Stories Player

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import '@reelkit/react-stories-player/styles.css';

import { useState, useMemo } from 'react';
import {
  StoriesOverlay,
  StoriesRingList,
  type StoriesGroup,
} from '@reelkit/react-stories-player';
import '@reelkit/react-stories-player/styles.css';

const groups: StoriesGroup[] = [
  {
    author: {
      id: 'user-1',
      name: 'Alice',
      avatar: '/cdn/samples/avatars/avatar-06.jpg',
      verified: true,
    },
    stories: [
      {
        id: 's1-1',
        mediaType: 'image',
        src: '/cdn/samples/images/stories/story-001.jpg',
      },
      {
        id: 's1-2',
        mediaType: 'image',
        src: '/cdn/samples/images/stories/story-002.jpg',
      },
      {
        id: 's1-3',
        mediaType: 'image',
        src: '/cdn/samples/images/stories/story-003.jpg',
      },
    ],
  },
  {
    author: {
      id: 'user-2',
      name: 'Bob',
      avatar: '/cdn/samples/avatars/avatar-07.jpg',
    },
    stories: [
      {
        id: 's2-1',
        mediaType: 'image',
        src: '/cdn/samples/images/stories/story-004.jpg',
      },
      {
        id: 's2-2',
        mediaType: 'image',
        src: '/cdn/samples/images/stories/story-005.jpg',
      },
    ],
  },
  {
    author: {
      id: 'user-3',
      name: 'Charlie',
      avatar: '/cdn/samples/avatars/avatar-08.jpg',
      verified: true,
    },
    stories: [
      {
        id: 's3-1',
        mediaType: 'image',
        src: '/cdn/samples/images/stories/story-006.jpg',
      },
    ],
  },
];

export default function App() {
  const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
  const [selectedGroup, setSelectedGroup] = useState(0);
  const viewedState = useMemo(() => new Map<string, number>(), []);

  const openStories = (groupIndex: number) => {
    setSelectedGroup(groupIndex);
    setIsOpen(true);
  };

  return (
    <div style={{ padding: 16, background: '#0f172a', minHeight: '100vh' }}>
      <StoriesRingList
        groups={groups}
        viewedState={viewedState}
        onSelect={openStories}
      />

      <StoriesOverlay
        isOpen={isOpen}
        onClose={() => setIsOpen(false)}
        groups={groups}
        initialGroupIndex={selectedGroup}
        onStoryViewed={(gi, si) => {
          const author = groups[gi].author;
          const current = viewedState.get(author.id) ?? 0;
          viewedState.set(author.id, Math.max(current, si + 1));
        }}
      />
    </div>
  );
}

import {
  StoriesUrlOverlay,
  useOverlayUrlState,
  urlIndexTwoAxisKey,
} from '@reelkit/react-stories-player';
import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';

const stories = useOverlayUrlState({
  param: 'story',
  ...urlIndexTwoAxisKey({
    outerCount: () => groups.length,
    innerCounts: () => groups.map((g) => g.stories.length),
  }),
});

// Opening a user is a link — the overlay reads the URL and opens itself.
{groups.map((g, i) => (
  <Link key={g.author.id} to={`?story=${i}.0`}>{g.author.name}</Link>
))}

<StoriesUrlOverlay controller={stories} groups={groups} />

import { useReactRouterUrlAdapter } from '@reelkit/react/react-router-url-adapter';

const adapter = useReactRouterUrlAdapter();
const stories = useOverlayUrlState({
  param: 'story',
  adapter,
  ...urlIndexTwoAxisKey({
    outerCount: () => groups.length,
    innerCounts: () => groups.map((g) => g.stories.length),
  }),
});

<StoriesUrlOverlay controller={stories} groups={groups} />

const stories = useOverlayUrlState({
  param: 'story',
  ...urlIndexTwoAxisKey({
    outerCount: () => groups.length,
    innerCounts: () => groups.map((g) => g.stories.length),
    // ?story=user_42.3
    outerCodec: { decode: (raw) => raw, encode: (id) => id },
    outerLocator: {
      locate: (id) => groups.findIndex((g) => g.author.id === id),
      identify: (index) => groups[index].author.id,
    },
  }),
});

const stories = useOverlayUrlState({
  param: 'story',
  ...urlIndexTwoAxisKey({
    outerCount: () => groups.length,
    innerCounts: () => groups.map((g) => g.stories.length),
    outerLocator: {
      locate: (index) => (index < groups.length ? index : null),
      identify: (index) => index,
      locateAsync: async (index) => {
        const loaded = await loadUntilGroup(index); // page up to it
        if (!loaded) return null; // exhausted — link names no group
        setGroups(loaded); // commit — the overlay renders from this state
        return index;
      },
    },
  }),
});

import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
import {
  StoriesOverlay,
  StoriesRingList,
  useViewedState,
  createStoriesViewedState,
  urlStableIdTwoAxisKey,
  twoAxisViewedTracking,
  type StoriesGroup,
} from '@reelkit/react-stories-player';
import { Observe } from '@reelkit/react';

function Feed({ groups }: { groups: StoriesGroup[] }) {
  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
  const [group, setGroup] = useState(0);

  const seen = useViewedState({
    storageKey: 'stories-seen',
    ...urlStableIdTwoAxisKey({
      outerItems: () => groups.map((g) => ({ id: g.author.id })),
      innerItems: (outer) =>
        groups.find((g) => g.author.id === outer.id)?.stories ?? [],
    }),
    ...twoAxisViewedTracking,
  });
  const viewed = useMemo(
    () => createStoriesViewedState(seen, () => groups),
    [seen, groups],
  );

  return (
    <>
      {/* entries is a signal, so the rings repaint as stories are seen */}
      <Observe signals={[seen.entries]}>
        {() => (
          <StoriesRingList
            groups={groups}
            viewedState={viewed.viewedCounts()}
            onSelect={(index) => {
              setGroup(index);
              setOpen(true);
            }}
          />
        )}
      </Observe>

      <StoriesOverlay
        isOpen={open}
        onClose={() => setOpen(false)}
        groups={groups}
        initialGroupIndex={group}
        resumeStoryIndex={viewed.resumeStoryIndex}
        onStoryViewed={viewed.markViewed}
      />
    </>
  );
}

import {
  cubeTransition,   // default — 3D cube rotation
  flipTransition,   // card flip
  fadeTransition,   // crossfade
  zoomTransition,   // zoom in/out
  slideTransition,  // horizontal slide
} from '@reelkit/react';

<StoriesOverlay
  isOpen={isOpen}
  onClose={handleClose}
  groups={groups}
  groupTransition={flipTransition}
/>

<StoriesOverlay
  isOpen={isOpen}
  onClose={handleClose}
  groups={groups}
  renderHeader={({ author, story, isPaused, isMuted, isVideo, onToggleSound, onTogglePause, onClose }) => (
    <div style={{
      position: 'absolute',
      top: 0,
      left: 0,
      right: 0,
      padding: 16,
      display: 'flex',
      alignItems: 'center',
      gap: 8,
      zIndex: 10,
    }}>
      <img src={author.avatar} style={{ width: 32, height: 32, borderRadius: '50%' }} />
      <span style={{ color: '#fff', fontWeight: 600 }}>{author.name}</span>
      {isVideo && <button onClick={onToggleSound}>{isMuted ? 'Unmute' : 'Mute'}</button>}
      <button onClick={onClose} style={{ marginLeft: 'auto' }}>Close</button>
    </div>
  )}
/>

<StoriesOverlay
  isOpen={isOpen}
  onClose={handleClose}
  groups={groups}
  renderFooter={({ author, story, storyIndex }) => (
    <div style={{
      position: 'absolute',
      bottom: 0,
      left: 0,
      right: 0,
      padding: 16,
      background: 'linear-gradient(transparent, rgba(0,0,0,0.6))',
      color: '#fff',
      zIndex: 10,
    }}>
      <span>{author.name} — Story {storyIndex + 1}</span>
    </div>
  )}
/>

import {
  StoriesOverlay,
  ImageStorySlide,
  VideoStorySlide,
} from '@reelkit/react-stories-player';

<StoriesOverlay
  isOpen={isOpen}
  onClose={handleClose}
  groups={groups}
  renderSlide={({ story, index, groupIndex, size, activeGroupIndex, activeStoryIndex, onDurationReady, onReady, onWaiting, onError, onEnded }) => {
    const [w, h] = size;

    if (story.mediaType === 'video') {
      return (
        <div style={{ width: w, height: h, background: '#000' }}>
          <VideoStorySlide
            src={story.src}
            poster={story.poster}
            groupIndex={groupIndex}
            storyIndex={index}
            activeGroupIndex={activeGroupIndex}
            activeStoryIndex={activeStoryIndex}
            onDurationReady={onDurationReady}
            onPlaying={onReady}
            onWaiting={onWaiting}
            onEnded={onEnded}
            onError={onError}
          />
        </div>
      );
    }

    return (
      <div style={{ width: w, height: h, background: '#000' }}>
        <ImageStorySlide src={story.src} onLoad={onReady} onError={onError} />
      </div>
    );
  }}
/>

<StoriesOverlay
  isOpen={isOpen}
  onClose={handleClose}
  groups={groups}
  renderNavigation={({ onPrevStory, onNextStory, onPrevGroup, onNextGroup }) => (
    <div style={{ position: 'absolute', bottom: 16, left: 0, right: 0, display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'center', gap: 8, zIndex: 10 }}>
      <button onClick={onPrevGroup}>Prev Group</button>
      <button onClick={onPrevStory}>Prev</button>
      <button onClick={onNextStory}>Next</button>
      <button onClick={onNextGroup}>Next Group</button>
    </div>
  )}
/>

import { Observe } from '@reelkit/react';

<StoriesOverlay
  isOpen={isOpen}
  onClose={handleClose}
  groups={groups}
  renderProgressBar={({ totalStories, activeIndex, progress }) => (
    <div style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 4, padding: '8px 16px' }}>
      {Array.from({ length: totalStories }, (_, i) => (
        <div key={i} style={{ flex: 1, height: 2, background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.3)', borderRadius: 1, overflow: 'hidden' }}>
          <Observe signals={[activeIndex, progress]}>
            {() => {
              const fill = i < activeIndex.value ? 1 : i === activeIndex.value ? progress.value : 0;
              return <div style={{ width: `${fill * 100}%`, height: '100%', background: '#fff' }} />;
            }}
          </Observe>
        </div>
      ))}
    </div>
  )}
/>

<StoriesOverlay
  isOpen={isOpen}
  onClose={handleClose}
  groups={groups}
  renderLoading={({ story, storyIndex, groupIndex }) => (
    <div style={{
      position: 'absolute',
      inset: 0,
      display: 'flex',
      alignItems: 'center',
      justifyContent: 'center',
      color: '#fff',
    }}>
      <span>Loading story {storyIndex + 1}...</span>
    </div>
  )}
/>

<StoriesOverlay
  isOpen={isOpen}
  onClose={handleClose}
  groups={groups}
  renderError={({ story, storyIndex, groupIndex }) => (
    <div style={{
      position: 'absolute',
      inset: 0,
      display: 'flex',
      alignItems: 'center',
      justifyContent: 'center',
      flexDirection: 'column',
      color: '#fff',
      background: 'rgba(0,0,0,0.8)',
    }}>
      <span style={{ fontSize: 48 }}>!</span>
      <span>Failed to load story</span>
    </div>
  )}
/>

import { useRef } from 'react';
import { StoriesOverlay, type StoriesApi } from '@reelkit/react-stories-player';

function App() {
  const apiRef = useRef<StoriesApi | null>(null);

  return (
    <>
      <button onClick={() => apiRef.current?.nextStory()}>Next Story</button>
      <button onClick={() => apiRef.current?.nextGroup()}>Next Group</button>
      <button onClick={() => apiRef.current?.pause()}>Pause</button>

      <StoriesOverlay
        isOpen={isOpen}
        onClose={handleClose}
        groups={groups}
        apiRef={apiRef}
      />
    </>
  );
}

<StoriesOverlay
  isOpen={isOpen}
  onClose={() => setIsOpen(false)}
  groups={groups}
  onDoubleTap={(groupIndex, storyIndex) => {
    // Built-in heart animation plays automatically.
    // Handle the like in your own state:
    const story = groups[groupIndex].stories[storyIndex];
    toggleLike(story.id);
  }}
/>

/* Speed up the pop via the token */
:root {
  --rk-stories-heart-duration: 1s;
}

/* Restyle color and size via the class */
.rk-stories-heart {
  color: #ff3b5c;
  font-size: 80px;
}

/* Or hide the built-in heart entirely */
.rk-stories-heart {
  display: none;
}

import { CanvasProgressBar } from '@reelkit/react-stories-player';

<CanvasProgressBar
  totalStories={group.stories.length}
  activeIndex={activeIndexSignal}
  progress={progressSignal}
  minSegmentWidth={8}
  gap={2}
  barHeight={2}
/>

import { StoryHeader } from '@reelkit/react-stories-player';

<StoryHeader
  author={{ id: '1', name: 'Alice', avatar: '/avatar.jpg', verified: true }}
  createdAt={new Date(Date.now() - 3600_000)}
  onClose={handleClose}
  isPaused={false}
  onTogglePause={togglePause}
  isMuted={true}
  onToggleSound={toggleSound}
  isVideo={true}
  isLoading={false}
/>

import { ImageStorySlide } from '@reelkit/react-stories-player';

<ImageStorySlide
  src="/photo.jpg"
  aspectRatio={9 / 16}
  onLoad={() => console.log('loaded')}
  onError={() => console.log('failed')}
/>

import { VideoStorySlide } from '@reelkit/react-stories-player';

<VideoStorySlide
  src="/clip.mp4"
  poster="/clip-poster.jpg"
  groupIndex={0}
  storyIndex={2}
  activeGroupIndex={activeGroupSignal}
  activeStoryIndex={activeStorySignal}
  onDurationReady={(ms) => console.log('duration:', ms)}
  onPlaying={() => console.log('playing')}
  onWaiting={() => console.log('buffering')}
  onEnded={() => console.log('ended')}
  onError={() => console.log('error')}
/>

import { StoriesRing } from '@reelkit/react-stories-player';

<StoriesRing
  author={{ id: '1', name: 'Alice', avatar: '/avatar.jpg' }}
  totalStories={5}
  viewedCount={2}
  onClick={() => openStories(0)}
/>

import { StoriesRingList } from '@reelkit/react-stories-player';

<StoriesRingList
  groups={groups}
  viewedState={viewedMap}
  onSelect={(groupIndex) => openStories(groupIndex)}
/>

import { HeartAnimation } from '@reelkit/react-stories-player';

<HeartAnimation onComplete={() => console.log('animation done')} />

interface StoryItem {
  id: string;
  mediaType: 'image' | 'video';
  src: string;
  poster?: string;
  duration?: number;       // ms, images default to 5000, videos use natural duration
  createdAt?: string | Date;
  aspectRatio?: number;    // width / height
}

interface AuthorInfo {
  id: string;
  name: string;
  avatar: string;
  verified?: boolean;
}

interface StoriesGroup<T extends StoryItem = StoryItem> {
  author: AuthorInfo;
  stories: T[];
}

interface HeaderRenderProps<T extends StoryItem = StoryItem> {
  author: AuthorInfo;
  story: T;
  storyIndex: number;
  isPaused: boolean;
  isMuted: boolean;
  isVideo: boolean;
  onToggleSound: () => void;
  onTogglePause: () => void;
  onClose: () => void;
}

interface FooterRenderProps<T extends StoryItem = StoryItem> {
  author: AuthorInfo;
  story: T;
  storyIndex: number;
}

interface SlideRenderProps<T extends StoryItem = StoryItem> {
  story: T;
  index: number;
  groupIndex: number;
  isActive: boolean;
  size: [number, number];
  activeGroupIndex: Signal<number>;
  activeStoryIndex: Signal<number>;
  onDurationReady: (durationMs: number) => void;
  onReady: () => void;
  onWaiting: () => void;
  onError: () => void;
  onEnded: () => void;
}

interface NavigationRenderProps {
  onPrevStory: () => void;
  onNextStory: () => void;
  onPrevGroup: () => void;
  onNextGroup: () => void;
}

interface ProgressBarRenderProps<T extends StoryItem = StoryItem> {
  totalStories: number;
  activeIndex: Signal<number>;
  progress: Signal<number>;
  group: StoriesGroup<T>;
}

interface LoadingRenderProps<T extends StoryItem = StoryItem> {
  story: T;
  storyIndex: number;
  groupIndex: number;
}

interface ErrorRenderProps<T extends StoryItem = StoryItem> {
  story: T;
  storyIndex: number;
  groupIndex: number;
}

interface StoriesApi {
  nextStory(): void;
  prevStory(): void;
  nextGroup(): void;
  prevGroup(): void;
  goToGroup(index: number): void;
  pause(): void;
  resume(): void;
}

import {
  StoriesOverlay,
  ImageStorySlide,
  type StoryItem,
  type StoriesGroup,
  type SlideRenderProps,
} from '@reelkit/react-stories-player';

interface PromoStory extends StoryItem {
  title: string;
  subtitle?: string;
  bgGradient?: string;
  ctaText?: string;
}

const groups: StoriesGroup<PromoStory>[] = [
  {
    author: { id: 'brand', name: 'My Brand', avatar: '/brand.png', verified: true },
    stories: [
      {
        id: 'promo-1',
        mediaType: 'image',
        src: '/sale-banner.jpg',
        title: 'Flash Sale',
        subtitle: 'Up to 50% off',
        ctaText: 'Shop Now',
      },
      {
        id: 'promo-2',
        mediaType: 'image',
        src: '',
        title: 'Thank You',
        subtitle: '10K followers!',
        bgGradient: 'linear-gradient(135deg, #a18cd1, #fbc2eb)',
      },
    ],
  },
];

function CustomSlide({ story, size, onReady, onError }: SlideRenderProps<PromoStory>) {
  const [w, h] = size;
  const hasImage = story.src && story.mediaType === 'image';

  return (
    <div style={{ width: w, height: h, background: story.bgGradient ?? '#000', position: 'relative' }}>
      {hasImage && <ImageStorySlide src={story.src} onLoad={onReady} onError={onError} />}
      <div style={{ position: 'relative', zIndex: 1, textAlign: 'center', padding: 32, color: '#fff' }}>
        <h2>{story.title}</h2>
        {story.subtitle && <p>{story.subtitle}</p>}
        {story.ctaText && (
          <button style={{ marginTop: 16, padding: '8px 24px', borderRadius: 20, background: '#fff', color: '#000', border: 'none' }}>
            {story.ctaText}
          </button>
        )}
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

<StoriesOverlay<PromoStory>
  isOpen={isOpen}
  onClose={handleClose}
  groups={groups}
  renderSlide={(props) => <CustomSlide {...props} />}
/>

/* Brand the stories overlay */
:root {
  --rk-stories-overlay-bg: #0f172a;
  --rk-stories-container-radius: 24px;
  --rk-stories-nav-bg: rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.25);
  --rk-stories-nav-bg-hover: rgba(168, 85, 247, 0.55);
  --rk-stories-top-shade-bg: linear-gradient(
    to bottom,
    rgba(99, 102, 241, 0.5) 0%,
    transparent 100%
  );
  --rk-stories-header-name-fg: #fef3c7;
  --rk-stories-ring-spin-duration: 2s;
}