solidjs-window-manager

Create a windows based UI that is persistent in localStorage.

Demo here: https://codesandbox.io/s/solidjs-window-based-ui-demo-kmg3ib?file=/src/App.tsx:186-508

Install

npm install solidjs-window-manager

yarn add solidjs-window-manager

Usage example

src/App.tsx

import { JSX, lazy } from 'solid-js';
import { WindowManager } from 'solidjs-window-manager';

export default function App(): JSX.Element {
  let windowApi;
  return (
    <WindowManager
      loadWindow={(props) => {
        // this prop is required
        return lazy(() => import(/* @vite-ignore */ './windows/' + props.component));
      }}
      onReady={(api) => (windowApi = api)}
      options={{
        persistent: true, // this persists all opened windows with props, position and size in localstorage
      }}
    >
      <div style={{ padding: '10px' }}>
        <p style={{ color: 'white' }}>Desktop</p>
        <p>
          <button
            type="button"
            onClick={() => {
              windowApi?.openWindow?.('MyComputer', { path: '/home/user' });
            }}
          >
            open new window
          </button>
        </p>
      </div>
    </WindowManager>
  );
}

src/windows/MyComputer.tsx (you can change windows folder via loadWindow prop)

import { JSX, onMount } from 'solid-js';

export default function MyComputer(props: any): JSX.Element {
  onMount(() => {
    // this is how you can customize window decorator
    props?.windowUpdateProps({
      title: 'My computer',
      // the first call to windowUpdateProps will hide the loading effect, unless you overwrite it like so
      loading: true, // optional. default is false
    });
    setTimeout(() => {
      props?.windowUpdateProps({
        title: 'My computer: ' + props?.path,
        loading: false, // you can change this props after a fetch, or anytime
      });
    }, 1500);
  });

  return (
    <div>
      <p>My computer:</p>
      Path: {props?.path}
    </div>
  );
}

Full demo and playground

git clone https://github.com/AndreiTelteu/solidjs-window-manager
cd solidjs-window-manager/example
yarn install
yarn start

Roadmap:

☐	Center windows by default
✅	Create a taskbar
✅	Add support for minimize
✅	Support maximize
☐	Context menu for taskbar

Changelog:

v1.1.3

• Migrated from rollup to tsup-preset-solid

v1.1.2

• Added window props for close, maximize and minimize. Made taskbar a bit smaller.

v1.1.1

• Update dependencies

v1.1.0

• Polyfill for event.path browser support. (Fixed error windows would not move)

v1.0.9

• Suport for maximize and minimize with animations

v1.0.8

• Created a taskbar with focus and close functionality
• windowState renamed to windowStore

v1.0.6-7

• Exported windowState for external control

v1.0.5

• Added minimum size restriction
• Save last window size and position based on component name

v1.0.4

• Moved my state management helper in a separate package solidjs-storex

v1.0.3

• Added support for window resizing on every side and corner
• Added EditPost window in example project to demonstrate the persistence of the window params, and the usage of windowApi from inside another window

v1.0.2

• Made windows load from user-code.
• Added ErrorBoundry in windows.
• Added real-life example project using Vite (list posts from a demo api, with a virtual-list plugin).

v1.0.1

• Added preview animated gif

v1.0.0

• First version 🎉🥳
• redux-like state based on createStore
• open and move windows