StackGrid for Vue 3

StackGrid is a Vue 3 component for fast, dynamic masonry/stack layouts. It automatically arranges items based on the container width and now supports buttery-smooth transitions for add/remove/reflow events.

Demo

See the demo for a live example of StackGrid in action.

Features

• Responsive: Automatically adapts to container width.
• Transitions (new): Simple transition prop with presets (fade, scale, slide-up, slide-fade) or fully disabled.
• Customizable: Control minimum column width and horizontal/vertical gutters.
• Slot Support: Use the item slot to render anything.
• Vue 3 Composition API: Lightweight, GPU-friendly transforms.
• TypeScript-ready: Public types live in src/types/index.ts and ship with the package.

Installation

npm i @crob/vue-stack-grid
# or
yarn add @crob/vue-stack-grid

Usage

Basic example:

<template>
  <StackGrid
    :items="items"
    :column-min-width="160"
    :gutter-width="12"
    :gutter-height="12"
  >
    <template #item="{ item }">
      <div class="card">{{ item.title }}</div>
    </template>
  </StackGrid>
</template>

<script setup>
import StackGrid from '@crob/vue-stack-grid'
const items = [
  { id: 1, title: 'Alpha' },
  { id: 2, title: 'Beta' },
  { id: 3, title: 'Gamma' },
]
</script>

With transitions

Pick a preset (simple):

<StackGrid
  :items="items"
  :column-min-width="280"
  :gutter-width="16"
  :gutter-height="16"
  transition="slide-fade"
>
  <template #item="{ item }">
    <Card :data="item" />
  </template>
</StackGrid>

Disable all animations:

<StackGrid
  :items="items"
  :column-min-width="280"
  transition="none"
/>

Fine‑tune via object:

<StackGrid
  :items="items"
  :column-min-width="300"
  :gutter-width="12"
  :gutter-height="12"
  :transition="{
    preset: 'scale',
    duration: 350,
    easing: 'cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1)',
    stagger: 12,
    animateInitial: true
  }"
/>

Props

Prop	Type	Required	Default	Description
items	any[]	✅	—	Items to render. Prefer stable keys (e.g. item.id).
columnMinWidth	number	✅	—	Minimum width for a column (in px).
gutterWidth	number		0	Horizontal gap between columns (in px).
gutterHeight	number		0	Vertical gap between rows (in px).
transition	false | 'none' | 'fade' | 'scale' | 'slide-up' | 'slide-fade' | { preset?, duration?, easing?, stagger?, animateInitial? }		'scale'	Controls enter/leave/move animations. false behaves like 'none' with duration 0.

Transition details

• Presets: 'fade', 'scale', 'slide-up', 'slide-fade', or 'none' to disable effects (movement still occurs without easing if duration > 0).
• Object form (partial allowed):
  • preset: one of presets above
  • duration: number in ms (default 300)
  • easing: CSS timing function (default cubic-bezier(0.22, 1, 0.36, 1))
  • stagger: number in ms per item (default 0)
  • animateInitial: animate first render (default false)

Events

updated:reflow

Emitted after each layout pass. Payload type is ReflowData:

interface ReflowData {
  containerWidth: number
  columnCount: number
  columnWidth: number
}

Listening example:

<template>
  <StackGrid
    :items="items"
    :column-min-width="220"
    @updated:reflow="onReflow"
  />
</template>

<script setup>
function onReflow(payload) {
  console.log('reflow', payload)
}
</script>

Methods

reflow()

Programmatically trigger a layout recompute:

<template>
  <StackGrid ref="stack" :items="items" :column-min-width="200" />
  <button @click="stack?.reflow()">Reflow</button>
</template>

<script setup>
import { ref } from 'vue'
const stack = ref()
</script>

Types

Types live in src/types/index.ts and are exported by the package:

export interface Column { x: number; h: number }
export interface ReflowData { containerWidth: number; columnCount: number; columnWidth: number }
export interface StackGridProps<Item = any> {
  items: Item[]
  columnMinWidth: number
  gutterWidth?: number
  gutterHeight?: number
  transition?: TransitionProp
}
export type TransitionPreset = 'none' | 'fade' | 'scale' | 'slide-up' | 'slide-fade'
export interface TransitionConfig {
  preset: TransitionPreset
  duration: number
  easing: string
  stagger: number
  animateInitial: boolean
}
export type TransitionProp = boolean | TransitionPreset | Partial<TransitionConfig>

Tips

• Keys: For best movement/exit quality, use stable keys for your items (:key="item.id").
• Images: If your card height depends on images, ensure images have dimensions or call reflow() after they load.
• SSR/Tests: The component gracefully falls back to window.resize when ResizeObserver is unavailable (e.g. JSDOM).

Contributing

Issues and PRs welcome. If you’re proposing a feature, include a short rationale and, if possible, a tiny reproduction or GIF.

License

MIT