360° Exterior Viewer

Overview

The Exterior Viewer component displays an interactive 360° view of a vehicle's exterior. It provides navigation controls for rotating the vehicle, autoplay functionality, and fullscreen viewing, allowing users to examine the exterior of a vehicle from all angles.

Installation

The component is part of the Carpose application and requires no separate installation.

Usage

To use the Exterior Viewer component in a standard HTML page:

<div 
  data-carpose-component="exterior-viewer"
  data-api-key="your-api-key"
  data-identifier="your-identifier"
  data-car-id="your-car-id"
></div>

Configuration Attributes

The component reads configuration from data attributes on the provided element:

Attribute	Type	Default	Description
data-carpose-component	string	-	Identifies the component type, must be set to "exterior-viewer"
data-api-key	string	-	API key for authentication with the Carpose backend services. Required for data fetching.
data-identifier	string	-	Identifier for the exterior images. Required if car-id is not provided.
data-car-id	string	-	ID of the car to display exterior view for. Required if identifier is not provided.

Features

• Interactive 360° view of vehicle exteriors

• Navigation controls for:

  • Rotating left and right

  • Autoplay with play/pause functionality

  • Fullscreen viewing (on non-mobile devices)

• Loading indicator while images are being fetched

• Fallback screen when no exterior images are available

• Overlay with usage hints

• Event notifications when viewer loads successfully or encounters errors

Example

<!-- Using identifier -->
<div 
  data-carpose-component="exterior-viewer"
  data-api-key="your-api-key"
  data-identifier="vehicle-exterior-123"
></div>

<!-- Using car ID -->
<div 
  data-carpose-component="exterior-viewer"
  data-api-key="your-api-key"
  data-car-id="550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"
></div>

Behavior

1. Data Loading:

   • On initialization, the component fetches the exterior images from the API using either the provided identifier or car ID.

   • A loading screen is displayed while the images are being loaded.

   • If no images are available, a message is displayed indicating that no 360° exterior view is available.

   • The component triggers custom events to notify parent components of successful loading or errors.

2. Navigation Controls:

   • Left/right arrow buttons allow rotating the vehicle view

   • Play/pause button toggles automatic rotation

   • Fullscreen button toggles fullscreen mode (not available on mobile devices)

   • Users can also navigate by dragging the view with their mouse or touch gestures

3. Responsive Behavior:

   • The component adapts to the container size

   • Controls are accessible on both desktop and mobile devices

   • Fullscreen option is automatically disabled on mobile devices

4. Events:

   • carpose-de-exterior-viewer-loaded: Triggered when the viewer loads successfully

   • carpose-de-exterior-no-viewer-available: Triggered when no exterior images are available

Integration with Other Components

The Exterior Viewer component is typically used in conjunction with the Car Detail view to provide an immersive experience of the vehicle's exterior. It complements the Interior Viewer component, which provides a similar experience for the vehicle's interior.