catstodon/app/javascript/mastodon/features/ui/components/image_loader.js

import React from 'react';
import PropTypes from 'prop-types';

class ImageLoader extends React.PureComponent {

  static propTypes = {
    src: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
  }

  state = {
    loading: true,
    error: false,
  }

  componentWillMount() {
    this.loadImage(this.props.src);
  }

  componentWillReceiveProps(props) {
    this.loadImage(props.src);
  }

  loadImage(src) {
    const image = new Image();
    image.onerror = () => this.setState({ loading: false, error: true });
    image.onload = () => this.setState({ loading: false, error: false });
    image.src = src;
    this.lastSrc = src;
    this.setState({ loading: true });
  }

  render() {
    const { src } = this.props;
    const { loading, error } = this.state;

    // TODO: handle image error state

    const imageClass = `image-loader__img ${loading ? 'image-loader__img-loading' : ''}`;

    return <img className={imageClass} src={src} />; // eslint-disable-line jsx-a11y/img-has-alt
  }

}

export default ImageLoader;