Countdown
Style-agnostic countdown timer component.
Preview
00Days
:00Hours
:00Minutes
:00Seconds
Arguments
countdown(target='2026-12-31')
00sleeps
:00Hours
:00Minutes
:00secs
Arguments
countdown(target='2026-12-31', labels={'days': 'sleeps', 'seconds': 'secs'})Usage
views.py
python
from djust import LiveView
from djust.components import Countdown
class MyView(LiveView):
template_name = "my_template.html"
def mount(self, request, **kwargs):
self.component = Countdown(target='2026-12-31')my_template.html
django
{{ component }}Needs its script on the page: <script src="{% static 'djust_components/countdown.js' %}"></script>. djust ships it; without it the markup renders but does not update in the browser.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| target | str | '' | ISO 8601 datetime string for countdown target |
| event | str — renames the event; identity is `name` | '' | djust event to fire when countdown reaches zero |
| show_days | bool | True | Show days segment (default: True) |
| show_seconds | bool | True | Show seconds segment (default: True) |
| labels | dict | None | None | Dict of custom labels for segments |
| custom_class | str | '' | Additional CSS classes |
| **kwargs | — passed to `Component.__init__`: `name=` identifies the instance in the events it sends, `id=` sets `component.id`, and any other keyword is kept as state | — | — |
Source & styles
| File | Path | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| module | djust.components.components.countdown | Subclass it, or pass custom_class, to change how it renders. |
| css | djust_components/components.css | Defines 5 of this component's classes at line 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, 1845. Override those rules, or the custom properties they read, in a stylesheet loaded after it. |