Timeout plugin for Alpine.js

TheWebForge’s Timeout plugin for Alpine.js allows you to easily add a timeout to your Alpine.js components.

Installation

You can use this plugin by either including it from a <script> tag or installing it via NPM:

Via CDN

You can include the CDN build of this plugin as a <script> tag, just make sure to include it BEFORE Alpine’s core JS file.

<!-- Alpine Plugins -->
<script defer src="https://unpkg.com/@thewebforge/alpinejs-timeout@1.x.x/dist/cdn.min.js"></script>
 
<!-- Alpine Core -->
<script defer src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/alpinejs@3.x.x/dist/cdn.min.js"></script>

Via NPM

You can install Timeout from NPM for use inside your bundle like so:

npm install @thewebforge/alpinejs-timeout

Then initialize it from your bundle:

import Alpine from 'alpinejs'
import timeout from '@thewebforge/alpinejs-timeout'
 
Alpine.plugin(timeout)
 
...

x-timeout

Value

The value of x-timeout should be the number of milliseconds you want to wait before the expression is executed.

<div x-data="{ show: true }">
    <div x-show="show" x-timeout:2000="show = false">This text will disappear after 2 seconds</div>
</div>

Modifier

.repeat

The .repeat modifier will repeat the timeout every time the expression is executed.

<div  x-data x-timeout:1000.repeat="$el.innerText = new Date().toLocaleString()"></div>