FlareJS

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FlareJS is small JavaScript Library that allows the user to add a radiant background flare to selected Elements that moves with the mouse.

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Installation

CDN

<script src="https://unpkg.com/@sims2001/flarejs@1.1.0/dist/flarejs.umd.js"></script>

For use directly in the browser via <script> tag:

  <!-- Element to contain animated typing -->
  <div class="background"></div>

  <!-- Load library from the CDN -->
  <script src="https://unpkg.com/@sims2001/flarejs@1.1.0/dist/flarejs.umd.js"></script>

  <!-- Setup and start animation! -->
  <script>
      const flare = new FlareJS('.background', {
          glowRadius: 75,
          flareColor: '#ffaa0075',
      });
  </script>
</body>

As an ESModule

For use with a build tool like Vite, and/or in a React application, install with NPM or Yarn.

NPM

npm install flarejs

Yarn

yarn add flarejs

General ESM Usage

import FlareJS from '@sims2001/flarejs';

const flare = new FlareJS('.background', {
    glowRadius: 75,
    flareColor: '#ffaa0075',
});

Customization

const flare = new FlareJs('.background', {
    /**
     * @property {number} glowRadius Radius of the FlareEffect in px
     */
    glowRadius: 50,
    /**
     * @property {string|null} bgColor CSS Color used as elements background color
     * (if null current background color is used)
     */
    bgColor: null,
    /**
     * @property {string} flareColor CSS Color for the FlareEffect
     */
    flareColor: 'rgba(254, 1, 154, 0.5)',
    /**
     * Experimental!
     * @property {boolean} fluentFlares smooth Flares between all Elements of selector
     */
    fluentFlares: false,
    /**
     * After destroy
     * @param {FlareJs} self
     */
    onDestroy: (self) => {},
    /**
     * After reset
     * @param {FlareJs} self
     */
    onReset: (self) => {},
    /**
     * After stop
     * @param {FlareJs} self
     */
    onStop: (self) => {},
    /**
     * After start
     * @param {FlareJs} self
     */
    onStart: (self) => {},
});

Contributing

View Contribution Guidelines

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