Angular Utility Library | ng-hub-ui-utils

Angular utility library with pipes, focus management, overlays, transitions and translation helpers shared across reusable UI components.

API reference

Here's the full contract for utils: everything you can bind, listen to, project and theme, gathered in one place. Wire up what you need and style what you want — it's standalone and signal-friendly.

Inputs

Dial utils in with 4 inputs. Bind them like any Angular @Input.

NameTypeDefaultDescription
HubTranslationServiceService-Injectable service for managing translations. Methods: getTranslation(), setTranslations()
HubOverlayServiceService-Service for creating and managing overlays programmatically
HubPopupServiceService-Simplified service for creating popup elements
TooltipDirectiveDirective-Directive ([tooltip]) that shows a positioned, themeable tooltip on hover/focus. Inputs: tooltip (text), placement, delay, offset.

Outputs

React to what utils does — 7 events to hook your logic onto.

NameTypeDescription
TranslatePipePipeTranslates a key using HubTranslationService. Usage: {{ "key" | translate }}
GetPipePipeGets nested property value. Usage: {{ object | get:"path.to.property" }}
IsStringPipePipeChecks if value is a string. Usage: {{ value | isString }}
IsObjectPipePipeChecks if value is an object. Usage: {{ value | isObject }}
IsObservablePipePipeChecks if value is an Observable. Usage: {{ value | isObservable }}
UcfirstPipePipeCapitalizes first letter. Usage: {{ "hello" | ucfirst }} → "Hello"
UnwrapAsyncPipePipeUnwraps Observable or Promise values in templates

Templates

Make it yours — 4 template slots let you project custom markup.

NameDescriptionExample
hubFocusTrap()Traps keyboard focus within an element. Useful for modals and dialogs.hubFocusTrap(zone, element, stopFocusTrap$, refocusOnClick)
interpolateString()Replaces {{ placeholders }} with values from an objectinterpolateString("Hello {{name}}", { name: "World" }) → "Hello World"
getValue()Gets nested property using dot notationgetValue(obj, "user.profile.name")
equals()Deep equality comparison for objects and arraysequals({ a: 1 }, { a: 1 }) → true

CSS variables

Theme every pixel with 19 CSS variables. Override them at :root or scope them to a wrapper.

Tooltip

Theming tokens for the [tooltip] directive.

VariableDefaultTypeDescription
--hub-tooltip-bgvar(--hub-ref-color-black, #000)color Tooltip background colour. var(--hub-sys-color-primary)#212529
--hub-tooltip-colorvar(--hub-ref-color-white, #fff)color Tooltip text colour. #fff#f8f9fa
--hub-tooltip-opacity0.9number Opacity of the shown tooltip. 10.85
--hub-tooltip-padding-xvar(--hub-ref-space-2, 0.5rem)length Horizontal padding inside the tooltip. 0.75rem1rem
--hub-tooltip-padding-yvar(--hub-ref-space-1, 0.25rem)length Vertical padding inside the tooltip. 0.375rem0.5rem
--hub-tooltip-border-radiusvar(--hub-sys-radius-md, 0.375rem)length Corner radius of the tooltip. 0.25rem999px
--hub-tooltip-font-sizevar(--hub-ref-font-size-sm, 0.875rem)length Font size of the tooltip text. 0.75rem1rem
--hub-tooltip-font-weightvar(--hub-ref-font-weight-base, 400)number Font weight of the tooltip text. 500600
--hub-tooltip-line-heightvar(--hub-ref-line-height-base, 1.5)number Line height of the tooltip text. 1.41.6
--hub-tooltip-max-width200pxlength Maximum width before the text wraps. 160px320px
--hub-tooltip-zindexvar(--hub-sys-zindex-tooltip, 1080)number Stacking order of the tooltip element. 10802000
--hub-tooltip-transition-duration0.15stransition Fade in/out duration. 0.1s0.25s
--hub-tooltip-shadownoneshadow Box shadow of the tooltip. var(--hub-sys-shadow)0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.2)
--hub-tooltip-font-familyvar(--hub-ref-font-family-base, inherit)string Font family of the tooltip text. inheritmonospace

Overlay

CSS variables consumed by the overlay/popup system (`.hub-overlay-container` / `.hub-overlay-backdrop`).

VariableDefaultTypeDescription
--hub-overlay-bgvar(--hub-sys-surface-elevated, #f8f9fa)color Background of the overlay panel. #fffvar(--hub-sys-surface-page)
--hub-overlay-border-radiusvar(--hub-sys-radius-sm, 0.25rem)length Corner radius of the overlay panel. 0.5rem0
--hub-overlay-shadowvar(--hub-sys-shadow, 0 0.5rem 1rem rgba(0,0,0,.15))shadow Elevation shadow of the overlay panel. var(--hub-sys-shadow-lg)none
--hub-overlay-zindexvar(--hub-sys-zindex-dropdown, 1000)number Stacking order of the overlay panel. 10502000
--hub-overlay-backdrop-zindexcalc(var(--hub-sys-zindex-dropdown, 1000) - 1)number Stacking order of the overlay backdrop (just below the panel). 10491999

Styling and theming

No styling examples are documented yet. This section will include customization recipes and theming examples.