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The fastest way to improve your React Native app is by using tap gestures. That's why I've created pressto, a super-simple package to help you get started.

The package is built on top of the Tap Gesture from react-native-gesture-handler to handle the resulting gestures and animations on the main thread. It aims to replace your “TouchableOpacity”.

Installation

yarn add pressto react-native-reanimated react-native-gesture-handler

Or with Expo

npx expo install pressto react-native-reanimated react-native-gesture-handler

Features

Pre-built animated pressable components: PressableScale and PressableOpacity
Easy creation of custom animated pressables with createAnimatedPressable
Configurable animation types and durations

Usage

Use basic Pressables: PressableScale and PressableOpacity

import React from 'react';
import { StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
import { PressableOpacity, PressableScale } from 'pressto';

function BasicPressablesExample() {
  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <PressableScale style={styles.box} onPress={() => console.log('scale')} />
      <PressableOpacity
        style={styles.box}
        onPress={() => console.log('opacity')}
      />
    </View>
  );
}

Create a custom Pressable with createAnimatedPressable

import { createAnimatedPressable } from 'pressto';

const PressableRotate = createAnimatedPressable((progress) => {
  'worklet';
  return {
    transform: [{ rotate: `${(progress.value * Math.PI) / 4}rad` }],
  };
});

function CustomPressableExample() {
  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <PressableRotate
        style={styles.box}
        onPress={() => console.log('rotate')}
      />
    </View>
  );
}

Use the PressablesConfig

import React from 'react';
import { gestureHandlerRootHOC } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
import { PressablesConfig } from 'pressto';

function App() {
  return (
    <View style={styles.container}>
      <PressableRotate
        style={styles.box}
        onPress={() => console.log('rotate')}
      />
      <PressableScale style={styles.box} onPress={() => console.log('scale')} />
      <PressableOpacity
        style={styles.box}
        onPress={() => console.log('opacity')}
      />
    </View>
  );
}

export default () => (
  <PressablesConfig
    animationType="spring"
    config={{ mass: 2 }}
    globalHandlers={{
      onPress: () => {
        console.log('you can call haptics here');
      },
    }}
  >
    <App />
  </PressablesConfig>
);

API

PressableScale

A pressable component that scales when pressed.

PressableOpacity

A pressable component that changes opacity when pressed.

createAnimatedPressable

A function to create custom animated pressables. It takes a worklet function that defines how the component should animate based on the press progress.

PressablesConfig

A component to configure global settings for all pressable components within its children.

Use with ScrollView and FlatList/FlashList

pressto provides an optional custom scroll render component that enhances the scrolling experience when used with pressable components.

import { renderScrollComponent } from 'pressto';
import { FlatList } from 'react-native';

function App() {
  return (
    // This works with all the lists that support the renderScrollComponent prop
    <FlatList
      renderScrollComponent={renderScrollComponent}
      data={data}
      renderItem={({ item }) => <PressableRotate style={styles.box} />}
    />
  );
}

The renderScrollComponent function wraps the scroll view with additional functionality in order to allow smoother interactions between scrolling and pressable components, preventing unwanted activations during scroll gestures. Applying the renderScrollComponent from pressto means that the tap gesture will be delayed for a short amount of time to understand if the tap gesture is a scroll or a tap gesture.