Advanced performant Lazy Loader using Intersection Observer API
- is a light-weight library, just 569 bytes minified & gzipped,
- has NO DEPENDENCIES :)
- lazy loads elements performantly using pure JavaScript.
It is written with an aim to lazy load images, ads, videos or any other element using the recently added Intersection Observer API with tremendous performance benefits.
Existing lazy loading libraries hook up the scroll event or use a periodic timer and call getBoundingClientRect() on elements that need to be lazy loaded. This approach, however, is painfully slow as each call to getBoundingClientRect() forces the browser to re-layout the entire page and will introduce considerable jank to your website.
Making this more efficient and performant is what IntersectionObserver is designed for, and it’s landed in Chrome 51. IntersectionObservers let you know when an observed element enters or exits the browser’s viewport.
Get the library using one of the following ways:
- GitHub
Full build
- [unminified] : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ApoorvSaxena/lozad.js/master/dist/lozad.js
- [minified] : https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ApoorvSaxena/lozad.js/master/dist/lozad.min.js
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Yarn :
yarn add lozad -
Bower :
bower install lozad -
npm:
npm install --save lozad
Now include the library in the HEAD tag of your page:
<script type="text/javascript" src="lozad.js"></script>or
<script type="text/javascript" src="lozad.min.js"></script>Note: lozad.js supports AMD and commonJS module pattern out of the box.
In HTML, add an identifier to the element (default selector identified is lozad class):
<img class="lozad" data-src="image.png" />All you need to do now is just instantiate Lozad as follows:
new Lozad(); // lazy loads elements with selector as '.lozad'or with custom options:
new Lozad({
selector: '.lozad', // for identification of elements to lazy load
rootMargin: '10px 0px', // syntax similar to that of CSS Margin
threshold: 0.1 // ratio of image convergence
})Reference:
or if you want to give custom function definition to load element:
var lozad = new Lozad();
lozad.load = function(el) {
console.log('loading element');
// Custom implementation to load an element
// e.g. el.src = el.dataset.src;
}If you want to lazy load dynamically added elements:
var lozad = new Lozad();
// ... code to dynamically add elements
lozad.activate(); // observes newly added elements as wellAvailable in latest browsers. If browser support is not available, then make use of this polyfill.
Interested in contributing features and fixes?
See the Changelog
Copyright (c) 2017 Apoorv Saxena, https://apoorv.pro Licensed under the MIT license.