ng4-PhotoSwipe

Step-by-step guide and a simple demo on how to use PhotoSwipe in Angular 4+ project

Notes:

• No tests has been made on angular 2+ project, but instructions should be the same

• If you have any question, consult the demo project or open an issue

• Demo project include a reusable PhotoSwipe wrapper in the form of an angular 2+ component

Steps:

1. Create a new angular 2+ project. If you are using Angular CLI, just run this command in command line:

      ng new YOUR_PROJECT_NAME
   

2. Install PhotoSwipe via NPM by running this command:

       npm install photoswipe
   

3. In your component, import photoSwipe:

       import PhotoSwipe from 'photoswipe';
       import PhotoSwipeUI_Default from 'photoswipe/dist/photoswipe-ui-default';

4. To open a gallery, simply initialize the PhotoSwipe() class, then call the .init() function, ie.

   <a (click)="onClick()" href="#">Open Slideshow</a>

       onClick()
       {
           // Build gallery images array
           images = [
               { src: 'http://via.placeholder.com/600x400', w: 600, h: 400 },
               { src: 'http://via.placeholder.com/800x600', w: 800, h: 600 },
               // ...
           ];
   
           // define options (if needed)
           const options = {
               // optionName: 'option value'
               // for example:
               index: 0 // start at first slide
           };
   
           // Initializes and opens PhotoSwipe
           const gallery = new PhotoSwipe(this.photoSwipe.nativeElement, PhotoSwipeUI_Default, images, options);
           gallery.init();
       }

5. Include PhotoSwipe css and js files via CDN:

       <!-- PhotoSwipe -->
       <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/photoswipe/4.1.2/photoswipe.min.css" />
       <!-- Skin CSS file (styling of UI - buttons, caption, etc.)
       In the folder of skin CSS file there are also:
       - .png and .svg icons sprite,
       - preloader.gif (for browsers that do not support CSS animations) -->
       <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/photoswipe/4.1.2/default-skin/default-skin.css" />
   
       <!-- photoswipe - Core JS file -->
       <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/photoswipe/4.1.2/photoswipe.min.js"></script>
   
       <!-- photoswipe - UI JS file -->
       <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/photoswipe/4.1.2/photoswipe-ui-default.min.js"></script>

That's all! Cheers!