Holy Loader
> Holy Loader is a lightweight and customizable top-loading progress bar component, specifically designed for React applications and optimized for Next.js with app router.
Want to see it in use? Visit: [GameGator](https://gamegator.net).
Also check out [Holy Time](https://github.com/badosz0/holy-time), yet another (type-safe) date time library.
## Features
- Easy to integrate with any React application.
- Highly customizable with sensible defaults.
- Utilizes a custom implementation for smooth, aesthetic progress indications.
- Supports dynamic configuration for color, height, speed, easing, and more.
- **Manual controls**: Start & stop the loader yourself.
- **i18n ready**: Supports `ltr` (left-to-right) & `rtl` (right-to-left) layouts with the `dir` prop.
## Installation
To install Holy Loader, run the following command in your project directory:
```bash
npm install holy-loader
```
OR
```bash
yarn add holy-loader
```
## Usage
To use Holy Loader in your Next.js application using the app router:
```typescript
import HolyLoader from "holy-loader";
export default function RootLayout({ children }) {
return (
{children}
);
}
```
To use Holy Loader in your Next.js application using the pages router:
```typescript
import HolyLoader from "holy-loader";
export default function App({ Component, pageProps }) {
return (
<>
;
);
}
```
### Custom Configuration
```typescript
import HolyLoader from "holy-loader";
export default function RootLayout({ children }) {
return (
{children}
);
}
```
### Manual Control (Client Components)
Have an async operation before an eventual route change? You might be interested in holy-loader's manual controls. These only work in client components!
```typescript
'use client';
import { startHolyLoader, stopHolyLoader } from 'holy-loader';
try {
startHolyLoader();
await signOut()
} catch (error) {
stopHolyLoader();
} finally {
stopHolyLoader();
/* OR */
router.push('/');
}
```
## Common issues
Prevent triggering the loader when clicking a Button within a Next link:
```typescript
onClick={(e) => {
e.preventDefault();
e.nativeEvent.stopImmediatePropagation();
}}
```
## API
`` accepts the following props for customization:
| Prop | Type | Description | Default |
|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| `color` | `string` | Specifies the color of the top-loading bar. Accepts any valid CSS `background` value, including gradients. | `#59a2ff` |
| `initialPosition` | `number` | Sets the initial position of the top-loading bar as a percentage of the total width. | `0.08` |
| `height` | `number` or `string` | Defines the height of the top-loading bar in pixels or CSS unit. | `4px` |
| `easing` | `string` | Specifies the easing function to use for the loading animation. Accepts any valid CSS easing string. | `ease` |
| `speed` | `number` | Sets the animation speed of the top-loading bar in milliseconds. | `200` |
| `zIndex` | `number` | Defines the z-index property of the top-loading bar, controlling its stacking order. | `2147483647` |
| `boxShadow` | `string` | Sets the box-shadow property of the top-loading bar. Turned off by default. | `null` |
| `showSpinner` | `boolean` | Determines whether to accompany the loading bar with a spinner. Turned off by default. | `false` |
| `ignoreSearchParams` | `boolean` | Determines whether to ignore search parameters in the URL when triggering the loader. Turned off by default. | `false` |
| `dir` | `ltr` or `rtl` | Sets the direction of the top-loading bar. | `ltr` |