ftr: component based stories

README.md

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export class AppComponent {
         name: 'John Doe',
         stories: [
           { id: 101, type: 'image', content: 'https://example.com/story1.jpg' },
+          { id: 101, type: 'component', content: CustomComponent }, // pass any angular component to render in stories
         ],
       },
       {
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ interface NgxStoriesOptions {
 * Keyboard navigation(Experimental).
 * Loading: A Loading svg will be shown when story buffers (SVG from <a href="https://www.svgbackgrounds.com/elements/animated-svg-preloaders/">Animated SVG Preloaders by SVGBackgrounds.com</a>)
 * Audio controls: Toggle audio on/off for stories that have audio.
+* Component based stories for best control.
 
 ## Contributing
 [Contributing Guide](https://github.com/Gauravdarkslayer/ngx-stories/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)

projects/ngx-stories/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ngx-stories",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@angular/common": "^18.2.0",
     "@angular/core": "^18.2.0",

projects/ngx-stories/src/lib/interfaces/interfaces.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
-export type StoryType = 'image' | 'video';
+import { Component, Type } from "@angular/core";
+
+export type StoryType = 'image' | 'video' | 'component';
 export type StoryStateType = 'playing' | 'paused' | 'holding' | 'buffering' ;
 export interface Story {
     id: number,
     type: StoryType,
-    content: string,
+    content: string | Type<Component>,
 }
 
 export interface StoryGroup {

projects/ngx-stories/src/lib/ngx-stories.component.html

@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ <h5 [style.visibility]="isHolding ? 'hidden' : 'visible'">
             } @else if(story.type === 'video') {
               <video [src]="story.content"  (loadeddata)="onContentLoaded()"
                 (waiting)="onContentBuffering()" (playing)="onContentLoaded()" ></video>
+            } @else if(story.type === 'component') {
+              <ng-container #dynamicComponentContainer></ng-container>
             }
           </div>
         </div>

projects/ngx-stories/src/lib/ngx-stories.component.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { AfterViewInit, Component, ElementRef, Input, Output, QueryList, ViewChildren, HostListener } from '@angular/core';
+import { AfterViewInit, Component, ElementRef, Input, Output, QueryList, ViewChildren, HostListener, ViewChild, ViewContainerRef, Type } from '@angular/core';
 import { RouterOutlet } from '@angular/router';
 import { HammerModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { StoryGroup, StoryStateType } from '../lib/interfaces/interfaces';
@@ -53,12 +53,14 @@ export class NgxStoriesComponent implements AfterViewInit {
 
   // Queries the story containers in the view for gesture handling
   @ViewChildren('storyContainer') storyContainers!: QueryList<ElementRef>;
+  // Add a ViewContainerRef to inject dynamic components
+  @ViewChild('dynamicComponentContainer', { read: ViewContainerRef, static: false }) dynamicComponentContainer!: ViewContainerRef;
 
   constructor(
-    private storyService: NgxStoriesService
-  ) { 
+    private storyService: NgxStoriesService,
+  ) {
+
 
-
   }
 
 
@@ -96,21 +98,28 @@ export class NgxStoriesComponent implements AfterViewInit {
     let storyDuration = 5000; // Default duration (in milliseconds) for images
     if (currentStory.type === 'video') {
       const videoElement: HTMLVideoElement = document.createElement('video');
-      videoElement.src = currentStory.content;
+      videoElement.src = currentStory.content as string;
 
       // Use the video duration or a default if not available
       videoElement.onloadedmetadata = () => {
         this.onContentLoaded(); // Call when metadata is loaded
         storyDuration = videoElement.duration * 1000; // Convert to milliseconds
         this.startProgressInterval(storyDuration);
       };
+    } else if (currentStory.type === 'component') {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        // Small delay to detect changes in DOM
+        this.storyService.renderComponent(this.dynamicComponentContainer, currentStory.content as Type<any>);
+        this.onContentLoaded();
+        this.startProgressInterval(5000); // Default duration for components
+      }, 100);
     } else {
       // Handling for images
       const imageElement = document.createElement('img');
-      imageElement.src = currentStory.content;
+      imageElement.src = currentStory.content as string;
 
       // Check if the image is cached
-      if (this.storyService.isImageCached(currentStory.content)) {
+      if (this.storyService.isImageCached(currentStory.content as string)) {
         this.onContentLoaded(); // Call immediately if cached
         this.startProgressInterval(storyDuration); // Use default image duration
       } else {

projects/ngx-stories/src/lib/ngx-stories.service.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ElementRef, Injectable, QueryList } from "@angular/core";
+import { ElementRef, Injectable, QueryList, Type, ViewContainerRef } from "@angular/core";
 import { NgxStoriesOptions, StoryGroup } from "./interfaces/interfaces";
 @Injectable({
   providedIn: 'root',
@@ -73,5 +73,20 @@ export class NgxStoriesService {
     img.src = src;
     return img.complete;
   }
-
+
+  /**
+  * Dynamically creates and injects a component into the specified ViewContainerRef.
+  * @param containerRef The ViewContainerRef where the component should be injected.
+  * @param component The component class (Type) to be dynamically created.
+  */
+  renderComponent<T>(
+    containerRef: ViewContainerRef,
+    component: Type<T>,
+  ): T {
+    // Clear previous components in the container (if any)
+    containerRef?.clear();
+
+    const componentRef = containerRef.createComponent(component);
+    return componentRef.instance;
+  }
 }

src/app/app.component.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, Type } from '@angular/core';
 import { NgxStoriesComponent, NgxStoriesOptions, StoryGroup } from '../../projects/ngx-stories/src/public-api';
+import { CustomComponentComponent } from './components/custom-component/custom-component.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-root',
@@ -24,10 +25,11 @@ export class AppComponent {
       name: 'Steve Smith',
       stories: [
         { id: 1, type: 'image', content: 'https://i.ibb.co/ZMVy3KN/pexels-rpnickson-2486168.jpg' },
-        { id: 2, type: 'video', content: 'https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/BigBuckBunny.mp4' },
-        { id: 3, type: 'video', content: 'https://www.w3schools.com/html/mov_bbb.mp4' },
-        { id: 4, type: 'video', content: 'https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/ElephantsDream.mp4' },
-        { id: 5, type: 'image', content: 'https://d38b044pevnwc9.cloudfront.net/cutout-nuxt/enhancer/3.jpg' }
+        { id: 2, type: 'component', content: CustomComponentComponent },
+        { id: 3, type: 'video', content: 'https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/BigBuckBunny.mp4' },
+        { id: 4, type: 'video', content: 'https://www.w3schools.com/html/mov_bbb.mp4' },
+        { id: 5, type: 'video', content: 'https://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/gtv-videos-bucket/sample/ElephantsDream.mp4' },
+        { id: 6, type: 'image', content: 'https://d38b044pevnwc9.cloudfront.net/cutout-nuxt/enhancer/3.jpg' }
       ]
     },
     {

src/app/components/custom-component/custom-component.component.html

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<div class="custom-container">
+    <h3>Custom Component</h3>
+    <p>This is a beautifully styled custom component, designed to showcase how dynamic rendering can be visually appealing.</p>
+
+    <p>Possibilities are endless. For example, here's a simple code snippet:</p>
+    <pre class="code-block">console.log('Dynamic rendering!');</pre>
+
+    <img src="https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1568667185695-edcbcd4938cb?q=80&w=2070&auto=format&fit=crop&ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8fA%3D%3D"
+    width="500" height="300" alt="Example image" class="custom-image" />
+
+    <p>And there's more! You can extend this component further to fit your use case.</p>
+
+  </div>
+

src/app/components/custom-component/custom-component.component.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+.custom-container {
+    width: 100%;
+    background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff7f50, #ff6f61); /* Coral gradient */
+    padding-top: 0.6rem;
+    padding-bottom: 0.6rem;
+    margin: 0rem auto;
+    color: #fff;
+    text-align: center;
+    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
+    box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
+  }
+
+  .custom-container h3 {
+    font-size: 2rem;
+    margin-bottom: 2rem;
+    color: #333;
+    background-color: #f4f4f4;
+  }
+
+  .custom-container p {
+    margin: 0.8rem 0;
+    font-size: 1rem;
+  }
+
+  .code-block {
+    background-color: #f4f4f4;
+    color: #333;
+    padding: 0.8rem;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+    text-align: left;
+    display: inline-block;
+    margin: 1rem auto;
+  }
+
+  .custom-image {
+    width: 100%;
+    height: auto;
+    // margin: 1rem 0;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+  }
+
+  .custom-link {
+    display: inline-block;
+    margin-top: 1rem;
+    text-decoration: none;
+    color: #fff;
+    background-color: #ff5722;
+    padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    transition: background-color 0.3s;
+  }
+
+  .custom-link:hover {
+    background-color: #e64a19;
+  }
+

src/app/components/custom-component/custom-component.component.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'app-custom-component',
+  standalone: true,
+  imports: [],
+  templateUrl: './custom-component.component.html',
+  styleUrl: './custom-component.component.scss'
+})
+export class CustomComponentComponent {
+
+}