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import React, { StrictMode } from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
import {
Link,
Outlet,
RouterProvider,
createRootRoute,
createRoute,
createRouter,
useElementScrollRestoration,
} from '@tanstack/react-router'
import { TanStackRouterDevtools } from '@tanstack/react-router-devtools'
import { useVirtualizer } from '@tanstack/react-virtual'
import './styles.css'
const rootRoute = createRootRoute({
component: RootComponent,
})
function RootComponent() {
return (
<>
<div className="p-2 flex gap-2 sticky top-0 border-b bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-900">
<Link to="/" className="[&.active]:font-bold">
Home
</Link>{' '}
<Link to="/about" className="[&.active]:font-bold">
About
</Link>
<Link to="/about" resetScroll={false}>
About (No Reset)
</Link>
<Link to="/by-element" className="[&.active]:font-bold">
By-Element
</Link>
</div>
<Outlet />
<TanStackRouterDevtools />
</>
)
}
const indexRoute = createRoute({
getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
path: '/',
loader: () => new Promise<void>((r) => setTimeout(r, 500)),
component: IndexComponent,
})
function IndexComponent() {
return (
<div className="p-2">
<h3>Welcome Home!</h3>
<div className="space-y-2">
{Array.from({ length: 50 }).map((_, i) => (
<div
key={i}
className="h-[100px] p-2 rounded-lg bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-800 border"
>
Home Item {i + 1}
</div>
))}
</div>
</div>
)
}
const aboutRoute = createRoute({
getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
path: '/about',
loader: () => new Promise<void>((r) => setTimeout(r, 500)),
component: AboutComponent,
})
function AboutComponent() {
return (
<div className="p-2">
<div>Hello from About!</div>
<div className="space-y-2">
{Array.from({ length: 50 }).map((_, i) => (
<div
key={i}
className="h-[100px] p-2 rounded-lg bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-800 border"
>
About Item {i + 1}
</div>
))}
</div>
</div>
)
}
const byElementRoute = createRoute({
getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
path: '/by-element',
loader: () => new Promise<void>((r) => setTimeout(r, 500)),
component: ByElementComponent,
})
function ByElementComponent() {
// We need a unique ID for manual scroll restoration on a specific element
// It should be as unique as possible for this element across your app
const scrollRestorationId = 'myVirtualizedContent'
// We use that ID to get the scroll entry for this element
const scrollEntry = useElementScrollRestoration({
id: scrollRestorationId,
})
// Let's use TanStack Virtual to virtualize some content!
const virtualizerParentRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
const virtualizer = useVirtualizer({
count: 10000,
getScrollElement: () => virtualizerParentRef.current,
estimateSize: () => 100,
// We pass the scrollY from the scroll restoration entry to the virtualizer
// as the initial offset
initialOffset: scrollEntry?.scrollY,
})
return (
<div className="p-2 h-[calc(100vh-41px)] flex flex-col">
<div>Hello from By-Element!</div>
<div className="h-full min-h-0 flex gap-4">
<div className="border rounded-lg p-2 overflow-auto flex-1 space-y-2">
{Array.from({ length: 50 }).map((_, i) => (
<div
key={i}
className="h-[100px] p-2 rounded-lg bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-800 border"
>
About Item {i + 1}
</div>
))}
</div>
<div className="flex-1 overflow-auto flex flex-col gap-4">
{Array.from({ length: 2 }).map((_, i) => (
<div key={i} className="flex-1 border rounded-lg p-2 overflow-auto">
<div className="space-y-2">
{Array.from({ length: 50 }).map((_, i) => (
<div
key={i}
className="h-[100px] p-2 rounded-lg bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-800 border"
>
About Item {i + 1}
</div>
))}
</div>
</div>
))}
<div className="flex-1 flex flex-col min-h-0">
<div className="font-bold">Virtualized</div>
<div
ref={virtualizerParentRef}
// We pass the scroll restoration ID to the element
// as a custom attribute that will get picked up by the
// scroll restoration watcher
data-scroll-restoration-id={scrollRestorationId}
className="flex-1 border rounded-lg overflow-auto relative"
>
<div
style={{
height: `${virtualizer.getTotalSize()}px`,
}}
>
{virtualizer.getVirtualItems().map((item) => (
<div
key={item.index}
className="absolute p-2 pb-0 w-full"
style={{
height: item.size,
top: item.start,
}}
>
<div className="p-2 rounded-lg bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-800 border h-full">
Virtualized Item {item.index + 1}
</div>
</div>
))}
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
)
}
const routeTree = rootRoute.addChildren([\
indexRoute,\
aboutRoute,\
byElementRoute,\
])
const router = createRouter({
routeTree,
defaultPreload: 'intent',
scrollRestoration: true,
})
declare module '@tanstack/react-router' {
interface Register {
router: typeof router
}
}
const rootElement = document.getElementById('app')!
if (!rootElement.innerHTML) {
const root = ReactDOM.createRoot(rootElement)
root.render(
<StrictMode>
<RouterProvider router={router} />
</StrictMode>,
)
}
import React, { StrictMode } from 'react'
import ReactDOM from 'react-dom/client'
import {
Link,
Outlet,
RouterProvider,
createRootRoute,
createRoute,
createRouter,
useElementScrollRestoration,
} from '@tanstack/react-router'
import { TanStackRouterDevtools } from '@tanstack/react-router-devtools'
import { useVirtualizer } from '@tanstack/react-virtual'
import './styles.css'
const rootRoute = createRootRoute({
component: RootComponent,
})
function RootComponent() {
return (
<>
<div className="p-2 flex gap-2 sticky top-0 border-b bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-900">
<Link to="/" className="[&.active]:font-bold">
Home
</Link>{' '}
<Link to="/about" className="[&.active]:font-bold">
About
</Link>
<Link to="/about" resetScroll={false}>
About (No Reset)
</Link>
<Link to="/by-element" className="[&.active]:font-bold">
By-Element
</Link>
</div>
<Outlet />
<TanStackRouterDevtools />
</>
)
}
const indexRoute = createRoute({
getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
path: '/',
loader: () => new Promise<void>((r) => setTimeout(r, 500)),
component: IndexComponent,
})
function IndexComponent() {
return (
<div className="p-2">
<h3>Welcome Home!</h3>
<div className="space-y-2">
{Array.from({ length: 50 }).map((_, i) => (
<div
key={i}
className="h-[100px] p-2 rounded-lg bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-800 border"
>
Home Item {i + 1}
</div>
))}
</div>
</div>
)
}
const aboutRoute = createRoute({
getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
path: '/about',
loader: () => new Promise<void>((r) => setTimeout(r, 500)),
component: AboutComponent,
})
function AboutComponent() {
return (
<div className="p-2">
<div>Hello from About!</div>
<div className="space-y-2">
{Array.from({ length: 50 }).map((_, i) => (
<div
key={i}
className="h-[100px] p-2 rounded-lg bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-800 border"
>
About Item {i + 1}
</div>
))}
</div>
</div>
)
}
const byElementRoute = createRoute({
getParentRoute: () => rootRoute,
path: '/by-element',
loader: () => new Promise<void>((r) => setTimeout(r, 500)),
component: ByElementComponent,
})
function ByElementComponent() {
// We need a unique ID for manual scroll restoration on a specific element
// It should be as unique as possible for this element across your app
const scrollRestorationId = 'myVirtualizedContent'
// We use that ID to get the scroll entry for this element
const scrollEntry = useElementScrollRestoration({
id: scrollRestorationId,
})
// Let's use TanStack Virtual to virtualize some content!
const virtualizerParentRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
const virtualizer = useVirtualizer({
count: 10000,
getScrollElement: () => virtualizerParentRef.current,
estimateSize: () => 100,
// We pass the scrollY from the scroll restoration entry to the virtualizer
// as the initial offset
initialOffset: scrollEntry?.scrollY,
})
return (
<div className="p-2 h-[calc(100vh-41px)] flex flex-col">
<div>Hello from By-Element!</div>
<div className="h-full min-h-0 flex gap-4">
<div className="border rounded-lg p-2 overflow-auto flex-1 space-y-2">
{Array.from({ length: 50 }).map((_, i) => (
<div
key={i}
className="h-[100px] p-2 rounded-lg bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-800 border"
>
About Item {i + 1}
</div>
))}
</div>
<div className="flex-1 overflow-auto flex flex-col gap-4">
{Array.from({ length: 2 }).map((_, i) => (
<div key={i} className="flex-1 border rounded-lg p-2 overflow-auto">
<div className="space-y-2">
{Array.from({ length: 50 }).map((_, i) => (
<div
key={i}
className="h-[100px] p-2 rounded-lg bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-800 border"
>
About Item {i + 1}
</div>
))}
</div>
</div>
))}
<div className="flex-1 flex flex-col min-h-0">
<div className="font-bold">Virtualized</div>
<div
ref={virtualizerParentRef}
// We pass the scroll restoration ID to the element
// as a custom attribute that will get picked up by the
// scroll restoration watcher
data-scroll-restoration-id={scrollRestorationId}
className="flex-1 border rounded-lg overflow-auto relative"
>
<div
style={{
height: `${virtualizer.getTotalSize()}px`,
}}
>
{virtualizer.getVirtualItems().map((item) => (
<div
key={item.index}
className="absolute p-2 pb-0 w-full"
style={{
height: item.size,
top: item.start,
}}
>
<div className="p-2 rounded-lg bg-gray-200 dark:bg-gray-800 border h-full">
Virtualized Item {item.index + 1}
</div>
</div>
))}
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
)
}
const routeTree = rootRoute.addChildren([\
indexRoute,\
aboutRoute,\
byElementRoute,\
])
const router = createRouter({
routeTree,
defaultPreload: 'intent',
scrollRestoration: true,
})
declare module '@tanstack/react-router' {
interface Register {
router: typeof router
}
}
const rootElement = document.getElementById('app')!
if (!rootElement.innerHTML) {
const root = ReactDOM.createRoot(rootElement)
root.render(
<StrictMode>
<RouterProvider router={router} />
</StrictMode>,
)
}
