ostrio:uiblocker

v2.0.1Published 8 years ago

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UI blocker and simple loading spinner for Meteor apps

overview

Inspired by atmospherejs.com

This package simply works after adding into your project, - additional setup isn't required

Installation

meteor add ostrio:uiblocker

Usage

Block screen:
1UIBlock.block();
2UIBlock.block('some message'); // <-- Block with message
Unblock screen:
1UIBlock.unblock();
Check if screen is blocked:
1if (UIBlock.isBlocked) {
2  // Do something
3}
Meteor.status example:
1Tracker.autorun(function () {
2  if (Meteor.status().connected) {
3    UIBlock.unblock();
4  } else {
5    UIBlock.block(Meteor.status().status);
6  }
7});
Change message on the fly:
1UIBlock.block('Sending email...');
2Meteor.setTimeout(function () {
3  UIBlock.message.set('Please wait...');
4}, 1000);
Meteor.call example:
1UIBlock.block('Sending email...');
2Meteor.call('sendEmail', subject, body, function (err, res) {
3  UIBlock.unblock();
4});

Recommended to have main block element right after body tag, which wraps all website content. ID and Class name doesn't make any sense, in example we will use [tw]bootstrap's .container as a wrapper for content.

1<html>
2  <head>
3    <!-- ... -->
4  </head>
5  <body>
6    <div class="container">
7      <!-- All content here -->
8    </div>
9  </body>
10</html>