ngx-virtual-dnd-list

A virtual scrolling list component that can be sorted by dragging

Live demo

Simple usage

npm i ngx-virtual-dnd-list

virutal-list.module.ts

...
import { VirtualDndListModule } from 'ngx-virtual-dnd-list';

@NgModule({
  declarations: [
    ...
  ],
  imports: [
    ...
    VirtualDndListModule
  ],
  providers: []
})
export class VirtualListModule { }

virutal-list.component.ts

import { Component } from '@angular/core';

@Component({
  selector: 'virutal-list',
  template: `
    <div #scroller>
      <div virtual-dnd-list
        [scroller]="scroller"
        [dataKey]="'id'"
        [keeps]="30"
        [(ngModel)]="list"
        (ngModelChange)="onChange($event)"
      >
        <ng-template let-data let-index="index">
          <span>{{ index }}</span>
          <p>{{ data.text }}</p>
        </ng-template>
      </virtual-dnd-list>
    </div>
  `,
  styles: [],
})
export class AppComponent {
  public list = [
    { id: 'a', text: 'aaa' },
    { id: 'b', text: 'bbb' },
    { id: 'c', text: 'ccc' },
    ...
  ];

  onChange(data) {
    // the data changes after the dragging ends
  }
}

EventEmitters

Event	Description
onTop	scrolled to top
onBottom	scrolled to bottom
onDrag	the drag is started
onDrop	the drag is completed
rangeChange	triggered when the range changes

Attributes

Required Attributes

Prop	Type	Description
data-key	String	The unique identifier of each piece of data, in the form of 'a.b.c'
scroller	HTMLElement | Document	Virtual list scrolling element

Optional Attributes

Commonly used

Prop	Type	Default	Description
keeps	Number	30	The number of lines rendered by the virtual scroll
size	Number	-	The estimated height of each piece of data, you can choose to pass it or not, it will be automatically calculated
handle	Function/String	-	Drag handle selector within list items
group	Object/String	-	string: 'name' or object: { name: 'group', put: true/false, pull: true/false/'clone', revertDrag: true/false }
keepOffset	Boolean	false	When scrolling up to load data, keep the same offset as the previous scroll
direction	vertical | horizontal		scroll direction
lockAxis	x | y	-	Axis on which dragging will be locked
debounceTime	Number	0	debounce time on scroll
throttleTime	Number	0	throttle time on scroll

Uncommonly used

Prop	Type	Default	Description
draggable	String	.virtual-dnd-list-item	Specifies which items inside the element should be draggable. If does not set a value, the default list element can be dragged
itemClass	String	virtual-dnd-list-item	default list item class
sortable	Boolean	true	Allow Sorting by Dragging
disabled	Boolean	false	Disables the sortable if set to true
animation	Number	150	Animation speed moving items when sorting
autoScroll	Boolean	true	Automatic scrolling when moving to the edge of the container
scrollThreshold	Number	55	Threshold to trigger autoscroll
delay	Number	0	Time in milliseconds to define when the sorting should start
delayOnTouchOnly	Boolean	false	Only delay on press if user is using touch
fallbackOnBody	Boolean	false	Appends the ghost element into the document's body
ghostClass	String	''	The class of the mask element when dragging
ghostStyle	Object	{}	The style of the mask element when dragging
chosenClass	String	''	The class of the selected element when dragging

Public Methods

Method	Description
getSize(key)	Get the size of the current item by unique key value
getOffset()	Get the current scroll height
getClientSize()	Get wrapper element client viewport size (width or height)
getScrollSize()	Get all scroll size (scrollHeight or scrollWidth)
scrollToTop()	Scroll to top of list
scrollToBottom()	Scroll to bottom of list
scrollToIndex(index)	Scroll to the specified index position
scrollToOffset(offset)	Scroll to the specified offset

Usage

import { Component, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
import { VirtualDndListComponent } from 'ngx-virtual-dnd-list';

@Component({
  selector: 'virutal-list',
  template: `
    <div #scroller>
      <div virtual-dnd-list
        #virtualList
        ...
      >
        ...
      </div>

      <button (click)="scrollToBottom()">scroll to bottom</button>
    </div>
  `,
  styles: [],
})
export class VirtualListComponent {
  @ViewChild('virtualList') virtualList: VirtualDndListComponent;

  scrollToBottom() {
    this.virtualList.scrollToBottom();
  }
}