sky-overlay

Vue module for creating page overlays with scrollable content

overlay of content

• Installation
• Basic concept
• Usage

Installation

npm install sky-overlay

yarn add sky-overlay

Basic concept

The main focus of SkyOverlay is to create overlays that:

• Can fill the entire view
• Have their own internal scroll independent of the rest of the page
• Lock the scroll of the page behind them while they're active (and gracefully restore it upon deactivation)
• Can be transparent (by keeping the page content in the DOM behind them)
• Allow for appear/leave animations using Vue transitions

The plugin registers 3 components globally:

1. <SkyOverlay /> - The overlay itself
2. <SkyOverlayToggle /> - A (button) component for toggling an overlay from anywhere in your app
3. <PageWrap /> - An important secondary component, for wrapping regular page content. This enables the scroll position of the page to be locked behind any activated overlay(s) and restored upon deactivation.

Note: The page wrapper is an important part of making SkyOverlay function properly. It locks content and removes it from scroll while an overlay is active.

Usage

Import

import Vue from 'vue';
import SkyOverlay from 'sky-overlay';
 
// If you want to use the baseline scss add the following line
import '${YOUR-PROJECT-ROOT-PATH}/node_modules/sky-crop/src/SkyCrop.scss';
 
Vue.use(SkyOverlay);

Example template

Add <PageWrap /> and all instances of <SkyOverlay /> in your root app component like below. <SkyOverlayToggle /> can be used anywhere.

<div id="app">
 
    <!-- Define any fixed components outside PageWrap such as fixed headers: -->
    <AppHeader />
 
    <PageWrap>
        <h1>Your regular page content here</h1>
        <p>This is also where you would put your router-view etc.</p>
 
        <!-- You can add SkyOverlayToggle to toggle your overlay -->
        <SkyOverlayToggle
            :target-id="'myOverlay'"
        >
            Click here to toggle overlay with id "myOverlay"
        </SkyOverlayToggle>
    </PageWrap>
 
 
    <!-- Add your overlay(s) outside PageWrap -->
    <SkyOverlay
        :id="'myOverlay'"
    >
        {{Your overlay content}}
    </SkyOverlay>
 
</div>

Animation

The <SkyOverlay /> component is animatable using Vue transitions. The transition is named sky-overlay-animate and is executed on the div with the class .sky-overlay-container. Basic example below:

.sky-overlay-container {
    background-color: green;
 
    &.sky-overlay-animate-enter-active,
    &.sky-overlay-animate-leave-active {
        transition: opacity .5s;
    }
    &.sky-overlay-animate-enter,
    &.sky-overlay-animate-leave-to {
        opacity: 0;
    }
}

Opening overlays programmatically

As an alternative to the <SkyOverlayTrigger /> component any overlay instances can also be toggled programmatically using $SkyOvelay exposed in the global Vue scope.

Vue.$SkyOverlay.toggle({ id: 'myOverlay' }); // 'myOverlay' is toggled to the reverse of its current open state
Vue.$SkyOverlay.toggle({ id: 'myOverlay', active: false }); // 'myOverlay' is closed if open

Which of course also means it works inside any component:

export default {
    // ...
    computed: {
        myOverlayState() {
            return this.$SkyOverlay.isActive('myOverlay'); // True if overlay is open
        },
    },
    created() {
        this.$SkyOverlay.toggleAll(false); // Force all overlays to close
        this.$SkyOverlay.toggle({ id: 'myOverlay', active: true }); // Open specific overlay
    },
    // ...
});

Credits

This module is made by the Frontenders at skybrud.dk. Feel free to use it in any way you want. Feedback, questions and bugreports should be posted as issues. Pull-requests appreciated!