Nuxt Driver | Driver.js Nuxt Module

A Nuxt 3 module that brings the powerful Driver.js library to your Nuxt applications. Create beautiful, interactive product tours, feature highlights, and user onboarding flows with minimal effort. The module provides a declarative and programmatic API, supporting both CSS selectors and Vue template refs for maximum flexibility. With built-in TypeScript support, reactive state management, and a rich set of features, you can create engaging user experiences while maintaining full control over the tour flow and appearance.

• ✨  Release Notes

Features

• 🎨 Fully Typed: Complete TypeScript support with type definitions
• 🔌 Auto-import: Driver.js components and composables are auto-imported
• 🛠️ Flexible API: Choose between declarative and programmatic usage
• 🔄 Reactive State: Track tour progress and state with reactive properties
• 🎯 Multiple Targeting: Use CSS selectors or template refs to target elements
• 🎭 Custom Components: Built-in Tour component with slot support
• ✨ Directive Support: v-step and v-highlight directives for easy integration
• 🔄 Progress Tracking: Built-in progress indicators for multi-step tours
• 🎨 Customizable: Full access to Driver.js configuration options

Quick Setup

1. Add the module to your Nuxt project:

npx nuxi module add nuxt-driver

2. The module will automatically register the necessary components and composables.

Usage

1. Using useDriver Composable

The useDriver composable provides programmatic control over tours. There are two ways to use it:

Method 1: With CSS Selectors

<template>
  <div>
    <button @click="startTour">Start Tour</button>
    <div id="section1">First step content</div>
    <div id="section2">Second step content</div>
  </div>
</template>

<script setup>
const { drive, isActive } = useDriver({
  showProgress: true,
  steps: [
    {
      element: '#section1',
      popover: {
        title: 'First Step',
        description: 'This is the first step of the tour.'
      }
    },
    {
      element: '#section2',
      popover: {
        title: 'Second Step',
        description: 'This is the second step.'
      }
    }
  ]
});

const startTour = () => {
  drive();
};
</script>

Method 2: With Template Refs

<template>
  <div>
    <button @click="startTour">Start Tour</button>
    <div ref="step1">First step content</div>
    <div ref="step2">Second step content</div>
  </div>
</template>

<script setup>
const step1 = ref(null);
const step2 = ref(null);

const { drive, isActive } = useDriver({
  steps: [
    {
      element: step1,
      popover: {
        title: 'First Step',
        description: 'This is the first step of the tour.'
      }
    },
    {
      element: step2,
      popover: {
        title: 'Second Step',
        description: 'This is the second step.'
      }
    }
  ]
});

const startTour = () => {
  drive();
};
</script>

2. Using the Tour Component with v-step

The Tour component provides a declarative way to create tours using the v-step directive. Note: The v-step directive can only be used inside a Tour component.

<template>
  <Tour v-slot="{ drive, isActive: isTourActive }">
    <h1 v-step:1="{ title: 'Welcome', description: 'This is the first step' }">
      Welcome to Our App
    </h1>
    
    <div v-step:2="{ title: 'Features', description: 'Check out our features' }">
      Our Amazing Features
    </div>
    
    <button @click="drive">
      {{ isTourActive ? 'Stop Tour' : 'Start Tour' }}
    </button>
  </Tour>
</template>

3. Using v-highlight Directive

Highlight important elements anywhere in your app:

<template>
  <div>
    <button 
      v-highlight="{
        title: 'Important Feature',
        description: 'Click here to perform an important action',
        active: shouldHighlight
      }"
    >
      Important Button
    </button>
  </div>
</template>

<script setup>
const shouldHighlight = ref(true);
</script>

Available Properties and Methods

useDriver Return Value

• drive(stepIndex?): Start the tour or go to a specific step
• isActive: Whether the tour is currently active
• state: Current driver.js state
• hasNextStep: Whether there's a next step
• hasPreviousStep: Whether there's a previous step
• activeIndex: Current step index
• activeStep: Current step configuration
• previousStep: Previous step configuration
• activeElement: Currently highlighted DOM element
• previousElement: Previously highlighted DOM element

Tour Component

• Props:
  • steps: Array of step configurations (alternative to using v-step)
  • All other Driver.js configuration options are supported
• Slot Props:
  • drive: Function to start the tour
  • isActive: Boolean indicating if tour is active
  • activeStep: Current active step configuration
  • activeIndex: Current step index
  • All other state properties from useDriver

Credits

This module is built on top of the amazing Driver.js library by Kamran Ahmed.

Driver.js is a light-weight, no-dependency, vanilla JavaScript engine to drive user's focus across the page. It's MIT licensed and can be found at driverjs.com.