What is ngx-spinner?
ngx-spinner is an Angular library that provides a variety of customizable loading spinners to indicate the loading state of a web application. It is easy to integrate and offers a wide range of spinner types and configurations.
What are ngx-spinner's main functionalities?
Basic Spinner
This feature allows you to add a basic spinner to your Angular application. You can customize the background color, size, color, and type of the spinner.
<ngx-spinner bdColor="rgba(51,51,51,0.8)" size="medium" color="#fff" type="ball-scale-multiple"></ngx-spinner>
Conditional Spinner
This feature allows you to display the spinner conditionally based on a boolean variable. In this example, the spinner will be shown only when `isLoading` is true.
<ngx-spinner *ngIf="isLoading" bdColor="rgba(51,51,51,0.8)" size="medium" color="#fff" type="ball-scale-multiple"></ngx-spinner>
Custom Template
This feature allows you to use a custom template for the spinner. You can place any HTML content inside the ngx-spinner tag to create a custom loading indicator.
<ngx-spinner><div class="custom-spinner-template">Loading...</div></ngx-spinner>
Spinner Service
This feature provides a service to control the spinner programmatically. You can use the `show` and `hide` methods of the `NgxSpinnerService` to display or hide the spinner.
import { NgxSpinnerService } from 'ngx-spinner';
constructor(private spinner: NgxSpinnerService) {}
showSpinner() {
this.spinner.show();
}
hideSpinner() {
this.spinner.hide();
}
Other packages similar to ngx-spinner
ngx-loading
ngx-loading is another Angular library for displaying loading indicators. It offers similar functionalities to ngx-spinner but with a different set of customization options and spinner types.
angular-loading-bar
angular-loading-bar is a package that provides a loading bar at the top of the page instead of a spinner. It is useful for indicating the loading state of HTTP requests and offers a different visual approach compared to ngx-spinner.
ng2-loading-spinner
ng2-loading-spinner is a lightweight Angular library for adding loading spinners. It offers basic spinner functionalities and is simpler compared to ngx-spinner, making it suitable for projects with minimal loading indicator requirements.