How to use swiper 9 with angular

Question

I'm actually migrating to Angular 15 and saw that swiper 9 was out.

It's written that a simple npm i swiper and that it should work, since

Custom elements are supported in all major browser and by almost every framework.

But I'm a bit lost since I cannot import it in the module anymore

Does somebody knows how to use the latest v9.0.0^ swiper version with angular ?

Answer 1

In AppModule add:

import {register} from 'swiper/element/bundle';

register();

Create a Directive

import {AfterViewInit, Directive, ElementRef, Input} from '@angular/core';
import {SwiperOptions} from "swiper";

@Directive({
  selector: '[fmSwiper]',
  standalone: true,
})
export class SwiperDirective implements AfterViewInit {

  private readonly swiperElement: HTMLElement;

  @Input('config')
  config?: SwiperOptions;

  constructor(private el: ElementRef<HTMLElement>) {
    this.swiperElement = el.nativeElement;
  }

  ngAfterViewInit() {
    Object.assign(this.el.nativeElement, this.config);
    
    // @ts-ignore
    this.el.nativeElement.initialize();
  }
}

In your Component ts File add

schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA]

Set your Swiper configuration.

Example:

import {Component, CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA, ViewEncapsulation} from '@angular/core';
import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
import {MainHeadingComponent} from "../main-heading/main-heading.component";
import {StreamItemComponent} from "./stream-item/stream-item.component";
import {A11y, Mousewheel, Navigation, Pagination, SwiperOptions} from 'swiper';
import {SwiperDirective} from "../../directives/swiper.directive";

@Component({
  selector: 'fm-streams-swiper',
  standalone: true,
  encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
  imports: [
    CommonModule,
    MainHeadingComponent,
    StreamItemComponent,
    SwiperDirective
  ],
  schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA],
  templateUrl: './streams-swiper.component.html',
})
export class StreamsSwiperComponent {

  sliders: string[] = [
    'Test 1',
    'Test 2',
    'Test 3',
    'Test 4',
    'Test 5',
    'Test 6',
    'Test 7',
    'Test 8',
    'Test 9',
  ]

  public config: SwiperOptions = {
    modules: [Navigation, Pagination, A11y, Mousewheel],
    autoHeight: true,
    spaceBetween: 20,
    navigation: false,
    pagination: {clickable: true, dynamicBullets: true},
    slidesPerView: 1,
    centeredSlides: true,
    breakpoints: {
      400: {
        slidesPerView: "auto",
        centeredSlides: false
      },
    }
  }
}

And the HMTL File:

  <swiper-container fmSwiper [config]="config" init="false" class="w-full">
    <swiper-slide class="w-[310px] sm:w-[450px] pb-6"
         *ngFor="let slider of sliders">
      <fm-stream-item></fm-stream-item>
    </swiper-slide>
  </swiper-container>

This is my solution for the moment. Happy to hear better ways to implement the new Version of Swiper in Angular :-)

Swiper Element: Core Version & Modules