@frontity/components

Description
This package is a collection of React components that have proven to be pretty useful for a Frontity project.
How to use
In order to use it, you just have to import the component you want to use in your theme from @frontity/components/ and place it wherever needed. For example, if we want to use the <Image />component:
import Image from "@frontity/components/image";
Components
Link
<Link /> is a React component that you can use in your Frontity project to define links that works with the internal routing system. * Under the hood, this component uses the actions.router.set(link) method from @frontity/tiny-router and creates an <a/> tag.
Props
Name
Type
Required
Default
Description
link
string
Yes
---
The URL to link to.
target
string
No
_self
The target of the anchor. Possible values: _self or _blank
onClick
function
No
undefined
The onClick handler. Can be used to pass an optional callback that will be invoked on click.
scroll
boolean
No
true
Whether the browser should scroll up to the top upon navigating to a new page.
prefetch
boolean
No
true
Whether Frontity should automatically prefetch this link or not. The prefetching mode is controlled through state.theme.autoPrefetch​
aria-current
string
No
undefined
​Indicates the element that represents the current item within a container or set of related elements​
All "unknown" props passed to the Link are passed down to an anchor </a> tag.
Usage
import Link from "@frontity/components/link";
​
const MyComponent = () => (
    <Link link={linkUrl} onClick={e => console.log(e)}>This is a link</Link>
)
Auto Prefetch
This component can help implementing some auto prefetching strategies. The configuration for this is stored in the state so final users can modify it in their sites using their frontity.settings.js file.
Imagine that my-awesome-theme uses this component. Then, people can set the auto prefetch setting like this:
const settings = {
  // Other settings...
  packages: [
    {
      name: "my-awesome-theme",
      state: {
        theme: {
          autoPrefetch: "hover",
        },
      },
    },
    // Other packages...
  ],
};
The possible values for state.theme.autoPrefetch are:
Value
Description
no
No auto prefetch.
hover
Prefetches links on hover.
in-view
Prefetch links currently visible in the viewport.
all
Prefetches all internal links on the page.
Custom <Link /> component
Using this <Link /> component is optional. You can create your own <Link /> component with your own logic.
Example of a custom <Link /> component implementation
import React from "react";
import { connect } from "frontity";
​
const Link = ({
  state,
  actions,
  link,
  className,
  children,
  "aria-current": ariaCurrent,
}) => {
  const onClick = (event) => {
    // Do nothing if it's an external link
    if (link.startsWith("http")) return;
​
    event.preventDefault();
    // Set the router to the new url.
    actions.router.set(link);
​
    // Scroll the page to the top
    window.scrollTo(0, 0);
  };
​
  return (
    <a
      href={link}
      onClick={onClick}
      className={className}
      aria-current={ariaCurrent}
    >
      {children}
    </a>
  );
};
​
export default connect(Link);
Image
<Image /> is a React component that adds lazy-loading to the native WordPress images. Combined with @html2react/processors , you can add this functionality and optimize your images pretty easy.
Script
<Script /> is a React component that executes scripts tags found in content.
Props
Name
Type
Default
Optional
Description
src
string
null
true
URL to an external JavaScript  file.
code
string
null
true
internal JavaScript code
id
string
null
true
ID for script element
Usage
External JavaScript file:
import Script from "@frontity/components/script";
​
const MyComponent = () => (
    <Script src="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.4.1/js/bootstrap.min.js />
);
Internal JavaScript code
import Script from "@frontity/components/script";
​
const MyComponent = () => (
    <Script code={`
        const body = document.querySelector('body');
​
        // Triggers anytime anywhere in the body of the page is clicked
        body.addEventListener('click', e => {
            e.preventDefault();
            console.log('Button Works');
        });
    `} />
)
Iframe
<Iframe /> is a React component that implement lazy-load on iframe components. The approach taken in implementing this component is based off the edge cases in the table below.
Intersection Observer
Native Lazy
Height > 0
Output
true
true
true
Native Lazy Load
true
true
false
Intersection Observer
true
false
true
Intersection Observer
true
false
false
Intersection Observer
false
true
true
(not possible)
false
true
false
(not possible)
false
false
true
Normal Load (eager)
false
false
false
Normal Load (eager)
Native Lazy needs a height attribute. For that reason, we use the Intersection Observer when a height is not provided.
Props
Name
Type
Default
Optional
Description
src
string
null
true
URL to an external JavaScript  file.
title
string
null
false
internal JavaScript code
width
string
null
true
width of the iframe component
height
string
null
true
height of the iframe component
className
string
null
true
class name for the component
loading
string
lazy
true
lazy | eager | auto
rootMargin
string
null
true
margin around root element
Usage
import Iframe from "@frontity/components/iframe";
​
const MyComponent = () => (
    <Iframe
        src="https://frontity.org"
        title="Frontity"
        height="500"
        width="500" 
    />
);
Switch
The <Switch /> renders the first child component that returns true as the value of its when prop.
The last child component (which should not have a when prop) will be rendered if no other component matches the condition.
You can use it for routing to different components in your theme:
import Switch from "@frontity/components/switch";
​
const Theme = ({ state }) => {
    const data = state.source.get(state.router.link);
​
    return (
        <Switch>
            <Loading when={data.isFetching} />
            <Home when={data.isHome} />
            <Archive when={data.isArchive} />
            <Post when={data.isPostType} />
            <ErrorPage /> {/* rendered by default */}
        </Switch>
    );
}
But also inside any other component. For example, in a <Header> component that has a different menu for the home:
import Switch from "@frontity/components/switch";
​
const Header = ({ state }) => {
    const data = state.source.get(state.router.link);
​
    return (
        <Switch>
            <MenuHome when={data.isHome} />
            <Menu /> // rendered by default
        </Switch>
    );
}
This component is an alternative to applying plain JavaScript logic in React:
const Theme = ({ state }) => {
    const data = state.source.get(state.router.link);
​
    return (
        <>
          {(data.isFetching && <Loading />) ||
           (data.isHome && <Home />) ||
           (data.isArchive && <Archive />) ||
           (data.isPostType && <Post />) ||
           <ErrorPage />}
        </>    
    );
}
Still have questions? Ask the community! We are here to help 😊

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Name	Type	Default	Optional	Description
`src`	string	`null`	`true`	`URL` to an external `JavaScript` file.
`code`	string	`null`	`true`	internal `JavaScript` code
`id`	string	`null`	`true`	`ID` for script element

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
`link`	string	Yes	---	The URL to link to.
`target`	string	No	`_self`	The target of the anchor. Possible values: `_self` or `_blank`
`onClick`	function	No	`undefined`	The `onClick` handler. Can be used to pass an optional callback that will be invoked on click.
`scroll`	boolean	No	`true`	Whether the browser should scroll up to the top upon navigating to a new page.
`prefetch`	boolean	No	`true`	Whether Frontity should automatically prefetch this link or not. The prefetching mode is controlled through `state.theme.autoPrefetch`
`aria-current`	string	No	`undefined`	Indicates the element that represents the current item within a container or set of related elements

Value	Description
`no`	No auto prefetch.
`hover`	Prefetches links on hover.
`in-view`	Prefetch links currently visible in the viewport.
`all`	Prefetches all internal links on the page.

Intersection Observer	Native Lazy	Height > 0	Output
true	true	true	Native Lazy Load
true	true	false	Intersection Observer
true	false	true	Intersection Observer
true	false	false	Intersection Observer
false	true	true	(not possible)
false	true	false	(not possible)
false	false	true	Normal Load (eager)
false	false	false	Normal Load (eager)