Pager Component -- Initial Setup

pager-setup.js

import React, { useState } from 'react'

// this component will be the focus of this series
// we will extend its functionality considerably throughout

// for now let's just setup the translations...

function Pager({ children, activeIndex }) {
  // this will update when the activeIndex changes
  // try updating activeIndex in devtools and see how the blue container changes position
  const offset = activeIndex * 100 * -1

  return (
    <div
      style={{
        border: 'thin solid blue',
        position: 'relative',
        height: '100%',
        width: '100%',
        transform: `translateX(${offset}%)`,
      }}>
      {React.Children.map(children, (element, index) => {
        return (
          <div
            style={{
              ...absoluteFill,
              transform: `translateX(${index * 100}%)`,
            }}>
            {element}
          </div>
        )
      })}
    </div>
  )
}

const absoluteFill = {
  position: 'absolute',
  left: 0,
  right: 0,
  bottom: 0,
  top: 0,
}

const PAGE_SIZE = 200

// this will represent a consumer component or any part of your application
function App() {
  // all we need to pass are children and an activeIndex prop to our pager component
  const [activeIndex, setActiveIndex] = useState(0)
  
  const children = Array.from({ length: 10 }).map((c, i) => (
    <h1 key={i} style={{ textAlign: 'center' }}>
      Index {i}
    </h1>
  ))

  return (
    <div>
      <div
        style={{
          width: PAGE_SIZE,
          height: PAGE_SIZE,
          display: 'flex',
          margin: 'auto',
          padding: '5px',
          border: 'thin solid red',
        }}>
        <Pager activeIndex={activeIndex}>{children}</Pager>
      </div>

      <div
        style={{
          display: 'flex',
          flexDirection: 'column',
          alignItems: 'center',
          justifyContent: 'space-around',
        }}>
        <strong style={{ margin: '5px 0' }}>activeIndex: {activeIndex}</strong>
        <button
          style={{ margin: '5px 0' }}
          onClick={() => setActiveIndex(activeIndex + 1)}>
          Increment
        </button>
        <button
          style={{ margin: '5px 0' }}
          onClick={() => setActiveIndex(activeIndex - 1)}>
          Decrement
        </button>
      </div>
    </div>
  )
}

export default App