FlipBook - Lightweight Non-JQuery Plugin

FlipBook is a plugin built on javascript which allows users animate to a book with flippable pages. This plugin doesn't depend on any other libraries and this doesn't use JQuery. This would cut a significant download time as this is built 100% using plain vanilla javascript.

Demo & Documentation

Features

• Lightweight, no additional javascript dependency.
• Easy installation.
• Can make the pages call for attention.
• Easy navigation with arrow keys.
• Can jump to specific page.

Browser Compatibility

Currently tested in:

• Chrome Version 76.0.3809.132
• Firefox Version 69.0.1
• Safari Version 12.1.1
• Opera Version 63.0.3368.94

Getting Started

Include stylesheet in head tag:

<link rel="stylesheet" href="flipbook-js/style.css">

and script in body tag:

<script src="flipbook-js/dist/flipbook.umd.min.js"></script>

Create your book skeleton like this:

<div class="c-flipbook" id="FlipBook">
  <div class="c-flipbook__page"></div>
  <div class="c-flipbook__page"></div>
  ...
  <div class="c-flipbook__page"></div>
</div>

Add 1 line of javascript to initialize:

<script>new FlipBook('element-id');</script>

Installation

Install via npm:

npm install flipbook-js

Usage

Import in your JavaScript/TypeScript project:

// ES Module
import FlipBook from 'flipbook-js';

// CommonJS
const FlipBook = require('flipbook-js');

Import CSS (if required):

import 'flipbook-js/style.css';

Options

<script>
  new FlipBook('element-id', { // ID of element
    nextButton: document.getElementById(''), // next button element
    previousButton: document.getElementById(''), // previous button element
    canClose: false, // book can close on its cover
    arrowKeys: true, // can be navigated with arrow keys
    initialActivePage: 0, // index of initial page that is opened
    onPageTurn: function () {}, // callback after page is turned
    initialCall: false, // should the book page calls for attention
    width: '800px', // define width
    height: '300px', // define height
  });
</script>