Dialogic: manage dialogs and notifications

Supported JavaScript libraries
Features
Demo
Usage
API
Shout out
License

Supported JavaScript libraries

React and NextJS - Dialogic for React documentation
Mithril - Dialogic for Mithril documentation
Svelte and SvelteKit - Dialogic for Svelte documentation

For a more basic solution in vanilla JS, check out dialogic-js.

Features

item: a dialog/modal or a notification

Manage multiple items
- Manage simultaneous (stacked) items
- Manage a queue of items to show sequentially
Optional automatic mode
- Show and hide when matching a condition such as a route
Transitions
- Show and hide an item with specific transition options (or use CSS)
- Handle separate spawn locations (for example for different types of notifications)
- Replace an already displayed item
- Hide all items, or only ones matching a specific id or spawn
- Remove all items, or only ones matching a specific id or spawn
Timer
- Automatic timeout to hide items after a given time
- Pause, resume and stop a timer
State
- Get the number of displayed items (all, per id or per spawn)
- Get the paused state of a displayed item using a timer
- Get the remaining time of a displayed item using a timer
- Use a callback function when an item is shown or hidden
- Use the returned Promise when an item is shown or hidden
Styling
- Use custom CSS classes or style options
- Manage timings with CSS (or use transition options)
- Use any UI library
Written in TypeScript

Dialogic does not provide any styling for dialogs or notifications. This gives you the freedom to plug into your own codebase or use any other UI library.

Demo

Demo page

Usage

To create a dialog or notification, you need:

Functions show and hide
A Dialog / Notification component

The usage of the component varies somewhat per JS library - see library specific notes:

API

Dialog and Notification component

Location where the dialog or notification (after this: "item") will be drawn.

With Mithril:

m(Dialog)
m(Dialog, { spawn: "settings" })

With React:

<Dialog />
<Dialog spawn="settings" />

With Svelte:

<Dialog />
<Dialog spawn="settings" />

Options

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default value
`spawn`	`string`	No	Spawn identifier, useful when using multiple spawn locations. See Handling multiple items with identity options	"default_spawn"

`show`

Shows an item.

dialog.show({
  dialogic: {
    component: DialogView,
    className: "dialog",
  },
  title: "Dialog Title"
})

When queued is true (which is the default for notifications), any further call to show will queue the item and it will be displayed when the current item has transitioned to hidden.
When an instance already exists, show replaces the content.

Signature

show: <T>(options: Options<T>, componentOptions?: T) => Promise<Item<T>>;

type Dialogic.Options<T> = {
  dialogic?: DialogicOptions<T>;
} & T;

`hide`

Hides an item.

dialog.hide()

When identity options are used, only hides the item that match the identity options:

dialog.hide({
  dialogic: {
    id: "settings", // example: use id and/or spawn
  }
})

Signature

hide: <T>(options?: Options<T>, componentOptions?: T) => Promise<Item<T>>;

type Dialogic.Options<T> = {
  dialogic?: DialogicOptions<T>;
} & T;

`dialogic` options

Options passed to show, hide and hideAll. The options are further explained below.

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default value
`component`	Function component	No	The component to render as an item.
`className`	`string`	No	Class added to the wrapper around `component`; also the base name for transition classes (more below).
`styles`	`TransitionStyles` object or `(domElement: HTMLElement) => TransitionStyles`	No	Pass transition styles in JS.
`timeout`	`number` (ms)	No	Creates a timer. When the dialog is completely shown the timer is started automatically. After timeout the dialog is hidden. Use `0` to prevent the timer from running.	For notifications `3000`
`queued`	`boolean`	No	Set to `true` to manage multiple dialogs in time (more useful for notifications).	`false`; for notifications `true`
`toggle`	`boolean`	No	Set to `true` to make `show()` switch between shown and hidden state.	`false`
`willShow`	`(item: Dialogic.Item) => void`	No	Function called just before the item will be shown (before transitioning).
`didShow`	`(item: Dialogic.Item) => void`	No	Function called when the item is completely shown (after transitioning).
`willHide`	`(item: Dialogic.Item) => void`	No	Function called just before the item will be hidden (before transitioning).
`didHide`	`(item: Dialogic.Item) => void`	No	Function called when the item is completely hidden (after transitioning).
`id`	`string`	No	Dialog identifier, useful when using multiple (stacked) items. See Handling multiple items with identity options	"default_dialog" or "default_notification"
`spawn`	`string`	No	Spawn identifier, useful when using multiple spawn locations. See Handling multiple items with identity options	"default_spawn"
`...componentOptions`	`any`	No	Options to pass to the `component`.

Signature

type IdentityOptions = {
  id?: string;
  spawn?: string;
}

type DialogicOptions<T> = {
  className?: string;
  component?: any;
  willShow?: ConfirmFn<T>;
  didShow?: ConfirmFn<T>;
  willHide?: ConfirmFn<T>;
  didHide?: ConfirmFn<T>;
  domElement?: HTMLElement;
  queued?: boolean;
  styles?: TransitionStyles | TransitionStylesFn;
  timeout?: number;
  toggle?: boolean;
} & IdentityOptions;

type ConfirmFn<T> = (item: Item<T>) => void;

For more type information, see index.d.ts.

`component`

Pass the component that will be rendered.

Example with Mithril

`className`

Create transitions by writing styles using the format className-suffix - where suffix is defined by its transition point.

Class suffix	When is the class set	What should the style do
`-show-start`	Start of show transition	Initial state before the item is shown
`-show-end`	End of show transition	State for the shown item, including the transition (properties, duration)
`-hide-start`	Start of hide transition	Initial state before the item is hidden
`-hide-end`	End of hide transition	State for the hidden item, including the transition (properties, duration)

Define those classes in CSS to create transitions. For example with className "dialog":

.dialog {
  transition: opacity 300ms ease-in-out;
  opacity: 0;
}
.dialog-show-start {}
.dialog-show-end {
  opacity: 1;
}
.dialog-hide-start {}
.dialog-hide-end {
  opacity: 0;
}

Use regular CSS syntax to define delays. Note that delays should be written at the "end" transition.

In this example, the dialog will transition towards the end fully visible and with a delay of half a second:

.dialog-show-end {
  opacity: 1;
  transition-delay: 500ms;
}

`styles`

Pass a style object in JavaScript instead of using a CSS file. This allows for more dynamic styling based on the current element state.

Property	When is the style read	What should the style do
`default`	The default style is read at every transition moment and combined with the other styles below.	Anything that saves duplication.
`showStart`	Start of show transition	Initial state before the item is shown
`showEnd`	End of show transition	State for the shown item, including the transition (properties, duration)
`hideStart`	Start of hide transition	Initial state before the item is hidden
`hideEnd`	End of hide transition	State for the hidden item, including the transition (properties, duration)

Either pass a styles object, or pass a function that returns the styles object. Because the function accepts the item's DOM elemment, styles can be modified by the current DOM state.

The object is read again for every transition, so in this example the height of the DOM element always reads the current height at that moment.

styles: (domElement: HTMLElement) => {
  const height = domElement.getBoundingClientRect().height

  return {
    default: {
      transition: "all 300ms ease-in-out",
    },
    showStart: {
      opacity: "0",
      transform: `translate3d(0, ${height}px, 0)`,
    },
    showEnd: {
      opacity: "1",
      transform: "translate3d(0, 0px,  0)",
    },
    hideEnd: {
      transitionDuration: "450ms",
      transform: `translate3d(0, ${height}px, 0)`,
      opacity: "0",
    },
  }
}

dialog.show({
  dialogic: {
    styles
  },
})

`timeout`

Creates a timer. The timer starts when the item is completely shown. After timeout the item will be hidden. Use 0 to prevent the timer from running.

dialog.show({
  dialogic: {
    timeout: 3000 // in ms
  },
})

`queued`

When true, items are shown sequentially, instead of replacing the previous item (when using the same id and spawn) or shown simultaneously (when using a different id or spawn).

notification is queued by default, so no additional setting is needed.

dialog.show({
  dialogic: {
    queued: true
  },
})

`toggle`

Set to true to make dialog.show() switch between shown and hidden state.

So to show and to hide a dialog, use:

dialog.show({
  dialogic: {
    toggle: true
  },
})

`willShow`

Function called just before the item will be shown (before transitioning).

dialog.show({
  dialogic: {
    willShow: (item) => {
      // before the item will be shown
    }
  },
})

`didShow`

Function called when the item is completely shown (after transitioning).

dialog.show({
  dialogic: {
    didShow: (item) => {
      // item is shown
    }
  },
})

`willHide`

Function called just before the item will be hidden (before transitioning).

dialog.show({
  dialogic: {
    didHide: (item) => {
      // before the item will be hidden
    }
  },
})

`didHide`

Function called when the item is completely hidden (after transitioning).

dialog.show({
  dialogic: {
    didHide: (item) => {
      // item is hidden
    }
  },
})

Component options

Alls options that are passed to the show functions, except for dialogic, are passed to the component.

Here the component receives option title:

dialog.show({
  dialogic: {
    component: DialogView,
  },
  title: "Dialog Title"
})

`hideAll`

Hides all items. All items are transitioned to their hide state.

For queued items only the first item will be transitioned - the remaining items will be removed from the queue.

dialog.hideAll()

When identity options are used, only hides the items that match the identity options:

dialog.hideAll({
  id: "settings", // example: use id and/or spawn
})

Optional dialogicOptions may be passed with specific transition options. This comes in handy when all items should hide in the same way.

const hideAllStyles = {
  showEnd: {
    opacity: "1",
  },
  hideEnd: {
    transition: "all 450ms ease-in-out",
    opacity: "0",
  },
}

dialog.hideAll({
  styles: hideAllStyles
})

Signature

hideAll: (dialogicOptions?: DialogicOptions<unknown>) => Promise<Item<T>[]>;

`resetAll`

Resets and hides all items. All items are reset without any transitions.

dialog.resetAll()

When identity options are used, only resets the items that match the identity options:

dialog.resetAll({
  id: "settings", // example: use id and/or spawn
})

Signature

resetAll: (identityOptions?: IdentityOptions) => Promise<Item<unknown>[]>;

Handling multiple items with identity options

Dialogic can handle multiple items in space (simulaneous view) and in time (sequential view).

Dialogs and notifications each have their own namespace and are handled separately.

dialog: namespace "dialog"
notification: namespace "notification"

Items can further be differentiated using identity options:

id - Differentiates simulaneous items.
spawn - Diffentiates locations from where to show items. Each Dialog or Notification component has its own spawn identifier.

When no id or spawn is passed, default names are used.

Simultaneous, at the same location

dialog.show({
  dialogic: {
    id: "profile",
  },
  title: "Profile dialog"
})

dialog.show({
  dialogic: {
    id: "confirm",
  },
  title: "Confirm deletion of profile"
})

Simultaneous, at different locations

dialog.show({
  dialogic: {
    spawn: "main",
  },
  title: "Main dialog"
})

dialog.show({
  dialogic: {
    spawn: "settings",
  },
  title: "Settings dialog"
})

Each spawn identifier refers to a Dialog or Notification component.

With Mithril:

m(Dialog, { spawn: "main" })
m(Dialog, { spawn: "settings" })

With React:

<Dialog spawn="1" />
<Dialog spawn="settings" />

With Svelte:

<Dialog spawn="1" />
<Dialog spawn="settings" />

Sequence of items

To show a sequence of items, option queued must be set to true. notification is queued by default, so no additional setting is needed.

`exists`

Returns a boolean that indicates if an item with given identity options is displayed.

To check if any dialog exists:

const exists = dialog.exists()

When identity options are used, only checks for items that match the identity options:

const exists = dialog.exists({
  id: "settings", // example: use id and/or spawn
})

Signature

exists: (identityOptions?: IdentityOptions) => boolean

React: requires useDialogicState.

`getCount`

Returns the number of items. Also counts the queued items that are not yet displayed.

const count = notification.getCount()

When identity options are used, only resets the items that match the identity options:

const count = notification.getCount({
  id: "settings", // example: use id and/or spawn
})

Signature

getCount: (identityOptions?: IdentityOptions) => number;

React: requires useDialogicState.

Timer functions

`pause`

Pauses an item if it has a timer.

Without identity options, pause will pause all items within the same namespace (so: all notifications, or all dialogs):

notification.pause()

When identity options are used, pauses the items (within the same namespace) that match the identity options:

notification.pause({
  id: "settings", // example: use id and/or spawn
})

Signature

pause: (identityOptions?: IdentityOptions) => Promise<Item<T>[]>;

`resume`

Resumes a paused item.

Without identity options, resume will resume all paused items within the same namespace (so: all notifications, or all dialogs):

notification.resume()

When identity options are used, resumes the items (within the same namespace) that match the identity options:

notification.resume({
  id: "settings", // example: use id and/or spawn
})

Optional minimumDuration can be passed to nudge the timer so it will show at least for minimumDuration ms:

notification.resume({
  minimumDuration: 3000
})

Signature

resume: (commandOptions?: CommandOptions) => Promise<Item<T>[]>;

type CommandOptions = IdentityOptions & TimerResumeOptions;

type TimerResumeOptions = {
  minimumDuration?: number;
}

`isPaused`

Returns whether an item has been paused.

notification.isPaused()

When identity options are used, finds the item that matches the identity:

notification.isPaused({
  id: "settings", // example: use id and/or spawn
})

Signature

isPaused: (identityOptions?: IdentityOptionsg) => boolean;

React: requires useDialogicState.

`getRemaining`

Returns the remaining timer duration in ms.

const remaining = notification.getRemaining()

When identity options are used, finds the item that matches the identity:

const remaining = notification.getRemaining({
  id: "settings", // example: use id and/or spawn
})

Signature

getRemaining: (identityOptions?: IdentityOptions) => number | undefined;

React: requires useDialogicState.

`useRemaining`

Hook that continuously returns the current remaining time.

Mithril: this is an alternative for getRemaining.
React: use this to get the remaining time. See: useRemaining.

Signature

useRemaining: (props: UseRemainingProps) => (number | undefined)[];

type UseRemainingProps = {
  instance: Dialogic.DialogicInstance;
  id?: string;
  spawn?: string;

  /**
   * Set to true to return seconds instead of milliseconds.
   */
  roundToSeconds?: boolean;
};

Automatically responding to a variable state, such as a route

It is often desired to automatically show a dialog at a given route, so that it can be accessed by URL, and the browser back button will hide the dialog.

A common pattern is to create a Route that contains the dialog component. A React example with React Router:

import { Route, useRouteMatch } from 'react-router-dom';

const match = useRouteMatch();
const dialogPath = `${match.url}/edit`;

<Route path={dialogPath}>
  // Dialog should appear here
</Route>

The hooks useDialogic, useDialog and useNotification allow for a declarative way of controlling elements. The element will be shown when a condition is met (such as the current route), and automatically hidden as soon as the condition is no longer met.

useDialog - useDialogic with instance preset to dialog.
- For Svelte: use component UseDialog
useNotification - useDialogic with instance preset to notification.
- For Svelte: use component UseNotification
useDialogic - generic hook that accepts instance of type Dialogic.DialogicInstance.
- For Svelte: use component useDialogic

`useDialog`

For Svelte: use component UseDialog

This is a hook to automatically show a dialog when a condition is met, for instance on URL location match. The dialog will hide when the condition is no longer met.

In the following example the dialog is shown when the URL location matches the given path. This is an example for React, but the Mithril version is very similar - see the Mithril documentation.

import { useDialog } from 'dialogic-react';
import { MyDialog } from './MyDialog';

const MyComponent = () => {
  const returnPath = '/';
  const dialogPath = '/some-path';

  useDialog({
    isShow: window.location.pathname === dialogPath,
    props: {
      dialogic: {
        component: MyDialog,
        className: 'dialog',
      },
      // Props that will be passed to the MyDialog component
      returnPath,
    }
  });
};

With TypeScript

useDialog has a generic type to match the values passed to the component.

import { MyDialog, TDialogProps } from './MyDialog';

const returnPath = '/';
const dialogPath = '/some-path';
const content = 'Some async loaded content';

useDialog<TDialogProps>({
  isShow: window.location.pathname === dialogPath && !!content,
  deps: [content],
  props: {
    dialogic: {
      component: MyDialog,
      className: 'dialog',
    },
    // Props that will be passed to the MyDialog component
    // These props match type TDialogProps
    returnPath,
    content,
  }
})

Options

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default value
`isShow`	`boolean`	Yes	A boolean value when to show the dialog.	None
`deps`	`React.DependencyList`	No	Update the hook with these deps. Use this when the instance should appear conditionally, for instance only when content exists. Can be omitted when all content is static, so no re-rendering takes place.	`[]`
`props`	`object`	No	Props to pass to the dialog.	None

Calling show and hide directly

useDialog returns methods show and hide. Using these methods you can invoke dialogs just like dialog.show and dialog.hide, with the addition that an extra condition can be set when to automatically hide the dialog.

In the example below:

show is used to show the dialog
Component MyDialog receives props hideDialog to explicitly hide the dialog
deps includes the URL location - whenever it changes the dialog is hidden

See the Mithril documentation for a Mithril specific example.

import { useDialog } from 'dialogic-react';
import { MyDialog } from './MyDialog';

const MyComponent = () => {
  const { show, hide } = useDialog({
    deps: [window.location.href], // as soon this value changes ...
    hide: true,                   // ... hide
    props: {
      dialogic: {
        component: MyDialog,
        className: 'dialog',
      },
      // Props that will be passed to the MyDialog component
      returnPath,
      hideDialog: () => hide(),
    }
  });

  return (
    <button onClick={() => show()}>Show dialog</button>
  )
};

Options for directed use

All options listed above, plus:

Name	Type	Required	Description	Default value
`isHide`	`boolean`	No	Only for directed use. A boolean value when to hide the dialog. Can be used together with `deps`.	None

Shout out

Dialogic uses the Meiosis state pattern for state management.

License

MIT

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Dialogic: manage dialogs and notifications

Supported JavaScript libraries

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Dialog and Notification component

Options

show

hide

dialogic options

component

className

styles

timeout

queued

toggle

willShow

didShow

willHide

didHide

Component options

hideAll

resetAll

Handling multiple items with identity options

Simultaneous, at the same location

Simultaneous, at different locations

Sequence of items

exists

getCount

Timer functions

pause

resume

isPaused

getRemaining

useRemaining

Automatically responding to a variable state, such as a route

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