@kouts/vue-simple-dropdown v1.0.6

vue-simple-dropdown

A Vue.js 3 simple dropdown menu component for floating-vue.

vue-simple-dropdown is build on top of floating-vue to provide keyboard navigation for simple dropdown menus.

Features at a glance

• All floating-vue Dropdown component features
• Completely headless, easily customizable using any CSS framework e.g Tailwind
• Keyboard navigation using the Up/Down arrows
• Customizable CSS selector for the menu items used for the keyboard navigation
• Opens and closes with the space and enter key when the dropdown trigger has focus
• Prevents page scroll while navigating the menu with the keyboard
• Closes by clicking outside or by using the Esc key

Installation

npm i @kouts/vue-simple-dropdown

Usage

<script setup lang="ts">
import SimpleDropdown from '@kouts/vue-simple-dropdown'
</script>

<template>
  <SimpleDropdown class="inline" popper-class="w-64 bg-white border rounded-lg shadow-md">
    <!-- Dropdown trigger -->
    <button
      class="dropdown-trigger inline-block px-6 py-3 bg-blue-600 text-white leading-tight rounded hover:bg-blue-700 focus:bg-blue-700 focus:outline-none focus:ring-0 active:bg-blue-800 transition duration-150 ease-in-out"
    >
      Dropdown button
    </button>

    <!-- Dropdown content -->
    <template #popper="{ hide }">
      <ul class="py-1 text-sm text-gray-70">
        <li>
          <a href="#" class="block py-2 px-4 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:bg-gray-100 outline-none" @click="hide">
            Action (closes dropdown)
          </a>
        </li>
        <li>
          <a href="#" class="block py-2 px-4 hover:bg-gray-100 focus:bg-gray-100 outline-none">Another action</a>
        </li>
      </ul>
    </template>
  </SimpleDropdown>
</template>

Styling

vue-simple-dropdown does not include any styling. You can use vanilla CSS or your favorite CSS framework to style it.
By default it sets the floating-vue Dropdown theme to simple-dropdown and hides the dropdown arrow.
The Dropdown arrow can be enabled by passing a different theme prop, e.g theme="my-theme".

Props

vue-simple-dropdown inherits all props from floating-vue Dropdown
and sets some defaults:

• distance: 14
• triggers: ['click']
• theme: "simple-dropdown"
• placement: "bottom-start"
• autoHide: true

It also adds some props on top:

Slots

vue-simple-dropdown inherits all slots from floating-vue Dropdown

Events

vue-simple-dropdown inherits all events from floating-vue Dropdown

Development

In order to start development:

npm i
npm run dev