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Shimmer Lines
Three skeleton text lines with a diagonal highlight and state-specific terminal styling.
skeletonshimmertextstreamingdependency-free
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Usage
Packages are @vikast908/core and
@vikast908/loaders. Prefer 0.1.1+
(0.1.0 loaders is broken on npm).
npm install @vikast908/loaders@0.1.1 @vikast908/core@0.1.1
import '@vikast908/loaders/shimmer-lines'; <orbux-shimmer-lines state="thinking"></orbux-shimmer-lines>
Browser-only alternative: Download HTML (self-contained) or load the hosted ESM bundle:
<script type="module" src="http://localhost:4321/orbux/shimmer-lines.js"></script> <orbux-shimmer-lines state="thinking"></orbux-shimmer-lines>
Component source shimmer-lines.ts
import { OrbuxElement } from '@vikast908/core';
/**
* Shimmer Lines: three skeleton text lines with a diagonal highlight sweeping
* across them. The classic "generating a response" content-loading look.
*/
const STYLES = /* css */ `
:host {
--_dur: 1.8s;
--_track: color-mix(in srgb, var(--orbux-color, #6366f1) 20%, transparent);
--_hi: color-mix(in srgb, var(--orbux-color-2, #a855f7) 60%, transparent);
}
.lines {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: center;
gap: 12%;
inline-size: 100%;
block-size: 100%;
padding: 8% 6%;
}
.line {
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
block-size: 14%;
border-radius: 99px;
background: var(--_track);
}
.line::after {
content: '';
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
inline-size: 55%;
background: linear-gradient(100deg, transparent, var(--_hi), transparent);
transform: translateX(-120%);
will-change: transform;
animation: orbux-shimmer calc(var(--_dur) * var(--orbux-speed-scale)) linear infinite;
}
.line:nth-child(1) { inline-size: 92%; }
.line:nth-child(2) { inline-size: 100%; }
.line:nth-child(3) { inline-size: 64%; }
@keyframes orbux-shimmer {
to { transform: translateX(300%); }
}
/* ---- states ---- */
:host([data-state="thinking"]) { --_dur: 1.8s; }
:host([data-state="streaming"]) { --_dur: 0.9s; }
:host([data-state="streaming"]) .line:nth-child(3) { inline-size: 82%; }
:host([data-state="tool-calling"]) { --_dur: 1.2s; }
:host([data-state="tool-calling"]) .line { border-radius: 2px; }
:host([data-state="idle"]) { --_dur: 3s; }
:host([data-state="waiting"]) { --_dur: 2.6s; }
:host([data-state="idle"]) .line::after { animation:none; opacity:0; }
:host([data-state="idle"]) .line { opacity: .55; }
:host([data-state="waiting"]) .line::after { animation:none; transform: translateX(40%); opacity: .55; }
:host([data-state="waiting"]) .line:nth-child(2) { opacity: .45; }
:host([data-state="done"]) .line {
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--orbux-color-success, #22c55e) 55%, transparent);
}
:host([data-state="done"]) .line::after,
:host([data-state="error"]) .line::after { animation: none; }
:host([data-state="done"]) .lines { animation:orbux-lines-done 220ms ease-out 1; }
:host([data-state="error"]) .lines { animation:orbux-lines-error 200ms ease-out 1; }
@keyframes orbux-lines-done { 50% { transform:scale(1.025); } }
@keyframes orbux-lines-error { 35% { transform:translateX(-2%); } 70% { transform:translateX(2%); } }
:host([data-settled="true"]) .lines { animation:none; }
:host([data-state="error"]) .line {
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--orbux-color-error, #ef4444) 50%, transparent);
}
/* ---- run state ---- */
:host([data-paused="true"]) .line::after { animation-play-state: paused; }
:host([data-reduced-motion="true"]) .line {
background: var(--_track);
}
:host([data-reduced-motion="true"]) .line::after { animation: none !important; }
:host([data-reduced-motion="true"]) .lines { animation:none !important; }
:host([data-reduced-motion="true"][data-state="streaming"]) .line:nth-child(3) { inline-size: 82%; }
:host([data-reduced-motion="true"][data-state="tool-calling"]) .line { border-radius: 2px; }
:host([data-reduced-motion="true"][data-state="waiting"]) .line:nth-child(2) { opacity: .45; }
`;
export class OrbuxShimmerLines extends OrbuxElement {
protected build(): void {
const style = document.createElement('style');
style.textContent = STYLES;
const lines = document.createElement('div');
lines.className = 'lines';
lines.setAttribute('part', 'lines');
for (let i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
const line = document.createElement('span');
line.className = 'line';
line.setAttribute('part', 'line');
lines.appendChild(line);
}
this.root.append(style, lines);
}
}
if (typeof customElements !== 'undefined' && !customElements.get('orbux-shimmer-lines')) {
customElements.define('orbux-shimmer-lines', OrbuxShimmerLines);
}
declare global {
interface HTMLElementTagNameMap {
'orbux-shimmer-lines': OrbuxShimmerLines;
}
}
Depends on @vikast908/core. Paste the source, add the base
element, and set state from your agent code.
Attributes & properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
state | AgentState | idle · thinking · streaming · tool-calling · waiting · done · error |
size | CSS length | Overall square size. |
--orbux-width | CSS length | Optional inline-size override. |
--orbux-height | CSS length | Optional block-size override. |
speed | number | Animation speed multiplier (1 = default). |
label | string | Accessible label (defaults per state). |
paused | boolean | Freeze the animation. |
Respects prefers-reduced-motion, exposes
status/progressbar semantics with a live label, and auto-pauses (sets
data-paused) when offscreen or the tab is hidden.