React Sticky

Overview

React-Sticky is a versatile library designed to help developers integrate sticky components into their React applications effortlessly. It serves as a solution for UI designs that require elements like sticky navbars or columns that maintain their position during scrolling. However, it’s important to note that as of the 6.0.3 release, React-Sticky is no longer actively maintained, leading users to explore alternatives for sustainability and support.

Despite its maintenance status, React-Sticky still boasts a clean and efficient API that allows for flexible implementation. It is specifically tailored for modern versions of React and offers a higher-order component structure that can adapt to various UI requirements.

Features

• Higher-Order Component: Offers a completely redesigned way of handling sticky behavior, allowing for greater control over implementation details.
• Minimal API: Features an efficient API that simplifies the process of making components sticky without unnecessary complexity.
• Advanced Properties: Provides additional properties such as isSticky, wasSticky, distanceFromTop, and calculatedHeight for developers needing more control and information about the sticky state.
• User-Friendly Callbacks: The component includes a render callback to apply custom logic and style attributes, ideal for a wide range of use cases.
• Sticky Container: Works in conjunction with a <StickyContainer> component, which calculates the positioning of the sticky elements within the viewport.
• Transition Support: Although geared for React 15.3 and above, users of earlier React versions can still utilize the 5.x series, retaining compatibility for more extensive projects.
• Browser Compatibility Consideration: Encourages developers to evaluate browser support between the JS library and CSS alternatives such as position: sticky, ensuring optimal performance.