scroll-app-laclac

Simple Scroll App

is a lightweight javascript library without jQuery, no dependencies. It is used to make scrollspy effect for your menu, table of contents, etc. Only 1.4Kb.

Install

Using NPM package

Install NPM package - https://www.npmjs.com/package/scroll-app-laclac

npm install scroll-app-laclac

Usages

Easy for using, syntax just like this:

scrollSpy(menuElement, options)

This little plugin will add active class into your existing menu item when you scroll your page to a matched section by ID. If you are giving it a try, make sure that you:

1. Added CSS for active class in your menu item. Because this plugin doesn't include CSS.
2. Added ID for your sections. Example: <section id="first-section">...</section>
3. Added an attribute which is a section ID into your menu items. The default value is href. Example: "href"="#first-section". You also replace href with the other name by hrefAttribute in options.

Arguments

1. The menuElement is a query selector for your menu. It is String or HTMLElement instance.
2. The options is optional. It types of Object contains the properties below:

Name	Type	Default	Description
sectionClass	String	.scrollspy	Query selector to your sections
menuActiveTarget	String	li > a	Element will be added active class
offset	Number	0	Offset number
hrefAttribute	String	href	The menu item's attribute name which contains section ID
activeClass	String	active	Active class name will be added into menuActiveTarget
scrollContainer	String, HTMLElement	window	User Defined Scrolling Container
smoothScroll	Boolean, Object	false	Enable the smooth scrolling feature
smoothScrollBehavior	Function	undefined	Define your smooth scroll behavior
onActive	Function	undefined	Trigger after the menu item is added the activeClass class

ES6 example

import scrollSpy from 'simple-scrollspy'

const options = {
  sectionClass: '.scrollspy',           // Query selector to your sections
  menuActiveTarget: '.menu-item',       // Query selector to your elements that will be added `active` class
  offset: 100,                          // Menu item will active before scroll to a matched section 100px
  scrollContainer: '.scroll-container', // Listen scroll behavior on `.scroll-container` instead of `window`
}

// init:
scrollSpy(document.getElementById('main-menu'), options)

// or shorter:
scrollSpy('#main-menu', options)

Inject static file

<script src="/path/to/dist/simple-scrollspy.min.js"></script>
<script>
  window.onload = function () {
    scrollSpy('#main-menu', {
      sectionClass: '.scrollspy',
      menuActiveTarget: '.menu-item',
      offset: 100,
      // smooth scroll
      smoothScroll: true,
      smoothScrollBehavior: function(element) {
        console.log('run "smoothScrollBehavior"...', element)
        element.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth' }) // default behavior
      }
    })
  }
</script>

Smooth scroll

import jumpTo from 'jump.js'

scrollSpy('#main-menu', {
  // ....,

  // enable smooth scroll:
  // - true: enable with the default scroll behavior
  // - false: disable this feature
  // - object: enable with some options that will pass to `Element.scrollIntoView` or `smoothScrollBehavior`
  //   + Default behavior: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Element/scrollIntoView
  //   + Jump.js: https://www.npmjs.com/package/jump.js
  smoothScroll: true,

  // customize scroll behavior,
  // - default: Element.scrollIntoView({ ...smoothScroll, behavior: 'smooth' })
  // - customize: you can define your scroll behavior. Ex: use `jump.js`, jQuery, .etc
  smoothScrollBehavior: function(element, options) {
    // use `jump.js` instead of the default scroll behavior
    jumpTo(element, {
      duration: 1000,
      offset: -100,
    })
  }
})

Helpful links

• Documentation

• See on NPM package

Licence

MIT

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