curio.
no. 16 · sliders

Swatch slider

Tiny squares in each option’s colours that spread apart on hover.

Preview
Day

Install

npx shadcn@latest add https://curio-components.vercel.app/r/swatch-slider.json

First curio component? Also add @import "./curio.css"; to your global CSS. See installation.

Usage

'use client'

import { useState } from 'react'
import { SwatchSlider } from '@/components/curio/sliders/swatch-slider'

const themes = [
  { label: 'Sunrise', swatch: '#fff4e6', accent: '#ea580c' },
  { label: 'Day', swatch: '#ffffff', accent: '#18181b' },
  { label: 'Midnight', swatch: '#09090b', accent: '#fafafa' },
]

export function ThemePicker() {
  const [value, setValue] = useState(0)
  return <SwatchSlider options={themes} value={value} onChange={setValue} />
}

Uses each option’s swatch and accent colours.

Props

PropTypeDefaultDescription
optionsThemeOption[]-Each step: label, swatch?, accent?
valuenumber-Index of the selected option.
onChange(index: number) => void-Called with the new index.
labelstring"theme"Accessible name.

Source

This is exactly what the command copies into your project.

components/curio/sliders/swatch-slider.tsx
'use client'

import { useState } from 'react'
import { sliderAria, sliderKeys, type SliderProps } from '../lib/slider'

// tiny squares in each option's colours; they spread apart on hover
export function SwatchSlider(props: SliderProps) {
  const { options, value, onChange } = props
  const [hover, setHover] = useState<number | null>(null)
  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
  const shown = hover ?? value

  return (
    <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
      <div
        {...sliderAria(props)}
        onKeyDown={sliderKeys(value, options.length, onChange)}
        onPointerEnter={() => setOpen(true)}
        onPointerLeave={() => {
          setOpen(false)
          setHover(null)
        }}
        className="flex items-center outline-none transition-[gap] duration-300"
        style={{ gap: open ? 6 : 2 }}
      >
        {options.map((o, i) => {
          const accent = o.accent ?? 'var(--curio-accent)'
          return (
            <button
              key={o.label}
              type="button"
              tabIndex={-1}
              aria-label={o.label}
              onPointerEnter={() => setHover(i)}
              onClick={() => onChange(i)}
              className="relative h-4 w-4 cursor-pointer border transition-transform duration-200"
              style={{
                background: o.swatch ?? 'var(--curio-chip)',
                borderColor: i === value ? accent : 'var(--curio-border)',
                outline: i === value ? `1.5px solid ${accent}` : 'none',
                outlineOffset: 2,
                transform: hover === i ? 'translateY(-2px)' : 'none',
              }}
            >
              <span className="absolute bottom-[2px] right-[2px] h-[5px] w-[5px]" style={{ background: accent }} />
            </button>
          )
        })}
      </div>
      <span className="w-14 text-xs" style={{ color: 'var(--curio-muted)' }}>
        {options[shown]?.label}
      </span>
    </div>
  )
}
components/curio/lib/slider.ts
'use client'

import { useRef, useState } from 'react'
import type { ThemeOption } from './types'

export type SliderProps = {
  options: ThemeOption[]
  value: number
  onChange: (index: number) => void
  /** accessible name */
  label?: string
}

export const clampTo = (n: number, count: number) => Math.max(0, Math.min(count - 1, n))

// arrow keys / home / end
export function sliderKeys(value: number, count: number, onChange: (i: number) => void) {
  return (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
    const next =
      e.key === 'ArrowRight' || e.key === 'ArrowUp'
        ? value + 1
        : e.key === 'ArrowLeft' || e.key === 'ArrowDown'
          ? value - 1
          : e.key === 'Home'
            ? 0
            : e.key === 'End'
              ? count - 1
              : null
    if (next === null) return
    e.preventDefault()
    onChange(clampTo(next, count))
  }
}

export function sliderAria({ options, value, label = 'Theme' }: SliderProps) {
  return {
    role: 'slider' as const,
    tabIndex: 0,
    'aria-label': label,
    'aria-valuemin': 0,
    'aria-valuemax': options.length - 1,
    'aria-valuenow': value,
    'aria-valuetext': options[value]?.label,
  }
}

// drag along x; reports the nearest step and how far past either end you pulled
export function useTrackDrag(width: number, count: number, onStep: (i: number) => void) {
  const ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
  const [dragging, setDragging] = useState(false)
  const [overshoot, setOvershoot] = useState(0)

  const update = (clientX: number) => {
    const rect = ref.current!.getBoundingClientRect()
    const x = clientX - rect.left
    setOvershoot(x < 0 ? x : x > width ? x - width : 0)
    onStep(clampTo(Math.round((x / width) * (count - 1)), count))
  }
  const stop = () => {
    setDragging(false)
    setOvershoot(0)
  }
  return {
    ref,
    dragging,
    overshoot,
    handlers: {
      onPointerDown: (e: React.PointerEvent) => {
        ;(e.currentTarget as HTMLElement).setPointerCapture(e.pointerId)
        setDragging(true)
        update(e.clientX)
      },
      onPointerMove: (e: React.PointerEvent) => dragging && update(e.clientX),
      onPointerUp: stop,
      onPointerCancel: stop,
    },
  }
}