feat(Carousel): expose methods to allow autoplay

Resolves #1300

docs/components/content/examples/CarouselExampleAutoplay.vue

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+const items = [
+  'https://picsum.photos/1920/1080?random=1',
+  'https://picsum.photos/1920/1080?random=2',
+  'https://picsum.photos/1920/1080?random=3',
+  'https://picsum.photos/1920/1080?random=4',
+  'https://picsum.photos/1920/1080?random=5',
+  'https://picsum.photos/1920/1080?random=6'
+]
+
+const carouselRef = ref()
+
+onMounted(() => {
+  setInterval(() => {
+    if (!carouselRef.value) return
+
+    if (carouselRef.value.page === carouselRef.value.pages) {
+      return carouselRef.value.select(0)
+    }
+
+    carouselRef.value.next()
+  }, 3000)
+})
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <UCarousel
+    ref="carouselRef"
+    v-slot="{ item }"
+    :items="items"
+    :ui="{ item: 'basis-full' }"
+    class="rounded-lg overflow-hidden"
+    indicators
+  >
+    <img :src="item" class="w-full" draggable="false">
+  </UCarousel>
+</template>

docs/content/2.components/carousel.md

@@ -100,6 +100,12 @@ The number of indicators will be automatically generated based on the number of
 
 :component-example{component="carousel-example-indicators-size"}
 
+## Autoplay
+
+You can easily implement an autoplay behavior using the exposed [API](#api) through a template ref.
+
+:component-example{component="carousel-example-autoplay"}
+
 ## Slots
 
 ### `default`
@@ -120,7 +126,7 @@ You can customize the position of the buttons through `ui.arrows.wrapper`.
 
 ### `indicator`
 
-With the `indicators` prop enabled, use the `#indicator` slot to set the content of the indicators. You will have access to the `active`, `index` properties and `on-click` method in the slot scope.
+With the `indicators` prop enabled, use the `#indicator` slot to set the content of the indicators. You will have access to the `active`, `page` properties and `on-click` method in the slot scope.
 
 :component-example{component="carousel-example-slots-indicator"}
 
@@ -132,6 +138,28 @@ You can customize the position of the buttons through `ui.indicators.wrapper`.
 
 :component-props
 
+## API
+
+When accessing the component via a template ref, you can use the following:
+
+::field-group
+  ::field{name="page" type="number"}
+    The current page.
+  ::
+  ::field{name="pages" type="number"}
+    The total number of pages.
+  ::
+  ::field{name="select (page)"}
+    Go to a specific page.
+  ::
+  ::field{name="next ()"}
+    Go to the next page.
+  ::
+  ::field{name="prev ()"}
+    Go to the previous page.
+  ::
+::
+
 ## Config
 
 :component-preset

src/runtime/components/elements/Carousel.vue

@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@
     </div>
 
     <div v-if="indicators" :class="ui.indicators.wrapper">
-      <template v-for="index in indicatorsCount" :key="index">
-        <slot name="indicator" :on-click="onClick" :active="index === currentIndex" :index="index">
+      <template v-for="page in pages" :key="page">
+        <slot name="indicator" :on-click="onClick" :active="page === currentPage" :page="page">
           <button
             type="button"
             :class="[
               ui.indicators.base,
-              index === currentIndex ? ui.indicators.active : ui.indicators.inactive
+              page === currentPage ? ui.indicators.active : ui.indicators.inactive
             ]"
-            :aria-label="`set slide ${index}`"
-            @click="onClick(index)"
+            :aria-label="`set slide ${page}`"
+            @click="onClick(page)"
           />
         </slot>
       </template>
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       default: undefined
     }
   },
-  setup (props) {
+  setup (props, { expose }) {
     const { ui, attrs } = useUI('carousel', toRef(props, 'ui'), config, toRef(props, 'class'))
 
     const carouselRef = ref<HTMLElement>()
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ export default defineComponent({
       itemWidth.value = entry?.target?.firstElementChild?.clientWidth || 0
     })
 
-    const currentIndex = computed(() => Math.round(x.value / itemWidth.value) + 1)
+    const currentPage = computed(() => Math.round(x.value / itemWidth.value) + 1)
 
-    const indicatorsCount = computed(() => {
+    const pages = computed(() => {
       if (!itemWidth.value) {
         return 0
       }
@@ -140,10 +140,18 @@ export default defineComponent({
       x.value -= itemWidth.value
     }
 
-    function onClick (index: number) {
-      x.value = (index - 1) * itemWidth.value
+    function onClick (page: number) {
+      x.value = (page - 1) * itemWidth.value
     }
 
+    expose({
+      pages,
+      page: currentPage,
+      prev: onClickPrev,
+      next: onClickNext,
+      select: onClick
+    })
+
     return {
       // eslint-disable-next-line vue/no-dupe-keys
       ui,
@@ -151,8 +159,8 @@ export default defineComponent({
       isFirst,
       isLast,
       carouselRef,
-      indicatorsCount,
-      currentIndex,
+      pages,
+      currentPage,
       onClickNext,
       onClickPrev,
       onClick,