Introduction

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When we onboard new users or ship new features, how do we make sure that our audience knows what’s in it and get them excited to use our apps? That’s where an onboarding sequence comes into play. This React library guide offers an effective way to construct a smooth onboarding experience.

Installation

/* install via npm or yarn */
npm i byte-guide
yarn add byte-guide

/* load via umd */
<script src='https://unpkg.com/byte-guide/dist/index.umd.min.js'></script>
/* load via umd and specified version */
<script src='https://unpkg.com/byte-guide@version/dist/index.umd.min.js'></script>

Usage

import Guide from 'byte-guide';
<Guide
  steps={[]}
  localKey="uni-key"
  /* customize styles */
  hotspot
  modalClassName="my-guide-modal"
  maskClassName="my-guide-arrow"
  /* customize callbacks */
  onClose={() => {
    /* do sth */
  }}
  beforeStepChange={(nextIndex, nextStep) => {
    /* do sth */
  }}
  afterStepChange={(nextIndex, nextStep) => {
    /* do sth */
  }}
  /* customize footers */
  stepText={(stepIndex, stepCount) => `Step ${stepIndex} of ${stepCount}`}
  nextText="Next"
  prevText="Previous"
  showPreviousBtn
  okText="Finish"
/>;

API

Component API’s

props	definition	type	required	defalut value
steps	An array of info of each step of the onboarding sequence	IStep[]	✓	–
localKey	A unique key that will be stored in localStorage to indicate if the guide has finished	string	✓	–
expireDate	The expire date of the guide when it will not be displayed anymore	string，YYYY-mm-hh		–
closable	If the guide can be closed before the last step. If false, the close button x will not be displayed on each modal.	bool		true
closeEle	Customize the element that skips the guide	string, reactNode
modalClassName	The class name of the modal	string		–
maskClassName	The class name of the mask	string		–
mask	Whether or not to display the mask	bool		false
arrow	Whether or not to display the arrow	bool		true
hotspot	Whether or not to display the hotspot	bool		false
stepText	The custom text for the step info	(stepIndex, stepCount): string => {}		(stepIndex, stepCount) => Step ${stepIndex} of ${stepCount}
nextText	The custom text for the Next Step button	string		Next
prevText	The custom text for the Previous step button	string		Previous
showPreviousBtn	Whether or not to display the previous button	bool		true
okText	The custom text for the confirm button at the last step	string		I know
visible	If the guide is visible	bool		true
lang	The language of use	‘zh’ | ‘en’ | ‘ja’		‘zh’
step	The first step’s number	number		0
afterStepChange	The callback function when the step changes	(nextIndex, nextStep): void=>{}		–
beforeStepChange	The callback function when the user is about to move to the next step	(stepIndex: number, step: IStep) => void		–
onClose	The callback function when the guide closes */
onClose?: () => void;	():void=> {}		–

steps: IStep[]

key	definition	type	required	defalut value
selector	The CSS Selector of the anchor element or the anchor element itself	string | () => reactNode, reactNode		–
targetPos	If you don’t want the modal to be displayed relative to an anchor element, you can pass a targetPos object to indicate the modal’s position relative to the document body	{ top, left, width, height }	Required when selector is not defined	–
title	The title of the modal	string		–
content	The content of the modal	string | reactNode		–
placement	The placement of the modal relative to the selector	‘top’ | ‘bottom’ | ‘left’ | ‘right’ | ‘top-left’ | ‘top-right’ | ‘bottom-left’ | ‘bottom-right’ | ‘left-top’ | ‘left-bottom’ | ‘right-top’ | ‘right-bottom’		‘bottom’
offset	The offset of the modal relative to the selector. x indicates the horizontal offset, y the vertical offset	{ x, y }		–
parent	The parent component to mount	‘body’or null		–
visible	If this step is visible	bool		true
skip	If this step should be skipped	bool		false
beforeStepChange	The function called when user click “next” and BEFORE going to the next step	(curStep: IStep, curStepIndex: number, steps: IStep[]) => void;		–
afterStepChange	The function called when user click “next” and AFTER going to the next step	(curStep: IStep, curStepIndex: number, steps: IStep[]) => void;		–

An example of steps

const steps = [
  {
    selector: '#search',
    title: 'Search',
    content: <div>You can now search for your customers using ID or name</div>,
    placement: 'bottom-left',
    offset: {
      x: 20,
    }
    beforeStepChange: () => {
      window.open('https://my.web.net')
    }
  },
  {
    selector: () => {
        const tabs = Array.from(
          document.querySelectorAll('.nav-scroll > div > div > .tab')
        );
        return tabs?.[2];
      },
    title: 'Customer Detail',
    content: 'In this tab, you can read and update customer details.'
    visible: location.pathname === 'customer/detail'
  }
];