x-toaster

A fixed-position coordinator that manages a stack of x-toast notifications. Provides viewport placement, capacity management, and an imperative API for spawning toasts programmatically.

Tag

<x-toaster></x-toaster>

Usage

Declarative

Place x-toast elements as children of x-toaster. The toaster handles positioning, stacking, and coordinated dismissal.

<x-toaster position="top-end">
  <x-toast type="success" heading="Saved" message="Your file was saved."></x-toast>
</x-toaster>

Imperative (toast() method)

const toaster = document.querySelector('x-toaster');
toaster.toast({
  type: 'success',
  heading: 'File saved',
  message: 'Your changes have been saved.',
  timeoutMs: 4000,
  showProgress: true,
});

Observed Attributes

Attribute	Type	Default	Description
position	enum	"top-end"	Viewport placement. See values below.
max-toasts	number	5	Maximum visible toasts. Oldest is evicted when exceeded.
label	string	"Notifications"	aria-label for the region landmark.

position values

Value	Placement
top-start	Top-left (logical inline-start)
top-center	Top, horizontally centred
top-end	Top-right (logical inline-end) — default
bottom-start	Bottom-left
bottom-center	Bottom, horizontally centred
bottom-end	Bottom-right

Properties

JS Property	Attribute	Type	Notes
position	position	string	Reflects attribute.
maxToasts	max-toasts	number	Reflects attribute.
label	label	string	Reflects attribute.

Public Method

toast(options) → HTMLElement

Creates an x-toast element with the given options, appends it to the toaster, and returns the element reference.

toaster.toast(options: {
  type?:        'info' | 'success' | 'warning' | 'error';
  heading?:     string;
  message?:     string;
  icon?:        string;
  dismissible?: boolean;   // default: true (x-toast default)
  timeoutMs?:   number;
  showProgress?: boolean;
}) → HTMLElement

The returned element is a live <x-toast> node. You can call .dismiss() on it directly to programmatically remove it.

Events

x-toaster-dismiss

Fired when a child toast is about to be dismissed. Provides a chance to observe or veto dismissals.

Property	Value
bubbles	true
composed	true
cancelable	true

Detail:

Field	Type	Notes
type	string	Toast type (info, success, warning, error)
reason	string	Dismissal reason ("button", "keyboard", "timeout", "api", etc.)
heading	string	Toast heading text
message	string	Toast message text

Cancellation: Call event.preventDefault() to abort the dismissal. The toast stays visible.

toaster.addEventListener('x-toaster-dismiss', e => {
  if (e.detail.reason === 'timeout') {
    e.preventDefault(); // keep this toast alive despite timeout
  }
});

Shadow Parts

Part	Element	Notes
(none)	—	Toaster shadow DOM contains only a <slot>. Use ::slotted(x-toast) to style children.

CSS Custom Properties

Property	Default	Description
--x-toaster-inset	16px	Distance from viewport edges
--x-toaster-gap	8px	Vertical gap between toasts
--x-toaster-max-width	480px	Max width of the overlay container
--x-toaster-z-index	9000	Stack order above page content

Stacking order

• Top positions (top-*): newest toast appears nearest the corner; older toasts are pushed toward the center.
• Bottom positions (bottom-*): newest toast appears nearest the corner; older toasts are pushed toward the center.

This is achieved via flex-direction: column-reverse (top) and flex-direction: column (bottom), with toasts always appended as the last DOM child.

Accessibility

• The x-toaster host has role="region" and aria-label (configurable via label).
• Individual x-toast children carry their own role="status" or role="alert" announcements.
• pointer-events: none on the host ensures non-toast areas of the overlay don't block interaction with underlying content.

Coordination with x-toast

x-toast is fully standalone. When placed inside x-toaster, the following protocol applies:

1. x-toast fires x-toast-dismiss (bubbles, composed) when dismissed by button, keyboard, or timeout.
2. x-toaster intercepts the event (reason ≠ "toaster-remove"), calls preventDefault(), and fires x-toaster-dismiss.
3. If x-toaster-dismiss is not prevented, x-toaster calls toast.dismiss("toaster-remove").
4. x-toast receives the second dismiss call, fires another x-toast-dismiss (reason: "toaster-remove"), which x-toaster does not intercept → x-toast animates exit and removes itself.

Examples

Bottom-center toaster with custom gap

<x-toaster position="bottom-center" style="--x-toaster-gap: 12px;">
</x-toaster>

<script>
  import '@vanelsas/baredom/x-toaster';
  import '@vanelsas/baredom/x-toast';

  const toaster = document.querySelector('x-toaster');
  toaster.toast({ type: 'info', message: 'Page loaded.' });
</script>

Preventing specific dismissals

toaster.addEventListener('x-toaster-dismiss', e => {
  if (e.detail.type === 'error') {
    e.preventDefault(); // errors must be manually dismissed
  }
});

Programmatically dismissing a specific toast

const ref = toaster.toast({ type: 'warning', message: 'Check your input.' });
// Later:
ref.dismiss('resolved');