{
 "schema_version": 1,
 "generated": "2026-10-26",
 "id": "kasturibuilds-generative-loaders--hold-image-frames-while-images-generate",
 "repo": "kasturibuilds/generative-loaders",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/kasturibuilds/generative-loaders",
 "repo_slug": "kasturibuilds-generative-loaders",
 "title": "Reserve image frames while generated images load",
 "page_title": "How to reserve image frames while generated images load with Generative Loaders",
 "summary": "Show sized placeholder frames with a Generating image label until each picture is ready.",
 "who": "A developer building an image generation screen where the final picture takes time and the layout must not jump.",
 "problem": "Without a placeholder, the page layout shifts when the image arrives and users cannot tell that generation is still running.",
 "outcome": "Each pending image shows a reserved frame with an animated placeholder and an accessible label, then gets replaced by the finished image.",
 "steps": [
  "Run `npm install generative-loaders` in the project.",
  "Import ImageLoader and the styles stylesheet from Generative Loaders.",
  "Render ImageLoader in the image slot with a variant such as skeleton or pixel-grid, a size, and a radius that matches your design.",
  "Keep the default label or pass your own label for the frame.",
  "Replace the ImageLoader with your image element when generation completes and check that the layout does not shift."
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "In the generative-loaders repo, render ImageLoader in place of the pending image in <path-to-image-component> using a variant from the twelve image variants, sized to match the final image. Expected output: the code change and the variant name used. Verify that the frame keeps the same size before and after the real image replaces it.",
 "agents": [
  "any"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "The README lists the image variants and default label but does not describe how the placeholder should be sized to match your generated image, so you must set size yourself.",
 "category": "Software and DevOps",
 "tags": [
  "Software and DevOps"
 ],
 "lang": "typescript",
 "requirements": [
  "Node.js and npm to install the package",
  "A React app using React 18 or newer",
  "A streaming or pending response source, such as a fetch endpoint, for the text and status cases"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.8,
 "evidence": [],
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