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Carousel

A carousel with motion and swipe built using Embla.

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Installation

Install the primitive

Install the embla-carousel-react package.

npm install embla-carousel-react

Copy-paste the component

Copy and paste the component code in a .tsx file.

'use client';
 
import type { UseEmblaCarouselType } from 'embla-carousel-react';
import {
  createContext,
  forwardRef,
  useCallback,
  useContext,
  useEffect,
  useState,
} from 'react';
import { ArrowLeftIcon, ArrowRightIcon } from '@radix-ui/react-icons';
import useEmblaCarousel from 'embla-carousel-react';
import { tv } from 'tailwind-variants';
 
import { Button } from '@kosori/ui/button';
 
const carouselStyles = tv({
  slots: {
    base: 'relative',
    content: 'flex',
    item: 'min-w-0 shrink-0 grow-0 basis-full',
    next: 'absolute rounded-full',
    previous: 'absolute rounded-full',
  },
  variants: {
    orientation: {
      horizontal: {
        content: '-ml-4',
        item: 'pl-4',
        next: '-right-12 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2',
        previous: '-left-12 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2',
      },
      vertical: {
        content: '-mt-4 flex-col',
        item: 'pt-4',
        next: '-bottom-12 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 rotate-90',
        previous: '-top-12 left-1/2 -translate-x-1/2 rotate-90',
      },
    },
  },
});
 
const { base, content, item, next, previous } = carouselStyles();
 
type CarouselContextProps = {
  carouselRef: ReturnType<typeof useEmblaCarousel>[0];
  api: ReturnType<typeof useEmblaCarousel>[1];
  scrollPrev: () => void;
  scrollNext: () => void;
  canScrollPrev: boolean;
  canScrollNext: boolean;
} & CarouselProps;
 
export const CarouselContext = createContext<CarouselContextProps | null>(null);
 
export const useCarousel = () => {
  const context = useContext(CarouselContext);
 
  if (!context) {
    throw new Error('useCarousel must be used within a <Carousel />');
  }
 
  return context;
};
 
export type CarouselApi = UseEmblaCarouselType[1];
type UseCarouselParameters = Parameters<typeof useEmblaCarousel>;
type CarouselOptions = UseCarouselParameters[0];
type CarouselPlugin = UseCarouselParameters[1];
 
export type CarouselProps = {
  opts?: CarouselOptions;
  plugins?: CarouselPlugin;
  orientation?: 'horizontal' | 'vertical';
  setApi?: (api: CarouselApi) => void;
};
 
/**
 * Carousel component that provides a sliding interface for displaying content.
 *
 * @param {CarouselProps} props - The props for the Carousel component.
 * @param {CarouselOptions} [opts] - Options for the carousel.
 * @param {CarouselPlugin} [plugins] - Plugins for the carousel.
 * @param {'horizontal' | 'vertical'} [orientation='horizontal'] - Orientation of the carousel.
 * @param {(api: CarouselApi) => void} [setApi] - Callback to set the carousel API.
 *
 * @example
 * <Carousel>
 *   <CarouselContent>
 *     <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
 *     <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
 *     <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
 *   </CarouselContent>
 *   <CarouselPrevious />
 *   <CarouselNext />
 * </Carousel>
 *
 * @see {@link https://dub.sh/ui-carousel Carousel Docs} for further information.
 */
export const Carousel = forwardRef<
  HTMLDivElement,
  React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> & CarouselProps
>(
  (
    {
      orientation = 'horizontal',
      opts,
      setApi,
      plugins,
      className,
      children,
      ...props
    },
    ref,
  ) => {
    const [carouselRef, api] = useEmblaCarousel(
      {
        ...opts,
        axis: orientation === 'horizontal' ? 'x' : 'y',
      },
      plugins,
    );
    const [canScrollPrev, setCanScrollPrev] = useState(false);
    const [canScrollNext, setCanScrollNext] = useState(false);
 
    const onSelect = useCallback((api: CarouselApi) => {
      if (!api) {
        return;
      }
 
      setCanScrollPrev(api.canScrollPrev());
      setCanScrollNext(api.canScrollNext());
    }, []);
 
    const scrollPrev = useCallback(() => {
      api?.scrollPrev();
    }, [api]);
 
    const scrollNext = useCallback(() => {
      api?.scrollNext();
    }, [api]);
 
    const handleKeyDown = useCallback(
      (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
        if (event.key === 'ArrowLeft') {
          event.preventDefault();
          scrollPrev();
        } else if (event.key === 'ArrowRight') {
          event.preventDefault();
          scrollNext();
        }
      },
      [scrollPrev, scrollNext],
    );
 
    useEffect(() => {
      if (!api || !setApi) {
        return;
      }
 
      setApi(api);
    }, [api, setApi]);
 
    useEffect(() => {
      if (!api) {
        return;
      }
 
      onSelect(api);
      api.on('reInit', onSelect);
      api.on('select', onSelect);
 
      return () => {
        api.off('select', onSelect);
      };
    }, [api, onSelect]);
 
    return (
      <CarouselContext.Provider
        value={{
          carouselRef,
          api: api,
          opts,
          orientation,
          scrollPrev,
          scrollNext,
          canScrollPrev,
          canScrollNext,
        }}
      >
        <div
          ref={ref}
          aria-roledescription='carousel'
          className={base({ className })}
          role='region'
          onKeyDownCapture={handleKeyDown}
          {...props}
        >
          {children}
        </div>
      </CarouselContext.Provider>
    );
  },
);
 
Carousel.displayName = 'Carousel';
 
/**
 * CarouselContent component that wraps the content of the Carousel.
 *
 * @param {React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>} props - Additional props to pass to the CarouselContent component.
 *
 * @example
 * <CarouselContent>
 *   <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
 * </CarouselContent>
 */
export const CarouselContent = forwardRef<
  HTMLDivElement,
  React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>
>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => {
  const { carouselRef, orientation } = useCarousel();
 
  return (
    <div ref={carouselRef} className='overflow-hidden'>
      <div
        ref={ref}
        className={content({ className, orientation })}
        {...props}
      />
    </div>
  );
});
 
CarouselContent.displayName = 'CarouselContent';
 
/**
 * CarouselItem component that represents a single item in the Carousel.
 *
 * @param {React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>} props - Additional props to pass to the CarouselItem component.
 *
 * @example
 * <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
 */
export const CarouselItem = forwardRef<
  HTMLDivElement,
  React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>
>(({ className, ...props }, ref) => {
  const { orientation } = useCarousel();
 
  return (
    <div
      ref={ref}
      aria-roledescription='slide'
      className={item({ className, orientation })}
      role='group'
      {...props}
    />
  );
});
 
CarouselItem.displayName = 'CarouselItem';
 
/**
 * CarouselNext component that provides a button to navigate to the next item in the Carousel.
 *
 * @param {React.ComponentProps<typeof Button>} props - Additional props to pass to the CarouselNext component.
 *
 * @example
 * <CarouselNext />
 */
export const CarouselNext = forwardRef<
  HTMLButtonElement,
  React.ComponentProps<typeof Button>
>(
  (
    { className, icon = true, size = 'small', variant = 'outline', ...props },
    ref,
  ) => {
    const { orientation, scrollNext, canScrollNext } = useCarousel();
 
    return (
      <Button
        ref={ref}
        className={next({ className, orientation })}
        disabled={!canScrollNext}
        icon={icon}
        size={size}
        variant={variant}
        onClick={scrollNext}
        {...props}
      >
        <ArrowRightIcon />
        <span className='sr-only'>Next slide</span>
      </Button>
    );
  },
);
 
/**
 * CarouselPrevious component that provides a button to navigate to the previous item in the Carousel.
 *
 * @param {React.ComponentProps<typeof Button>} props - Additional props to pass to the CarouselPrevious component.
 *
 * @example
 * <CarouselPrevious />
 */
export const CarouselPrevious = forwardRef<
  HTMLButtonElement,
  React.ComponentProps<typeof Button>
>(
  (
    { className, icon = true, size = 'small', variant = 'outline', ...props },
    ref,
  ) => {
    const { orientation, scrollPrev, canScrollPrev } = useCarousel();
 
    return (
      <Button
        ref={ref}
        className={previous({ className, orientation })}
        disabled={!canScrollPrev}
        icon={icon}
        size={size}
        variant={variant}
        onClick={scrollPrev}
        {...props}
      >
        <ArrowLeftIcon />
        <span className='sr-only'>Previous slide</span>
      </Button>
    );
  },
);
 
CarouselPrevious.displayName = 'CarouselPrevious';

Update import paths

Update the @kosori/ui import paths to fit your project structure, for example, using ~/components/ui.

Usage

import {
  Carousel,
  CarouselContent,
  CarouselItem,
  CarouselNext,
  CarouselPrevious,
} from '~/components/ui/carousel';
<Carousel>
  <CarouselContent>
    <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
    <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
    <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
  </CarouselContent>
  <CarouselPrevious />
  <CarouselNext />
</Carousel>

Examples

Sizes

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Simple

To set the size of the items, you can use the basis utility class on the <CarouselItem />.

// 33% of the carousel width.
<Carousel>
  <CarouselContent>
    <CarouselItem className='basis-1/3'>...</CarouselItem>
    <CarouselItem className='basis-1/3'>...</CarouselItem>
    <CarouselItem className='basis-1/3'>...</CarouselItem>
  </CarouselContent>
</Carousel>

Responsive

// 50% on small screens and 33% on larger screens.
<Carousel>
  <CarouselContent>
    <CarouselItem className='md:basis-1/2 lg:basis-1/3'>...</CarouselItem>
    <CarouselItem className='md:basis-1/2 lg:basis-1/3'>...</CarouselItem>
    <CarouselItem className='md:basis-1/2 lg:basis-1/3'>...</CarouselItem>
  </CarouselContent>
</Carousel>

Spacing

To set the spacing between the items, we use a pl-[VALUE] utility on the <CarouselItem /> and a negative -ml-[VALUE] on the <CarouselContent />.

Why?

We tried to use the gap property or a grid layout on the <CarouselContent /> but it required a lot of math and mental effort to get the spacing right. We found pl-[VALUE] and -ml-[VALUE] utilities much easier to use. You can always adjust this in your own project if you need to.

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Simple

<Carousel>
  <CarouselContent className='-ml-4'>
    <CarouselItem className='pl-4'>...</CarouselItem>
    <CarouselItem className='pl-4'>...</CarouselItem>
    <CarouselItem className='pl-4'>...</CarouselItem>
  </CarouselContent>
</Carousel>

Responsive

<Carousel>
  <CarouselContent className='-ml-2 md:-ml-4'>
    <CarouselItem className='pl-2 md:pl-4'>...</CarouselItem>
    <CarouselItem className='pl-2 md:pl-4'>...</CarouselItem>
    <CarouselItem className='pl-2 md:pl-4'>...</CarouselItem>
  </CarouselContent>
</Carousel>

Orientation

Use the orientation prop to set the orientation of the carousel.

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<Carousel orientation='vertical | horizontal'>
  <CarouselContent>
    <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
    <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
    <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
  </CarouselContent>
</Carousel>

Options

You can pass options to the carousel using the opts prop. See the Embla Carousel docs for more information.

<Carousel

  opts={{
    align: 'start',
    loop: true,
  }}
>
  <CarouselContent>
    <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
    <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
    <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
  </CarouselContent>
</Carousel>

API

Use a state and the setApi props to get an instance of the carousel API.

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import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
import type { CarouselApi } from '@kosori/ui/carousel'; 
 
export const Example = () => {
  const [api, setApi] = useState<CarouselApi>(); 
  const [current, setCurrent] = useState(0);
  const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
 
  useEffect(() => {
    if (!api) {
      return;
    }
 
    setCount(api.scrollSnapList().length);
    setCurrent(api.selectedScrollSnap() + 1);
 
    api.on('select', () => {
      setCurrent(api.selectedScrollSnap() + 1);
    });
  }, [api]);
 
  return (

    <Carousel setApi={setApi}>
      <CarouselContent>
        <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
        <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
        <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
      </CarouselContent>
    </Carousel>
  );
};

Events

You can listen to events using the api instance from setApi.

import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
import type { CarouselApi } from '@kosori/ui/carousel'; 
 
export const Example = () => {
  const [api, setApi] = useState<CarouselApi>(); 
 

  useEffect(() => {
    if (!api) {
      return;
    }
 
    api.on('select', () => {
      // Do something on select.
    });
  }, [api]);
 
  return (

    <Carousel setApi={setApi}>
      <CarouselContent>
        <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
        <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
        <CarouselItem>...</CarouselItem>
      </CarouselContent>
    </Carousel>
  );
};

See the Embla Carousel docs for more information on using events.

Plugins

You can use the plugins prop to add plugins to the carousel.

import Autoplay from 'embla-carousel-autoplay'; 
 
export const Example = () => {
  return (
    <Carousel

      plugins={[
        Autoplay({
          delay: 2000,
        }),
      ]}
    >
      // ...
    </Carousel>
  );
};
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See the Embla Carousel docs for more information on using events.

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