React Native Avatar

<table> <tr> <td width="228"> <img width="200" src="https://github.com/kolking/react-native-avatar/assets/4656448/877fbd1b-7040-41d4-a29b-80958b9b7cdd" /> </td> <td> The ultimate React Native component for displaying user avatars written in TypeScript with a strong focus on performance. This fully featured and highly customizable component allows you to show Gravatar images by providing an email address, fallback to user's initials, fine-tune the shape and size of avatars, add badges and custom statuses to the avatar image. </td> </tr> </table>

Control the shape of the avatars
The default circular shape can be changed by specifying a custom border radius. The style prop enables you to override the default styles.

Custom fallback image or emoji
For users without an image, you have the option to display the default avatar icon, provide a custom fallback image, or even show an emoji.

Fallback to user's initials
Another option for users without an image is to display their initials. By enabling the colorize option, unique color can be generated based on the user's name.

Gravatar support
Include the user's email address to display their Gravatar image. This can be combined with your own avatar image to provide a fallback option.

Numeric badges
You can add a badge to display the count of unread messages or the online/offline status of the user. The position of the badge can also be customized.

Custom badges
Another option for utilizing avatar badges is to display a custom status icon, such as an emoji, for example.

Installation

yarn

sh
yarn add @kolking/react-native-avatar

npm

sh
npm install @kolking/react-native-avatar

Basic Example

jsx
import React from 'react';
import { View, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
import { Avatar } from '@kolking/react-native-avatar';

const MyComponent = ({ userImage, userEmail }) => (
  <View style={styles.wrapper}>
    <Avatar source={{ uri: userImage }} email={userEmail} />
  </View>
);

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  wrapper: {
    flex: 1,
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
  },
});

export default MyComponent;

Advanced Example

jsx
import React from 'react';
import { View, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';
import { Avatar } from '@kolking/react-native-avatar';

const defaultImage = require('./assets/defaultAvatar.png');
const badgeProps = {
  size: 24,
  radius: 5,
  position: 'top-left',
}

const MyComponent = ({ userImage, userEmail, userName, unreadCount }) => (
  <View style={styles.wrapper}>
    <Avatar
      size={60}
      defaultSource={defaultImage}
      source={{ uri: userImage }}
      email={userEmail}
      name={userName}
      colorize={true}
      radius={20}
      badge={unreadCount}
      badgeColor="#007aff"
      badgeProps={badgeProps}
    />
  </View>
);

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  wrapper: {
    flex: 1,
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
  },
});

export default MyComponent;

Props

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`size`	number	`50`	Width and height of the avatar
`name`	string		User name for showing initials
`email`	string		User email for showing Gravatar image
`source`	ImageSourcePropType		The avatar image source (either a remote URL or a local file resource)
`defaultSource`	ImageSourcePropType		The fallback image source
`color`	string	`#aeaeb2`	Background color of the avatar
`radius`	number	`size / 2`	Border radius of the avatar
`colorize`	boolean	`false`	To generate a unique background color when displaying initials
`style`	ViewStyle		Style object applied to the image or initials container
`textStyle`	TextStyle		Style object applied to the initials text
`badge`	number \| string \| boolean		A number or string value to show in the badge, or `true` to display a color dot
`badgeColor`	string		Background color of the badge
`badgeProps`	BadgeProps		Badge props excluding `value`, `color`, and `parentRadius`

Badge Component

The badge can be used as a standalone component. The font size of the badge text value is calculated based on the size prop, so you normally don't have to specify it. By default, the badge appears with a spring animation, which can be disabled using the animate prop. To position the badge absolutely over its parent, use the position prop along with the parentRadius prop.

jsx
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { StyleSheet, Text, TouchableHighlight, View } from 'react-native';
import { Badge } from '@kolking/react-native-avatar';

const MyComponent = () => {
  const [badge, setBadge] = useState(0);

  return (
    <View style={styles.wrapper}>
      <TouchableHighlight
        style={styles.button}
        underlayColor="#00849C"
        onPress={() => setBadge(badge + 1)}
      >
        <>
          <Text style={styles.buttonText}>Press me</Text>
          <Badge value={badge} position="top-right" parentRadius={styles.button.borderRadius} />
        </>
      </TouchableHighlight>
    </View>
  );
};

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
  wrapper: {
    flex: 1,
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
  },
  button: {
    width: 200,
    height: 44,
    marginTop: 20,
    borderRadius: 22,
    alignSelf: 'center',
    alignItems: 'center',
    justifyContent: 'center',
    backgroundColor: '#2FAFC7',
  },
  buttonText: {
    color: '#fff',
    fontSize: 17,
    fontWeight: '600',
  },
});

export default MyComponent;

Badge Props

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`size`	number	`20`	Height and min width of the badge
`color`	string	`#ff3b30`	Background color of the badge
`radius`	number	`size / 2`	Border radius of the badge
`animate`	boolean	`true`	To animate appearance with a spring animation
`value`	number \| boolean \| string		A number or string value to show in the badge, or `true` to display a color dot
`limit`	number	`99`	To display "99+" when the `value` exceeds the limit, set `0` to disable
`parentRadius`	number	`0`	Border radius of the parent container, used to position the badge more precisely
`position`	BadgePositions		To position the badge absolutely over its parent, the allowed options are `top-left`, `top-right`, `bottom-left`, and `bottom-right`
`style`	ViewStyle		Style object applied to the container
`textStyle`	TextStyle		Style object applied to the text

Feedback

I appreciate your feedback, so please star the repository if you like it. This is the best motivation for me to maintain the package and add new features. If you have any feature requests, found a bug, or have ideas for improvement, feel free to open an issue.

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