Rive Interactive Animation

import { useRive, EventType, RiveEventType } from 'rive-react';
import { useEffect } from 'react';

export default function InteractiveRating() {
  const { rive, RiveComponent } = useRive({
    src: 'rating.riv',
    stateMachines: 'State Machine 1',
    autoplay: true,
    automaticallyHandleEvents: true,
  });

  useEffect(() => {
    if (!rive) return;

    const onRiveEvent = (event) => {
      const eventData = event.data;

      if (eventData.type === RiveEventType.General) {
        console.log('Event:', eventData.name);

        // Access event properties
        const rating = eventData.properties.rating;
        const message = eventData.properties.message;

        if (rating >= 4) {
          alert(`Thanks for ${rating} stars: ${message}`);
        }
      }
    };

    rive.on(EventType.RiveEvent, onRiveEvent);

    return () => {
      rive.off(EventType.RiveEvent, onRiveEvent);
    };
  }, [rive]);

  return <RiveComponent style={{ width: '400px', height: '300px' }} />;
}

import { useRiveFile, useRive } from 'rive-react';

export default function PreloadedAnimation() {
  const { riveFile, status } = useRiveFile({
    src: 'large-animation.riv',
  });

  const { RiveComponent } = useRive({
    riveFile: riveFile,
    artboard: 'Main',
    autoplay: true,
  });

  if (status === 'loading') {
    return <div>Loading animation...</div>;
  }

  if (status === 'failed') {
    return <div>Failed to load animation</div>;
  }

  return <RiveComponent style={{ width: '600px', height: '400px' }} />;
}

import { useRive, useViewModel, useViewModelInstance,
         useViewModelInstanceTrigger } from 'rive-react';
import { useImperativeHandle, forwardRef } from 'react';

const AnimatedComponent = forwardRef((props, ref) => {
  const { rive, RiveComponent } = useRive({
    src: 'logo.riv',
    autoplay: true,
    autoBind: false,
  });

  const viewModel = useViewModel(rive, { useDefault: true });
  const viewModelInstance = useViewModelInstance(viewModel, { rive });

  const { trigger: spinTrigger } = useViewModelInstanceTrigger(
    'triggerSpin',
    viewModelInstance
  );

  // Expose methods to parent
  useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
    spin: () => spinTrigger && spinTrigger(),
    pause: () => rive && rive.pause(),
    play: () => rive && rive.play(),
  }));

  return <RiveComponent style={{ width: '200px', height: '200px' }} />;
});

export default function App() {
  const animationRef = useRef();

  return (
    <div>
      <AnimatedComponent ref={animationRef} />
      <button onClick={() => animationRef.current?.spin()}>Spin</button>
      <button onClick={() => animationRef.current?.pause()}>Pause</button>
    </div>
  );
}

import { useRive, useViewModel, useViewModelInstance,
         useViewModelInstanceString, useViewModelInstanceNumber,
         useViewModelInstanceColor } from 'rive-react';
import { useEffect } from 'react';

export default function UserProfile({ user }) {
  const { rive, RiveComponent } = useRive({
    src: 'profile.riv',
    autoplay: true,
    autoBind: false,
  });

  const viewModel = useViewModel(rive, { useDefault: true });
  const viewModelInstance = useViewModelInstance(viewModel, { rive });

  // Bind all properties
  const { setValue: setName } = useViewModelInstanceString('name', viewModelInstance);
  const { setValue: setScore } = useViewModelInstanceNumber('score', viewModelInstance);
  const { setValue: setColor } = useViewModelInstanceColor('avatarColor', viewModelInstance);

  useEffect(() => {
    if (user && setName && setScore && setColor) {
      setName(user.name);
      setScore(user.score);
      setColor(parseInt(user.color.substring(1), 16)); // Convert hex to number
    }
  }, [user, setName, setScore, setColor]);

  return <RiveComponent style={{ width: '300px', height: '300px' }} />;
}

import { motion } from 'framer-motion';
import Rive from 'rive-react';

export default function AnimatedCard() {
  return (
    <motion.div
      initial={{ opacity: 0, y: 20 }}
      animate={{ opacity: 1, y: 0 }}
      whileHover={{ scale: 1.05 }}
    >
      <Rive
        src="card.riv"
        stateMachines="Card State Machine"
        style={{ width: '300px', height: '400px' }}
      />
    </motion.div>
  );
}

import { useRive, useStateMachineInput } from 'rive-react';
import { useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
import gsap from 'gsap';
import ScrollTrigger from 'gsap/ScrollTrigger';

gsap.registerPlugin(ScrollTrigger);

export default function ScrollRive() {
  const containerRef = useRef();
  const { rive, RiveComponent } = useRive({
    src: 'scroll-animation.riv',
    stateMachines: 'State Machine 1',
    autoplay: true,
  });

  const trigger = useStateMachineInput(rive, 'State Machine 1', 'trigger');

  useEffect(() => {
    if (!trigger) return;

    ScrollTrigger.create({
      trigger: containerRef.current,
      start: 'top center',
      onEnter: () => trigger.fire(),
    });
  }, [trigger]);

  return (
    <div ref={containerRef}>
      <RiveComponent style={{ width: '100%', height: '600px' }} />
    </div>
  );
}

<Rive
  src="animation.riv"
  useOffscreenRenderer={true} // Better performance
/>

const { riveFile } = useRiveFile({ src: 'critical.riv' });
// Preload during app initialization

<Rive
  src="animation.riv"
  automaticallyHandleEvents={false} // Manual control
/>

// ❌ Wrong: Incorrect input name
const input = useStateMachineInput(rive, 'State Machine', 'wrongName');

// ✅ Correct: Match exact name from Rive editor
const input = useStateMachineInput(rive, 'State Machine', 'isHovered');

// Always check if input exists before using
if (input) {
  input.value = true;
}

// ❌ Wrong: autoBind enabled
const { rive } = useRive({
  src: 'dashboard.riv',
  autoplay: true,
  // autoBind: true (default)
});

// ✅ Correct: Disable autoBind for ViewModels
const { rive } = useRive({
  src: 'dashboard.riv',
  autoplay: true,
  autoBind: false, // Required for manual ViewModel control
});

// ❌ Wrong: Missing automaticallyHandleEvents
const { rive } = useRive({
  src: 'rating.riv',
  stateMachines: 'State Machine 1',
  autoplay: true,
});

// ✅ Correct: Enable event handling
const { rive } = useRive({
  src: 'rating.riv',
  stateMachines: 'State Machine 1',
  autoplay: true,
  automaticallyHandleEvents: true, // Required for events
});

./scripts/component_generator.py
./scripts/viewmodel_builder.py