#InfinityScroller

#Description

The InfinityScroller component is a mode of the Pagination component which loads content continuously as the user scrolls down the page. Go to Pagination for information on properties and events.

You can choose to use either <Pagination mode="infinity" /> or <InfinityScroller />.

#Async data handling

Infinity scrolling requires additional handling of already loaded content. To do so, it stores already shown content and interacts from there.

#Gotchas

Infinity scroller: Once content inside a page changes, we have to tell the component explicitly what "page" number happened, including the new content.

setContent(pageNumber, ReactComponent)

#Infinity scroller and content handling

In order to update content into the internal pages stack, we have to get access to the component instance. There are several ways to do so.

Also, there are two type of handling content on:

1. Either you fill the content as "pages" in a page per page basis (methods 1-3),
2. or you have your own stack, and you only want use the infinity part (method 4).

#Infinity scroller method #1

Create the instance before using it.

NB: Keep in mind, you may create the instance first during runtime, either in a class constructor or by using useState:

import { createPagination } from '@dnb/eufemia/components/Pagination'

// create our Component instance
const { Pagination, setContent, endInfinity, resetContent } =
  React.useState(createPagination)

// Later we can do call this (make sure the page is set by listening to the events)
setContent(page, ReactComponent)

render(<Pagination mode="infinity" />)

#Infinity scroller method #2

Using the on_change event together with setContent.

import { Pagination } from '@dnb/eufemia/components'

render(
  <Pagination
    mode="infinity"
    on_change={({ pageNumber, setContent }) => {
      setContent(pageNumber, ReactComponent)
    }}
  />
)

#Infinity scroller method #3

Using a set_content_handler handler.

import InfinityScroller from '@dnb/eufemia/components/pagination/InfinityScroller'

const [localPage, setLocalPage] = React.useState(1)
const setContent = React.createRef()

React.useEffect(() => {
  setContent.current(localPage, ReactComponent)
}, [localPage])

render(
  <InfinityScroller
    set_content_handler={(fn) => (setContent = fn)}
    on_change={({ pageNumber }) => {
      setLocalPage(pageNumber)
    }}
  />
)

#Infinity scroller method #4

Using a InfinityMarker only. See code example on GitHub.

This method will basically add a load button on top, if startup_page or current_page is higher than 1 at the first render.

Also, it adds an indicator at the bottom until next render, and as long as page_count has not reached the internal page count. But instead of setting page_count (total pages), you can pragmatically call endInfinity() instead.

import { createPagination } from '@dnb/eufemia/components/Pagination'

// create our Component instance
const { InfinityMarker, endInfinity, resetInfinity } =
  React.useState(createPagination)

render(<InfinityMarker>ReactComponent</InfinityMarker>)