Bookmaker Datepicker Lite for Angular

A sweet, stylish and fast datepicker for Angular. Developed for developers who want full control over the stylesheet and patterns. Can be used within a formgroup or as a standalone input with a standalone callback output.

Notice

This application requires Angular version 15.1.0 or newer to work correctly.

Installation

npm i bm-datepicker-lite

Import module in app.module.ts:

import { BmDatepickerLiteModule } from 'bm-datepicker-lite';
  imports: [
    BmDatepickerLiteModule,
    ...
  ],

Usage:

<bm-datepicker-lite></bm-datepicker-lite>

Formbuilder

Is it possible to connect Bookmaker Lite to my Formbuilder?

Yes it is. Use formGroupInput to connect to your formgroup and formControlNameInput to set a control name.

<form [formGroup]="generatedFormGroup" (submit)="submitForm()">
  <bm-datepicker-lite
    [formGroupInput]="generatedFormGroup"
    formControlNameInput="dateFrom"
  >
  </bm-datepicker-lite>
</form>

If you need to pre-define a date, you can do it in the component.

this.generatedFormGroup = this.formBuilder.group({
  dateFrom: ["24-02-2023"],
});

Note! If you don't need Formbuilder at all, then remove both formGroupInput and formControlNameInput, otherwise you will get an error. You will then need the calendarOutput to fetch the callback event:

<bm-datepicker (calendarOutput)="calendarToOutput($event)"></bm-datepicker>

Note! If you don't need Formbuilder at all, then remove both formGroupInput and formControlNameInput, otherwise you will get an error.

Can I use Formbuilder Validators?

Of course. Put you validation requirements in you component or service. Bookmaker Lite will handle it via the formControlNameInput you gave it.

What about error handling messages from Formbuilder Validators?

You can add the error messages below the Bookmaker Lite and reference to the input field via the FormControllName. In component:

this.generatedFormGroup = this.formBuilder.group({
  dateFrom: ["", Validators.required],
});

In HTML:

<p *ngIf="generatedFormGroup.get('dateFrom')?.errors?.['required']">
  This field is required
</p>

There is a build in invalid handler, that can be used as an evaluator connected to the entire form (if the input field is in a formgroup). This handler will be activated when the date don't follow the selected pattern.

<button type="submit" [disabled]="generatedFormGroup.invalid">
  Submit form
</button>

What if I want a different patterns of the input field, can I change it?

Yes, you can, since version 1.1.0. use the parameter pattern to change format. The pattern is using lowercase letters for year, month and day.

<bm-datepicker-lite pattern="mm/dd/yy"></bm-datepicker-lite>

The default format is yyyy-mm-dd and do not need the pattern to be written out.

The available patterns are... Have it your way! yyyy.mm.dd, dd/yyyy/mm, mm-dd-yy - everything goes! But there are some restrictions:

• The dividers can only be space , period ., forward slash / or dash -.
• There can only be one kind of divider. Mixing different dividers won't work
• Days and months must two letters (mm) and (dd)
• Year can be either two letters (yy) or four letters (yyyy)

Why can't I manually change the date in the input field?

This is a lite-version and is intend to be easy to use and therefore the ability to do change values inside the input field is disabled. The way to use Bookmaker Lite, version 2.x.x is:

1. Select a date in the calendar.
2. The selected date will be formatted according to a pattern of choice.
3. The formated date will be presented in the input field and used via selected formControlNameInput or use the date value from the callback calendarOutput.

I don't use Formbuilder, can I get a callback response from Bookmaker Lite?

You can use calendarOutput to hook up to a response function of your own. The response value is the same as selected pattern. Default pattern is yyyy-mm-dd. Make a function in the same component as the Bookmaker Lite to fetch the event value from the calendarOutput.

<bm-datepicker-lite
  (calendarOutput)="calendarToOutput($event)"
></bm-datepicker-lite>

Names, labels and texts

Hey, I want to change the label! Can I do that?

Use the label option to change the text.

<bm-datepicker-lite label="Date from"></bm-datepicker-lite>

What about the placeholder, can I change that too?

Use the placeholder option to change the text.

<bm-datepicker-lite placeholder="Pick a date"></bm-datepicker-lite>

How I change the name of the Weekdays?

Bookmaker Lite comes with a default array of the names in english. Use it to change it to a language of your choice. Connect it to weekdays option.

In the HTML:

<bm-datepicker-lite [weekdays]="weekdays"></bm-datepicker-lite>

In the component:

weekdays = ['Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed', 'Thur', 'Fri', 'Sat', 'Sun'];

How I change the name of the Months name?

Bookmaker Lite comes with a default array of the names in english. Use it to change it to a language of your choice. Connect it to months option.

In the HTML:

<bm-datepicker-lite [months]="months"></bm-datepicker-lite>

In the component:

  months = [
    'January', 'February', 'March', 'April',
    'May', 'June', 'July', 'August',
    'September', 'October', 'November', 'December'
  ];

Styles and icon

I want a different calendar button icon. How do I change that (even if the default icon is quite fancy)?

Bookmaker Lite have a default calendar icon. If you want to use you own, you can add it inside the Bookmaker Lite.

<bm-datepicker-lite
  ><ng-icon name="akarCalendar" size="16px" color="white"></ng-icon
></bm-datepicker-lite>

Can I change the stylesheet?

You can change everything in Bookmaker Lite. That's the beauty. It is a list of styles, but hey, you are a developer, aren't you? You can use the stylesheet to change parts or everything, it's up to you. Treat it as an usual stylesheet in SCSS. This is an overview of all elements, but you can concentrate it and put togther elements as you wish.

Use styleSheet option to do the changes, and formControlNameInput to make an individual stylesheet:

In the HTML:

<bm-datepicker-lite formControlNameInput="dateFrom" [styleSheet]="styles">
  <bm-datepicker-lite></bm-datepicker-lite
></bm-datepicker-lite>

In the component:

styles = `
p.bm-paragraph{
    font-family:"Poppins", Verdana, sans-serif;
    color: #000;
    margin:0;
    padding:0;
} 
input.bm-date-input{
    font-family:"Poppins", Verdana, sans-serif;
    color: #000;
    margin:0;
    display:flex;
    flex:1;
    height:40px;
    border-radius: 9999px;
    padding: 3px 0 3px 20px; 
    border: 1px solid rgb(195, 195, 195)
} 
label.bm-label{
    font-family:"Poppins", Verdana, sans-serif;
    color: #000;
    margin:0;
    padding:0;
    font-size: .9rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    margin-left:15px;
}
.bm-date-input-wrapper{
    position:relative; 
    width: 100%; 
    display:flex;
    flex-direction:row; 
    align-items: center;
}
.bm-date-input-wrapper input[readonly] { 
    cursor: default !important;
    background:  rgb(245,245,245);
}
.bm-toggle-button{
    position:absolute; 
    right:5px; 
    width:30px; 
    height:30px;
    display:flex;
    align-items:center; 
    justify-content:center; 
    background-color:rgb(0, 153, 235);
    border: 1px solid rgb(0, 153, 235);
    border-radius: 9999px;
    transition:.5s
}
.bm-toggle-button:hover{
    background-color: rgb(0, 131, 202);
    cursor:pointer;
    color:fff;
    border: 1px solid rgb(0, 131, 202)
}
.bm-table{
    width:100%; 
    background-color:#f5f5f5;
    overflow: hidden;
    padding:16px; 
    display:flex;
    flex-direction: column; 
    border-radius: 8px; 
    box-shadow: 0 0 0.125rem 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.08), 0 0.125rem 0.75rem 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.24);
    box-sizing:border-box;
}
.bm-tr{
    display:flex;
    flex:1; 
    justify-content:space-between; 
    align-items:center;
    flex-direction: row;
}
.bm-th{
    display:flex; 
    flex:1; 
    justify-content:center; 
    align-items:center;
    flex-direction:row;
}
.bm-td{
    display:flex; 
    flex:1;
    justify-content:center; 
    align-items: center; 
}
.bm-td-empty{
    display:flex; 
    flex:1;
    justify-content:center; 
    align-items: center; 
}
.bm-td-empty .bm-td-inner-empty{
    height:30px;
    width:30px;
    margin:2px;
}
.bm-td-inner{
    height:30px;
    width:30px;
    margin:2px;
    display:flex; 
    justify-content:center; 
    align-items: center; 
    border-radius:9999px;
    transition: .4s;
    border: 1px solid #f5f5f5;
}
.bm-td-inner:hover{
    background-color: rgb(0, 131, 202);
    cursor:pointer;
    border: 1px solid rgb(0, 131, 202)
}
.bm-td-selected-day{
    background-color: rgb(0, 153, 235);
    cursor:pointer;
    border: 1px solid rgb(0, 153, 235)
}
.bm-td-inner:hover p{color:#fff !important}
.bm-td-selected-day p{color:#fff !important}
.bm-th p{
    font-size: .9rem;
    font-weight: 500;
}
.bm-td-inner p{
    font-size: .8rem;
    font-weight: 300;
}
.bm-daylabels-wrapper{margin-bottom: 20px}
.bm-year-month-title {
    display:flex; 
    flex: 5;
    justify-content: center; 
    align-items: center;
    flex-direction: column;
    margin-bottom: 10px
}
.bm-year-month-title p.bm-month-title{
    font-size: 1.5rem;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-top: -8px
}
.bm-td-current-day{border: 1px solid rgb(0, 202, 101)}
.bm-arrow {
    border: solid #000;
    border-width: 0 3px 3px 0;
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 3px;
}
.bm-td-inner:hover .bm-arrow{
    border-color:white;
    border-width: 0 3px 3px 0;
}
.bm-arrow-right {transform: rotate(-45deg);}
.bm-arrow-left {transform: rotate(135deg);}
.bm-weekend {color: #ff0000 !important}
  `;

There is a reference to the font "Poppins" in the stylesheet, but I only get Verdana?

To handle external fonts in Bookmaker, you need to have them globally in your Angular project. Use the link below in your root index.html to get Poppins fontstyle:

<link
  href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Poppins:wght@200;300;400;500;600;700;800&display=swap"
  rel="stylesheet"
/>

Can I change the week to start on a Sunday?

Yes! Use the [isSunday] option (and it must be inside square brackets []).

<bm-datepicker-lite [isSunday]="true"></bm-datepicker-lite>

Other questions?

Can I use it in a commercial web site?

Yes, you can.

Can I change the animations?

No. This is a lite-version. :-)

Can I change placement of the datepicker and input field?

Sorry. Lite-version, you know. :-)

Author

Steffo Dimfelt steffo.dimfelt@gmail.com

Version list

• 2.1.7: Adjust styleSheet
• 2.1.6: Update peerDependencies