Typewriter Lite

This is ultra small, zero dependency javascript package for animated typing or typewriter effect. it can be used with JavaScript as well ad ReactJS.

Installation

The package is available at npm and source code is available at github

npm install typewriter-lite
#or
yarn add typewriter-lite

Parameters

Package has only function which takes a object of customizable values.

1. element (required): Reference to a element inside which text to be written
2. texts_array (required): Array of all sentences which are to be written inside element.
3. write_delay (optional): Delay before starting to write each sentence in milliseconds. default to 500ms.
4. remove_delay (optional): Delay before starting to remove each sentence in milliseconds. default to 500ms.
5. write_delay_per_char (optional): Delay before writing each character of sentence in milliseconds. default to 100ms.
6. remove_delay_per_char (optional): Delay before removing each character of sentence in milliseconds. default to 100ms.

All values should be passed in a object as shown below

typewriter({
  element: MyDiv,
  texts_array: MyArray,
  write_delay: 500,
  remove_delay: 500,
  write_delay_per_char: 100,
  remove_delay_per_char: 100
});

Usage

With React

import React,{useEffect,useRef} from 'react';
import typewriter from 'typewriter-lite';

export default function Container() {
  
  const typeRef = useRef(null);
  const text = [
    'This is Typewriter Lite',
    'for animated typing effect',
    'it has Customizable speed'
  ];
  
  useEffect(()=>{
    typewriter({
      element: (typeRef.current),
      texts_array: text
    });
  },[]);
  
  return (
    <div>
      <h1>
        Welcome
      </h1>
      <h3 ref={typeRef}></h3>
    </div>
  );
}

*Support for vanilla JavaScript will be added soon