YaModal is yet another modal library written in vanilla javascript. It aims to provide basic functionality for injecting an element into the DOM when a trigger is clicked, and removing that same node when a relevant close element is also clicked.
To accommodate more common features of modals (fade ins / fade outs, click outside to close, etc.), a variety of callback functions are exposed that execute before and after DOM injection / removal.
Event listeners are delegated via the excellent delegate library.
yarn add @designory/yamodal
# or npm install @designory/yamodal
import yamodal from '@designory/yamodal';
let yamodal_instance = yamodal({
// Options here...
});
<script src="https://unpkg.com/@designory/yamodal/dist/umd/yamodal.min.js"></script>
<script>
var yamodal_instance = window.yamodal({
// Options here...
});
</script>
yamodal({
// @required
// The main template function that returns a string of HTML to be injected.
// Called with the passed in `context`.
// The return value of the template should be a single HTML node.
// This is the only required option. If it is not a function, an error is thrown.
// Additionally, if this function doesn't return a valid DOM node string, an error is thrown.
template: (context) => '<div>My Modal</div>',
// Optional context to be passed into our template function.
// If a function is passed, it will be called with `trigger_node` and `event`
// as its arguments and its return value will be passed to our template.
// Function contexts get executed each time before the modal is inserted, allowing for dynamic modal content.
context,
// Selector of the element(s) that when clicked, open our modal.
// A value of `null` means no 'click' event will be attached to open the modal.
// Defaults to '[data-modal-trigger="${template.name}"]' or '[data-modal-trigger]' if template is an anonymous function.
trigger_selector,
// Selector of the element(s) that when clicked, close its open modal.
// A value of `null` means the modal will close when itself it clicked.
// Defaults to '[data-modal-close]'.
close_selector,
// Optional function to append our modal to the DOM.
// Called with three arguments: `modal_node`, `trigger_node`and the opening `event`.
// Defaults to `document.body.appendChild(modal_node)`.
onAppend(modal_node, trigger_node, event){ ... },
// Optional function that runs before inserting the modal into the DOM.
// If this returns `false`, will prevent the modal from being injected into the DOM.
// Called with three arguments: `modal_node`, `trigger_node`, and the opening `event`.
beforeInsertIntoDom(modal_node, trigger_node, event){ ... },
// Optional function that runs after inserting the modal into the DOM.
// Called with three arguments: `modal_node`, `trigger_node`, and the opening `event`.
afterInsertIntoDom(modal_node, trigger_node, event){ ... },
// When set, the modal is not removed until that event is fired.
// Otherwise modal is removed immediately from DOM.
// Some useful event types are 'transitionend' and 'animationend'.
remove_modal_after_event_type,
// Optional function that runs before removing the modal from the DOM.
// If this returns `false`, will prevent the modal from being removed from the DOM.
// Called with three arguments: `modal_node`, `close_node`, and the closing `event`.
beforeRemoveFromDom(modal_node, close_node, event){ ... },
// Optional function that runs after removing the modal from the DOM.
// Called with three arguments: `modal_node`, `close_node`, and the closing `event`.
afterRemoveFromDom(modal_node, close_node, event){ ... },
// Optional function that runs once after all event listeners have been setup.
// Called with `modal_node` and an object with `isOpen`, `open`, `close`, and `destroy` methods.
onAfterSetup(modal_node, { isOpen, open, close, destroy }){ ... },
// Optional function that runs additional cleanup steps if we "destroy" our listeners
// Called with `modal_node`.
onDestroy(modal_node){ ... },
});
Type: Function
The only required option. It must be a function that returns an HTML string
that contains a single DOM node. If more than one node is returned, only
the first node is selected as the modal_node
.
yamodal({
template: () => `<div>Hello world!</div>`,
});
You can use whatever templating library you want here as well. As long as the function returns an HTML string that contains a single DOM node, it'll work!
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/handlebars.js/4.7.6/handlebars.min.js"></script>
<script>
var template = Handlebars.compile("<div>Handlebars <b>{{doesWhat}}</b></div>");
yamodal({
template: template,
context: { doesWhat: "rocks!" },
});
</script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react/16.13.1/umd/react.production.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/react-dom/16.13.1/umd/react-dom-server.browser.production.min.js"></script>
<script>
// const Modal = (props) => <div>Hello {props.name} <button data-modal-close>×</button></div>;
// renderToString(<Modal name="world!" />);
var Modal = function Modal(props) {
return React.createElement(
"div",
null,
"Hello ",
props.name,
" ",
React.createElement(
"button",
{ "data-modal-close": true },
"×"
)
);
};
var template = function(context) {
return ReactDOMServer.renderToString(
React.createElement(Modal, context)
);
};
yamodal({
template: template,
context: { name: "world!" },
});
});
</script>
Type: Any
or Function
Any value that is passed to the template
function. If context
is itself
a function, it will be called with trigger_node
and event
arguments.
The return value of this call is passed to our template. Additionally, when a
context()
function is used, we recreate our modal_node
just prior to opening
(it is executed before the beforeInsertIntoDom
callback).
Note: If a function is passed in for
context
then we don't create the modal immediately. We only create it when it is opened. So, if you grab themodal_node
property fromyamodal()
s return object, it will beundefined
.Also note if your
context
function relies on thetrigger_node
orevent
arguments, these values will set asundefined
and a placeholderCustomEvent
(respectively) when opening the modal with the programmaticopen()
method.
yamodal({
template: (context) => `<div>This won't change between modal opens: ${context}</div>`,
context: Math.random(),
});
yamodal({
template: (context) => `<div>This <em>will</em> change between modal opens: ${context}</div>`,
context: () => Math.random(),
});
// <a href="http://example.com" data-modal-trigger>3rd party link</a>
yamodal({
template: url => `<div>Continue? <a href="${url}">Link</a></div>`,
beforeInsertIntoDom(modal, trigger, event){
event.preventDefault();
},
context(trigger_node) {
return trigger_node.href;
},
});
yamodal({
template: event => `<div>This was opened via ${event.type === 'open.yamodal' ? 'the open() API' : 'a click'}</div>`,
context(trigger_node, event) {
return event;
},
});
Type: String
or null
The selector of the element(s) that will open the modal when clicked.
If no option is passed, we fall back to two defaults:
- When a non-anonymous function is passed as the
template
, the name attribute of thattemplate
is used in the selector[data-modal-trigger="${template.name}"]
.
// A modal opens when `<button data-modal-trigger="my_modal">` is clicked!
yamodal({
template: function my_modal() { return `<div>...</div>` },
});
- When an anonymous function is passed as the
template
, we use[data-modal-trigger]
as the fallback. Note that this should only be used if you have a single modal on the page. Otherwise the triggers will open up multiple modals which is probably not your intended result.
Note our function will always have an inferred name of
"template"
when using an anonymous function, so technically this library checks for afunction.name
of"template"
and assumes an anonymous function was passed if it finds that.If you do want to use a function named
template
, just set thetrigger_selector
directly rather than using a calculated default.
// Careful! Both modals will opens when a `<button data-modal-trigger>` is clicked!
yamodal({
template: () => `<div>1</div>`,
});
yamodal({
template: () => `<div>2</div>`,
});
If null
is passed, no delegated 'click' event is attached to open the modal.
Instead, the modal can only be opened via its open()
API
method.
yamodal({
template: () => `<div>I show on page load!</div>`,
onAfterSetup(modal_node, { open }) {
open();
},
});
let modal = yamodal({
template: () => `<div>I was opened via my 'open()' API!</div>`,
});
if (someConditional) {
modal.open();
}
Type: String
or null
The selector of the element(s) that will close the currently opened modal when clicked. Note that these elements do not have to be children elements of the modal. They can exist anywhere on the document.
If no option is passed, the modal node checks for a child that matches the selector
[data-modal-close]
. If no element is found or close_selector
is null
, then the
modal itself has the close handler attached to it.
yamodal({
template: () => `<div>Click <button class="close">me</button> to close the modal.</div>`,
close_selector: '.close',
});
yamodal({
template: () => `<div>Click <button data-modal-close>me</button> to close the modal.</div>`,
});
yamodal({
template: () => `<div>Click anywhere to close this modal.</div>`,
});
Type: Function
By default, this library will append the modal node at the end of the body element via
document.body.appendChild(modal_node)
. The onAppend
function let's you configure
this in case you want to inject the modal in some other location.
yamodal({
onAppend(modal_node) {
// Prepend the modal in `<body>`
document.body.insertBefore(modal_node, document.body.firstChild);
}
})
Gets called with modal_node
, trigger_node
, and the delegated click event
as arguments.
Type: Function
Optional callback that runs before the modal is inserted into the DOM. Additionally, provides an opportunity to bail early and prevent the modal from opening.
If beforeInsertIntoDom
returns false
, our trigger handler exits early before
injecting the modal into the DOM.
// <a href="#" data-modal-trigger disabled>I am a disabled trigger!</a>
yamodal({
beforeInsertIntoDom(modal_node, trigger_node) {
if (trigger_node.hasAttribute('disabled')) {
// Prevent the modal from opening if the trigger is disabled!
return false;
}
}
})
Gets called with modal_node
, trigger_node
, and the delegated click event
as arguments.
Type: Function
Optional callback that runs after the modal is inserted into the DOM.
yamodal({
template: () => `<div style="transition: opacity 1s; opacity: 0;">...</div>`,
afterInsertIntoDom(modal_node) {
// Force layout calc (see https://gist.github.com/paulirish/5d52fb081b3570c81e3a)
void modal_node.clientHeight;
modal_node.style.opacity = '1';
}
})
Gets called with modal_node
, trigger_node
, and the delegated click event
as arguments.
Type: String
When a string is passed to this option, the modal will listen for this event to be emitted from the modal node before it is removed from the DOM. Otherwise, the modal node is removed from the DOM immediately.
This is useful (read: needed) if we want to perform some CSS transition (like a fade out) on the modal before it is removed.
Some typical event types you might pass in here are 'transitionend'
and 'animationend'
.
Type: Function
Optional callback that runs before the modal is removed from the DOM. Additionally, provides an opportunity to bail early and prevent the modal from closing.
If beforeRemoveFromDom
returns false
, our close handler exits early before
removing the modal from the DOM.
Note: If you use this to fade out your modal, you'll want to pass in a event in
remove_modal_after_event_type
(e.g.,'transitionend'
). Otherwise, your modal will be removed from the DOM before its transition is finished!
yamodal({
template: () => `<div style="transition: opacity 1s;">...</div>`,
remove_modal_after_event_type: 'transitionend',
beforeRemoveFromDom(modal_node) {
modal_node.style.opacity = '0';
// Force layout calc (see https://gist.github.com/paulirish/5d52fb081b3570c81e3a)
void modal_node.clientHeight;
},
});
Gets called with modal_node
, close_node
, and the delegated click event
as arguments.
Type: Function
Optional callback that runs after the modal is removed from the DOM.
yamodal({
// Scroll-lock the page when the modal is opened
afterInsertIntoDom() {
document.body.style.overflow = 'hidden';
},
// Undo the scroll-lock when the modal is closed
afterRemoveFromDom() {
document.body.style.overflow = '';
},
})
Type: Function
A convenience function that runs after all events listeners are initialized.
Exposes isOpen()
, open()
, close()
, and destroy()
methods.
// Automatically open modal if a hash param '#open' is present
yamodal({
onAfterSetup(modal_node, methods) {
if (window.location.hash === '#open') {
methods.open();
}
},
})
Note that this is just offered as a convenience. Often times, identical functionality
can be achieved by using the return object from the yamodal
call.
// This gives the same functionality as the above `onAfterSetup` option
let my_modal = yamodal({ ... });
if (window.location.hash === '#open') {
my_modal.open();
}
Called with two arguments, modal_node
and an object that contains isOpen()
,
open()
, close()
, and destroy()
methods. See the below section on
return values for more information on these methods.
Type: Function
The yamodal()
function returns an object with a destroy()
method to remove the event listeners we had previously set.
If onDestroy
is also set, that is called at the end of running destroy()
.
// Close modal on ESC press
let closeModalOnEscPress;
yamodal({
template: closeOnEscape,
trigger_selector: '[data-modal-trigger="close-on-esc"]',
onAfterSetup(modal_node, { isOpen, close }) {
closeModalOnEscPress = function (e) {
// ESC_KEY === 27
if (e.keyCode === 27 && isOpen()) {
e.stopPropagation();
close();
}
};
document.addEventListener('keydown', closeModalOnEscPress);
},
// Clean up the 'keydown' listener if this modal is destroyed
onDestroy() {
document.removeEventListener('keydown', closeModalOnEscPress);
},
});
Gets called with modal_node
as its only argument.
Running yamodal()
returns an object with several attributes for later use. They
include:
Type: Element
This is the DOM node that was created by running your template
.
Note, technically this is a getter function since our modal could be recreated if we pass in a context function.
Type: Function
When isOpen()
is run, it returns true
if the current modal is open, false
if otherwise.
Type: Function
When open()
is run it triggers the same handler that runs when a trigger is clicked.
This means that any beforeInsertIntoDom
, onAppend
, or afterInsertIntoDom
functions will also run.
Since usually the modal is opened by a click event, programmatic openings have a
"placeholder" event passed in. This event will have a type of 'open.yamodal'
.
Optionally, you can send your own custom event to the open handler.
// Automatically open our modal after a 1 second delay
var my_modal = yamodal({ ... });
setTimeout(() => my_modal.open(), 1000);
Type: Function
When close()
is run it triggers the same handler that runs when a close element is clicked.
This means that any beforeRemoveFromDom
, or afterRemoveFromDom
functions will also run.
Since the modal is usually closed by a click event, programmatic closings have a
"placeholder" event passed in. This event will have a type of 'close.yamodal'
.
Optionally, you can send your own custom event to the close handler.
Type: Function
When destroy()
is run it closes the modal (if it is opened) and removes the
open and close event listeners and unsets our modal node. Also calls onDestroy()
if that was set on initialization.
// <button data-modal-trigger>Open Modal</button> <button data-modal-destroy>Destroy Modal</button>
var my_modal = yamodal({ ... });
var destroy_button = document.querySelector('[data-modal-destroy]');
destroy_button.addEventListener('click', function() {
my_modal.destroy();
});
See examples.js (published at designory.github.io/yamodal/ as well) for a list of common "advanced" modal uses, such as:
- Fade in / out.
- Animate in / out.
- Scroll lock background.
- Close on click outside.
- Close on
ESC
key press. - Dynamic modal (from context).
- Auto open based on some condition (hash parameter in URL).
- Interstitial before navigating to a link.
Should work on IE 10, and all modern browsers.