Allow children to fully render before initializing.

README.md

@@ -25,17 +25,42 @@ import TypeIt from "typeit-react";
 export default () => {
   return (
     <div className="App">
-      <TypeIt>This will be typed in a `span` element!</TypeIt>
+      <TypeIt>
+        This will be typed in a `span` element!
+      </TypeIt>
     </div>
   );
 };
 ```
 
-Note: This approach will cause the string to first be rendered in the markup and _then_ picked up by TypeIt, which might be desired if you're using it with a statically rendered application (ex: GatsbyJS). However, it may also cause a brief flash of text when the page loads. For an alternative way to define strings, see below.
+### A More Complex Example
+
+The component will allow its children to fully render, and then type whatever HTML is generated. So, in addition to simple strings, you can nest HTML and components like below.
+
+```javascript
+import TypeIt from "typeit-react";
+
+// This could be any component that generates HTML.
+const SuperStrong = ({children}) => {
+  return (
+    <strong style={{fontSize: "80px"}}>{children}</strong>
+  )
+}
+
+export default () => {
+  return (
+    <div className="App">
+      <TypeIt>
+        Weak text. <SuperStrong>Super strong text.</SuperStrong>
+      </TypeIt>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+```
 
 ### Customizing Your Options
 
-To tweak the animation to your liking, pass an object as the `options` prop. All options supported by TypeIt can be used here. Using this prop, you can also set strings without passing them as children. To view all options, see [TypeIt's documentation](https://typeitjs.com/docs#options).
+To tweak the animation to your liking, pass an object as the `options` prop. All options supported by the core TypeIt library can be used here. Using this prop, you can also set strings without passing them as children. See [TypeIt's documentation](https://typeitjs.com/docs#options) for more details on what's available.
 
 ```javascript
 import TypeIt from "typeit-react";
@@ -55,7 +80,7 @@ export default () => {
 };
 ```
 
-### Choose Your Own Element
+### Choosing Your Own Element
 
 Out of the box, a `span` element is used to contain the typing animation. To choose your own element, use the `element` prop.
 
@@ -71,6 +96,68 @@ export default () => {
 };
 ```
 
+### Fine-Tuning the Instance w/ Companion Methods
+
+TypeIt comes with a set of [special methods](https://typeitjs.com/docs#instance-methods) that let you fine-tune an animation down to the smallest detail. To leverage them here, pass a function as the `onBeforeInit` prop, which will give you access to the instance you can modify with these methods, and then return back to the component before the animation is initialized. 
+
+```javascript
+import TypeIt from "typeit-react";
+
+<TypeIt  
+  getBeforeInit={(instance) => {
+    instance
+      .type("Hi, I'm Alxe")
+      .pause(750)
+      .delete(2)
+      .pause(500)
+      .type("ex!");
+
+    // Remember to return it!
+    return instance;
+  }}
+/>
+```
+
+### Accessing the Instance After Initalization
+
+Similarly, the `getAfterInit` prop allows you to access the instance _after_ it's been kicked off, so you'll be able to leverage methods like `.freeze()`, `.unfreeze()`, and `.is()`. Read more about those [here](https://typeitjs.com/docs#non-chainable-instance-methods).
+
+```javascript
+export default () => {
+  const [buttonText, setButtonText] = useState("Freeze");
+  const [instance, setInstance] = useState(null);
+
+  const toggleFreeze = () => {  
+    if(instance.is('frozen')) {
+      instance.unfreeze();
+      setButtonText('Freeze');
+      return;
+    }    
+
+    instance.freeze();
+    setButtonText('Unfreeze');
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="App">
+      <button onClick={toggleFreeze}>
+        {buttonText}
+      </button>
+
+      <TypeIt  
+        options={{ loop: true }}
+        getAfterInit={(instance) => {  
+          setInstance(instance);
+          return instance;
+        }}
+      >
+        This will just keep on going.
+      </TypeIt>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+```
+
 ## Need Help?
 
 If you're working with a custom implementation of TypeIt and would like some help, I'm available for hire. [Get in touch!](https://macarthur.me/contact)

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "typeit-react",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "0.0.2",
   "description": "React component for the most versatile JavaScript animated typing utility on the planet.",
   "main": "dist/typeit-react.min.js",
   "module": "dist/typeit-react.es.min.js",
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "typing effect",
     "typewriter effect",
     "type effect",
-    "text effects", 
+    "text effects",
     "react"
   ],
   "repository": {

src/index.tsx

@@ -1,37 +1,76 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { default as TypeItCore } from 'typeit';
-const { useRef, useEffect } = React;
+const { useRef, useEffect, useState } = React;
+
+export interface TypeItOptions {
+    strings?: Array<string> | string
+}
 
 export interface TypeItProps {
     element?: string, 
-    options?: object,
-    children?: React.ReactNode
-}
+    options?: TypeItOptions,
+    children?: React.ReactNode, 
+    getBeforeInit?: any, 
+    getAfterInit?: any
+} 
 
 const defaultProps: TypeItProps = {
     element: 'span',
-    options: {}
+    options: {}, 
+    getBeforeInit: (instance: object) => instance, 
+    getAfterInit: (instance: object) => instance
 }
 
 const TypeIt: React.FunctionComponent = (props: TypeItProps) => {
-    const ref = useRef<HTMLElement>(null);
-    const {options, element, children, ...remainingProps} = props;
+    const [shouldRenderChildren, setShouldRenderChildren] = useState<boolean>(true);
+    const ref = useRef<HTMLElement|null>(null);
+    const {options, element, children, getBeforeInit, getAfterInit, ...remainingProps} = props;
     const DynamicElement = element;
 
+    /**
+     * After the component mounts (and any children are rendered), 
+     * we can safely set the strings of the instance using the rendered HTML
+     * from those optionally-defined children. Otherwise, we'll just use the strings
+     * defined via the options prop.
+     */
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if(children) {
+            options.strings = ref.current.innerHTML;
+        }
+
+        setShouldRenderChildren(false);
+    }, []);
+
+    /**
+     * Once options (and strings) have been defined, we can hide any children we might 
+     * have rendered to make room for the TypeIt animation. On cleanup, destroy
+     * that instance. 
+     */
     useEffect(() => {
-        const instance = (new TypeItCore(ref.current, {
+        if(shouldRenderChildren) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let i = (new TypeItCore(ref.current, {
             ...options
-        })).go();
+        }));
+
+        i = getBeforeInit(i);
+        i.go();
+        i = getAfterInit(i);
 
         return () => {
-            instance.destroy();
+            // @ts-ignore
+            i.destroy();
         }
-    }, []);
+    }, [shouldRenderChildren]);
 
     return (
-        <DynamicElement ref={ref} {...remainingProps}>
-            {children}
-        </DynamicElement>
+        <div style={{ opacity: shouldRenderChildren ? 0 : 1}}>
+            <DynamicElement ref={ref} {...remainingProps}>
+                {shouldRenderChildren && children}
+            </DynamicElement>
+        </div>
     )
 }
 

types/index.d.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 declare namespace JSX {
     interface IntrinsicElements {
-        DynamicElement: any
+        DynamicElement: any, 
+        ref: HTMLElement | null
     }
 }