Performant and accessible Carousel component for React-Native that can be used with images or nested components. Built on top of the pure FlatList component with additional styling and added animations. The pagination indicators allow user to navigate to a specific element of the carousel with animated indicator transition. All elements within the carousel are accessible for the user using the VoiceOverText feature of their device (iOS and Android)

Nothing special, but might be useful 😶‍🌫️

🤳 Showcase:

🚀 Installation:

Install latest carousel-with-pagination-rn :

yarn:

yarn add carousel-with-pagination-rn

npm:

npm install carousel-with-pagination-rn

🎮 Usage:

Import the default component:

1import CustomCarousel from 'carousel-with-pagination-rn';

Pass the required props data and renderItem:

1const YourScreen = () => {
2    return(
3        <CustomCarousel
4          data={dummyCarousel}
5          renderItem={({item}) => <YourItem item={item} />}
6        />
7    )
8}

Plug & Play example:

1import CustomCarousel from 'carousel-with-pagination-rn';
2
3const dummyData = [
4  {
5    id: 1,
6    img: 'https://picsum.photos/400/600?random=1',
7    title: 'Element 1',
8    description: 'Pressable and animated pagination',
9    price: 'Fast',
10  },
11  {
12    id: 2,
13    img: 'https://picsum.photos/400/600?random=2',
14    title: 'Element 2',
15    description: 'Full customization for carousel',
16    price: 'Simple',
17  },
18  {
19    id: 3,
20    img: 'https://picsum.photos/400/600?random=3',
21    title: 'Element 3',
22    description: 'Accessible for VoiceOver',
23    price: 'Efficient',
24  },
25];
26
27const {width} = Dimensions.get('screen');
28
29const YourScreen = () => {
30  return (
31    <SafeAreaView style={{flex: 1}}>
32      <View
33        style={{
34          justifyContent: 'center',
35          alignItems: 'center',
36        }}
37      >
38        <CustomCarousel
39          data={dummyData}
40          renderItem={({item}) => {
41            return (
42              <View style={styles.container}>
43                <Image
44                  source={{uri: item.img}}
45                  style={styles.image}
46                  resizeMode='contain'
47                />
48
49                <View style={styles.content}>
50                  <Text style={styles.title}>{item.title}</Text>
51                  <Text style={styles.description}>{item.description}</Text>
52                  <Text style={styles.extraDesc}>{item.price}</Text>
53                </View>
54              </View>
55            );
56          }}
57        />
58      </View>
59    </SafeAreaView>
60  );
61};
62
63const styles = StyleSheet.create({
64  container: {
65    width,
66    height: 700,
67    alignItems: 'center',
68  },
69  image: {
70    flex: 0.8,
71    width: '100%',
72  },
73  content: {
74    flex: 0.4,
75    alignItems: 'center',
76  },
77  title: {
78    fontSize: 24,
79    fontWeight: 'bold',
80    color: '#333',
81  },
82  description: {
83    fontSize: 18,
84    marginVertical: 12,
85    color: '#333',
86  },
87  extraDesc: {
88    fontSize: 32,
89    fontWeight: 'bold',
90  },
91});
92
93export default YourScreen;
94

🥷 Properties:

Prop	Description	Default	Type
data ❗Required	Used to pass in array of elements that should be rendere. The same as data prop in FlatList component	N/A	Array<any>
renderItem ❗Required	Takes an item from data props and renders it as required. The same as renderItem prop in FlatList component	N/A	ListRenderItem<any>
mainContainerStyle	Used to apply styling to the main container that wraps both: carousel and pagination	N/A	StyleProp<ViewStyle>
carouselContainerStyle	Equivalent to style prop in FlatList and has the same affect to the Carousel	N/A	StyleProp<ViewStyle>
carouselContentContainerStyle	Equivalent to contentContainerStyle prop in FlatList and has the same affect to the Carousel	N/A	StyleProp<ViewStyle>
paginationContainerStyle	Used to apply styling to the container that wraps the pagination	N/A	StyleProp<ViewStyle>
widthBoundaryForPagination	Is used to adjust inputRange of interpolated animations of pagination. Has to match to the width of renderItem. If not set, the device screen width will be used.	Dimensions.get('window').width	number
indicatorWidth	Is used to adjust dynamic width of each pagination indicator. Has to be an array of 3 numbers where the second element of array will be assigned to the height of the active indicator. Example: indicatorWidth={[15,30,15]}. If static width is required, pass an array of three equal numbers as: [10,10,10]	[20,40,20]	Array<number>
indicatorHeight	Is used to adjust dynamic height of each pagination indicator. Has to be an array of 3 numbers where the second element of array will be assigned to the width of the active indicator. Example: indicatorHeight={[15,30,15]}. If static width is required, pass an array of three equal numbers as: [10,10,10]	[15,15,15]	Array<number>
indicatorColor	Is used to adjust dynamic color of each pagination indicator. Has to be an array of 3 strings/colors where the second element of array will be assigned to color of the active indicator. Example: indicatorColor={['grey', 'black', 'grey']}. If static width is required, pass an array of three equal numbers as: ['grey', 'grey', 'grey']	['grey', 'black', 'grey']	Array<string>
inidicatorBorderRadius	Is used to adjust borderRadius of each pagination indicator	5	number
indicatorHorizontalPadding	Is used to adjust horizontalPadding of each pagination indicator	10	number
paginataionBackgroundColor	Is used to change backgroundColor of each pagination container	transparent	string
isEndReached	Will be called once the last element of the Carousel is displayed	(endReached: boolean) => void

❗❗ It is important to pass a value to prop widthBoundaryForPagination if parent container within renderItem is not taking the full width of the screen. These values have to be the same.

⚙️ Methods attached to the Ref:

Method	Description	Type
ref	Can be used to access two methods: showNextItem() & showPreviousItem(). These methods then can be used to access behavior of the carousel and define it manually i.e. move to the next item in the carousel or move to the previous one. The Example below should provide a bit more information on the use and the implementation of these methods.	RefProps

Explanation of use: This feature was added in v1.1.5 following a feature request on the GitHub repository. Now you can access the ref for CustomCarousel component, assign it as custom ref within your component using useRef and trigger two methods: showNextItem() AND showPreviousItem() to scroll trhough the Carousel using your custom component ( arrows as an example ).

Showcase:

Use of Ref methods with custom components that can be positioned anywhere.

Example:

1const CarouselScreen = () => {
2  let carouselRef = useRef<RefProps>(null); //RefProps interface can be imported from the library
3
4  const handleNextClick = () => {
5    carouselRef.current?.showNextItem(); //will scroll to the next item in carousel
6  };
7  const handlePreviousClick = () => {
8    carouselRef.current?.showPreviousItem(); //will scroll to the previous item in carousel
9  };
10  return (
11    <SafeAreaView style={{flex: 1}}>
12      <View
13        style={{
14          justifyContent: 'center',
15          alignItems: 'center',
16        }}
17      >
18        <CustomCarousel
19          ref={carouselRef} //access and assign the reference for the further use and manipulation
20          data={dummyData}
21          renderItem={renderItem} //Copy the renderItem from the 'Plug&Play' example or use your own renderItem.
22          disablePagination={true} //used to hide the pagination of the carousel
23        />
24        <View
25          style={{
26            flexDirection: 'row',
27            width: 100,
28            justifyContent: 'space-between',
29          }}
30        >
31          <TouchableOpacity onPress={handlePreviousClick}>
32            <Text>Previous</Text>
33          </TouchableOpacity>
34          <TouchableOpacity onPress={handleNextClick}>
35            <Text>Next</Text>
36          </TouchableOpacity>
37        </View>
38      </View>
39    </SafeAreaView>
40  );
41};

🪪 License & Sources:

• carousel-with-pagination-rn - MIT © veryrare104
• images used in Plug & Play example source - Lorem Picsum
• giphs created and sourced - GIPHY