Date Picker

Playbook's date picker is built using flatpickr, a vanilla js library. Common date picker use cases and features have been adapted into simple prop based configuration detailed in the docs below. You can implement additional features and functionality by accessing a flatpickr instance directly (demonstrated in the 'flatpickr methods' example below). This is done with the following code.

const fpInstance = document.querySelector('#pickerId')._flatpickr

pickerId is a prop passed to the date picker kit. Flatpickr uses this id to target an input and attach a flatpickr instance to that input.

To learn more visit flatpickr's docs or see the hook doc section below for an applied example.

The Date Picker works best with Javascript Date Objects or ISO Date strings. If you're programming in js use Date Objects. If you're using rails convert your date object (with timezone) to UTC and then to an ISO Date string. For example, DateTime.now.utc.iso8601. This ensures that the string passed to the Date Picker kit behaves as expected.

The Date Picker expects a date format of MM/DD/YYYY by default. If a different date format (e.g. DD/MM/YYYY, m/d/y, etc.) is used, the component will not know how to handle it and use a default date instead. To change the date format used, read more here.

Summary

Uses Icons

Default

Date Picker

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: { picker_id: "date-picker-default"}) %>

Hide Input Icon

Date Picker

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: { 
  hide_icon: true, 
  picker_id: "date-picker-hide-icon" 
}) %>

Default Date

Default Date String

Default Date Dynamic

Default Behavior

The defaultDate/default_date prop has a null or empty string value by default. You can pass an ISO date string (preferred rails method) or date object (preferred JS method) if you want a default value on page load. Use Ruby UTC DateTime objects and convert them to ISO date strings with DateTime.now.utc.iso8601.

If you use a Date object without UTC time standardization the Date Picker kit may misinterpret that date as yesterdays date (consequence of timezone differentials and the Javascript Date Object constructor). See this GitHub issue for more information and the anti-pattern examples below.

You can leverage the defaultDate/default_date prop with custom logic in your filter or controller files where the determination of the default value changes based on user interaction. The page can load with an initial default date picker value or placeholder text, then after filter submission save the submitted values as the "new default" (via state or params).

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  default_date: "07/25/2020",
  label: "Default Date String",
  picker_id: "date-picker-default-date1"
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  default_date: DateTime.current.utc.iso8601,
  label: "Default Date Dynamic",
  picker_id: "date-picker-default-date2"
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  label: "Default Behavior",
  picker_id: "date-picker-default-date4"
}) %>

Allow Input

Date Picker

Setting the allowInput prop to true permits users to key values directly into the input. This prop is set to false by default.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: { allow_input: true, picker_id: "date-picker-allow-input"}) %>

Input Field

Aria, Name, and Data Attributes

Custom Placeholder

Blank Placeholder

Disable Input

The date picker is built with the text input kit. Text input props you pass to the date picker kit will be forwarded to the input, with a few exceptions. The value attribute is automatically handled and bound to whatever date string is contained by the input field. You cannot pass a custom value prop. id props passed to the date picker kit will be assigned to it's parent/wrapper div. The pickerId prop is passed directly to the input and is required to instatiate the date picker.

You must use inputAria or input_aria and inputData or input_data props if you wish to pass data or aria attributes to the text input kit. If you use data or aria props they will be passed to the date picker kit itself instead. Also be aware the default behavior of text input aria and data props is to pass those props to attributes on the wrapping div not on the input itself.

The placeholder prop has a default string value: "Select Date". You can replace this with your own string or an empty string if you'd prefer it blank.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  input_aria: { label: "input-field" },
  input_data: { key: "value", key2: "value2" },
  label: "Aria, Name, and Data Attributes",
  name: "date-field",
  picker_id: "date-picker-input1",
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  label: "Custom Placeholder",
  picker_id: "date-picker-input2",
  placeholder: "custom-placeholder",
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  label: "Blank Placeholder",
  picker_id: "date-picker-input3",
  placeholder: ""
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  disable_input: true,
  label: "Disable Input",
  picker_id: "date-picker-input4",
  placeholder: "Disabled Input"
}) %>

Label

Your Label Here

Default label prop is "Date Picker". To remove the label set the hideLabel prop in React or the hide_label prop in Rails to true.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  label: "Your Label Here",
  picker_id: "date-picker-label"
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  hide_label: true,
  picker_id: "date-picker-hide-label"
}) %>

onChange

Date Picker

Date Object

Select Date

Date String

Select Date

Your change handler function has access to two arguments: dateStr and selectedDates.

The first, dateStr, is a string of the chosen date. The second, selectedDates, is an array of selected date objects. In many use cases selectedDates will have only one value but you'll still need to access it from index 0.

NOTE: On Change does not account for manual input by users, so if your date picker sets allowInput, you should use the onClose method instead.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  label: "Date Picker",
  picker_id: "date-picker-onchange",
  margin_bottom: "lg"
}) %>
<%= pb_rails("caption", props: { text: "Date Object" }) %>
<%= pb_rails("body", props: {
  label: "Date Object",
  text: "Select Date",
  margin_bottom: "lg",
  id: "date-picker-onchange-object",
}) %>
<%= pb_rails("caption", props: { text: "Date String" }) %>
<%= pb_rails("body", props: {
  label: "Date String",
  text: "Select Date",
  margin_bottom: "lg",
  id: "date-picker-onchange-string",
}) %>

<%= javascript_tag do %>
  window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
    <%# Access flatpickr instance with picker id and assign it a variable %>
    const fp = document.querySelector("#date-picker-onchange")._flatpickr

    <%# Define Hook %>
    const changeHook = (selectedDates, dateStr) => {
      const object = document.querySelector('#date-picker-onchange-object')
      object.textContent = selectedDates[0] ? selectedDates[0].toString() : ''

      const string = document.querySelector('#date-picker-onchange-string')
      string.textContent = dateStr
    }
    
    <%# Push one or more hooks to onChange config array %>
    fp.config.onChange.push(changeHook)
  })
<% end %>

onClose

Date Picker

Date Object

Select Date

Date String

Select Date

The onClose handler function has access to two arguments: dateStr and selectedDates.

NOTE: onClose is the ideal handler function to use when allowInput is enabled.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  label: "Date Picker",
  picker_id: "date-picker-onclose",
  margin_bottom: "lg"
}) %>
<%= pb_rails("caption", props: { text: "Date Object" }) %>
<%= pb_rails("body", props: {
  label: "Date Object",
  text: "Select Date",
  margin_bottom: "lg",
  id: "date-picker-onclose-object",
}) %>
<%= pb_rails("caption", props: { text: "Date String" }) %>
<%= pb_rails("body", props: {
  label: "Date String",
  text: "Select Date",
  margin_bottom: "lg",
  id: "date-picker-onclose-string",
}) %>

<%= javascript_tag do %>
  window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
    <%# Access flatpickr instance with picker id and assign it a variable %>
    const fp = document.querySelector("#date-picker-onclose")._flatpickr

    <%# Define Hook %>
    const closeHook = (selectedDates, dateStr) => {
      const object = document.querySelector('#date-picker-onclose-object')
      object.textContent = selectedDates[0] ? selectedDates[0].toString() : ''

      const string = document.querySelector('#date-picker-onclose-string')
      string.textContent = dateStr
    }
    
    <%# Push one or more hooks to onClose config array %>
    fp.config.onClose.push(closeHook)
  })
<% end %>

Range (Quick Pick)

Date Picker

To use the quickpick:

prop mode must be set to range
prop selection_type must be set to quickpick

This date range variant uses hidden inputs to handle start and end dates. While they are not required props, it is advisable to specify a unique start_date_id, start_date_name, end_date_id, and end_date_name for each quick pick instance you place in a form and/or on a page.

Like all other date pickers, the quick pick does require a picker_id.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  allow_input: true,
  end_date_id: "quick-pick-end-date",
  end_date_name: "quick-pick-end-date",
  mode: "range",
  picker_id: "date-picker-quick-pick",
  placeholder: "mm/dd/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy",
  selection_type: "quickpick",
  start_date_id: "quick-pick-start-date",
  start_date_name: "quick-pick-start-date"
}) %>

Range (Quick Pick w/ “This” Range limit)

Date Picker

Use this_ranges_end_today/thisRangesEndToday to set end date on all ranges that start with 'this' to today's date. For instance, by default 'This Year' will set end day to 12/31/(current year), but if the this_ranges_end_today/thisRangesEndToday prop is used, end date on that range will be today's date.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  allow_input: true,
  end_date_id: "range-limit-end-date",
  end_date_name: "range-limit-end-date",
  mode: "range",
  picker_id: "thisRangesEndToday",
  placeholder: "mm/dd/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy",
  selection_type: "quickpick",
  start_date_id: "range-limit-start-date",
  start_date_name: "range-limit-start-date",
  this_ranges_end_today: true
}) %>

Custom Quick Pick Dates

Date Picker

The customQuickPickDates/custom_quick_pick_dates prop allows for the user/dev to define their own quick pick dates.
The prop accepts an object with two key/value pairs: dates & override (separate doc example below).

The dates property accepts an array of objects. Each object in the array has label and value properties. The label is what will be displayed in the UI of the dropdown menu. The value property is just the date that is going to be passed to the datepicker. The value property can be an array of two strings that represent a range, allowing for the dev to be extremely specific. Additionally, the dates array allows for a clean, simple API under that automatically converts dates in a common vernacular.

The timePeriod property accepts "days", "weeks", "months", "quarters" or "years", representing past time periods.
The amount property accepts any number.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  allow_input: true,
  custom_quick_pick_dates: {
    dates: [
      # Allow Playbook to handle the logic...
      {
        label: "Last 15 months",
        value: {
          timePeriod: "months",
          amount: 15,
        },
      },
      # Or, be explicit with an exact date range for more control...
      {
        label: "First Week of June 2022",
        value: ["06/01/2022", "06/07/2022"],
      },
    ],
  },
  end_date_id: "quick-pick-end-date",
  end_date_name: "quick-pick-end-date",
  mode: "range",
  picker_id: "date-picker-quick-pick-custom",
  placeholder: "mm/dd/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy",
  selection_type: "quickpick",
  start_date_id: "quick-pick-start-date",
  start_date_name: "quick-pick-start-date"
}) %>

Custom Quick Pick Dates (append to defaults)

Date Picker

The customQuickPickDates/custom_quick_pick_dates prop allows for an override boolean. The override allows for the user to completely override the quick pick dates that ship with the component. Default of override is set to true. If you would like to simply append your dates to the default quick pick dates, set this prop to false explicitly.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  allow_input: true,
  custom_quick_pick_dates: {
    override: false,
    dates: [
      {
        label: "Last 15 months",
        value: {
          timePeriod: "months",
          amount: 15,
        },
      },
      {
        label: "First Week of June 2022",
        value: ["06/01/2022", "06/07/2022"],
      },
    ],
  },
  end_date_id: "quick-pick-end-date",
  end_date_name: "quick-pick-end-date",
  mode: "range",
  picker_id: "date-picker-quick-pick-override",
  placeholder: "mm/dd/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy",
  selection_type: "quickpick",
  start_date_id: "quick-pick-start-date",
  start_date_name: "quick-pick-start-date"
}) %>

Range (Quick Pick w/ Default Date)

Date Picker

Custom Date Picker

To set a default value using Quick Pick, use the defaultDate or default_date prop. This prop should match one of the labels displayed in the UI of the dropdown menu.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  allow_input: true,
  default_date: "This month",
  end_date_id: "quick-pick-end-date",
  end_date_name: "quick-pick-end-date",
  mode: "range",
  picker_id: "quick-pick-default-date",
  placeholder: "mm/dd/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy",
  selection_type: "quickpick",
  start_date_id: "quick-pick-start-date",
  start_date_name: "quick-pick-start-date"
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  allow_input: true,
  custom_quick_pick_dates: {
    dates: [
      {
        label: "Last 15 months",
        value: {
          timePeriod: "months",
          amount: 15,
        },
      },
      {
        label: "First Week of June 2022",
        value: ["06/01/2022", "06/07/2022"],
      },
    ],
  },
  default_date: "First Week of June 2022",
  end_date_id: "quick-pick-end-date",
  end_date_name: "quick-pick-end-date",
  label: "Custom Date Picker",
  mode: "range",
  picker_id: "custom-quick-pick-default-date",
  placeholder: "mm/dd/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy",
  selection_type: "quickpick",
  start_date_id: "quick-pick-start-date",
  start_date_name: "quick-pick-start-date"
}) %>

Range with 2 Date Pickers and a Quick Pick

Date Picker

You can link a Quickpick DatePicker to standard DatePickers using the following props:

For the Quickpick DatePicker:
controls_start_id: ID of the DatePicker that should receive the start date.

controls_end_id: ID of the DatePicker that should receive the end date.

When a quickpick option like “This Year” is selected, it automatically populates the linked start and end inputs.

For the Start/End DatePickers:
sync_start_with: ID of the quickpick this start date is synced to.
sync_end_with: ID of the quickpick this end date is synced to.

When a user manually edits the start or end date, it clears the selected quickpick to prevent conflicting values.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  mode: "range",
  picker_id: "quick-pick-date-range",
  placeholder: "Select a Date Range",
  selection_type: "quickpick",
  controls_end_id: "quick-pick-date-range-end",
  controls_start_id: "quick-pick-date-range-start",
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  picker_id: "quick-pick-date-range-start",
  placeholder: "Select a Start Date",
  sync_start_with:"quick-pick-date-range",
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  picker_id: "quick-pick-date-range-end",
  placeholder: "Select an End Date",
  sync_end_with:"quick-pick-date-range",
}) %>

Format

Date Picker

A full list of formatting tokens, i.e. "m/d/Y" can be found here.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  default_date: DateTime.current.utc.iso8601,
  format: "m-d-Y",
  picker_id: "date-picker-format1"
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  default_date: DateTime.current.utc.iso8601,
  format: "m/d/y",
  picker_id: "date-picker-format2"
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  default_date: DateTime.current.utc.iso8601,
  format: "n-j-y",
  picker_id: "date-picker-format3"
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  default_date: DateTime.current.utc.iso8601,
  format: "Y-d-m",
  picker_id: "date-picker-format4"
}) %>

Disabled Dates

Disable Single Date

Disable Multiple Dates

Disable Single Range

Disable Multiple Ranges

Disable Specific Weekdays

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  disable_date: [(DateTime.current + 1.day).utc.iso8601],
  label: "Disable Single Date",
  picker_id: "single-disabled-date"
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  disable_date: [(DateTime.current + 1.day).utc.iso8601, (DateTime.current + 2.day).utc.iso8601],
  label: "Disable Multiple Dates",
  picker_id: "multiple-disabled-dates"
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  disable_range: [
          {
            from: DateTime.current.utc.iso8601,
            to: (DateTime.current + 7.day).utc.iso8601,
          },
        ],
  label: "Disable Single Range",
  picker_id: "single-date-range"
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  disable_range: [
          {
            from: (DateTime.current + 1.day).utc.iso8601,
            to: (DateTime.current + 2.day).utc.iso8601,
          },
          {
            from: (DateTime.current + 7.day).utc.iso8601,
            to: (DateTime.current + 14.day).utc.iso8601,
          },
        ],
  label: "Disable Multiple Ranges",
  picker_id: "multiple-date-ranges"
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  disable_weekdays: ['Sunday', 'Saturday'],
  label: "Disable Specific Weekdays",
  picker_id: "disabled-weekdays"
}) %>

Min Max

Dynamic dates

Absolute formatted dates

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  label: "Dynamic dates",
  max_date: (DateTime.current + 1.day).utc.iso8601,
  min_date: (DateTime.current - 1.day).utc.iso8601,
  picker_id: "date-picker-min-max1"
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  format: "m/d/Y",
  label: "Absolute formatted dates",
  max_date: "10/20/2020",
  min_date: "10/10/2020",
  picker_id: "date-picker-min-max2"
}) %>

Error

Date Picker

Invalid date. Please pick a valid date.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  error: raw(pb_rails("icon", props: { icon: "warning" }) + " Invalid date. Please pick a valid date."),
  picker_id: "date-picker-error"
}) %>

Flatpickr Methods

<%= pb_rails("button", props: { id: "close-btn", margin_right: "sm", text: "Close" }) %>
<%= pb_rails("button", props: { id: "clear-btn", margin_right: "sm", text: "Clear" }) %>
<%= pb_rails("button", props: { id: "today-btn", text: "Today" }) %>
<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  hide_label: true,
  margin_top: "sm",
  picker_id: "fp-methods"
}) %>

<%= javascript_tag do %>
  window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
    const fp = document.querySelector("#fp-methods")._flatpickr
    const closeBtn = document.querySelector("#close-btn")
    const clearBtn = document.querySelector("#clear-btn")
    const todayBtn = document.querySelector("#today-btn")

    closeBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
      fp.close()
    })
    clearBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
      fp.clear()
    })
    todayBtn.addEventListener("click", () => {
      fp.setDate(new Date(), true)
    })
  })
<% end %>

Hooks

onChange

onOpen

You can find a full list of flatpickr events and hooks in their documentation.

Use window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {}), not document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {}).

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  label: "onChange",
  picker_id: "date-picker-hooks-onchange"
}) %>

<%= javascript_tag do %>
  window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
    <%# Access flatpickr instance with picker id and assign it a variable %>
    const fp = document.querySelector("#date-picker-hooks-onchange")._flatpickr

    <%# Define Hook %>
    const changeHook = () => {
      alert('date changed')
    }
    <%# Push one or more hooks to onChange config array %>
    fp.config.onChange.push(changeHook)
  })
<% end %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  label: "onOpen",
  picker_id: "date-picker-hooks-onopen"
}) %>

<%= javascript_tag do %>
  window.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => {
    <%# Access flatpickr instance with picker id and assign it a variable %>
    const fp = document.querySelector("#date-picker-hooks-onopen")._flatpickr

    <%# Define Hook %>
    const openHook = () => {
      alert('calendar opened')
    }
    <%# Push one or more hooks to onOpen config array %>
    fp.config.onOpen.push(openHook)
  })
<% end %>

Year Range

Date Picker

Defaults to [1900, 2100]. Combine with min-max prop for best results.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  default_date: "05/05/2015",
  max_date: "12/31/2018",
  min_date: "01/01/2015",
  picker_id: "date-picker-year-range",
  year_range: [2015, 2018]
}) %>

Anti-Patterns

Unformatted Date Object

Date Object Without Time - Displays Yesterday's Date

Unformatted DateTime Object

String Conversion Without ISO Formatting

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  label: "Unformatted Date Object",
  default_date: Date.today,
  picker_id: "date-picker-anti-pattern1"
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  label: "Date Object Without Time - Displays Yesterday's Date",
  default_date: Date.today.to_datetime.utc.iso8601,
  picker_id: "date-picker-anti-pattern2"
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  label: "Unformatted DateTime Object",
  default_date: DateTime.current,
  picker_id: "date-picker-anti-pattern3"
}) %>

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  label: "String Conversion Without ISO Formatting",
  default_date: DateTime.current.utc.to_s,
  picker_id: "date-picker-anti-pattern5"
}) %>

Margin Bottom

Date Picker

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: { picker_id: "date-picker-none", margin_bottom: "none"}) %>
<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: { picker_id: "date-picker-xs", margin_bottom: "xs"}) %>
<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: { picker_id: "date-picker-sm", margin_bottom: "sm"}) %>
<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: { picker_id: "date-picker-md", margin_bottom: "md"}) %>
<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: { picker_id: "date-picker-lg", margin_bottom: "lg"}) %>
<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: { picker_id: "date-picker-xl", margin_bottom: "xl"}) %>

Inline

Date Picker

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  classname: "inline-date-picker",
  hide_icon: true,
  inline: true,
  picker_id: "date-picker-inline"
}) %>

Month & Year Only

Date Picker

By default selectType prop is disabled. To activate it set selectionType prop in JSX/TSX to month. To activate it set selection_type prop in a rails file to month.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  label: "Date Picker",
  picker_id: "disabled_date",
   selection_type: "month"
}) %>

Week

Date Picker

By default selectType prop is disabled. To activate it set selectionType prop in JSX/TSX to week. To activate it set selection_type prop in a rails file to week.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  label: "Date Picker",
  picker_id: "week_date_picker",
  selection_type: "week"
}) %>

Time Selection

Date Picker

To select time as well, you should pass the enableTime boolean prop. You can also enable timezone display by passing showTimezone.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
  default_date: DateTime.now.utc.iso8601,
  picker_id: "date-picker-time",
  enable_time: true,
  show_timezone: true
}) %>

Custom Positions

Datepicker (opens on the right)

Datepicker (opens on the left)

Datepicker (opens above on the left)

Datepicker (opens below on the right)

Datepicker supports position options from Flatpickr Options Documentation. There are multiple positioning options to choose from.

Note: In order for the above prop to work properly, you must also send staticPosition={false} to your Datepicker kit instance.

Affix Datepicker Upon Scrolling

Upon adding static={false} to the date picker, you will notice that the date picker detaches from the input field while scrolling. This is a known Flatpickr nuance. By adding the scrollContainer prop, you can tell the date picker which DOM container it should watch for scroll events. In this example, you can see that scrollContainer=".pb--page--content--main" is being passed in order to keep the date picker correctly positioned on page scroll.

Useage: scrollContainer: .validQuerySelectorHere

<%= pb_rails("flex") do %>
  <%= pb_rails("flex/flex_item", props: {fixed_size: "50%"}) do %>
    <%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
      label: "Datepicker (opens on the right)",
      picker_id: "date-picker-positions1",
      position: "auto right",
      scroll_container: ".pb--page--content--main",
      static_position: false
    }) %>
  <% end %>
<% end %>
<%= pb_rails("flex") do %>
  <%= pb_rails("flex/flex_item", props: {fixed_size: "50%"}) do %>
    <%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
      label: "Datepicker (opens on the left)",
      picker_id: "date-picker-positions2",
      position: "auto left",
      scroll_container: ".pb--page--content--main",
      static_position: false
    }) %>
  <% end %>
<% end %>
<%= pb_rails("flex") do %>
  <%= pb_rails("flex/flex_item", props: {fixed_size: "50%"}) do %>
    <%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
      label: "Datepicker (opens above on the left)",
      picker_id: "date-picker-positions3",
      position: "above left",
      scroll_container: ".pb--page--content--main",
      static_position: false
    }) %>
  <% end %>
<% end %>
<%= pb_rails("flex") do %>
  <%= pb_rails("flex/flex_item", props: {fixed_size: "50%"}) do %>
    <%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
      label: "Datepicker (opens below on the right)",
      picker_id: "date-picker-positions4",
      position: "below right",
      scroll_container: ".pb--page--content--main",
      static_position: false
    }) %>
  <% end %>
<% end %>

Custom Position (based on element)

👋 Datepicker will position from here based on ID.

Datepicker (opens on the right)

👋 Datepicker will position from here based on class name.

Datepicker (opens on the right)

<%= pb_rails("card", props: {id: "position-element", margin_bottom: "md"}) do %>
  <%= pb_rails("body") do %>👋 Datepicker will position from here based on ID.<% end %>
<% end %>

<%= pb_rails("flex") do %>
  <%= pb_rails("flex/flex_item", props: {fixed_size: "50%"}) do %>
    <%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
      label: "Datepicker (opens on the right)",
      picker_id: "date-picker-position-element",
      position: "auto right",
      position_element: "#position-element",
      scroll_container: ".pb--page--content--main",
      static_position: false
    }) %>
  <% end %>
<% end %>

<%= pb_rails("card", props: {classname: "position-element", margin_bottom: "md"}) do %>
  <%= pb_rails("body") do %>👋 Datepicker will position from here based on class name.<% end %>
<% end %>

<%= pb_rails("flex") do %>
  <%= pb_rails("flex/flex_item", props: {fixed_size: "50%"}) do %>
    <%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: {
      label: "Datepicker (opens on the right)",
      picker_id: "date-picker-position-element2",
      position: "auto right",
      position_element: ".position-element",
      scroll_container: ".pb--page--content--main",
      static_position: false
    }) %>
  <% end %>
<% end %>

Within Turbo Frames

Date Picker

The custom_event_type prop allows you to specify a custom event that will trigger the date picker's initialization, in addition to the default initialization on DOMContentLoaded. This is particularly useful in dynamic contexts like Turbo Frame updates where you need to reinitialize the date picker after new content loads. For Turbo integration, use custom_event_type: "turbo:before-render" to ensure the date picker properly reinitializes after Turbo navigation events.

In this example, we demonstrate the setup pattern by connecting a button to dispatch a "datePickerLoader" event - while the date picker's event listener is properly configured through the custom_event_type prop, this demo only logs the event dispatch to the console to illustrate the connection structure.

<%= pb_rails("date_picker", props: { picker_id: "date-picker-turbo-frames", custom_event_type: "datePickerLoader" }) %>
<%= pb_rails("button", props: { id: "date-picker-loader", text: "Click Event Simulation" }) %>

<script>
    document.getElementById("date-picker-loader").addEventListener("click", () => {
        window.document.dispatchEvent(
            new CustomEvent("datePickerLoader", {
                bubbles: true,
            })
        )
        console.log("Event 'datePickerLoader' dispatched - in a real implementation, this event would trigger the date picker's reinitialization through the custom_event_type prop connection")
    })
</script>

Available Props

Props	Type	Values
gap	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
max_width	array	0% xs sm md lg xl xxl 0 none 100%
min_width	array	0% xs sm md lg xl xxl 0 none 100%
width	array	0% xs sm md lg xl xxl 0 none 100%
z_index	array	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
number_spacing	array	tabular
shadow	array	none deep deeper deepest
line_height	array	tightest tighter tight normal loose looser loosest
display	array	block inline_block inline flex inline_flex none grid
cursor	array	auto default none contextMenu help pointer progress wait cell crosshair text verticalText alias copy move noDrop notAllowed grab grabbing eResize nResize neResize nwResize sResize seResize swResize wResize ewResize nsResize neswResize nwseResize colResize rowResize allScroll zoomIn zoomOut
flex_direction	array	row column rowReverse columnReverse
flex_wrap	array	wrap nowrap wrapReverse
justify_content	array	start end center spaceBetween spaceAround spaceEvenly
justify_self	array	auto start end center stretch
align_items	array	flexStart flexEnd start end center baseline stretch
align_content	array	start end center spaceBetween spaceAround spaceEvenly
align_self	array	auto start end center stretch baseline
flex	array	auto initial 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 none
flex_grow	array	1 0
flex_shrink	array	1 0
order	array	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
hover	array
border_radius	array	none xs sm md lg xl rounded
text_align	array	start end left right center justify justify-all match-parent
overflow	array	visible hidden scroll auto
truncate	array	1 2 3 4 5
left	array	0 xxs xs sm md lg xl auto initial inherit
top	array	0 xxs xs sm md lg xl auto initial inherit
right	array	0 xxs xs sm md lg xl auto initial inherit
bottom	array	0 xxs xs sm md lg xl auto initial inherit
vertical_align	array	baseline super top middle bottom sub text-top text-bottom
height	array	auto xs sm md lg xl xxl xxxl
min_height	array	auto xs sm md lg xl xxl xxxl
max_height	array	auto xs sm md lg xl xxl xxxl
overflow_x	array	visible hidden scroll auto
overflow_y	array	visible hidden scroll auto
classname	string
margin	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_bottom	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_left	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_right	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_top	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_x	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
margin_y	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_bottom	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_left	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_right	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_top	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_x	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
padding_y	array	none xxs xs sm md lg xl
group_hover	boolean
id	string
data	hashprop
aria	hashprop
html_options	hashprop
children	proc
style	hashprop

Props	Type	Values	Default
dark	boolean		false
position	string		auto
allow_input	boolean		false
custom_quick_pick_dates	hashprop
default_date	string
disable_date	array
disable_input	boolean		false
disable_range	array
disable_weekdays	array
enable_time	boolean		false
end_date_id	string		end_date_id
end_date_name	string		end_date_name
error	string
format	string		m/d/Y
hide_icon	boolean		false
hide_label	boolean		false
inline	boolean		false
label	string		Date Picker
input_aria	hashprop
input_data	hashprop
max_date	string
min_date	string
name	string
mode	string		single
picker_id	string
placeholder	string		Select Date
plugins	boolean		false
position_element	string
scroll_container	string
selection_type	enum	week month quickpick none	none
show_timezone	boolean		false
start_date_id	string		start_date_id
start_date_name	string		start_date_name
static_position	boolean		true
this_ranges_end_today	boolean		false
required	boolean		false
year_range	array		[1900, 2100]
custom_event_type	string
validation_message	string
controls_start_id	string
controls_end_id	string
sync_start_with	string
sync_end_with	string

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Available Props

gap

max_width

min_width

width

z_index

number_spacing

shadow

line_height

display

cursor

flex_direction

flex_wrap

justify_content

justify_self

align_items

align_content

align_self

flex

flex_grow

flex_shrink

order

hover

border_radius

text_align

overflow

truncate

left

top

right

bottom

vertical_align

height

min_height

max_height

overflow_x

overflow_y

classname

margin

margin_bottom

margin_left

margin_right

margin_top

margin_x

margin_y

padding

padding_bottom

padding_left

padding_right

padding_top

padding_x

padding_y

group_hover

id

data

aria

html_options

children

style

dark

position

allow_input

custom_quick_pick_dates

default_date

disable_date

disable_input

disable_range

disable_weekdays

enable_time

end_date_id

end_date_name

error

format

hide_icon

hide_label

inline

label

input_aria