Why scroll down when you can cua across?

(Cua is a Vietnamese word for crab)

Introduction

CuaJs is a lightweight, powerful JavaScript library that transforms traditional vertical scrolling into a smooth, intuitive horizontal experience. With Lenis smooth scrolling deeply integrated for fluid animations, it delivers buttery-smooth transitions and scroll-based effects. Named after the Vietnamese word for crab, CuaJs brings a sideways 'crab walk' to web navigation. See Demo.

Key Features

• 🖱️ Native Scrollbar Respect: Maintains browser scrollbar functionality for optimal accessibility.
• 🔗 Seamless Integration: Preserves default scrolling events without DOM manipulation.
• 📱 Cross-Device Compatibility: Fully tested on keyboard, trackpad, mouse wheel, and touch screens.
• 📐 Responsive Design: Automatically switches to vertical scrolling on mobile devices.
• 🧈 Smooth Scrolling: Integrates beautifully with Lenis for a buttery-smooth scroll experience.
• 🚀 Easy Implementation: Simple HTML data attributes for quick setup and customization.
• 🧭 Flexible Navigation: Supports programmatic scrolling to specific sections or positions.

CuaJs offers web developers a unique tool to create engaging, horizontally-scrolling websites without sacrificing usability or accessibility. Whether you're building a portfolio, product showcase, or innovative web experience, CuaJs provides the framework for smooth, intuitive sideways navigation.

Installation

CuaJs can run independently, but integrating Lenis unlocks enhanced features like butter-smooth animations, optimized scroll transitions, and improved cross-browser scrolling behavior.

Download

Using a package manager:

npm i @studio-freight/lenis
npm i cuajs

import Lenis from '@studio-freight/lenis'
import "cuajs";

Using CDN:

<!-- Lenis smooth scroll -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/studio-freight/lenis@1/bundled/lenis.min.js"></script>

<!-- CuaJs -->
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/phucbm/[email protected]/dist/cua.min.js"></script>

<!-- Cua Animate (optional, for animation only) -->
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/phucbm/[email protected]/dist/cua-animate.css">

Quick start

1. HTML setup

<!-- [data-cua] must be defined -->
<div data-cua>
    <!-- Each child of wrapper must have [data-cua-section] -->
    <section data-cua-section></section>
    <section data-cua-section></section>
</div>

Setting options via HTML

<div data-cua='{"verticalBreakpoint":"1024"}'>
</div>

2. JavaScript setup

const instance = CuaJs.init({
    wrapper: document.querySelector('.wrapper')
});

After init(), you can either use instance which is returned from the init function, or CuaInstance to access methods.

API

Options

Attribute	Type	Default	Description
wrapper	DOM element	undefined	Required. Wrapper element.
smoothScroll	boolean	true	Enable smooth scroll
verticalBreakpoint	number	1024	Switch to vertical layout mode when window.innerWidth <= 1024
smoothVerticalScroll	boolean	true	Enable smooth scroll for vertical layout mode
keyScrollDistance	number	200	Distance to scroll on each key press (px)
keyScroll	boolean	true	Enable navigate by a arrow key
onScrollableContent	function	undefined	Callback on each scrollable content
once	boolean	true	Scroll Observer: Only run "enter" callback once.
rootMargin	string	0px	Scroll Observer: Margin around the viewport for intersection calculations
threshold	number	0.1	Scroll Observer: Percentage of element visibility to trigger intersection
draggable	boolean	false	Enable drag to scroll
scrollSnap	boolean	false	Snap to the nearest section

Methods

Name	Usage	Description
assignScrollObserver	CuaInstance.assignScrollObserver({element, options, enter,leave,once})	Assign a scroll observer to a specific element
on	CuaInstance.on()	Assign events

Events

Assign onScroll event:

CuaInstance.on('onScroll', (data) => {
    console.log(data.axis, data.progress);

    // more info
    console.log(data);
});

CuaInstance.on('onSectionChange', ({index, instance, section}) => {
    console.log(`Active index`, index);
});

Features

data-cua-observe

Scroll Observer is a functionality that utilizes Intersection Observer to monitor a specific element and trigger a callback function when that element enters or exits the viewport. This feature is particularly useful for creating animations that appear as elements come into view.

By default, Scroll Observer adds the class "cua-intersection" to an element when it enters the viewport and removes this class when the element leaves. To activate this default behavior, simply add the attribute data-cua-observe to the desired element.

<div data-cua>
    <section data-cua-section>
        <div data-cua-observe>
            Item with scroll observer
        </div>
    </section>
</div>

For more customized control, you can define a custom observer using the assignScrollObserver function. Here's an example of how to implement this:

CuaInstance.assignScrollObserver({
    element: document.querySelector('.my-element'),
    options: {
        rootMargin: '0px',
        threshold: 0.5,
        once: true
    },
    enter: (entry) => {
        console.log('Element entered viewport:', entry.target);
        // Add your enter logic here
    },
    leave: (entry) => {
        console.log('Element left viewport:', entry.target);
        // Add your leave logic here
    }
});

data-cua-animate

When Lenis is enabled, CuaJs exposes scroll velocity through the CSS variable --scroll-velocity on the wrapper element. This enables powerful scroll-based animations like parallax effects, scroll-triggered animations, and more.

Add animations using data-cua-animate with values like "mask", "tilt", or "fade-in". Create custom scroll animations using CSS variables --scroll-velocity, --scroll-progress, and --scroll-direction. Check demos at https://cuajs.netlify.app.

Deployment

# Install
npm i

# Run dev server
npm run dev

# Build dev site
npm run build

# Generate production files
npm run prod

License

MIT License

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