tab is already open.

Return value : Promise

Parameters:

• tabData: Object

Example

if (instance.isOpen('contact') == false) {
  instance
    .open({
      id: 'contact',
      title: 'contact',
      tooltip: 'contact',
      disable: false,
      closable: true,
      iconClass: '',
      panelComponent: <ContactPanel></ContactPanel>,
    })
    .then(({currentData, instance}) => {
      console.log('contact tab is open');
    });
}

isSelected

Return value : boolean

Parameters:

• id: String

Example

const result = instance.isSelected('Your tab ID');

select

Makes current and previous selected tab to be re-rendered

Triggers onInit, onChange and onSelect events.

It only triggers onInit event, if the tab is already selected.

Return value : Promise

Parameters:

• id: string

Example

if (instance.isSelected('1') == false) {
  instance.select('1').then(({currentData, instance}) => {
    console.log('tab 1 is selected');
  });
}

close

Triggers onInit, onChange and onClose events.

It only triggers onInit event, if the tab is already closed.

When switching parameter is true, it switches to previous selected tab

Return value : Promise

Parameters:

• id: string
• switching: boolean (default : true)

Example

if (instance.isOpen('2') == true) {
  instance.close('2').then(({currentData, instance}) => {
    console.log('tab 2 is closed');
  });
}

refresh

Makes all tabs to be re-rendered.

triggers onInit event.

Return value : Promise

Example

instance.refresh().then(({currentData, instance}) => {});

getOption

Parameters:

• optionName : String

Example

const direction = instance.getOption('direction');
const onSelect = instance.getOption('onSelect');

setOption

Can be used for setting all options except selectedTabID and tabs options.

This function does not re-render Tabs. If you need to re-render Tabs, use refresh method after this function.

Return value : instance object

Parameters:

• optionName : String
• optionValue : string|boolean|object|function

Example

instance.setOption('direction', 'rtl');
instance.setOption('onSelect', () => {});
instance.setOption('beforeSelect', () => false);

getTab

Get tabData object

Return value : tabData object

Parameters:

• id : String

Example

const {id, title, tooltip, disable, lazy, iconClass, closable, panelComponent} = instance.getTab('contactID');
console.log(id); //contactID

setTab

Set tabData object.

This function does not re-render Tabs. If you need to re-render Tabs, use refresh method after this function.

Return value : instance object

Parameters:

• tab id : String
• source object : containing the properties you want to apply

Example

instance.setTab('home', {disable: true});
instance.setTab('contact', {closable: false, panelComponent: (props) => <p>contact panel</p>});

on

Attach an event handler function for one event.

Return value : instance object

Parameters:

• event Name : String (can be either of onFirstSelect|onSelect|onClose|onOpen|onInit|onChange|onDestroy)
• handler : function

Example

const handler = React.useCallback(function (params) {
  const {currentSelectedTabId, previousSelectedTabId} = params;
}, []);
instance.on('onSelect', handler);

one

Attach a handler to an event. The handler is executed at most once.

Return value : instance object

Parameters:

• event Name : String (can be either of onFirstSelect|onSelect|onClose|onOpen|onInit|onChange|onDestroy)
• handler : function

Example

instance.one('onSelect', function ({currentSelectedTabId, previousSelectedTabId}) {});

off

Remove an event handler.

Return value : instance object

Parameters:

• event Name : String (can be either of onFirstSelect|onSelect|onClose|onOpen|onInit|onChange|onDestroy)
• handler : function (A handler function previously attached for the event)

Example

const handler = React.useCallback(function () {}, []);
const attachHandler = () => {
  instance.on('onSelect', handler);
};
const deattachHandler = () => {
  instance.off('onSelect', handler);
};

getData

Get a copy of data

Return value : Data Object

Example

const {selectedTabID, openTabIDs} = instance.getData();

NOTE :

• getCopyData function is an older version of getData function and it is enabled by default so that existing users do not have to change their code. You are free to use both conventions.

getPreviousData

Get a copy of data in previous render

Return value : Data Object

Example

const {selectedTabID, openTabIDs} = instance.getPreviousData();

NOTE :

• getCopyPerviousData function is an older version of getPreviousData function and it is enabled by default so that existing users do not have to change their code. You are free to use both conventions.

sort

Useful for sorting Tabs manually.

Triggers onInit event.

Return value : Promise

Parameters:

• Array of all Tabs IDs

Example

const {openTabIDs} = instance.getData();
instance.sort(openTabIDs.reverse()).then(({currentData, instance}) => {
  console.log('sorting Tabs has finished');
});

tabData

property name	type	default value	required	description
id	string		false	an unique identifier for each tab
title	string	' '	false
tooltip	string	' '	false
panelComponent	React Element | React Component | null	A function component which returns empty div	false
lazy	boolean	false	false	If set to false the panel will be rendered initially. if set to true the panel will not be rendered until the tab is activated
closable	boolean	true	false
iconClass	string	' '	false	class name for the icon
disable	boolean	false	false

Example

const tabData = {
  id: 'contactID',
  title: 'contactTitle',
  tooltip: 'contactTooltip',
  disable: true,
  lazy: true,
  iconClass: 'fa fa-home',
  closable: false,
  panelComponent: (props) => <p> contact content </p>,
};
const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs({tabs: [tabData]});
// or
if (instance.isOpen(tabData.id) == false) {
  instance.open(tabData).then(() => {});
}

Lazy Loading

Defer loading of tab content until the tab is activated

Example 1

const Panel3 = React.lazy(() => import('./components/panel3.js'));
function LazyLoadingPanel3(props) {
  return (
    <Suspense fallback={<div>Loading...</div>}>
      <Panel3 {...props}></Panel3>
    </Suspense>
  );
}
useDynTabs({
  tabs: [
    {id: '1', title: 'eager loading tab 1', panelComponent: <p>panel 1</p>},
    {id: '2', title: 'eager loading tab 2', lazy: true, panelComponent: <p>panel 2</p>},
    {id: '3', title: 'lazy loading tab 3', lazy: true, panelComponent: LazyLoadingPanel3},
  ],
  selectedTabID: '1',
});

NOTE :

• panel 1 is eagerly loaded and rendered.
• panel 2 is eagerly loaded but will not be rendered until tab 2 is activated.
• panel 3 will not be loaded and rendered until tab 3 is activated.

Example 2 ( using onFirstSelect event )

useDynTabs({
  tabs: [
    {id: '1', title: 'eager loading tab 1', panelComponent: <p>panel 1</p>},
    {id: '2', title: 'eager loading tab 2', lazy: true, panelComponent: <p>panel 2</p>},
    {id: '3', title: 'lazy loading tab 3', lazy: true},
  ],
  selectedTabID: '1',
  defaultPanelComponent: function DefaultPanel() {
    return <div>loading...</div>;
  },
  onFirstSelect: function ({currentSelectedTabId}) {
    const instance = this;
    if (currentSelectedTabId === '3') {
      import('path to/panel3.js').then((defaultExportedModule) => {
        const Panel3 = defaultExportedModule.default;
        instance.setTab('3', {panelComponent: Panel3});
        instance.refresh();
      });
    }
  },
});

Plugins

More Button Plugin

Make Tabs responsive

Usage

import React from 'react';
import 'react-dyn-tabs/style/react-dyn-tabs.css';
import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-card.css';
import useDynTabs from 'react-dyn-tabs';
import MoreButtonPlugin from 'react-dyn-tabs/plugins/moreButtonPlugin';

export default () => {
  const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs(initialOptions, [MoreButtonPlugin]);
  return (
    <div>
      <TabList></TabList>
      <PanelList></PanelList>
    </div>
  );
};

Options

option name	type	description
moreButtonPlugin_buttonComponent	React Function Component	customize root component of more button
moreButtonPlugin_iconComponent	React Function Component	customize icon component of more button
moreButtonPlugin_buttonTooltip	string

Example

useDynamicTabs(
  {
    tabs: [
      {id: '1', title: 'tab1', panelComponent: <span>tab content 1</span>},
      {id: '2', title: 'tab2', panelComponent: <span>tab content 2</span>},
      {id: '3', title: 'tab3', panelComponent: <span>tab content 3</span>},
    ],
    selectedTabID: '1',
    moreButtonPlugin_iconComponent: ({instance}) => {
      return <i className={`fa fa-chevron-${instance.getOption('direction') === 'rtl' ? 'left' : 'right'}`} />;
    },
    moreButtonPlugin_buttonTooltip: 'show more tabs',
  },
  [MoreButtonPlugin],
);

unpkg Link

<script src="https://unpkg.com/react-dyn-tabs@latest/dist/more-button-plugin.umd.min.js"></script>

Render custom components at the end of the Tablist

• render new tab button example :

    const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs(initialOptions, [MoreButtonPlugin]);
    return (
      <div>
        <TabList>
          <button onClick={()=>{ ready(instance => instance.open({title:'new tab'})) }}>
            NEW
          </button>
        </TabList>
        <PanelList></PanelList>
      </div>
    );
  };

• render close all button example :

    const [TabList, PanelList, ready] = useDynTabs(initialOptions, [MoreButtonPlugin]);
    return (
      <div>
        <TabList>
          <button onClick={()=>{ ready(instance=>{ instance.getData().openTabIDs.forEach(id=>instance.close(id,false)); })}}>
            CLOSE ALL
          </button>
        </TabList>
        <PanelList></PanelList>
      </div>
    );
  };

Themes And Style

react-dyn-tabs does not include any style loading by default. Default stylesheets and themes are provided and can be included in your application if desired.

Import the Style

import 'react-dyn-tabs/style/react-dyn-tabs.css';
// or import 'react-dyn-tabs/style/react-dyn-tabs.min.css';
// or import 'react-dyn-tabs/style/scss/react-dyn-tabs.scss';

For rtl mode you should also import following file

import 'react-dyn-tabs/style/react-dyn-tabs-rtl.css';
// or import 'react-dyn-tabs/style/react-dyn-tabs-rtl.min.css';
// or import 'react-dyn-tabs/style/scss/react-dyn-tabs-rtl.scss';

Themes

Themes define how the Tabs looks. The library comes with Provided Themes such as card and bootstrap. To use a theme you need to 1) import the themes CSS and 2) apply the chosen theme name to the theme option of the react-dyn-tabs.

• card theme

  import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-card.css';
  // or import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/scss/react-dyn-tabs-card.scss';
  // or import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-card.min.css';
  ...
  useDynTabs({theme:'card'});

• bootstrap theme

  import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-bootstrap.css';
  // or import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/scss/react-dyn-tabs-bootstrap.scss';
  // or import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-bootstrap.min.css';
  ...
  useDynTabs({theme:'bootstrap'});

• basic theme

  import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-basic.css';
  // or import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/scss/react-dyn-tabs-basic.scss';
  // or import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-basic.min.css';
  ...
  useDynTabs({theme:'basic'});

• classic theme

  import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-classic.css';
  // or import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/scss/react-dyn-tabs-classic.scss';
  // or import 'react-dyn-tabs/themes/react-dyn-tabs-classic.min.css';
  ...
  useDynTabs({theme:'classic'});

Caveats

• Some actions like open, select, close and refresh cause re-rendering, and using them immediately after calling useDynTabs hook will create an infinite loop and other bugs that most likely you don't want to cause. you should use them inside event listeners or subscriptions.

• Do not use setState inside the onInit callback because it leads to an infinite loop.

Test

$ npm run test

License

MIT