svelte-gridstack

Svelte 5 wrapper for gridstack.js - a TypeScript-first, reactive dashboard layout library with drag-and-drop and resize support.

Installation

npm install svelte-gridstack gridstack

gridstack is a peer dependency - you control the version.

Quick Start

<script lang="ts">
  import 'gridstack/dist/gridstack.min.css';
  import { GridStack, GridStackItem } from 'svelte-gridstack';
</script>

<GridStack options={{ cellHeight: 70, float: true }}>
  <GridStackItem id="a" x={0} y={0} w={2} h={2}>
    <h2>Widget A</h2>
    <p>Drag and resize me!</p>
  </GridStackItem>

  <GridStackItem id="b" x={2} y={0} w={2} h={1}>
    <h2>Widget B</h2>
  </GridStackItem>

  <GridStackItem id="c" x={4} y={0} w={2} h={3} autoPosition>
    <h2>Widget C</h2>
  </GridStackItem>
</GridStack>

Dynamic Widgets

Use GridStackDynamic when widgets come from an array. It uses Svelte's {#each} with keyed blocks for proper lifecycle management.

<script lang="ts">
  import { GridStackDynamic, GridStackItem } from 'svelte-gridstack';

  let widgets = $state([
    { id: 'w1', x: 0, y: 0, w: 2, h: 2, title: 'Chart' },
    { id: 'w2', x: 2, y: 0, w: 3, h: 1, title: 'Stats' },
    { id: 'w3', x: 5, y: 0, w: 2, h: 3, title: 'Table' },
  ]);

  function handleRemove(id: string) {
    widgets = widgets.filter(w => w.id !== id);
  }
</script>

<GridStackDynamic
  {widgets}
  options={{ cellHeight: 80, float: true }}
  onchange={(nodes) => console.log('changed:', nodes)}
>
  {#snippet children(widget, i)}
    <GridStackItem id={widget.id} x={widget.x} y={widget.y} w={widget.w} h={widget.h}>
      <div class="widget">
        <h3>{widget.title}</h3>
        <button onclick={() => handleRemove(widget.id)}>Remove</button>
      </div>
    </GridStackItem>
  {/snippet}
</GridStackDynamic>

API Reference

<GridStack>

Main grid container component.

Props:

Events (callback props):

Imperative methods (via bind:this):

<script lang="ts">
  import { GridStack } from 'svelte-gridstack';
  let grid: GridStack;
</script>

<GridStack bind:this={grid} />

<button onclick={() => grid.save()}>Save Layout</button>
<button onclick={() => grid.compact()}>Compact</button>
<button onclick={() => grid.setStatic(true)}>Lock</button>

Available methods: addWidget(), removeWidget(), update(), save(), load(), compact(), float(), column(), cellHeight(), enable(), disable(), setStatic(), batchUpdate(), removeAll(), destroy(), makeWidget(), getGridInstance().

<GridStackItem>

Individual widget wrapper. Must be a direct child of <GridStack> or <GridStackDynamic>.

Props:

All props are reactive - changing them will update the widget in the grid.

<GridStackDynamic>

Keyed-each grid container for data-driven widget lists.

Props:

Supports the same event callbacks as <GridStack>.

Complete Options Example

<script lang="ts">
  import { GridStack, GridStackItem } from 'svelte-gridstack';
  import type { GridStackOptions } from 'svelte-gridstack';

  const gridOpts: GridStackOptions = {
    column: 12,
    cellHeight: 'auto',
    float: true,
    animate: true,
    margin: 10,
    disableDrag: false,
    disableResize: false,
    minRow: 1,
    staticGrid: false,
    acceptWidgets: true,
  };

  let grid: GridStack;

  function handleSave() {
    const layout = grid.save();
    localStorage.setItem('grid-layout', JSON.stringify(layout));
  }

  function handleLoad() {
    const raw = localStorage.getItem('grid-layout');
    if (raw) {
      grid.load(JSON.parse(raw));
    }
  }
</script>

<button onclick={handleSave}>Save</button>
<button onclick={handleLoad}>Load</button>

<GridStack
  bind:this={grid}
  options={gridOpts}
  onchange={(nodes) => console.log('Layout changed', nodes)}
  ondragstop={(_, el, node) => console.log('Dropped', node)}
  onresizestop={(_, el, node) => console.log('Resized', node)}
>
  <GridStackItem id="chart" x={0} y={0} w={6} h={4} minW={3}>
    <MyChart />
  </GridStackItem>

  <GridStackItem id="table" x={6} y={0} w={6} h={4}>
    <MyTable />
  </GridStackItem>
</GridStack>

Notes

• You must import GridStack CSS yourself: import 'gridstack/dist/gridstack.min.css'
• All GridStackOptions and GridStackWidget types are re-exported from gridstack for convenience.
• The library uses Svelte 5 runes ($props, $state, $effect). Svelte 4 is not supported.

License

MIT