frontend-ui

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frontend-ui

description

Map of reusable UI components and the design system (Chakra UI v3) in apps/frontend. Catalogs existing components so new code reuses them instead of duplicating, and documents semantic tokens, recipe variants, and style patterns (mobile-first, modal/bottom-sheet split, textStyle, semantic colors). Use when building or editing anything under apps/frontend/src/, when asked to add a page/component/modal/card/form/button, when writing Chakra JSX, when choosing colors/spacing/typography, or when touching apps/frontend/src/app/theme/. Triggers on frontend, UI, component, reusable, Chakra, Chakra v3, theme, recipe, slot recipe, textStyle, semantic color, design token, design system, variant, card, button, modal, bottom sheet, drawer, badge, input, form, empty state, step card, stat card, mobile-first, colorPalette, bg.primary, text.default.

Frontend UI (Chakra v3) — Components & Style Map

Before writing any UI under apps/frontend/src/, check this catalog. Reuse existing components; never re-invent a modal, card, button, or form field that already exists.

1. Where the design system lives

• apps/frontend/src/app/theme/theme.ts — createSystem config, tokens, semanticTokens, textStyles, keyframes, recipes registry.
• apps/frontend/src/app/theme/*.ts — one file per recipe / slot recipe (button.ts, card.ts, badge.ts, input.ts, alert.ts, dialog.ts, tabs.ts, text.ts, heading.ts, steps.ts, switch.ts, table.ts, checkbox.ts, radio-group.ts, popover.ts, select.ts, native-select.ts, skeleton.ts, separator.ts, breadcrumb.ts).
• CSS vars prefix: vbd (e.g. var(--vbd-colors-...)).
• After ANY theme change: yarn chakra:typegen (or yarn chakra:typegen:watch in dev).

2. Design tokens — use these, never hex

Typography

Usage	Token
Any <Text> size	textStyle only. Values: xxs, xs, sm, md, lg, xl, 2xl, 3xl, 4xl, 5xl, 6xl
Any <Heading> size	size only (same scale, default xl)
Font weight	normal (400), semibold (600), bold (700) — nothing else

Never set fontSize or lineHeight directly. For responsive sizes use { base: "sm", md: "md" }.

Semantic colors (use these in color, bg, borderColor)

Group	Keys
Text	text.default, text.subtle, text.alt, text.alt-subtle
Backgrounds	bg.primary, bg.secondary, bg.tertiary, bg.alt, bg.alt-subtle
Borders	border.primary, border.secondary, border.tertiary, border.active (also legacy borders.primary/secondary/active)
Card	card.default, card.subtle, card.hover, card.active-border
Icon	icon.default, icon.subtle
Actions	actions.{primary|secondary|tertiary|negative|disabled}.{default|hover|pressed|disabled|text|text-disabled}
Status	status.{positive|negative|info|warning|teal|yellow|purple|neutral}.{strong|primary|secondary|subtle}
Brand	brand.primary, brand.secondary, brand.tertiary, brand.secondary-strong/stronger/subtle
Banner	banner.{blue|green|yellow|dashboard-tokens}
Graph/Calendar	graph.{1..6}, calendar.{1..4}
Social	social.{telegram|discord|youtube|medium|twitter}
Transparency	transparency.{100..900} (white alpha), opacity.{100..900} (black alpha)

Raw palettes (gray/blue/red/green/orange 50-950) exist but prefer semantic tokens so dark mode works automatically.

Recipe variants (cheat sheet)

Component	Variants	Sizes	Notes
<Button>	primary, secondary, tertiary, negative, link, subtle, ghost	default Chakra sizes	Always rounded="full" from base recipe
<Card.Root>	primary, subtle, action, outline	—	outline is the go-to for listing cards
<Badge>	warning, info, teal, yellow, purple, negative, neutral, positive, outline	sm, md, lg	borderRadius: full, fontWeight: semibold
<Alert.Root>	—	—	status: info | warning | success | error | neutral
<Tabs.Root>	line (default), subtle	sm, md, lg
<Input>	outline, amountInput	—	amountInput = large bold money input

For anything not covered above, open the recipe file in app/theme/ and check its variants. If you need a new variant, add it there (one concern per file) rather than inline styles in JSX.

3. Reusable component catalog

Paths are relative to apps/frontend/src/. Search these before creating anything new.

Shells: modals, drawers, bottom sheets

Component	Path	When to use
BaseModal	components/BaseModal.tsx	Default for all dialogs. Auto-switches to BaseBottomSheet below 1060px. Takes isOpen/onClose/children/showCloseButton/isCloseable.
BaseBottomSheet	components/BaseBottomSheet.tsx	Drag-to-dismiss mobile sheet. Used by BaseModal; use directly only if you need a sheet on all viewports.
Modal	components/Modal.tsx	Legacy alert/confirm shell; prefer BaseModal.
StepModal	components/StepModal/StepModal.tsx	Multi-step flows (wizard).
TransactionModal	components/TransactionModal/TransactionModal.tsx (+ LoadingModalContent, SuccessModalContent, ErrorModalContent, UnknownModalContent)	Wrap every on-chain tx. Handles loading/success/error states uniformly.
UnsavedChangesModal	components/UnsavedChangesModal.tsx	Dirty-form confirmation.
MintNFTModal	components/MintNFTModal.tsx	GM NFT mint flow.
MobileFilterDrawer	components/MobileFilterDrawer/MobileFilterDrawer.tsx	Bottom-anchored filter drawer.

Cards & containers

Component	Path	Purpose
StatCard	components/AssetsOverview/StatCard.tsx	Status-colored info tile w/ icon + title + subtitle + optional CTA. Variants: info | warning | positive | neutral.
EmptyStateCard	components/EmptyStateCard.tsx	Wraps Chakra EmptyState + icon + title + description + optional action button. Use it everywhere for empty lists.
StepCard	components/StepCard.tsx	"Step N — Title — Description" marketing/onboarding card.
CheckableCard	components/CheckableCard/	Selectable card (radio/checkbox semantics).
AppPreviewDetailCard	components/AppPreviewDetailCard.tsx	X2Earn app preview tile.
GMNFTCard	components/GMNFTCard/GMNFTCard.tsx	GM NFT tile.
GmNFTAndNodeCard	components/GmNFTAndNodeCard/	Combined NFT + node summary card.
ProposalCompactCard	components/ProposalCompactCard.tsx	Compact governance proposal card.
ManagedAppsCard	components/ManagedAppsCard/	Creator's managed apps tile.
TransactionCard/*	components/TransactionCard/cards/	Per-activity tx summary cards (BetterActionCard, SwapCard, UpgradeGMCard).

Identity, addresses & avatars

Component	Path	Purpose
AddressButton	components/AddressButton.tsx	Truncated address pill with copy icon + blockie.
AddressIcon	components/AddressIcon.tsx	Blockie avatar for an address.
AppImage	components/AppImage/AppImage.tsx	X2Earn app logo with fallback.
OverlappedAppsImages	components/OverlappedAppsImages.tsx	Stacked avatars for N apps.

Forms & inputs (under components/CustomFormFields/)

Component	Purpose
FormItem	Generic labeled text/textarea/email/url/number input with error, tooltip, char count. Takes react-hook-form register. Default form field.
FormSelect	Labeled <select> wrapper.
FormDateInput, FormDateSelect	Date pickers (bound / native).
FormMoneyInput	Uses input variant amountInput.
FormCheckbox	Checkbox + label.
FormAccordionSection	Collapsible section inside a form.
FormSocialConnectButton	OAuth connect button.
validators.ts	Shared RHF validator fns — import from here.
SearchField (components/SearchField/SearchField.tsx)	Search input with icon.
SelectField (components/SelectField/)	Generic styled select.
PointsSelector (components/PointsSelector/)	Numeric +/- stepper.
DatePicker (components/DatePicker/)	Calendar picker.
UploadFileButton (components/UploadFileButton/)	File upload.

Navigation, layout, feedback

Component	Path	Purpose
Navbar/DesktopNavbar, Navbar/MobileNavbar, Navbar/NavbarLogo, Navbar/NavbarMenu, Navbar/ProfileButton	components/Navbar/	Shell nav.
Footer	components/Footer/	Shell footer (incl. LanguageSelector).
ConnectWalletButton	components/ConnectWalletButton/ConnectWalletButton.tsx	Universal connect CTA.
Banners	components/Banners/	AppsBanner etc.; uses banner.* semantic tokens.
ShareButtons, ShareButtonsBlue	components/ShareButtons.tsx, ShareButtonsBlue.tsx	Social share rows.
ProgressRing	components/ProgressRing.tsx	Circular progress indicator.
CountdownBoxes	components/CountdownBoxes/	Countdown timer tiles.
MulticolorBar	components/MulticolorBar/	Segmented multi-color progress bar.
CategorySelector	components/CategorySelector.tsx	Horizontal chip selector.
BlurredWrapper	components/BlurredWrapper.tsx	Content blur gating (auth wall).
MotionVStack	components/MotionVStack.tsx	Framer-motion-wrapped VStack.
ConditionalWrapper	components/ConditionalWrapper.tsx	Conditionally wrap children.
FeatureFlagWrapper

Chakra v3 primitives (under components/ui/, generated by CLI)

clipboard.tsx, color-mode.tsx, empty-state.tsx, provider.tsx, toaster.tsx, toggle-tip.tsx, tooltip.tsx. Import from @/components/ui/<name>. Use toaster (not a custom toast), Tooltip (not a custom one).

Icons

• Prefer react-icons (react-icons/lu for Lucide is the house standard; react-icons/fa6 used too, plus iconoir-react).
• Custom icons live in components/Icons/ as React components wrapping SVGs under components/Icons/svg/. Wrap with Chakra <Icon as={MyIcon} boxSize={4} /> — never import the SVG multiple times to recolor.
• Key branded icons: B3TRIcon, VOT3Icon, VETIcon, VTHOIcon, LeafIcon, Handshake, OkHandIcon, SignIcon, WalletIcon, VoteCheckmarkIcon, BeBetterVeBetterIcon, ThreeSparklesIcon, ThreeTokensIcon, CurveArrowIcon, ExclamationTriangle.

Domain-specific feature dirs (don't duplicate their internals)

Activities/*, AllocationAmounts/*, AllocationRoundsList/*, AllocationStateBadge/*, AssetsOverview/*, Convert/* (swap modal + token pickers), CreateEditAppForm/*, FreshDeskWidget/*, GmNFT/*, Leaderboard/*, PowerUpModal/*, Proposal/* (+ ProposalStatusBadge, ResultsDisplay), ProposalExecutableActions/*, ProposalSessionSection/*, ProposalSupportProgressChart/*, Sustainability/*, SubmitCreatorForm/*, GenerateFunctionToCallParamsInput/*.

4. Style patterns to replicate

Mobile-first (~90% of users are mobile)

Always write base styles first, add md/lg for larger screens:

<Text textStyle={{ base: "sm", md: "md" }} color="text.subtle">...</Text>
<Card.Body p={{ base: "4", md: "6" }}>...</Card.Body>

Prefer SimpleGrid/Grid over deep HStack/VStack nesting. Cap heading clamping with lineClamp. Ensure touch targets ≥ 44px and no horizontal overflow at 360px wide.

Modal vs bottom sheet

Always wrap dialogs in BaseModal. It renders <Dialog> on desktop (≥1060px) and <BaseBottomSheet> on mobile. Don't hand-roll breakpoint-switched dialogs.

Cards

• Listing card → <Card.Root variant="outline"> + <Card.Body> + optional <Card.Footer>.
• Info tile → StatCard with variant="info|warning|positive|neutral", backgrounds come from status.{variant}.{subtle|secondary}.
• Empty state → always EmptyStateCard with a Lucide/iconoir icon.
• Internal gray sub-panels → bg="bg.secondary" + borderRadius="xl" + p={3} (see ChallengeCard prize/stats panel).

Buttons

• Primary CTA → <Button variant="primary"> (filled blue).
• Secondary CTA → variant="secondary" (tinted blue).
• Outline/tertiary → variant="tertiary".
• Destructive → variant="negative".
• Link-style → variant="link".
• Icon-only → wrap Chakra <IconButton> with the same variants; set colorPalette for semantic hues (e.g. colorPalette="gray" for neutral).

Text color conventions

• Primary copy: omit color (inherits text.default).
• Secondary/hint copy: color="text.subtle".
• Uppercase eyebrows: textTransform="uppercase" + color="gray.500" (see StepCard).
• Numeric emphasis: fontWeight="bold" + color="brand.primary".

Badges for state

Use <Badge variant="..."> with the status palette (positive, negative, warning, info, neutral, etc.). Domain badges (ChallengeStatusBadge, ProposalStatusBadge, AllocationStateBadge, GrantsProposalStatusBadge) already map enum → variant — use them.

Links & navigation

• Internal links: Chakra <Link> (variants underline, plain, ghost) or Next's Link when routing; for card-wide links use <LinkBox> + <LinkOverlay>.
• Route navigation inside handlers: const router = useRouter(); router.push("/path").

Loading & skeletons

• Prefer Chakra <Skeleton loading={...}> wrapping the actual content (see StatCard).
• For list pages, build a dedicated *Skeleton.tsx sibling (see ChallengesPageSkeleton, CompactSkeleton).

i18n

Every user-facing string goes through useTranslation().t(...) using the English phrase as the key (per frontend-i18n-keys rule). After adding a key, use the translate skill to sync all 15 locale files. Interpolations: t("Round #{{roundId}} completed", { roundId }).

Accessibility & data-cy

• Give actionable elements data-cy="kebab-case-id" (see AddressButton) for e2e tests.
• Icons inside clickable buttons get aria-label.
• Dialogs set ariaTitle / ariaDescription (already handled by BaseModal).

5. Contract hooks inside UI

Use useCallClause from @vechain/vechain-kit (see root CLAUDE.md). Do not use deprecated useConnex. Read-side hooks live in api/contracts/; write-side (clause-building + tx lifecycle) in feature api/*/useXActions.ts.

6. Keeping this skill current

This is a living map. Update it in the same commit whenever you:

1. Add / rename / delete a shared component in apps/frontend/src/components/ — add/remove it from the correct table in §3.
2. Add / remove a recipe variant in apps/frontend/src/app/theme/*.ts — update the cheat-sheet table in §2.
3. Add / remove / rename a semantic token in theme.ts — update the semantic-colors table in §2.
4. Introduce a new house pattern (e.g. a new modal shell, a new toast, a new listing skeleton) — document it in §4.
5. Deprecate a legacy component — move it to a "deprecated — use X instead" line in its row.

Rules to respect when editing this file:

• Keep it under 500 lines.
• Prefer updating existing tables over appending new sections.
• Match terminology with the codebase (textStyle, variant, colorPalette, recipe, slot recipe).
• Don't document app-feature-specific internals here — feature-specific details belong in their own skill (e.g. challenges).
• Don't paste implementation code; link to the file path and describe the shape.

Sanity checks (run mentally before saving):

• Every component listed has a verifiable path.
• No hex colors in examples (use semantic tokens).
• No fontSize/lineHeight in examples (use textStyle/size).
• Examples are mobile-first.