Angular Motion Demo & Library

This project demonstrates @hilux/ngx-motion, a powerful Angular directive library for Motion One animations with a Framer Motion-like API.

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Features

Motion One Integration

• Built on top of the performant Motion One animation library
• Familiar Framer Motion API for React developers transitioning to Angular
• Full TypeScript support with type safety
• Server-Side Rendering (SSR) compatible with Angular Universal

Animation Capabilities

• Basic Animations: initial, animate, and exit states
• Gesture Animations: whileHover, whileTap, whileFocus
• Stagger Animations: Built-in support for staggered children animations
• Timeline Support: Create complex sequential animations with precise timing
• Conditional Rendering: motionIf directive for animated presence
• Variants: Named animation states for clean, reusable animations
• Spring Physics: Native spring animations with customizable stiffness and damping

Advanced Features

• Transform Shortcuts: Use x, y, scale, rotate instead of transform strings
• Color Animation: Smooth color transitions with automatic color format handling
• Keyframe Arrays: Support for complex keyframe-based animations
• Per-Property Transitions: Different timing for each animated property
• Responsive Design: Animation that work across all screen sizes
• Performance Optimized: Leverages Motion One's efficient animation engine

Library Installation

npm install @hilux/ngx-motion motion

Basic Usage

Import the directive in your component:

import { MotionOneDirective } from '@hilux/ngx-motion';

@Component({
  selector: 'app-example',
  standalone: true,
  imports: [MotionOneDirective],
  template: `
    <div
      motionone
      [initial]="{ opacity: 0, y: 50 }"
      [animate]="{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }"
      [transition]="{ duration: 0.5, ease: 'easeOut' }"
    >
      Animated content
    </div>
  `
})
export class ExampleComponent {}

Animation Examples

Hover Animations

<button
  motionone
  [initial]="{ scale: 1 }"
  [whileHover]="{ scale: 1.05 }"
  [whileTap]="{ scale: 0.95 }"
  [transition]="{ type: 'spring', stiffness: 400, damping: 17 }"
>
  Hover me!
</button>

Stagger Children

<div
  motionone
  [initial]="{ opacity: 0 }"
  [animate]="{ opacity: 1 }"
  [transition]="{ staggerChildren: 0.1, delayChildren: 0.3 }"
>
  <div motionone [initial]="{ x: -50, opacity: 0 }" [animate]="{ x: 0, opacity: 1 }">Item 1</div>
  <div motionone [initial]="{ x: -50, opacity: 0 }" [animate]="{ x: 0, opacity: 1 }">Item 2</div>
  <div motionone [initial]="{ x: -50, opacity: 0 }" [animate]="{ x: 0, opacity: 1 }">Item 3</div>
</div>

Variants

@Component({
  template: `
    <div
      motionone
      [variants]="containerVariants"
      [initial]="'hidden'"
      [animate]="'visible'"
    >
      <div motionone [variants]="itemVariants">Item 1</div>
      <div motionone [variants]="itemVariants">Item 2</div>
    </div>
  `
})
export class VariantsExample {
  containerVariants = {
    hidden: { opacity: 0 },
    visible: {
      opacity: 1,
      transition: {
        staggerChildren: 0.2
      }
    }
  };

  itemVariants = {
    hidden: { x: -20, opacity: 0 },
    visible: { x: 0, opacity: 1 }
  };
}

Conditional Animation with motionIf

<button (click)="isVisible = !isVisible">Toggle</button>

<div *motionIf="isVisible">
  <div
    motionone
    [initial]="{ scale: 0, opacity: 0 }"
    [animate]="{ scale: 1, opacity: 1 }"
    [exit]="{ scale: 0, opacity: 0 }"
    [transition]="{ duration: 0.3 }"
  >
    This will animate in and out!
  </div>
</div>

Timeline Animations

@Component({
  template: `
    <div
      motionone
      [timeline]="complexTimeline"
      [animate]="{ opacity: 1 }"
    >
      Complex sequenced animation
    </div>
  `
})
export class TimelineExample {
  complexTimeline = [
    { prop: 'x', to: 100, duration: 1, atTime: 0 },
    { prop: 'rotate', to: 180, duration: 0.5, atTime: 0.5 },
    { prop: 'scale', to: 1.2, duration: 0.3, atTime: 1.2 }
  ];
}

Angular Control Flow Integration

Angular's control flow (@if, @for, etc.) removes elements immediately from the DOM when conditions change. To support exit animations, @hilux/ngx-motion provides structural directives that manage the animation lifecycle.

Using *motionIf Directive

The *motionIf structural directive wraps Angular's template logic and manages enter/exit animations:

@Component({
  selector: 'app-example',
  imports: [MotionOneDirective, MotionIfDirective],
  template: `
    <button (click)="show = !show">
      {{ show ? 'Hide' : 'Show' }}
    </button>
    
    <div *motionIf="show">
      <div
        motionone
        [initial]="{ x: -100, opacity: 0 }"
        [animate]="{ x: 0, opacity: 1 }"
        [exit]="{ x: 100, opacity: 0 }"
        [transition]="{ duration: 0.4, ease: { type: 'spring', stiffness: 300 } }"
      >
        Slides in from left, slides out to right
      </div>
    </div>
  `
})
export class ControlFlowExample {
  show = true;
}

How it works:

• *motionIf uses ViewContainerRef to control when views are created/destroyed
• When condition becomes true, it creates the view and triggers enter animation
• When condition becomes false, it triggers exit animation then removes from DOM
• Automatically calculates the longest animation duration to ensure smooth exit
• Supports multiple animated elements in a single template

Using *motionPresence Directive

Alternative structural directive with identical functionality, named for developers familiar with Framer Motion's <AnimatePresence>:

<div *motionPresence="isVisible">
  <div motionone 
       [initial]="{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.8 }"
       [animate]="{ opacity: 1, scale: 1 }"
       [exit]="{ opacity: 0, scale: 0.8 }">
    Content
  </div>
</div>

Using with Angular's New Control Flow

The directives work seamlessly with Angular's new control flow syntax:

<!-- With @if -->
<div *motionIf="condition">
  <div motionone [animate]="..." [exit]="...">Content</div>
</div>

<!-- With @for -->
<div *motionPresence="items.length > 0">
  @for (item of items; track item.id) {
    <div motionone [animate]="..." [exit]="...">
      {{ item.name }}
    </div>
  }
</div>

Comparison with Framer Motion

Framer Motion (React)	ngx-motion (Angular)
<AnimatePresence>	*motionIf or *motionPresence
initial prop	[initial] input
animate prop	[animate] input
exit prop	[exit] input
<motion.div>	<div motionone>

Development Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• Angular 19+
• Motion One library

Running the Demo

# Install dependencies
yarn install

# Start development server
yarn start

# Build the library
yarn build:lib

# Test library build
yarn pack:lib

Building for Production

# Build demo app
yarn build

# Build and publish library
yarn publish:lib

API Reference

Inputs

Input	Type	Description
initial	VariantWithTransition | string	Initial animation state
animate	VariantWithTransition | string	Target animation state
exit	VariantWithTransition | string	Exit animation state
transition	TransitionOptions | Record<string, TransitionOptions>	Animation transition configuration
variants	Record<string, VariantWithTransition>	Named animation variants
whileHover	VariantWithTransition	Animation while hovering
whileTap	VariantWithTransition	Animation while pressing
whileFocus	VariantWithTransition	Animation while focused
timeline	TimelineStep[]	Sequential animation timeline

Transition Options

interface TransitionOptions {
  duration?: number;
  delay?: number;
  ease?: string | number[] | { type: 'spring'; stiffness?: number; damping?: number };
  repeat?: number | boolean;
  repeatType?: 'loop' | 'mirror' | 'reverse' | 'forwards' | 'pingPong';
  repeatDelay?: number;
  staggerChildren?: number;
  staggerDirection?: number;
  when?: 'beforeChildren' | 'afterChildren' | 'together';
  delayChildren?: number;
}

Available Easing Functions

• 'ease' - Default CSS ease
• 'ease-in' - CSS ease-in
• 'ease-out' - CSS ease-out
• 'ease-in-out' - CSS ease-in-out
• [0.4, 0, 0.2, 1] - Custom cubic bezier
• { type: 'spring', stiffness: 400, damping: 17 } - Spring physics

Project Structure

ng-motion-demo/
├── projects/ngx-motion/          # Library source code
│   ├── src/lib/directives/       # Motion directives
│   ├── src/lib/services/         # Animation services
│   └── src/public-api.ts         # Library exports
├── src/app/                      # Demo application
│   ├── components/               # Demo components
│   ├── pages/                    # Demo pages
│   └── directives/               # Original directive sources
└── dist/ngx-motion/              # Built library output

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests if applicable
5. Submit a pull request

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

Links

• Motion One Documentation
• Angular Documentation
• Framer Motion API Reference

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