JavaScript image viewer for weibo feed.
npm install @jessehu/viewerjs    
> JavaScript image viewer.
- Website
- jquery-viewer - A jQuery plugin wrapper for Viewer.js.
- Features
- Main
- Getting started
- Keyboard support
- Options
- Methods
- Events
- No conflict
- Browser support
- Contributing
- Versioning
- License
- Supports 52 options
- Supports 23 methods
- Supports 17 events
- Supports modal and inline modes
- Supports touch
- Supports move
- Supports zoom
- Supports rotation
- Supports scale (flip)
- Supports keyboard
- Cross-browser support
``text`
dist/
├── viewer.css
├── viewer.min.css (compressed)
├── viewer.js (UMD)
├── viewer.min.js (UMD, compressed)
├── viewer.common.js (CommonJS, default)
└── viewer.esm.js (ES Module)
`shell`
npm install viewerjs
In browser:
`html`
The cdnjs provides CDN support for Viewer.js's CSS and JavaScript. You can find the links here.
#### Syntax
`js`
new Viewer(element[, options])
- element
- Type: HTMLElement
- The target image or container of images for viewing.
- options (optional)
- Type: Object
- The options for viewing. Check out the available options.
#### Example
`html




`js
// You should import the CSS file.
// import 'viewerjs/dist/viewer.css';
import Viewer from 'viewerjs';// View an image
const viewer = new Viewer(document.getElementById('image'), {
inline: true,
viewed() {
viewer.zoomTo(1);
},
});
// Then, show the image by click it, or call
viewer.show().// View a list of images
const gallery = new Viewer(document.getElementById('images'));
// Then, show one image by click it, or call
gallery.show().
`Keyboard support
> Only available in modal mode.
-
Esc: Exit full screen or close the viewer or exit modal mode or stop play.
- Space: Stop play.
- Tab: Switch the focus state on the buttons in the viewer.
- Enter: Trigger the click event handler on the button.
- ←: View the previous image.
- →: View the next image.
- ↑: Zoom in the image.
- ↓: Zoom out the image.
- Ctrl + 0: Zoom out to initial size.
- Ctrl + 1: Zoom in to natural size.Options
You may set viewer options with
new Viewer(image, options).
If you want to change the global default options, You may use Viewer.setDefaults(options).$3
- Type:
Boolean or String
- Default: trueEnable a modal backdrop, specify
static for a backdrop which doesn't close the modal on click.$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: trueShow the button on the top-right of the viewer.
$3
- Type:
Boolean or Number
- Default: true
- Options:
- 0 or false: hide the navbar
- 1 or true: show the navbar
- 2: show the navbar only when the screen width is greater than 768 pixels
- 3: show the navbar only when the screen width is greater than 992 pixels
- 4: show the navbar only when the screen width is greater than 1200 pixelsSpecify the visibility of the navbar.
$3
- Type:
Boolean or Number or Function or Array
- Default: true
- Options:
- 0 or false: hide the title
- 1 or true or Function or Array: show the title
- 2: show the title only when the screen width is greater than 768 pixels
- 3: show the title only when the screen width is greater than 992 pixels
- 4: show the title only when the screen width is greater than 1200 pixels
- Function: customize the title content
- [Number, Function]: the first element indicate the visibility, the second element customize the title contentSpecify the visibility and the content of the title.
> The name comes from the
alt attribute of an image element or the image name parsed from URL.For example,
title: 4 equals to:`js
new Viewer(image, {
title: [4, (image, imageData) => ${image.alt} (${imageData.naturalWidth} × ${imageData.naturalHeight})]
});
`$3
- Type:
Boolean or Number or Object
- Default: true
- Options:
- 0 or false: hide the toolbar.
- 1 or true: show the toolbar.
- 2: show the toolbar only when the screen width is greater than 768 pixels.
- 3: show the toolbar only when the screen width is greater than 992 pixels.
- 4: show the toolbar only when the screen width is greater than 1200 pixels.
- { key: Boolean | Number }: show or hide the toolbar.
- { key: String }: customize the size of the button.
- { key: Function }: customize the click handler of the button.
- { key: { show: Boolean | Number, size: String, click: Function }: customize each property of the button.
- Available keys: "zoomIn", "zoomOut", "oneToOne", "reset", "prev", "play", "next", "rotateLeft", "rotateRight", "flipHorizontal" and "flipVertical".
- Available sizes: "small", "medium" (default) and "large".Specify the visibility and layout of the toolbar its buttons.
For example,
toolbar: 4 equals to:`js
new Viewer(image, {
toolbar: {
zoomIn: 4,
zoomOut: 4,
oneToOne: 4,
reset: 4,
prev: 4,
play: {
show: 4,
size: 'large',
},
next: 4,
rotateLeft: 4,
rotateRight: 4,
flipHorizontal: 4,
flipVertical: 4,
},
});
`$3
- Type:
String
- Default: ''Custom class name(s) to add to the viewer's root element.
$3
- Type:
Element or String
- Default: 'body'
- An element or a valid selector for Document.querySelectorThe container to put the viewer in modal mode.
> Only available when the
inline option is set to false.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullFilter the images for viewing (should return
true if the image is viewable, return false to ignore the image).For example:
`js
new Viewer(image, {
filter(image) {
return image.complete;
},
});
`> Note that images without the
src attribute set will be ignored by default.$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: trueEnable to request full screen when play.
> Requires the browser supports Full Screen API.
$3
- Type:
Array
- Default: ['crossOrigin', 'decoding', 'isMap', 'loading', 'referrerPolicy', 'sizes', 'srcset', 'useMap']Define the extra attributes to inherit from the original image.
> Note that the basic attributes
src and alt will always inherit from the original image.$3
- Type:
Number
- Default: 0Define the initial index of image for viewing.
> Also used as the default parameter value of the
view method.$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: falseEnable inline mode.
$3
- Type:
Number
- Default: 5000The amount of time to delay between automatically cycling an image when playing.
$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: trueEnable keyboard support.
$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: trueFocus the active item in the navbar when initialized.
> Requires the
keyboard option set to true.$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: trueIndicate if show a loading spinner when load image or not.
$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: trueIndicate if enable loop viewing or not.
> If the current image is the last one, then the next one to view is the first one, and vice versa.
$3
- Type:
Number
- Default: 200Define the minimum width of the viewer.
> Only available in inline mode (set the
inline option to true).$3
- Type:
Number
- Default: 100Define the minimum height of the viewer.
> Only available in inline mode (set the
inline option to true).$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: trueEnable to move the image.
$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: trueEnable to rotate the image.
$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: trueEnable to scale the image.
$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: trueEnable to zoom the image.
$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: trueEnable to zoom the current image by dragging on the touch screen.
$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: trueEnable to zoom the image by wheeling mouse.
$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: trueEnable to slide to the next or previous image by swiping on the touch screen.
$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: trueIndicate if toggle the image size between its natural size and initial size when double click on the image or not.
toggle method automatically when double click on the image.dblclick event support.$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: trueShow the tooltip with image ratio (percentage) when zoom in or zoom out.
$3
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: trueEnable CSS3 Transition for some special elements.
$3
- Type:
Number
- Default: 2015Define the CSS
z-index value of viewer in modal mode.$3
- Type:
Number
- Default: 0Define the CSS
z-index value of viewer in inline mode.$3
- Type:
Number
- Default: 0.1Define the ratio when zoom the image by wheeling mouse.
$3
- Type:
Number
- Default: 0.01Define the min ratio of the image when zoom out.
$3
- Type:
Number
- Default: 100Define the max ratio of the image when zoom in.
$3
- Type:
String or Function
- Default: 'src'Define where to get the original image URL for viewing.
> If it is a string, it should be one of the attributes of each image element.
> If it is a function, it should return a valid image URL.
For example:
`html

``js
new Viewer(image, {
url(image) {
return image.src.replace('?size=160', '');
},
});
`$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
ready event.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
show event.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
shown event.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
hide event.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
hidden event.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
view event.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
viewed event.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
move event.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
moved event.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
rotate event.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
rotated event.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
scale event.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
scaled event.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
zoom event.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
zoomed event.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
play event.$3
- Type:
Function
- Default: nullA shortcut of the
stop event.Methods
All methods allow chain composition.
As there are some asynchronous processes when start the viewer, you should call a method only when it is available, see the following lifecycle:
`js
new Viewer(image, {
ready() {
// 2 methods are available here: "show" and "destroy".
},
shown() {
// 9 methods are available here: "hide", "view", "prev", "next", "play", "stop", "full", "exit" and "destroy".
},
viewed() {
// All methods are available here except "show".
this.viewer.zoomTo(1).rotateTo(180);
}
});
`$3
- immediate (optional):
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: false
- Indicates if show the viewer immediately or not.Show the viewer.
> Only available in modal mode.
$3
- immediate (optional):
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: false
- Indicates if hide the viewer immediately or not.hide the viewer.
> Only available in modal mode.
$3
- index (optional):
- Type:
Number
- Default: 0 (inherits from the initialViewIndex option)
- The index of the image for viewingView one of the images with image's index. If the viewer is not shown, will show the viewer first.
`js
viewer.view(1); // View the second image
`$3
- loop (optional):
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: false
- Indicate if turn to view the last one when it is the first one at present.View the previous image.
$3
- loop (optional):
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: false
- Indicate if turn to view the first one when it is the last one at present.View the next image.
$3
- x:
- Type:
Number
- The moving distance in the horizontal direction.- y (optional):
- Type:
Number
- The moving distance in the vertical direction.
- If not present, its default value is xMove the image with relative offsets.
`js
viewer.move(1);
viewer.move(-1, 0); // Move left
viewer.move(1, 0); // Move right
viewer.move(0, -1); // Move up
viewer.move(0, 1); // Move down
`$3
- x:
- Type:
Number
- The new position in the horizontal direction.- y (optional):
- Type:
Number
- The new position in the vertical direction.
- If not present, its default value is x.Move the image to an absolute point.
$3
- degree:
- Type:
Number
- Rotate right: requires a positive number (degree > 0)
- Rotate left: requires a negative number (degree < 0)Rotate the image with a relative degree.
`js
viewer.rotate(90);
viewer.rotate(-90);
`$3
- degree:
- Type:
NumberRotate the image to an absolute degree.
`js
viewer.rotateTo(0); // Reset to zero degree
viewer.rotateTo(360); // Rotate a full round
`$3
- scaleX:
- Type:
Number
- Default: 1
- The scaling factor to apply on the abscissa of the image
- When equal to 1 it does nothing.- scaleY (optional):
- Type:
Number
- The scaling factor to apply on the ordinate of the image
- If not present, its default value is scaleX.Scale the image.
`js
viewer.scale(-1); // Flip both horizontal and vertical
viewer.scale(-1, 1); // Flip horizontal
viewer.scale(1, -1); // Flip vertical
`$3
- scaleX:
- Type:
Number
- Default: 1
- The scaling factor to apply on the abscissa of the image
- When equal to 1 it does nothingScale the abscissa of the image.
`js
viewer.scaleX(-1); // Flip horizontal
`$3
- scaleY:
- Type:
Number
- Default: 1
- The scaling factor to apply on the ordinate of the image
- When equal to 1 it does nothingScale the ordinate of the image.
`js
viewer.scaleY(-1); // Flip vertical
`$3
- ratio:
- Type:
Number
- Zoom in: requires a positive number (ratio > 0)
- Zoom out: requires a negative number (ratio < 0)- hasTooltip (optional):
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: false
- Show tooltipZoom the image with a relative ratio
`js
viewer.zoom(0.1);
viewer.zoom(-0.1);
`$3
- ratio:
- Type:
Number
- Requires a positive number (ratio > 0)- hasTooltip (optional):
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: false
- Show tooltipZoom the image to an absolute ratio.
`js
viewer.zoomTo(0); // Zoom to zero size (0%)
viewer.zoomTo(1); // Zoom to natural size (100%)
`$3
- fullscreen (optional):
- Type:
Boolean
- Default: false
- Indicate if request fullscreen or not.Play the images.
$3
Stop play.
$3
Enter modal mode.
> Only available in inline mode.
$3
Exit modal mode.
> Only available in inline mode.
$3
Show the current ratio of the image with percentage.
> Requires the
tooltip option set to true.$3
Toggle the image size between its natural size and initial size.
toggleOnDblclick option.$3
Reset the image to its initial state.
$3
Update the viewer instance when the source images changed (added, removed or sorted).
> If you load images dynamically (with XMLHTTPRequest), you can use this method to add the new images to the viewer instance.
$3
Destroy the viewer and remove the instance.
Events
All events can access the viewer instance with
this.viewer in its handler.> Be careful to use these events in other component which has the same event names, e.g.: Bootstrap's modal.
`js
let viewer;image.addEventListener('viewed', function () {
console.log(this.viewer === viewer);
// > true
});
viewer = new Viewer(image);
`$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: true
- event.detail: nullThis event fires when a viewer instance is ready for viewing.
> In modal mode, this event will not be triggered until you click on one of the images.
$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: true
- event.detail: nullThis event fires when the viewer modal starts to show.
> Only available in modal mode.
$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: true
- event.detail: nullThis event fires when the viewer modal has shown.
> Only available in modal mode.
$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: true
- event.detail: nullThis event fires when the viewer modal starts to hide.
> Only available in modal mode.
$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: false
- event.detail: nullThis event fires when the viewer modal has hidden.
> Only available in modal mode.
$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: true
- event.detail.index:
- Type: Number
- The index of the original image.
- event.detail.image:
- Type: HTMLImageElement
- The current image (a clone of the original image).
- event.detail.originalImage:
- Type: HTMLImageElement
- The original image.This event fires when a viewer starts to show (view) an image.
$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: false
- event.detail: the same as the view event.This event fires when a viewer has shown (viewed) an image.
$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: true
- event.detail.x:
- Type: Number
- The new position in the horizontal direction.
- event.detail.y:
- Type: Number
- The new position in the vertical direction.
- event.detail.oldX:
- Type: Number
- The old position in the horizontal direction.
- event.detail.oldY:
- Type: Number
- The old position in the vertical direction.
- event.detail.originalEvent:
- Type: Event or null
- Options: pointermove, touchmove, and mousemove.This event fires when a viewer starts to move an image.
$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: false
- event.detail: the same as the move event.This event fires when a viewer has moved an image.
$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: true
- event.detail.degree:
- Type: Number
- The new rotation degrees.
- event.detail.oldDegree:
- Type: Number
- The old rotation degrees.This event fires when a viewer starts to rotate an image.
$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: false
- event.detail: the same as the rotate event.This event fires when a viewer has rotated an image.
$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: true
- event.detail.scaleX:
- Type: Number
- The new scaling factor in the horizontal direction.
- event.detail.scaleY:
- Type: Number
- The new scaling factor in the vertical direction.
- event.detail.oldScaleX:
- Type: Number
- The old scaling factor in the horizontal direction.
- event.detail.oldScaleY:
- Type: Number
- The old scaling factor in the vertical direction.This event fires when a viewer starts to scale an image.
$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: false
- event.detail: the same as the scale event.This event fires when a viewer has scaled an image.
$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: true
- event.detail.ratio:
- Type: Number
- The new (next) ratio of the image (imageData.width / imageData.naturalWidth).
- event.detail.oldRatio:
- Type: Number
- The old (current) ratio of the image.
- event.detail.originalEvent:
- Type: Event or null
- Options: wheel, pointermove, touchmove, and mousemove.This event fires when a viewer starts to zoom (in or out) an image.
$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: false
- event.detail: the same as the zoom event.This event fires when a viewer has zoomed (in or out) an image.
$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: true
- event.detail: nullThis event fires when the viewer starts to play.
> You can abort the playing process by calling
event.preventDefault().$3
- event.bubbles:
true
- event.cancelable: true
- event.detail: nullThis event fires when the viewer starts to stop.
> You can abort the stopping process by calling
event.preventDefault().No conflict
If you have to use other viewer with the same namespace, just call the
Viewer.noConflict static method to revert to it.`html
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