finished initial version of carousel. Might look into getting rid of inconsisten ~1pixel gaps sometimes showing up between slides

src/app/carousel/carousel.component.html

@@ -1,14 +1,18 @@
 <ng-container *ngIf="template && slides">
 
     <div class="carousel">
-        <div class="window" [style.translate]="translation()">
-            <ng-container *ngFor="let slide of slides">
-                <div class="slide"><ng-container
-                        *ngTemplateOutlet="template!; context: { $implicit: slide }"></ng-container></div>
+        <div class="window" [style.translate]="translation()" #carouselWindow [style.grid-template-columns]="templateColumns()">
+            <span hidden>current: {{current}}</span>
+            <ng-container *ngFor="let visible of visibleSlides">
+                <div class="slide" #slideElement [attr.data-slideIndex]="visible.index" [style.grid-column-start]="visible.index + 1">
+                    <ng-container *ngTemplateOutlet="template!; context: { $implicit: slides[visible.index] }">
+                    </ng-container>
+                </div>
             </ng-container>
         </div>
     </div>
-    <button (click)="prev()">&lt;=prev</button>
-    <button (click)="next()">next&gt;</button>
-
+    <div class="controls">
+        <button (click)="prev()">&lt;=prev</button>
+        <button (click)="next()">next&gt;</button>
+    </div>
 </ng-container>

src/app/carousel/carousel.component.scss

@@ -6,21 +6,25 @@
 .carousel {
     display: flex;
     flex-direction: row;
+    height: 100%;
 }
 
 .slide {
-    width: 33.333%;
-    min-width: 33.333%;
-    max-width: 33.333%;
     background-color: green;
+    grid-template-rows: 1;
+}
+
+.controls {
+    position: absolute;
+    top: 10%;
 }
 
 .window {
-    flex: 1 1 auto;
-    display: flex;
-    flex-direction: row;
-    width: 100%;
     transition: 1s;
+    display: grid;
+    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
+    grid-auto-flow: column;
+    width: 100%;
 }
 
 .current {

src/app/carousel/carousel.component.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { Component, ContentChild, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, Output, TemplateRef } from '@angular/core';
+import { AfterViewInit, ChangeDetectorRef, Component, ContentChild, ElementRef, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, Output, QueryList, TemplateRef, ViewChild, ViewChildren } from '@angular/core';
 import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { Subject, debounceTime } from 'rxjs';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'carousel',
@@ -12,33 +13,187 @@ import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
   animations: [
   ]
 })
-export class CarouselComponent implements OnInit {
+export class CarouselComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
+
   @Output() afterInitSelf: EventEmitter<CarouselComponent> = new EventEmitter<CarouselComponent>();
   @Input() slides?: any[];
   @ContentChild(TemplateRef) template?: TemplateRef<any>;
+
+  @ViewChild('carouselWindow') window!: ElementRef;
+
+  @ViewChildren('slideElement') slideElements!: QueryList<ElementRef>;
+
   current: number = 0;
+  intersectionObserver?: IntersectionObserver;
+  visibleSlides?: IntersectingSlide[];
+  increasing: boolean = true;
+
+  private debouncedOnchange: Subject<void> = new Subject<void>();
+
+
+  constructor(private cdr: ChangeDetectorRef) {
+    this.visibleSlides = [];
+    this.debouncedOnchange.pipe(debounceTime(500)).subscribe(() => this.realOnChange());
+  }
 
-  
   ngOnInit(): void {
     this.afterInitSelf.next(this);
+
+    this.intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver((entries, observer) => {
+      entries.forEach(entry => {
+        const runIntersectionHandling = () => {
+          const entryIndex = parseInt(entry.target.getAttribute('data-slideIndex')!);
+          if (!entryIndex && entryIndex != 0) {
+            return;
+          }
+          const entryIntersectingSlide = this.visibleSlides?.find((s) => {
+            return s.index == entryIndex;
+          });
+
+          if (!entryIntersectingSlide) {
+            return;
+          }
+
+          entryIntersectingSlide.currentlyIntersecting = entry.isIntersecting;
+
+          if (entryIntersectingSlide.hasBeenVisible && !entry.isIntersecting) {
+            this.visibleSlides = this.visibleSlides?.filter(e => e.index != entryIndex);
+            this.intersectionObserver?.unobserve(entry.target);
+          }
+        };
+        runIntersectionHandling();
+        this.onChange();
+      })
+    })
+
+  }
+
+  ngAfterViewInit(): void {
+
+    this.slideElements.changes.subscribe((comps: QueryList<ElementRef>) => {
+      comps.forEach((comp) => this.handleNewDomSlide(comp))
+    });
+
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      this.initialize();
+      this.cdr.detectChanges();
+    }, 0);
+  }
+
+  initialize() {
+    this.visibleSlides?.push({
+      index: 0,
+      hasBeenVisible: false,
+      currentlyIntersecting: false,
+    })
+    this.visibleSlides?.push({
+      index: 1,
+      hasBeenVisible: false,
+      currentlyIntersecting: false,
+    })
+  }
+
+  handleNewDomSlide(ref: ElementRef) {
+    this.intersectionObserver?.observe(ref.nativeElement);
   }
 
   next(): void {
+    this.increasing = true;
     if (this.slides && this.current + 1 < this.slides?.length) {
-      console.log("incremented");
       this.current += 1;
+
+      if (this.current + 1 < this.slides.length) {
+        if (!this.visibleSlides?.find(e => e.index == this.current + 1)) {
+          this.visibleSlides?.push({
+            index: this.current + 1,
+            hasBeenVisible: false,
+            currentlyIntersecting: false,
+          });
+        }
+      }
+      this.onChange();
     }
   }
 
   prev(): void {
-    console.log("decremented");
+    this.increasing = false;
     if (this.current - 1 >= 0) {
       this.current -= 1;
+
+      if (this.current - 1 >= 0) {
+        if (!this.visibleSlides?.find(e => e.index == this.current - 1)) {
+          this.visibleSlides?.push({
+            index: this.current - 1,
+            hasBeenVisible: false,
+            currentlyIntersecting: false,
+          });
+        }
+      }
+      this.onChange();
+    }
+  }
+
+  onChange() {
+    this.debouncedOnchange.next();
+  }
+
+  realOnChange() {
+    {
+      const intersecting = this.visibleSlides?.filter(e => e.currentlyIntersecting).sort((e1, e2) => e1.index - e2.index);
+      const lowestIntersecting = intersecting![0];
+      console.log("lowest intersecting: ", lowestIntersecting?.index);
+      this.visibleSlides = this.visibleSlides?.filter(e => e.index + 2 >= lowestIntersecting!.index && e.index >= this.current - 2);
+
+    }
+    {
+
+      const intersecting = this.visibleSlides?.filter(e => e.currentlyIntersecting).sort((e1, e2) => e1.index - e2.index).reverse();
+      const highestIntersecting = intersecting![0]
+      console.log("highest intersecting: ", highestIntersecting?.index);
+      this.visibleSlides = this.visibleSlides?.filter(e => e.index - 2 <= highestIntersecting!.index && e.index <= this.current + 2);
     }
   }
 
   translation() {
-    let num = (this.current - 1) * (-1/3) * 100;
+    let num = (this.current - 1) * (-1 / 3) * 100;
     return `${num}% 0`
   }
+
+  left(index: number) {
+    if (this.window.nativeElement) {
+      const width = this.window.nativeElement.clientWidth;
+      const slideWidth = width / 3.0;
+      const slideLeft = Math.round(index * slideWidth);
+      return `${slideLeft}px !important`;
+    }
+    return 0;
+
+    // let num = (index) * 33.333333;
+    // return `${num}%`
+  }
+
+  width(index: number) {
+    if (this.window.nativeElement) {
+      const width = this.window.nativeElement.clientWidth;
+      const slideWidth = Math.round(width / 3.0);
+
+      return `${slideWidth}px !important`;
+    } 
+
+    let num = 33.33333333;
+    return `${num}% !important`
+      
+  }
+
+  templateColumns() {
+    const len = this.slides?.length;
+    const value = `repeat(${len}, minmax(calc(100% / 3), 1fr))`;
+    return value;
+  }
 }
+
+interface IntersectingSlide {
+  index: number;
+  hasBeenVisible: boolean;
+  currentlyIntersecting: boolean;
+}