React18 Loaders

React18 Loaders is a comprehensive library designed to unlock the full potential of React 18 server components. It provides customizable loading animation components and a fullscreen loader container, seamlessly integrating with React and Next.js.

✅ Fully Treeshakable (import from react18-loaders/client/loader-container)

✅ Fully TypeScript Supported

✅ Leverages the power of React 18 Server components

✅ Compatible with all React 18 build systems/tools/frameworks

✅ Documented with Typedoc (Docs)

✅ Examples for Next.js, and Vite

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Getting Started

Installation

pnpm add react18-loaders
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or

npm install react18-loaders
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or

yarn add react18-loaders
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Want Lite Version?

pnpm add react18-loaders-lite
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or

npm install react18-loaders-lite
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or

yarn add react18-loaders-lite
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You need r18gs as a peer-dependency

Import Styles

You can import styles globally or within specific components.

/* globals.css */
@import "react18-loaders/dist";
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// layout.tsx
import "react18-loaders/dist/index.css";
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For selective imports:

/* globals.css */
@import "react18-loaders/dist/client"; /** required if you are using LoaderContainer */
@import "react18-loaders/dist/server/bars/bars1";
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Usage

Using loaders is straightforward.

import { Bars1 } from "react18-loaders/dist/server/bars/bars1";

export default function MyComponent() {
  return someCondition ? <Bars1 /> : <>Something else...</>;
}
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For detailed API and options, refer to the API documentation.

Using LoaderContainer

LoaderContainer is a fullscreen component. You can add this component directly in your layout and then use useLoader hook to toggle its visibility.

// layout.tsx
<LoaderContainer />
	 ...
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// some other page or component
import { useLoader } from "react18-loaders/dist/hooks";

export default MyComponent() {
	const { setLoading } = useLoader();
	useCallback(()=>{
		setLoading(true);
		...do some work
		setLoading(false);
	}, [])
	...
}
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License

This library is licensed under the MPL-2.0 open-source license.

This package also serves as an example demonstrating how to build and publish a React.js library compatible with React Server Components.

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with 💖 by Mayank Kumar Chaudhari