@virtualstate/navigation
Native JavaScript navigation implementation
Support
<summary>Test Coverage</summary>
Install
<summary>npm / yarn / GitHub</summary>
- Package Registry Link - GitHub
- Package Registry Link - npm
npm i --save @virtualstate/navigation
Or
yarn add @virtualstate/navigation
Then
typescript
import { Navigation } from "@virtualstate/navigation";
<summary>Skypack</summary>
- Package Registry Link - Skypack
typescript
const { Navigation } = await import("https://cdn.skypack.dev/@virtualstate/navigation");
Or
typescript
import { Navigation } from "https://cdn.skypack.dev/@virtualstate/navigation";
<summary>importmap</summary>
importmap
documentation
html
<script type="importmap">
{
"imports": {
"@virtualstate/navigation": "https://cdn.skypack.dev/@virtualstate/navigation"
}
}
</script>
<script type="module">
import { Navigation } from "@virtualstate/navigation"
</script>
Usage
See the MDN documentation for the Navigation API for in depth information on usage.
<summary>Examples</summary>
## Navigation
typescript
import { Navigation } from "@virtualstate/navigation";
const navigation = new Navigation();
// Set initial url
navigation.navigate("/");
navigation.navigate("/skipped");
// Use .finished to wait for the transition to complete
await navigation.navigate("/awaited").finished;
## Waiting for events
typescript
import { Navigation } from "@virtualstate/navigation";
const navigation = new Navigation();
navigation.addEventListener("navigate", async ({ destination, preventDefault }) => {
if (new URL(destination.url).pathname === "/disallow") {
preventDefault();
}
});
await navigation.navigate("/allowed").finished; // Resolves
await navigation.navigate("/disallow").finished; // Rejects
## Transitions
typescript
import { Navigation } from "@virtualstate/navigation";
import { loadPhotoIntoCache } from "./cache";
const navigation = new Navigation();
navigation.addEventListener("navigate", async ({ destination, intercept }) => {
intercept({
async handler() {
await loadPhotoIntoCache(destination.url)
}
});
});
## URLPattern
You can match destination.url
using URLPattern
typescript
import {Navigation} from "@virtualstate/navigation";
import {URLPattern} from "urlpattern-polyfill";
const navigation = new Navigation();
navigation.addEventListener("navigate", async ({destination, intercept}) => {
const pattern = new URLPattern({ pathname: "/books/:id" });
const match = pattern.exec(destination.url);
if (match) {
intercept({
handler: transition
});
}
async function transition() {
console.log("load book", match.pathname.groups.id)
}
});
navigation.navigate("/book/1");
## State
typescript
import { Navigation } from "@virtualstate/navigation";
const navigation = new Navigation();
navigation.addEventListener("currententrychange", () => {
console.log({ updatedState: navigation.currentEntry?.getState() });
});
await navigation.updateCurrentEntry({
state: {
items: [
"first",
"second"
],
index: 0
}
}).finished;
await navigation.updateCurrentEntry({
state: {
...navigation.currentEntry.getState(),
index: 1
}
}).finished;
Polyfill
If a global instance of the navigation API is not available, this will provide one, integrated into the History API if available.
import "@virtualstate/navigation/polyfill";
await window.navigation.navigate("/").finished;
// Or if within a window global scope, aka in a browser:
await navigation.navigate("/").finished;
<summary>Polyfill Global Window Types</summary>
See
@types/dom-navigation
for a standardised type definition for the Navigation API
which can be utilised alongside this polyfill.
bash
yarn add --dev @types/dom-navigation
This should then be included as a type in your tsconfig.json
:
json
{
"compilerOptions": {
"types": [
"dom-navigation"
]
}
}
<summary>Polyfill Serializer</summary>
You may want to set a custom serializer to store state in history
The default serializer is JSON
In the past, a structured clone like serializer was used. This may be useful for you if
you're using native types rather than just JSON compatible values.
An example of making use of a custom serializer with the polyfill:
typescript
import { setSerializer } from "@virtualstate/navigation/polyfill";
import { serialize, deserialize } from "@ungap/structured-clone";
setSerializer({
stringify(value) {
return serialize(value)
},
parse(value) {
return deserialize(value)
}
});
Polyfill Known Limitations
- Navigation by setting window.location does not trigger navigate event
- Normal page navigations are not intercepted (excluding navigation api & history made changes)
Please create a new GitHub Issue if you find further limitations