Exploring different implementations of drag-drop behaviour in React
The purpose of this repo is to compare different drag-drop implementations, with working examples.
Vanilla React Implementation
This was built following the steps described here.
Packages used: none
React-dnd Implementation
Judging from the number of open issues and open PRs, it doesn't look like this package receives a lot of maintenance or updates. The docs are outdated and inconsistent.
Here were some bugs that I encountered ...
- Can't change opacity of items on drag - online examples don't work
- hideSourceOnDrag doesn't seem to work
- the "preview image" on a dragged item only loads the first time you drag it
Packages used:
"react-dnd": "^7.5.0",
"react-dnd-html5-backend": "^7.5.0",
React-beautiful-dnd Implementation
Here is a free tutorial on how to use this package.
The functionality seems quite limited to implementing it exactly how the tutorial says, ie. they really mean it when they say the use-case of the repo is specifically for lists. Some bugginess experienced with regard to the indices assigned to components. Not sure if this is because of aberrations in my implementation or actual bugs.
Packages used:
"react-beautiful-dnd": "^11.0.3",
'React Drag and Drop' npm package
Packages used:
"react-drag-and-drop": "^3.0.0",
DIY implementation
Packages used:
"react-cursor-position": "^3.0.3",
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