Feature Request: Integration of Animation Capabilities Similar to swiper-animation

[e-matjar]

Hello SwiperJS Team and Community,

Firstly, I want to express my gratitude for your continuous efforts in maintaining and enhancing SwiperJS. It's an incredible tool that has significantly streamlined the development of interactive and responsive web applications.

I'm reaching out to propose the integration of a new feature that I believe could substantially benefit a wide range of SwiperJS users. Specifically, I'm interested in seeing animation capabilities akin to what was offered by the now outdated and unmaintained library, swiper-animation.

The swiper-animation library provided an elegant solution for animating Swiper slides. It allowed developers to easily define animations within their HTML markup, making Swiper slides more dynamic and engaging. Unfortunately, since swiper-animation is no longer maintained, integrating it with the latest versions of SwiperJS poses significant challenges, and users might miss out on the vast improvements made to SwiperJS over time.

Feature Request:
I propose the integration of a feature within SwiperJS that enables the definition and execution of slide animations directly through SwiperJS's API or configuration options. This feature could include:

Animation Definitions: Allowing developers to define animations in a simple and intuitive way, possibly directly within the Swiper slide data attributes or through a dedicated configuration object.
Timing and Control: Integration with Swiper's control mechanisms, such as swiping, autoplay, and navigation, to trigger animations at the right moment.
Customization and Extensibility: Offering a range of built-in animation effects while also providing an API for developers to create custom animations.
Benefits to the Community:

Enhanced User Experience: Animations can make the user experience more engaging and dynamic.
Simplified Development Process: By integrating this feature directly into SwiperJS, developers can streamline their workflow, avoiding the need to integrate and maintain separate libraries.
Future-proofing: As web standards evolve, having animation capabilities within SwiperJS ensures compatibility and maintenance, aligning with the library's long-term vision.
I believe this feature could open up new possibilities for creating interactive and visually appealing web applications and would be a valuable addition to SwiperJS's already impressive suite of features.

Thank you for considering this proposal. I'm looking forward to any feedback or thoughts on this suggestion from the SwiperJS team and the community.

Best regards