import { useEffect, useRef, useState, useLayoutEffect } from 'react'; import './styles.css'; import { navigationItems } from './components/items'; type Item = { id: string; name: string; href: string; }; // I know it's ten, so just hardcode it for now // in the ideal world we'd extract it from the styles const rightGap = 10; const getLastVisibleItem = ({ necessaryWidths, containerWidth, moreWidth, }: { necessaryWidths: number[]; containerWidth: number; moreWidth: number; }) => { if (!necessaryWidths?.length) return 0; // if the last width is less than the container width // then we're good - everything will fit if (necessaryWidths[necessaryWidths.length - 1] < containerWidth) return necessaryWidths.length - 1; const visibleItems = necessaryWidths.filter((width) => { return width + moreWidth < containerWidth; }); return visibleItems.length ? visibleItems.length - 1 : 0; }; const getPrecalculatedWidths = (element: HTMLElement) => { const { width: containerWidth, left: containerLeft } = element.getBoundingClientRect(); const children = Array.from(element.childNodes) as HTMLElement[]; let moreWidth = 0; const necessaryWidths = children.reduce((result, node) => { // extract "more" button width and skip the calculations if (node.getAttribute('id') === 'more') { moreWidth = node.getBoundingClientRect().width; return result; } const rect = node.getBoundingClientRect(); const width = rect.width + (rect.left - containerLeft) + rightGap; return [...result, width]; }, []); return { moreWidth, necessaryWidths, containerWidth, }; }; const MenuComponent = ({ items }: { items: Item[] }) => { const ref = useRef(null); const [lastVisibleMenuItem, setLastVisibleMenuItem] = useState(-1); const [dimensions, setDimensions] = useState<{ necessaryWidths: number[]; moreWidth: number; }>({ necessaryWidths: [], moreWidth: 0, }); // calculate last visible element here useLayoutEffect(() => { if (!ref.current) return; const { moreWidth, necessaryWidths, containerWidth } = getPrecalculatedWidths(ref.current); const itemIndex = getLastVisibleItem({ containerWidth, necessaryWidths, moreWidth, }); setDimensions({ moreWidth, necessaryWidths }); setLastVisibleMenuItem(itemIndex); }, []); // listen for resize here and re-calculate the last visible element useEffect(() => { const listener = () => { if (!ref.current) return; const newIndex = getLastVisibleItem({ containerWidth: ref.current.getBoundingClientRect().width, necessaryWidths: dimensions.necessaryWidths, moreWidth: dimensions.moreWidth, }); if (newIndex !== lastVisibleMenuItem) setLastVisibleMenuItem(newIndex); }; window.addEventListener('resize', listener); return () => { window.removeEventListener('resize', listener); }; }, [lastVisibleMenuItem, dimensions, ref]); const moreButtonElement = ( ); const isMoreVisible = lastVisibleMenuItem < items.length - 1; const filteredItems = items.filter((item, index) => index <= lastVisibleMenuItem); if (lastVisibleMenuItem === -1) { return (

{items.map((item) => ( {item.name} ))} {moreButtonElement}

); } return (

{filteredItems.map((item) => ( {item.name} ))} {isMoreVisible && moreButtonElement}

); }; export default function App() { return (

Responsive navigation example

resize the window to see how navigation adjusts the number of items

); }