ReactiveList

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ReactiveList creates a data-driven result list UI component. This list can reactively update itself based on changes in other components or changes in the database itself.

Example uses:

  • showing a feed of results based on the applied search criteria.
  • streaming realtime feed updates based on applied criteria like in a newsfeed.

Usage

Basic Usage

<template>
    <reactive-list
        :react=`{
            "and": ["CitySensor", "SearchSensor"]
        }`
    >
         <div slot="renderData" slot-scope="{ item }">
            {{ item.title }}
         </div>
    </reactive-list>
</template>

Usage With All Props

<reactive-list
  componentId="SearchResult"
  dataField="ratings"
  paginationAt="bottom"
  loader="Loading Results.."
  sortBy="desc"
  :stream="true"
  :pagination="false"
  :pages="5"
  :size="10"
  :showResultStats="true"
  :react=`{
    and: ["CitySensor", "SearchSensor"]
  }`
/>

Props

  • componentId String
    unique identifier of the component, can be referenced in other components’ react prop.

  • dataField String
    data field to be connected to the component’s UI view. It is useful for providing a sorting context i.e. results would be sorted based on the dataField.

  • excludeFields String Array [optional]
    fields to be excluded in search results.

  • includeFields String Array [optional]
    fields to be included in search results.

  • stream Boolean [optional]
    whether to stream new result updates in the UI. Defaults to false. stream: true is appended to the streaming hit objects, which can be used to selectively react to streaming changes (eg. showing fade in animation on new streaming hits, Twitter/Facebook like streams, showing the count of new feed items available like 2 New Tweets)

  • pagination Boolean [optional]
    pagination <> infinite scroll switcher. Defaults to false, i.e. an infinite scroll based view. When set to true, a pagination based list view with page numbers will appear.

  • paginationAt String [optional]
    Determines the position where to show the pagination, only applicable when pagination prop is set to true. Accepts one of top, bottom or both as valid values. Defaults to bottom.

  • pages Number [optional]
    number of user selectable pages to be displayed when pagination is enabled. Defaults to 5.

  • sortBy String [optional]
    sort the results by either asc or desc order. It is an alternative to sortOptions, both can’t be used together.

  • sortOptions Object Array [optional]
    an alternative to the sortBy prop, sortOptions creates a sorting view in the ReactiveList component’s UI. Each array element is an object that takes three keys:

    • label - label to be displayed in the UI.
    • dataField - data field to use for applying the sorting criteria on.
    • sortBy - specified as either asc or desc.
  • size Number [optional]
    number of results to show per view. Defaults to 10.

  • loader String|slot-scope [optional]
    display to show the user while the data is loading, accepts String or JSX markup.

  • showResultStats Boolean [optional]
    whether to show result stats in the form of results found and time taken. Defaults to true.

  • react Object [optional]
    a dependency object defining how this component should react based on the state changes in the sensor components.

  • URLParams Boolean [optional]
    when set adds the current page number to the url. Only works when pagination is enabled.

  • renderData Function|slot-scope [optional]
    returns a list element object to be rendered based on the res data object. This callback function prop or slot is called for each data item rendered in the ReactiveList component’s view. For example,

    <div slot="renderData" slot-scope="{ item }">
        <a
            class="full_row single-record single_record_for_clone"
            key="item._id"
        >
            <div class="text-container full_row" :style="{ paddingLeft: '10px' }">
                <div class="text-head text-overflow full_row">
                    <span class="text-head-info text-overflow">
                        {{ item.name ? item.name : "" }} - {{ item.brand ? item.brand : "" }}
                    </span>
                    <span class="text-head-city">{{ item.brand ? item.brand : "" }}</span>
                </div>
                <div class="text-description text-overflow full_row">
                    <ul class="highlight_tags">
                        {{ item.price ? `Priced at $${{ item.price }}` : "Free Test Drive" }}
                    </ul>
                </div>
            </div>
        </a>
    </div>
    
  • renderAllData Function|slot-scope [optional]
    works like renderData but all the data objects are passed to the callback function or slot. It accepts an object with these properties: results, streamResults, loadMore, base & triggerClickAnalytics.

    • results: An array of results obtained from the applied query.
    • streamResults: An array of results streamed since the applied query, aka realtime data. Here, a meta property _updated or _deleted is also present within a result object to denote if an existing object has been updated or deleted.
    • loadMore: A callback function to be called to load the next page of results into the view. The callback function is only applicable in the case of infinite loading view (i.e. pagination prop set to false).
    • base: An internally calculated value, useful to calculate analytics. Read More
    • triggerClickAnalytics: A function which can be called to register a click analytics. Read More
  • renderResultStats Function|slot-scope [optional] renders custom result stats using a callback function that takes stats object as parameter and expects it to return a string or html. stats object contains following properties

    • totalResults - Total number of results found
    • totalPages - Total number of pages found based on current page size
    • currentPage - Current page number for which data is being rendered
    • displayedResults - Number of results displayed in current view
    • time - Time taken to find total results

      :renderResultStats="
          function(stats){
              return (
                  `Showing ${stats.displayedResults} of total ${stats.totalResults} in ${stats.time} ms`
              )   
          }
      "
      
  • renderError String|Function|slot-scope [optional] can be used to render an error message in case of any error.

    :renderError="error => (
            <div>
                Something went wrong!<br/>Error details<br/>{error}
            </div>
        )
    "

or

   <template slot="renderError" slot-scope="error">
        <div>
            Something went wrong!<br/>Error details<br/>{{ error }}
        </div>
    </template>
  • renderNoResults String|Function|slot-scope [optional] show custom message or component when no results found.
  • defaultQuery Function [optional]
    applies a default query to the result component. This query will be run when no other components are being watched (via React prop), as well as in conjunction with the query generated from the React prop. The function should return a query.

Demo


Styles

ReactiveList component supports innerClass prop with the following keys:

  • resultsInfo
  • sortOptions
  • resultStats
  • noResults
  • button
  • pagination
  • active
  • list
  • poweredBy

Read more about it here.

Extending

ReactiveList component can be extended to

  1. customize the look and feel with className,
  2. render individual result data items using renderData,
  3. render the entire result data using renderAllData.
  4. connect with external interfaces using queryChange.
<ReactiveList
  ...
  className="custom-class"
  :renderData=`
    function({ item }) {
      return(
        <div>
          { item.data }
        </div>
      )
    }
  `
  @queryChange=`
    function(prevQuery, nextQuery) {
      // use the query with other js code
      console.log('prevQuery', prevQuery);
      console.log('nextQuery', nextQuery);
    }
  `
/>
  • className String
    CSS class to be injected on the component container.
  • renderData Function|slot-scope [optional]
    a callback function or slot-scope where user can define how to render the view based on the data changes.
  • renderAllData Function|slot-scope [optional]
    an alternative callback function or slot-scope to renderData, where user can define how to render the view based on all the data changes.

    It accepts an object with these properties: results, streamResults, loadMore, base & triggerClickAnalytics.

    • results: An array of results obtained from the applied query.
    • streamResults: An array of results streamed since the applied query, aka realtime data. Here, a meta property _updated or _deleted is also present within a result object to denote if an existing object has been updated or deleted.
    • loadMore: A callback function to be called to load the next page of results into the view. The callback function is only applicable in the case of infinite loading view (i.e. pagination prop set to false).
    • base: An internally calculated value, useful to calculate analytics. Read More
    • triggerClickAnalytics: A function which can be called to register a click analytics. Read More

Note

The streamResults parameter will be [] unless stream prop is set to true. Check the handling streaming guide for more info.

Events

  • queryChange
    is an event which accepts component’s prevQuery and nextQuery as parameters. It is called everytime the component’s query changes. This event is handy in cases where you want to generate a side-effect whenever the component’s query would change.

  • pageChange
    called when the current page is changed. If not defined, window will be scrolled to the top of the page.

  • pageClick accepts a function which is invoked with the updated page value when a pagination button is clicked. For example if ‘Next’ is clicked with the current page number as ‘1’, you would receive the value ‘2’ as the function parameter.

  • data Function [optional] gets triggered after data changes, which returns an object with these properties: results, streamResults, loadMore, base & triggerClickAnalytics.

  • resultStats Function [optional] gets triggered after stats changes, which returns an object with these properties:

    • totalResults - Total number of results found
    • totalPages - Total number of pages found based on current page size
    • currentPage - Current page number for which data is being rendered
    • displayedResults - Number of results displayed in current view
    • time - Time taken to find total results
  • error gets triggered in case of an error and provides the error object, which can be used for debugging or giving feedback to the user if needed.

Note:

The fundamental difference between pageChange and pageClick is that pageClick is only called on a manual interaction with the pagination buttons, whereas, pageChange would also be invoked if some other side effects caused the results to update which includes updating filters, queries or changing pages. The behaviour of these two may change in the future versions as we come up with a better API.

  • error invoked when query listener throws any error

Examples

ReactiveList with default props