mydaterangepicker2 v1.0.14

mydaterangepicker

Angular 2 date range picker - Angular2 reusable UI component

Description

Simple Angular2 date range picker. Online demo is here

Installation

To install this component to an external project, follow the procedure:

1. npm install mydaterangepicker --save

2. Add MyDateRangePickerModule import to your @NgModule like example below

   import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
   import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
   import { MyTestApp } from './my-test-app';
   
   // If you are using webpack package loader import the MyDateRangePickerModule from here:
   import { MyDateRangePickerModule } from 'mydaterangepicker';
   
   // If you are using systemjs package loader import the MyDateRangePickerModule from here:
   import { MyDateRangePickerModule } from 'mydatepicker/dist/my-date-range-picker.module';
   
   @NgModule({
       imports:      [ BrowserModule, MyDateRangePickerModule ],
       declarations: [ MyTestApp ],
       bootstrap:    [ MyTestApp ]
   })
   export class MyTestAppModule {}

3. Use the following snippet inside your template:

   <my-date-range-picker [options]="myDateRangePickerOptions"
                   (dateRangeChanged)="onDateRangeChanged($event)"></my-date-range-picker>

   • Mandatory attributes:

     • options="myDateRangePickerOptions"
     • (dateRangeChanged)="onDateRangeChanged($event)"

   • Optional attributes:

     • selDateRange="selectedDateRange"
     • (inputFieldChanged)="onInputFieldChanged($event)"
     • (calendarViewChanged)="onCalendarViewChanged($event)"

4. If you are using systemjs package loader add the following mydaterangepicker properties to the System.config:

   (function (global) {
       System.config({
           paths: {
               'npm:': 'node_modules/'
           },
           map: {
               // Other components are here...
   
               'mydaterangepicker': 'npm:mydaterangepicker',
           },
           packages: {
               // Other components are here...
   
               mydaterangepicker: {
                   defaultExtension: 'js'
               }
           }
       });
   })(this);

Usage

options attribute

• Example of the options data (not all properties listed):

    myDateRangePickerOptions = {
        clearBtnTxt: 'Clear',
        beginDateBtnTxt: 'Begin Date',
        endDateBtnTxt: 'End Date',
        acceptBtnTxt: 'OK',
        dateFormat: 'dd.mm.yyyy',
        firstDayOfWeek: 'mo',
        sunHighlight: true,
        height: '34px',
        width: '260px',
        inline: false,
        selectionTxtFontSize: '15px',
        alignSelectorRight: false,
        indicateInvalidDateRange: true,
        showDateRangeFormatPlaceholder: false
    };

selDateRange attribute

Provide the initially chosen date range that will display both in the text input field and provide the default for the popped-up selector.

defaultMonth attribute

If selDateRange is not specified, when the daterangepicker is opened, it will ordinarily default to selecting the current date. If you would prefer a different year and month to be the default for a freshly chosen date picking operation, specify a defaultMonth attribute.

Value of the defaultMonth attribute is a string which contain year number and month number separated by delimiter. The delimiter can be any special character. For example the value of the defaultMonth attribute can be: 2016.08, 08-2016, 08/2016.

dateRangeChanged callback:

• called when the date range is selected, removed or input field typing is valid

• event parameter:

  • event.beginDate: Date object in the following format: { day: 22, month: 11, year: 2016 }
  • event.endDate: Date object in the following format: { day: 23, month: 11, year: 2016 }
  • event.formatted: Date range string: '2016-11-22 - 2016-11-23'
  • event.beginEpoc: Epoc time stamp number: 1479765600
  • event.endEpoc: Epoc time stamp number: 1479852000

• Example of the dateChanged callback:

      onDateRangeChanged(event:any) {
          console.log('onDateRangeChanged(): Begin date: ', event.beginDate, ' End date: ', event.endDate);
          console.log('onDateRangeChanged(): Formatted: ', event.formatted);
          console.log('onDateRangeChanged(): BeginEpoc timestamp: ', event.beginEpoc, ' - endEpoc timestamp: ', event.endEpoc);
      }

inputFieldChanged callback:

• called when the value change in the input field, date range is selected or date range is cleared (can be used in validation, returns true or false indicating is date range valid or not in the input field)

• event parameter:

  • event.value: Value of the input field. For example: '2016-11-22 - 2016-11-23'
  • event.dateRangeFormat: Date range format string. For example: 'yyyy-mm-dd - yyyy-mm-dd'
  • event.valid: Boolean value indicating is the typed value valid. For example: true

• Example of the input field changed callback:

  onInputFieldChanged(event:any) {
    console.log('onInputFieldChanged(): Value: ', event.value, ' - dateRangeFormat: ', event.dateRangeFormat, ' - valid: ', event.valid);
  }

calendarViewChanged callback:

• called when the calendar view change (year or month change)
• event parameter:
  • event.year: Year number in calendar. For example: 2016
  • event.month: Month number in calendar. For example: 11
  • event.first: First day of selected month and year. Object which contain day number and weekday string. For example: {number: 1, weekday: "tu"}
  • event.last: Last day of selected month and year. Object which contain day number and weekday string. For example: {number: 30, weekday: "we"}

• values of the weekday property are same as values of the firstDayOfWeek option

• Example of the calendar view changed callback:

  onCalendarViewChanged(event:any) {
    console.log('onCalendarViewChanged(): Year: ', event.year, ' - month: ', event.month, ' - first: ', event.first, ' - last: ', event.last);
  }

Change styles of the component

The styles of the component can be changed by overriding the existing styles.

Create a separate stylesheet file which contain the changed styles. Then import the stylesheet file in the place which is after the place where the component is loaded.

The sampleapp of the component contain an example:

• override.css contain the changed styles.
• index.html contain import of the override.css file.

Development of this component

• At first fork and clone this repo.

• Install all dependencies:

  1. npm install
  2. npm install --global gulp-cli

• Build dist and npmdist folders and execute tslint:

  1. gulp all

• Execute unit tests and coverage (output is generated to the test-output folder):

  1. npm test

• Run sample application:

  1. Open a terminal and type npm start
  2. Open http://localhost:5000 to browser

• Build a local npm installation package:

  1. gulp all
  2. cd npmdist
  3. npm pack
  • local installation package is created to the npmdist folder. For example: mydaterangepicker-1.0.10.tgz

• Install the local npm package to your project:

  1. npm install path_to_npmdist/mydaterangepicker-1.0.10.tgz

Demo

Online demo is here

Compatibility (tested with)

• Firefox (latest)
• Chrome (latest)
• Chromium (latest)
• Edge
• IE11
• Safari

License

• License: MIT

Author

• Author: kekeh