Transition between routes in react-router-dom v6.3 - html

Question

So I´m currently refactoring a website, and so I do with the rrd, which was on v5 in the previous website version.
Now, that the component doesn´t exist anymore we have to work with the new component as you probably know.
I previously used framer-motion to transition in and out between the routes like so:
<Switch location={location} key={location.pathname}>
<motion.div
initial="initial"
animate="in"
exit="out"
variants={pageVariants}
transition={pageTransition}>
<Route path="/audit" component={Audit} />
<Route exact path="/smartx" component={SmartX} />
<Route path="/smartx/erc20" component={TokenGenerator} />
<Route path="/createAudit" component={PaymentStatus} />
<Route path="/faq" component={FAQ} />
<Route path="/support" component={Support} />
<Route path="/terms" component={Terms} />
<Route path="/policy" component={Policy} />
<Route path="/about" component={About} />
<Route exact path="/">
<Redirect to="/audit" />
</Route>
</motion.div>
</Switch>;
Simply replacing the Switch component with the Routes component won´t work, since you can only have Route components as childs from .
Moving the <motion.div> one layer up over the Routes component leads to only one initial fade in transition on page load.
new (not quiet working version):
<AnimatePresence>
<PageLayout>
<motion.div
initial="initial"
animate="in"
variants={pageVariants}
transition={pageTransition}>
<Routes>
<Route path="/audit" element={<Audit />} />
<Route path="/smartx" element={<SmartX />} />
<Route path="/faq" element={<FAQ />} />
<Route path="/support" element={<Support />} />
<Route path="/terms" element={<Terms />} />
<Route path="/policy" element={<Policy />} />
<Route path="/about" element={<About />} />
</Routes>
</motion.div>
</PageLayout>
</AnimatePresence>;
Framer motion animations (equalin both old and new version):
const pageVariants = {
initial: {
opacity: 0
},
in: {
opacity: 1
},
out: {
opacity: 0
}
};
const pageTransition = {
type: 'tween',
ease: 'linear',
duration: 0.5
};
Any ideas on how to achieve a transition on each route switch?
Thanks in advance and cheers!

Answer 1

I think your solution is close to working. Move the PageLayout component and motion.div into a layout route that uses the current path as a React key.
Example:
import { Outlet } from 'react-router-dom';
const AnimationLayout = () => {
const { pathname } = useLocation();
return (
<PageLayout>
<motion.div
key={pathname}
initial="initial"
animate="in"
variants={pageVariants}
transition={pageTransition}
>
<Outlet />
</motion.div>
</PageLayout>
);
};
...
<Routes>
<Route element={<AnimationLayout />}>
<Route path="/audit" element={<Audit />} />
<Route path="/smartx" element={<SmartX />} />
<Route path="/faq" element={<FAQ />} />
<Route path="/support" element={<Support />} />
<Route path="/terms" element={<Terms />} />
<Route path="/policy" element={<Policy />} />
<Route path="/about" element={<About />} />
<Route path="*" element={<Navigate to="/audit" replace />} />
</Route>
</Routes>