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Loading Progress Indicator


1

Install the dependencies

yarn add nprogress
yarn add -D @types/nprogress

# OR

npm i nprogress
npm i -D @types/nprogress
2

Component to listen for progress events

components/NProgress.tsx
import { useRouter } from 'next/router';
import NProgress from 'nprogress';
import { useEffect } from 'react';

const Progress = () => {
  const router = useRouter();

  useEffect(() => {
    let timeout: NodeJS.Timeout;

    const start = () => {
      timeout = setTimeout(NProgress.start, 100);
    };

    const done = () => {
      clearTimeout(timeout);
      NProgress.done();
    };

    router.events.on('routeChangeStart', start);
    router.events.on('routeChangeComplete', done);
    router.events.on('routeChangeError', done);

    return () => {
      router.events.off('routeChangeStart', start);
      router.events.off('routeChangeComplete', done);
      router.events.off('routeChangeError', done);
    };
  }, [router.events]);

  return <></>;
};

export default Progress;
3

CSS to style it a bit

styles/nprogress.css
/* Make clicks pass-through */
#nprogress {
  pointer-events: none;
}

#nprogress .bar {
  background: #179f82;
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 1031;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 4px;
}

/* NProgress Spinner */
#nprogress .spinner {
  display: block;
  position: fixed;
  z-index: 1031;
  top: 15px;
  right: 15px;
}

#nprogress .spinner-icon {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  box-sizing: border-box;

  border: solid 2px transparent;
  border-top-color: #179f82;
  border-left-color: #179f82;
  border-radius: 50%;

  -webkit-animation: nprogress-spinner 400ms linear infinite;
  animation: nprogress-spinner 400ms linear infinite;
}

.nprogress-custom-parent {
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}

.nprogress-custom-parent #nprogress .spinner,
.nprogress-custom-parent #nprogress .bar {
  position: absolute;
}

@-webkit-keyframes nprogress-spinner {
  0% {
    -webkit-transform: rotate(0deg);
  }
  100% {
    -webkit-transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}
@keyframes nprogress-spinner {
  0% {
    transform: rotate(0deg);
  }
  100% {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}
4

Add the component to `_app.tsx`

pages/_app.tsx
import NProgress from 'components/NProgress';
import 'styles/nprogress.css';

export default function App({ Component, pageProps }: AppProps) {
  return (
    <>
      <Component {...pageProps} />
      <NProgress />
    </>
  );
}

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