medium-zoom
A JavaScript library for zooming images like Medium
Contents
Features
π± Responsive β scale on mobile and desktopπ Performant and lightweight β optimized to reach 60 fpsβ‘οΈ High definition support β load the HD version of your image on zoomπ Flexibility β apply the zoom to a selection of imagesπ± Mouse, keyboard and gesture friendly β click anywhere, press a key or scroll away to close the zoomπ Event handling β trigger events when the zoom enters a new stateπ¦ Customization β set your own margin, background and scroll offsetπ§ Pluggable β add your own features to the zoomπ Custom templates β extend the default look to match the UI of your appπ Framework agnostic β works with React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, Solid, etc.
Installation
The module is available on the npm registry.
npm install medium-zoom
# or
yarn add medium-zoom
Download
CDN
Usage
Import the library as a module:
import mediumZoom from 'medium-zoom'
Or import the library with a script tag:
<script src="node_modules/medium-zoom/dist/medium-zoom.min.js"></script>
That's it! You don't need to import any CSS styles.
Assuming you add the data-zoomable
attribute to your images:
mediumZoom('[data-zoomable]')
API
mediumZoom(selector?: string | HTMLElement | HTMLElement[] | NodeList, options?: object): Zoom
Selectors
The selector allows attaching images to the zoom. It can be of the following types:
// CSS selector
mediumZoom('[data-zoomable]')
// HTMLElement
mediumZoom(document.querySelector('#cover'))
// NodeList
mediumZoom(document.querySelectorAll('[data-zoomable]'))
// Array
const images = [
document.querySelector('#cover'),
...document.querySelectorAll('[data-zoomable]'),
]
mediumZoom(images)
Options
The options enable the customization of the zoom. They are defined as an object with the following properties:
Property | Type | Default | Description |
---|---|---|---|
margin |
number |
0 |
The space outside the zoomed image |
background |
string |
"#fff" |
The background of the overlay |
scrollOffset |
number |
40 |
The number of pixels to scroll to close the zoom |
container |
string | HTMLElement | object |
null |
The viewport to render the zoom in Read more β |
template |
string | HTMLTemplateElement |
null |
The template element to display on zoom Read more β |
mediumZoom('[data-zoomable]', {
margin: 24,
background: '#BADA55',
scrollOffset: 0,
container: '#zoom-container',
template: '#zoom-template',
})
Methods
open({ target?: HTMLElement }): Promise<Zoom>
Opens the zoom and returns a promise resolving with the zoom.
const zoom = mediumZoom('[data-zoomable]')
zoom.open()
Emits an event open
on animation start and opened
when completed.
close(): Promise<Zoom>
Closes the zoom and returns a promise resolving with the zoom.
const zoom = mediumZoom('[data-zoomable]')
zoom.close()
Emits an event close
on animation start and closed
when completed.
toggle({ target?: HTMLElement }): Promise<Zoom>
Opens the zoom when closed / dismisses the zoom when opened, and returns a promise resolving with the zoom.
const zoom = mediumZoom('[data-zoomable]')
zoom.toggle()
attach(...selectors: string[] | HTMLElement[] | NodeList[] | Array[]): Zoom
Attaches the images to the zoom and returns the zoom.
const zoom = mediumZoom()
zoom.attach('#image-1', '#image-2')
zoom.attach(
document.querySelector('#image-3'),
document.querySelectorAll('[data-zoomable]')
)
detach(...selectors: string[] | HTMLElement[] | NodeList[] | Array[]): Zoom
Releases the images from the zoom and returns the zoom.
const zoom = mediumZoom('[data-zoomable]')
zoom.detach('#image-1', document.querySelector('#image-2')) // detach two images
zoom.detach() // detach all images
Emits an event detach
on the image.
update(options: object): Zoom
Updates the options and returns the zoom.
const zoom = mediumZoom('[data-zoomable]')
zoom.update({ background: '#BADA55' })
Emits an event update
on each image of the zoom.
clone(options?: object): Zoom
Clones the zoom with provided options merged with the current ones and returns the zoom.
const zoom = mediumZoom('[data-zoomable]', { background: '#BADA55' })
const clonedZoom = zoom.clone({ margin: 48 })
clonedZoom.getOptions() // => { background: '#BADA55', margin: 48, ... }
on(type: string, listener: () => void, options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions): Zoom
Registers the listener on each target of the zoom.
The same options
as addEventListener
are used.
const zoom = mediumZoom('[data-zoomable]')
zoom.on('closed', event => {
// the image has been closed
})
zoom.on(
'open',
event => {
// the image has been opened (tracked only once)
},
{ once: true }
)
The zoom object is accessible in event.detail.zoom
.
off(type: string, listener: () => void, options?: boolean | AddEventListenerOptions): Zoom
Removes the previously registered listener on each target of the zoom.
The same options
as removeEventListener
are used.
const zoom = mediumZoom('[data-zoomable]')
function listener(event) {
// ...
}
zoom.on('open', listener)
// ...
zoom.off('open', listener)
The zoom object is accessible in event.detail.zoom
.
getOptions(): object
Returns the zoom options as an object.
const zoom = mediumZoom({ background: '#BADA55' })
zoom.getOptions() // => { background: '#BADA55', ... }
getImages(): HTMLElement[]
Returns the images attached to the zoom as an array of HTMLElement
s.
const zoom = mediumZoom('[data-zoomable]')
zoom.getImages() // => [HTMLElement, HTMLElement]
getZoomedImage(): HTMLElement
Returns the current zoomed image as an HTMLElement
or null
if none.
const zoom = mediumZoom('[data-zoomable]')
zoom.getZoomedImage() // => null
zoom.open().then(() => {
zoom.getZoomedImage() // => HTMLElement
})
Attributes
data-zoom-src
Specifies the high definition image to open on zoom. This image loads when the user clicks on the source image.
<img src="image-thumbnail.jpg" data-zoom-src="image-hd.jpg" alt="My image" />
Events
Event | Description |
---|---|
open | Fired immediately when the open method is called |
opened | Fired when the zoom has finished being animated |
close | Fired immediately when the close method is called |
closed | Fired when the zoom out has finished being animated |
detach | Fired when the detach method is called |
update | Fired when the update method is called |
const zoom = mediumZoom('[data-zoomable]')
zoom.on('open', event => {
// track when the image is zoomed
})
The zoom object is accessible in event.detail.zoom
.
Framework integrations
Medium Zoom is a JavaScript library that can be used with any framework. Here are some integrations that you can use to get started quickly:
Examples
Trigger a zoom from another element
const button = document.querySelector('[data-action="zoom"]')
const zoom = mediumZoom('#image')
button.addEventListener('click', () => zoom.open())
Track an event (for analytics)
You can use the open
event to keep track of how many times a user interacts with your image. This can be useful if you want to gather some analytics on user engagement.
let counter = 0
const zoom = mediumZoom('#image-tracked')
zoom.on('open', event => {
console.log(`"${event.target.alt}" has been zoomed ${++counter} times`)
})
Detach a zoom once closed
const zoom = mediumZoom('[data-zoomable]')
zoom.on('closed', () => zoom.detach(), { once: true })
Attach jQuery elements
jQuery elements are compatible with medium-zoom
once converted to an array.
mediumZoom($('[data-zoomable]').toArray())
Create a zoomable React component
import React, { useRef } from 'react'
import mediumZoom from 'medium-zoom'
export function ImageZoom({ options, ...props }) {
const zoomRef = useRef(null)
function getZoom() {
if (zoomRef.current === null) {
zoomRef.current = mediumZoom(options)
}
return zoomRef.current
}
function attachZoom(image) {
const zoom = getZoom()
if (image) {
zoom.attach(image)
} else {
zoom.detach()
}
}
return <img {...props} ref={attachZoom} />
}
You can see more examples including React and Vue, or check out the storybook.
Debugging
The zoomed image is not visible
The library doesn't provide a z-index
value on the zoomed image to avoid conflicts with other frameworks. Some frameworks might specify a z-index
for their elements, which makes the zoomed image not visible.
If that's the case, you can provide a z-index
value in your CSS:
.medium-zoom-overlay,
.medium-zoom-image--opened {
z-index: 999;
}
Browser support
IE | Edge | Chrome | Firefox | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|
10* | 12* | 36 | 34 | 9 |
* These browsers require a template
polyfill when using custom templates.
Cross-browser testing is sponsored by
Contributing
- Run
yarn
to install Node dev dependencies - Run
yarn start
to build the library in watch mode - Run
yarn run storybook
to see your changes at http://localhost:9001
Please read the contributing guidelines for more detailed explanations.
You can also use npm.
License
MIT © François Chalifour