How to create a rolling die using React and framer-motion ?

We can create a die using react with plain CSS and framer-motion library for animating the same using the following approach:

Prerequisites:

Knowledge of JavaScript (ES6)
Knowledge of HTML/CSS.
Basic knowledge of ReactJS.

Creating React Application And Installing Module:

Step 1: Create a React application using the following command:

npx create-react-app rolling-die

Step 2: After creating your project folder i.e. rolling-die, move to it using the following command:

cd rolling-die

Step 3: After creating the ReactJS application, Install the framer-motion modules using the following command:

$ npm install framer-motion

App.js: Now write down the following code in the App.js file. Here, App is our default component where we have written our code.

Example:

App.js

import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
import { motion } from "framer-motion";
import "./App.css";
  
// Animation properties for the container
// which is the face of the die
const container = {
  hidden: { opacity: 1, scale: 0 },
  visible: {
    scale: [0, 1],
    opacity: 1,
    transition: {
      staggerChildren: 0.5,
      delayChildren: 0.5,
    },
  },
};
  
// Animation properties for the disc(s) that
// denote(s) the number player gets after rolling the die
const discsOnTheDie = {
  hidden: { y: 20, opacity: 0 },
  visible: {
    y: 0,
    opacity: [0.2, 1],
  },
};
  
// Utility function to get the random number
// from 1 t0 6 just like a physical die
const rollTheDie = () => {
  return Math.floor(Math.random() * 7 + 1);
};
  
const App = () => {
  // Managing state of randomSize aka number on the die
  // using useState hook
  const [randomSize, setRandomSize] = useState(rollTheDie());
  const discNumbers = new Array(randomSize);
  
  // Assigning 0 to randomSize to the array
  for (var i = 0; i < discNumbers.length; i++) {
    discNumbers[i] = i;
  }
  
  useEffect(() => {
    // This will fire on every change of randomSize
    setRandomSize(rollTheDie());
  }, [randomSize]);
  
  return (
    <div>
      <motion.ul
        className="square-container"
        variants={container}
        initial="hidden"
        animate="visible"
      >
        {/* Mapping javascript array discNumbers  */}
        {discNumbers.map((index) => (
          <motion.li key={index} className="disc" 
                     variants={discsOnTheDie} />
        ))}
      </motion.ul>
      <button
        onClick={() => {
          setRandomSize();
        }}
      >
        {" "}
        ROLL{" "}
      </button>
    </div>
  );
};
  
export default App;

App.css

body {
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 100vw;
  height: 100vh;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, green, white);
}
  
.square-container {
  display: grid;
  width: 200px;
  height: 300px;
  border-radius: 50px;
  padding: 30px;
  gap: 20px;
  list-style: none;
  grid-template-rows: repeat(3, 1fr);
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}
  
.disc {
  background: white;
  border-radius: 100%;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
}
  
button {
  text-decoration: none;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 80px;
  border: none;
  color: white;
  padding: 15px 32px;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 900;
  border-radius: 50px;
  background-color: #4caf50;
}