feat(components/dimension): provide signal to observe element size

```ts
import {Component, effect, ElementRef, inject} from '@angular/core';
import {dimension} from '@scion/components/dimension';

@component({...})
class YourComponent {

  private host = inject(ElementRef<HTMLElement>);
  private dimension = dimension(this.host);

  constructor() {
    effect(() => console.log('size', this.dimension()));
  }
}
```

docs/site/scion-components.md

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Provides Angular-based components and directives with a focus on SCION requireme
   You can choose between different presentations: `ellipsis`, `ripple`, `roller`, `spinner`.
 
 - [**Dimension**][link-tool-dimension]\
-  Provides a directive for observing changes in the size of the host element.
+  Provides a set of tools for observing the size of an element.
 
 - [**SCION Design Tokens**][link-scion-design-tokens]\
   SCION provides a set of design tokens to enable consistent design and theming of SCION components.

docs/site/tools/dimension.md

@@ -5,19 +5,22 @@
 
 ## [SCION Toolkit][menu-home] > [@scion/components][link-scion-components] > Dimension
 
-The NPM sub-module `@scion/components/dimension` provides an Angular directive for observing the size of an HTML element. The directive emits the element's initial size, and then continuously emits when its size changes. It never completes.
+The NPM sub-module `@scion/components/dimension` provides a set of tools for observing the size of an element.
+
+Install the NPM module `@scion/components` as following:
+
+```
+npm install @scion/components @scion/toolkit @angular/cdk
+```
 
 <details>
-  <summary><strong>Installation and Usage</strong></summary>
+  <summary><strong>Dimension Directive</strong></summary>
 
-1. Install `@scion/components` using the NPM command-line tool: 
-   ```
-   npm install @scion/components @scion/toolkit @angular/cdk
-   ```
+Directive to observe the size of an element in the HTML template.
 
-1. Import `SciDimensionDirective` in your component.
+1. Import `SciDimensionDirective`.
 
-   ```typescript
+   ```ts
    import {SciDimensionDirective} from '@scion/components/dimension';
 
    @Component({
@@ -29,40 +32,80 @@ The NPM sub-module `@scion/components/dimension` provides an Angular directive f
    }
    ```
 
-   Alternatively, import `SciDimensionModule` in the `NgModule` that declares your component.
-
-   ```typescript
-   import {SciDimensionModule} from '@scion/components/dimension';
-
-   @NgModule({
-     imports: [SciDimensionModule]
-   })
-   export class AppModule {
-   }
-   ```
-
-1. Add the `sciDimension` directive to the HTML element for which you want to observe its size:
+1. Add `sciDimension` directive to an element in the template.
 
    ```html
    <div sciDimension (sciDimensionChange)="onDimensionChange($event)"></div>
    ```
 
-1. Add the following method to the component:
-   ```typescript
-   public onDimensionChange(dimension: Dimension): void {
+1. Add method to be notified about size changes of the element.
+   ```ts
+   public onDimensionChange(dimension: SciDimension): void {
      console.log(dimension);
    }
    ```
+
+The directive can be configured with `emitOutsideAngular` to control whether to emit inside or outside the Angular zone. Defaults to `false`.
+
 </details>
 
 <details>
-  <summary><strong>Control if to emit outside of the Angular zone</strong></summary>
-
-You can control if to emit a dimension change inside or outside of the Angular zone by passing a `boolean` value to the input parameter `emitOutsideAngular`. If emitting outside of the Angular zone, the directive does not trigger an Angular change detection cycle. By default, dimension changes are emitted inside of the Angular zone.
-
-   ```html
-   <div sciDimension (sciDimensionChange)="onDimensionChange($event)" [emitOutsideAngular]="false"></div>
-   ```
+  <summary><strong>Dimension Signal</strong></summary>
+
+Signal to observe the size of an element using the native [`ResizeObserver`](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/ResizeObserver). Unsubscribes when the injection context is destroyed.
+
+
+**Usage:**
+```ts
+import {dimension} from '@scion/components/dimension';
+
+const element: HTMLElement = ...;
+const size = dimension(element);
+
+console.log('size', size());
+```
+
+The function:
+> - Must be called within an injection context or with an injector provided for automatic unsubscription.
+> - Must NOT be called within a reactive context to avoid repeated subscriptions.
+
+**Example of observing the size of a component:**
+
+```ts
+import {Component, effect, ElementRef, inject} from '@angular/core';
+import {dimension} from '@scion/components/dimension';
+
+@Component({...})
+class YourComponent {
+
+   private host = inject(ElementRef<HTMLElement>);
+   private dimension = dimension(this.host);
+
+   constructor() {
+     effect(() => console.log('size', this.dimension()));
+   }
+}
+```
+
+**Example of observing the size of a view child:**
+
+The element can be passed as a signal, in particular useful for observing view children as they cannot be read in the constructor.
+
+```ts
+import {Component, effect, ElementRef, viewChild} from '@angular/core';
+import {dimension} from '@scion/components/dimension';
+
+@Component({...})
+class YourComponent {
+   private viewChild = viewChild<ElementRef<HTMLElement>>('view_child');
+   private dimension = dimension(this.viewChild);
+
+   constructor() {
+     effect(() => console.log('size', this.dimension()));
+   }
+}
+```
+
 </details>
 
 [menu-home]: /README.md

projects/scion/components/README.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The SCION Components is a collection of Angular components and directives primar
   Provides a viewport component with scrollbars that sit on top of the viewport client.
 
 - [**Dimension**][link-tool-dimension]\
-  Provides a directive for observing changes in the size of the host element.
+  Provides a set of tools for observing the size of an element.
 
 - [**Sashbox**][link-tool-sashbox]\
   Provides a sashbox component for splitting content into multiple parts, which the user can resize by moving the splitter between the parts.
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ License: EPL-2.0
 [link-tool-dimension]: https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/scion-toolkit/blob/master/docs/site/tools/dimension.md
 [link-tool-sashbox]: https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/scion-toolkit/blob/master/docs/site/tools/sashbox.md
 [link-tool-splitter]: https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/scion-toolkit/blob/master/docs/site/tools/splitter.md
-[link-tool-throbber]: https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/scion-toolkit/blob/master/docs/site/tools/throbber.md
+[link-tool-throbber]: https://github.com/SchweizerischeBundesbahnen/scion-toolkit/blob/master/docs/site/tools/throbber.md

projects/scion/components/dimension/src/dimension.directive.ts

@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@ import {fromResize$} from '@scion/toolkit/observable';
 import {takeUntilDestroyed} from '@angular/core/rxjs-interop';
 import {observeInside, subscribeInside} from '@scion/toolkit/operators';
 import {animationFrameScheduler, observeOn, subscribeOn} from 'rxjs';
+import {SciDimension} from './dimension';
 
 /**
- * Observes changes to the size of the host element.
- *
- * Upon subscription, emits the current size, and then continuously when the size changes. The Observable never completes.
+ * Observes the size of the host element.
  *
  * ---
  * Usage:
@@ -33,12 +32,12 @@ import {animationFrameScheduler, observeOn, subscribeOn} from 'rxjs';
 export class SciDimensionDirective {
 
   /**
-   * Controls if to emit outside the Angular zone. Defaults to `false`.
+   * Controls if to output outside the Angular zone. Defaults to `false`.
    */
   public emitOutsideAngular = input(false);
 
   /**
-   * Upon subscription, emits the current size, and then continuously when the size changes. The Observable never completes.
+   * Outputs the size of the element.
    */
   public dimensionChange = output<SciDimension>({alias: 'sciDimensionChange'});
 
@@ -65,14 +64,3 @@ export class SciDimensionDirective {
       });
   }
 }
-
-/**
- * Represents the dimension of an element.
- */
-export interface SciDimension {
-  offsetWidth: number;
-  offsetHeight: number;
-  clientWidth: number;
-  clientHeight: number;
-  element: HTMLElement;
-}

projects/scion/components/dimension/src/dimension.signal.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2018-2024 Swiss Federal Railways
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made
+ * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which is available at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ */
+
+import {assertInInjectionContext, assertNotInReactiveContext, computed, DestroyRef, effect, ElementRef, inject, Injector, isSignal, signal, Signal} from '@angular/core';
+import {SciDimension} from './dimension';
+import {coerceElement} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
+import {Objects} from '@scion/toolkit/util';
+
+/**
+ * Creates a signal to observe the size of an element.
+ *
+ * The element can be passed as a signal, in particular useful for observing view children as they cannot be read in the constructor.
+ *
+ * The signal uses to the native {@link ResizeObserver} to monitor element size changes. Destroying the injection context will unsubscribe from {@link ResizeObserver}.
+ *
+ * Usage:
+ * - Must be called within an injection context or with an injector provided for automatic unsubscription.
+ * - Must NOT be called within a reactive context to avoid repeated subscriptions.
+ */
+export function dimension(elementLike: HTMLElement | ElementRef<HTMLElement> | Signal<HTMLElement | ElementRef<HTMLElement>>, options?: {injector?: Injector}): Signal<SciDimension>;
+export function dimension(elementLike: HTMLElement | ElementRef<HTMLElement> | Signal<HTMLElement | ElementRef<HTMLElement> | undefined>, options?: {injector?: Injector}): Signal<SciDimension | undefined>;
+export function dimension(elementLike: HTMLElement | ElementRef<HTMLElement> | Signal<HTMLElement | ElementRef<HTMLElement> | undefined>, options?: {injector?: Injector}): Signal<SciDimension | undefined> {
+  assertNotInReactiveContext(dimension, 'Invoking `dimension` causes new subscriptions every time. Move `dimension` outside of the reactive context and read the signal value where needed.');
+  if (!options?.injector) {
+    assertInInjectionContext(dimension);
+  }
+
+  const injector = options?.injector ?? inject(Injector);
+  const element = computed(() => coerceElement(isSignal(elementLike) ? elementLike() : elementLike));
+  const onResize = signal<void>(undefined, {equal: () => false});
+
+  // Signal 'onResize' when the element size changes.
+  // Note: Run callback in animation frame to avoid the error: "ResizeObserver loop completed with undelivered notifications".
+  const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver(() => requestAnimationFrame(() => onResize.set()));
+  injector.get(DestroyRef).onDestroy(() => resizeObserver.disconnect());
+
+  // Connnect to the element.
+  effect(onCleanup => {
+    const el = element();
+    if (el) {
+      resizeObserver.observe(el);
+      onCleanup(() => resizeObserver.unobserve(el));
+    }
+  }, {injector});
+
+  return computed(() => {
+    const el = element();
+    if (!el) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    // Track when the element is resized.
+    onResize();
+
+    return {
+      clientWidth: el.clientWidth,
+      offsetWidth: el.offsetWidth,
+      clientHeight: el.clientHeight,
+      offsetHeight: el.offsetHeight,
+      element: el,
+    };
+  }, {equal: Objects.isEqual});
+}