Sidebar Rail
Slim rounded icon rail: round icons whose active item fills with its own pastel color, dark pill tooltips, emoji avatar at the bottom; floating bottom bar on mobile.
soft-flat/layout/sidebar-railSource
import type { ReactNode } from "react";
import { CalendarDays, Home, Inbox, LayoutGrid, Settings, Users, type LucideIcon } from "lucide-react";
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
export interface SidebarRailProps {
items?: { label: string; href: string; icon: LucideIcon; tone: "peach" | "mint" | "lavender" | "butter" }[];
activeHref?: string;
user?: { name: string; emoji: string };
children?: ReactNode;
className?: string;
}
const TONES = {
peach: "bg-da-accent text-da-accent-fg",
mint: "bg-da-secondary text-da-secondary-fg",
lavender: "bg-da-primary/15 text-da-primary",
butter: "bg-da-warning/35 text-da-fg",
} as const;
/** Slim rounded icon rail: round icon buttons whose active item fills with its own pastel color, labels as tooltips, emoji avatar at the bottom; bottom bar on mobile. */
export function SidebarRail({
items = [
{ label: "Home", href: "#home", icon: Home, tone: "lavender" },
{ label: "Inbox", href: "#inbox", icon: Inbox, tone: "peach" },
{ label: "Boards", href: "#boards", icon: LayoutGrid, tone: "mint" },
{ label: "Calendar", href: "#calendar", icon: CalendarDays, tone: "butter" },
{ label: "Team", href: "#team", icon: Users, tone: "lavender" },
],
activeHref = "#boards",
user = { name: "Ana Souza", emoji: "🦊" },
children,
className,
}: SidebarRailProps) {
const link = (it: (typeof items)[number], tooltip: boolean) => {
const active = it.href === activeHref;
return (
<a
href={it.href}
aria-current={active ? "page" : undefined}
className={cn(
"da-focus group relative grid size-12 place-items-center rounded-full transition-[background-color,scale] duration-(--da-duration) ease-da-emphasized hover:scale-105",
active ? TONES[it.tone] : "text-da-muted-fg hover:bg-da-surface",
)}
>
<it.icon aria-hidden className="size-5" />
<span className="sr-only">{it.label}</span>
{tooltip && (
<span
aria-hidden
className="pointer-events-none absolute left-full z-20 ml-3 rounded-da-pill bg-da-fg px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-semibold whitespace-nowrap text-da-bg opacity-0 transition-opacity group-hover:opacity-100 group-focus-visible:opacity-100"
>
{it.label}
</span>
)}
</a>
);
};
return (
<div className={cn("min-h-dvh bg-da-bg text-da-fg md:flex", className)}>
<aside className="sticky top-0 hidden h-dvh p-3 md:block">
<div className="flex h-full w-[72px] flex-col items-center gap-2 rounded-[28px] bg-da-surface-2 py-4">
<span aria-hidden className="mb-3 grid size-11 place-items-center rounded-da-md bg-da-primary text-lg">
🌱
</span>
<nav aria-label="Main" className="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-2">
{items.map((it) => (
<span key={it.href}>{link(it, true)}</span>
))}
</nav>
{link({ label: "Settings", href: "#settings", icon: Settings, tone: "lavender" }, true)}
<span role="img" aria-label={user.name} className="mt-1 grid size-11 place-items-center rounded-full bg-da-accent text-xl">
{user.emoji}
</span>
</div>
</aside>
<main className="min-w-0 flex-1 pb-24 md:pb-0">{children}</main>
<nav aria-label="Main" className="fixed inset-x-3 bottom-3 z-30 flex justify-around rounded-[28px] bg-da-surface p-2 shadow-da-lg md:hidden">
{items.map((it) => (
<span key={it.href}>{link(it, false)}</span>
))}
</nav>
</div>
);
}
export default SidebarRail;
modules/soft-flat/layout/sidebar-rail/index.tsx
Props
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| items | { label, href, icon, tone }[] | — | Links. |
| activeHref | string | — | Current. |
| user | { name, emoji } | — | Avatar. |
| children | ReactNode | — | Content. |
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