Easy-to-use, composable react selection popover

Install

npm install selection-popover

Content

• Anatomy
• API Reference
  • Root
  • Trigger
  • Portal
  • Content
  • Arrow
• Examples
  • Origin-aware animations
  • Collision-aware animations
  • Unmount animations
  • Use with Radix Toolbar
• Acknowledgements

Anatomy

Import all parts and piece them together.

import * as Selection from 'selection-popover'

export default () => (
  <Selection.Root>
    <Selection.Trigger />
    <Selection.Portal>
      <Selection.Content>
        <Selection.Arrow />
      </Selection.Content>
    </Selection.Portal>
  </Selection.Root>
)

API Reference

Root

Contains all the parts of a selection.

Prop	Type	Default	Description
defaultOpen	boolean	-	The open state of the hover card when it is initially rendered. Use when you do not need to control its open state.
open	boolean	-	The controlled open state of the popover. Must be used in conjunction with onOpenChange.
onOpenChange	(open: boolean) => void	-	Event handler called when the open state of the popover changes.
whileSelect	boolean	false	When true, the popover will open while the text is selected, otherwise only when the mouse up.
disabled	boolean	false	When true, the popover won't open when text is selected.
openDelay	number	0	The duration from when release the mouse until the content opens. In whileSelect is when you start the selection.
closeDelay	number	0	The duration from when you click outside of the content until the content closes.

Trigger

The area that opens the popover. Wrap it around the target you want the popover to open when a text is selected.

Prop	Type	Default	Description
asChild	boolean	false	Change the component to the HTML tag or custom component of the only child. This will merge the original component props with the props of the supplied element/component and change the underlying DOM node.

Portal

When used, portals the content part into the body.

Prop	Type	Default	Description
forceMount	boolean	-	Used to force mounting when more control is needed. Useful when controlling animation with React animation libraries. If used on this part, it will be inherited by Selection.Content.
container	HTMLElement	document.body	Specify a container element to portal the content into.

Content

The component that pops out when a text is selected.

Prop	Type	Default	Description
asChild	boolean	false	Change the component to the HTML tag or custom component of the only child. This will merge the original component props with the props of the supplied element/component and change the underlying DOM node.
forceMount	boolean	-	Used to force mounting when more control is needed. Useful when controlling animation with React animation libraries. It inherits from Selection.Portal.
side	"top" | "right" | "bottom" | "left"	top	The preferred side of the selection to render against when open. Will be reversed when collisions occur and avoidCollisions is enabled.
sideOffset	number	0	The distance in pixels from the selection.
align	"start" | "center" | "end"	center	The preferred alignment against the selection. May change when collisions occur.
alignOffset	number	0	An offset in pixels from the "start" or "end" alignment options.
avoidCollisions	boolean	true	When true, overrides the side and align preferences to prevent collisions with boundary edges.
collisionBoundary	Element | null | Array<Element | null>	[]	The element used as the collision boundary. By default this is the viewport, though you can provide additional element(s) to be included in this check.
collisionPadding	number | Partial<Record<Side, number>>	0	The distance in pixels from the boundary edges where collision detection should occur. Accepts a number (same for all sides), or a partial padding object, for example: { top: 20, left: 20 }.
arrowPadding	number	0	The padding between the arrow and the edges of the content. If your content has border-radius, this will prevent it from overflowing the corners.
sticky	"partial" | "always"	partial	The sticky behavior on the align axis. "partial" will keep the content in the boundary as long as the trigger is at least partially in the boundary whilst "always" will keep the content in the boundary regardless.
hideWhenDetached	boolean	false	Whether to hide the content when the text becomes fully occluded.
onEscapeKeyDown	(event: KeyboardEvent) => void	-	Event handler called when the escape key is down. It can be prevented by calling event.preventDefault.
onPointerDownOutside	(event: PointerDownOutsideEvent) => void	-	Event handler called when a pointer event occurs outside the bounds of the component. It can be prevented by calling event.preventDefault.
onFocusOutside	(event: FocusOutsideEvent) => void	-	Event handler called when focus moves outside the bounds of the component. It can be prevented by calling event.preventDefault.
onInteractOutside	(event: PointerDownOutsideEvent | FocusOutsideEvent) => void	-	Event handler called when an interaction (pointer or focus event) happens outside the bounds of the component. It can be prevented by calling event.preventDefault.

Data Attribute	Values
[data-state]	"open" | "closed"
[data-side]	"left" | "right" | "bottom" | "top"
[data-align]	"start" | "end" | "center"

CSS Variable	Description
--selection-popover-content-transform-origin	The transform-origin computed from the content and arrow positions/offsets.
--selection-popover-select-width	The width of the select.
--selection-popover-select-height	The height of the select.

Arrow

An optional arrow element to render alongside the popover. This can be used to help visually link the selected text with the Selection.Content. Must be rendered inside Selection.Content.

Prop	Type	Default	Description
asChild	boolean	false	Change the component to the HTML tag or custom component of the only child. This will merge the original component props with the props of the supplied element/component and change the underlying DOM node.
width	number	10	The width of the arrow in pixels.
height	number	5	The height of the arrow in pixels.

Examples

Origin-aware animations

// index.jsx
import * as Selection from 'selection-popover'
import './styles.css'

export default () => (
  <Selection.Root>
    <Selection.Trigger>...</Selection.Trigger>
    <Selection.Portal>
      <Selection.Content className="SelectionContent">...</Selection.Content>
    </Selection.Portal>
  </Selection.Root>
)

/* styles.css */
.SelectionContent {
  transform-origin: var(--selection-popover-content-transform-origin);
  animation: scaleIn 500ms cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}

@keyframes scaleIn {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: scale(0);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: scale(1);
  }
}

Collision-aware animations

// index.jsx
import * as Selection from 'selection-popover'
import './styles.css'

export default () => (
  <Selection.Root>
    <Selection.Trigger>...</Selection.Trigger>
    <Selection.Portal>
      <Selection.Content className="SelectionContent">...</Selection.Content>
    </Selection.Portal>
  </Selection.Root>
)

/* styles.css */
.SelectionContent {
  animation-duration: 400ms;
  animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.SelectionContent[data-state='open'][data-side='top'] {
  animation-name: slideDownAndFade;
}
.SelectionContent[data-state='open'][data-side='bottom'] {
  animation-name: slideUpAndFade;
}

@keyframes slideDownAndFade {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

@keyframes slideUpAndFade {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(2px));
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

Unmount animations

// index.jsx
import * as Selection from 'selection-popover'
import './styles.css'

export default () => (
  <Selection.Root>
    <Selection.Trigger>...</Selection.Trigger>
    <Selection.Portal>
      <Selection.Content className="SelectionContent">...</Selection.Content>
    </Selection.Portal>
  </Selection.Root>
)

/* styles.css */
.SelectionContent {
  animation-duration: 400ms;
  animation-timing-function: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);
}
.SelectionContent[data-state='open'] {
  animation-name: slideDownAndFade;
}
.SelectionContent[data-state='closed'] {
  animation-name: slideUpAndFade;
}

@keyframes slideDownAndFade {
  from {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }
  to {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0);
  }
}

@keyframes slideUpAndFade {
  from {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: translateY(0));
  }
  to {
    opacity: 0;
    transform: translateY(-2px);
  }
}

Use with Radix Toolbar

import * as Selection from 'selection-popover'
import * as Toolbar from '@radix-ui/react-toolbar'

export default () => (
  <Selection.Root>
    <Selection.Trigger>...</Selection.Trigger>
    <Selection.Portal>
      <Selection.Content asChild>
        <Toolbar.Root>...</Toolbar.Root>
        <Selection.Arrow />
      </Selection.Content>
    </Selection.Portal>
  </Selection.Root>
)

Acknowledgements

• API heavily inspired on Radix UI
• Inspired by this tweet from Tobias Whetton