Carousel · How it works & code
Carousel: a row of cards arranged horizontally, smoothly transitioning by position, with dots indicating the current page.
Runtime logic
Visiting `/ui/car`, DemoHost lazy-loads `demos/kits/kit-ui.js` (registry `mod: 'kit-ui'`) and calls `mount(host, { variant: 'car' })`. mount resolves the variant to family `car`; `withControls` builds the control panel (6 presets + sliders). `createCanvasStage` creates the `<canvas>` (HiDPI ≤ 2×, ResizeObserver) and the info panel. The family’s `build(S)` initialises state and returns the per-frame callback. Every `requestAnimationFrame`: read controls, advance a speed-scaled clock (dt ≤ 50 ms), run the frame callback; returned readouts go to the info panel. Changing parameters: colour/speed/size apply live; structural ones remount; leaving the page cancels rAF, removes listeners and frees resources.
Environment
Canvas 2D: 2D canvas drawing; requestAnimationFrame: Display-synced animation loop; ResizeObserver: Canvas follows container size; Pointer Events: Unified mouse/touch/pen events; devicePixelRatio: Crisp HiDPI rendering (capped at 2×) · react 18.3.1, react-router-dom 6.30.6, vite 5.4.21
Dependencies
react 18.3.1
Imported APIs
withControls — Wraps the demo in the shared control panel (presets, sliders, reset); hot-updates or remounts on change; paramsFromSpec — Turns the spec (colour/speed/size/count/extras) into control-panel parameter definitions; createCanvasStage — Shared Canvas 2D stage: canvas + info panel, HiDPI, one rAF loop, pointer state, idle auto-pointer; hueOf — Hue of a colour (0–360°); clamp — Clamps a value to a range; F — Formula block HTML; S.clear — Clears with the background colour (translucent = trails); S.isAutoDemo — Whether auto demo is on; S.onFrame — Registers a per-frame callback; its return value feeds the info panel; ctx.save() — Saves the drawing state (transform, styles, clip); ctx.clip() — Turns the current path into the clipping region; ctx.createLinearGradient() — Creates a linear gradient; ctx.fillRect() — Fills a rectangle; ctx.restore() — Restores the saved drawing state; ctx.fill() — Fills the current path; ctx.fillText() — Draws filled text; ctx.beginPath() — Starts a new path; ctx.moveTo() — Moves the pen without drawing; ctx.arcTo() — Adds an arc using tangent lines; ctx.closePath() — Closes the current sub-path; ctx.stroke() — Strokes the current path
Source code
frontend/src/demos/kits/kit-ui.js: FAM.car (L228-L247)
Code walkthrough
L228-247: Calls the factory `uiFam()` to produce the full definition (spec + doc + build) from the options below. L228-228: Title shown in the info and control panels: “Carousel”. L228-228: Range/default of the size slider: Card Border Radius. L228-228: Range/default of the count slider: Number of pages. L229-229: List of extra controls: Dots. L229-229: Preset buttons: name → parameter overrides (4). L230-230: Body of the “Notes” section. L230-230: Main formula of the “Formula” section. L230-230: Second formula line. L231-231: Interaction hint. L232-247: Per-frame draw function: draws with Canvas 2D `save`, `clip`, `createLinearGradient`, `fillRect`, `restore`, `fill`; math via `Math.floor`, `Math.round`; returns readouts `mode`, `cell` to the info panel.
Principles
offset = −(index + ease(frac)) × Platform wide Indicator width: Current page length Ponylights: Slides are all over the stage, moving horizontally by slow motion, and the bottom point shows the current page. Suspend.