# gpui-ce-motion
**Declarative animation for native Rust apps on GPUI CE.**
Describe the next state. Keep the motion state in your view. The library handles
transitions, springs, and interruptions using stock GPUI CE—no React or renderer fork.
[Crates.io](https://crates.io/crates/gpui-ce-motion) ·
[API examples](#api) · [API reference](https://docs.rs/gpui-ce-motion/latest/gpui_ce_motion/) ·
[Demos](docs/DEVELOPMENT.md#demos) · [GPUI Kit setup](#gpui-kit) ·
[Changelog](CHANGELOG.md)
Version **0.3.0** adds reactive values, nested orchestration, typed timelines,
measured spatial helpers, SVG preparation, and richer text/numbers.
The nine-scene `motion_lab` demonstrates them.
## Install
For **GPUI Kit**, use [`gpui-motion-kit`](#gpui-kit). The installation below is for GPUI CE.
```toml
[dependencies]
gpui-ce-motion = { version = "0.3", features = ["gpui"] }
```
Requires **Rust 1.95+**. Native adapters use **registry `gpui-ce =0.2.2`**. Use the
same CE source and version throughout your app so its element types match.
| Default (none) | Portable animation math, explicit clocks, no third-party dependencies |
| `text` | Portable Unicode text lifecycle and prepared text sampling |
| `gpui` | Native adapters, text, SVG parsing, input, and automatic frame scheduling |
| `svg-path` | Portable SVG path-data parser, including arcs |
| `demo` | Running this repository's examples; adds the platform backends |
| `native-tests` | Development checks using CE's TestPlatform |
## Quick start
This is a GPUI component for an existing app. Click the card to change its width.
Changing a target during animation continues from the displayed position; springs
preserve velocity too.
```rust
use gpui::{Context, Render, Window, div, prelude::*, rgb};
use gpui_ce_motion::{Motion, MotionState, Target};
#[derive(Default)]
struct Card {
expanded: bool,
motion: MotionState,
}
impl Render for Card {
fn render(&mut self, window: &mut Window, cx: &mut Context<Self>) -> impl IntoElement {
let width = if self.expanded { 320.0 } else { 180.0 };
let target = Target::default()
.width(width)
.height(100.0)
.border_radius(16.0);
let animation = Motion::new(target).initial(Target::default().y(12.0).opacity(0.0));
let frame = self.motion.frame(animation, window, cx);
let card = div()
.id("card")
.bg(rgb(0xd4f580))
.text_color(rgb(0x101310))
.p_4()
.child("Click to resize");
frame.apply(card).on_click(cx.listener(|this, _, _, cx| {
this.expanded = !this.expanded;
cx.notify();
}))
}
}
```
`Motion` is a declaration you can recreate every render. `MotionState` is its
retained history. Keep one state per logical object; key list items by stable IDs.
Native adapters request frames while active. Notify the view after input changes.
See [a complete runnable app](examples/motion.rs) or try the showcase:
```sh
git clone https://github.com/1bye/gpui-motion.git
cd gpui-motion
cargo run --release --features demo --example motion_showcase
```
## API
The examples below cover every public API family. Each example stands on its own.
Native elements require the `gpui` feature and an existing GPUI view.
Keep states, groups, clips, and timelines in your view between renders. Build new
targets as the UI changes. The native helpers below receive that retained state
as a function argument; the portable examples use an explicit clock.
With portable sampling, `sample(..., now, reduced_motion)` takes elapsed time and
the user's reduced-motion preference. In a GPUI view, `frame(..., window, cx)`
handles the clock, frame requests, and that preference for you.
- **New shared tools:** [Reactive values](#reactive-values-and-subscriptions),
[nested sequences](#parent-and-child-sequences), [typed timelines](#typed-clips-and-mixed-timelines),
[completion](#completion-futures), [measured interaction](#measured-drag-bounds-handles-and-pinch),
[spatial reorder](#spatial-reorder-and-edge-scrolling), [cross-container movement](#cross-container-shared-movement),
[path preparation](#svg-path-preparation-and-following), [rich text](#native-rich-text-and-formatted-numbers).
- **Animation:** [Targets](#targets-and-transitions), [timing](#timing),
[enter and exit](#enter-and-exit), [keyed presence](#keyed-presence).
- **Playback:** [Clips](#clips-and-playback), [timelines and stagger](#timelines-and-stagger),
[variants](#variants).
- **Interaction:** [Gestures](#native-gestures), [dragging](#dragging),
[scroll and visibility](#scroll-and-visibility), [reordering](#reordering).
- **Layout:** [Positions](#layout-positions), [popped exits](#popped-exits),
[content sizing](#content-sizing), [shared visuals](#shared-visuals).
- **Drawing:** [Styles](#style-animation), [text and numbers](#text-motion),
[SVG transforms](#svg-transforms),
[vector paths](#vector-paths), [motion values](#motion-values), [colors](#colors).
- **Reference:** [Lifecycle and accessibility](#lifecycle-and-accessibility),
[validation](#validation), [all public exports](#public-export-index).
## Targets and transitions
`Target` supports `x`, `y`, `opacity`, `width`, `height`, and `border_radius`.
Offsets and sizes are logical pixels. A changed destination interrupts from the
current presentation; springs retain velocity. Ordinary motion defaults to a spring.
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Motion, MotionState, Target};
use std::time::Duration;
let mut state = MotionState::default();
let start = Target::default()
.x(0.0)
.width(120.0)
.height(100.0);
let destination = Target::default()
.x(120.0)
.width(240.0)
.height(100.0);
let motion = Motion::new(destination).initial(start);
// Use one clock for every sample. Keep state between calls.
state.sample(motion, Duration::ZERO, false);
let frame = state.sample(motion, Duration::from_millis(100), false);
let current_width = frame.target().width_px();
```
In a GPUI view, use `state.frame(motion, window, cx)`, then `frame.apply(element)`.
Position uses relative left/top offsets. Width and height affect layout, so text
and siblings can reflow as they change. Use an outer wrapper if the element also
needs absolute positioning.
Give dimensions an initial numeric value to animate them on first mount.
Otherwise, the first value is applied immediately. Border radius does not clip
children automatically. `Target::overlay` combines partial targets, and the
getters on `frame.target()` let you read the current values.
## Timing
Use a tween when you want an exact duration, or a spring when you want movement
that responds naturally to interruption. `Transition::Instant` skips animation.
### Tweens
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Easing, Motion, Target, Transition};
use std::time::Duration;
let slide = Transition::Tween(Duration::from_millis(200), Easing::EaseOut);
let motion = Motion::new(Target::default().x(100.0))
.transition(slide)
.delay(Duration::from_millis(50));
```
Built-in easing includes `Linear`, `EaseIn`, `EaseOut`, `EaseInOut`,
`CircIn` / `CircOut` / `CircInOut`, `BackIn` / `BackOut` / `BackInOut`,
and `Anticipate`. An interrupted tween keeps its current position; its velocity
can change.
### Springs
Set stiffness, damping, and mass directly:
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Motion, Spring, Target, Transition};
let spring = Spring::new(240.0, 26.0, 1.0).expect("positive stiffness, damping, and mass");
let motion = Motion::new(Target::default().x(100.0)).transition(Transition::Spring(spring));
```
Or describe the spring with a visual duration and bounce. Prepare it once and
reuse it in your view:
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Motion, Spring, Target, Transition};
use std::time::Duration;
let spring = Spring::visual(Duration::from_millis(320), 0.2)
.expect("positive duration and bounce between -1 and 1");
let spring = spring
.rest(0.01, 0.01)
.expect("positive distance and velocity thresholds");
let motion = Motion::new(Target::default().x(100.0)).transition(Transition::Spring(spring));
```
The visual duration is the time to reach 90% of a resting step. The spring can
continue settling afterward. Springs preserve both position and velocity when
you change their target.
### Timing per property
A card can move with a spring and fade with a short tween:
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Easing, Motion, Property, Target, Transition};
use std::time::Duration;
let fade = Transition::Tween(Duration::from_millis(120), Easing::EaseOut);
let motion = Motion::new(Target::default().x(100.0).opacity(1.0))
.initial(Target::default().opacity(0.0))
.transition(Transition::default())
.transition_for(Property::Opacity, fade, Duration::ZERO);
```
`Property` selects `X`, `Y`, `Opacity`, `Width`, `Height`, or `BorderRadius`.
The last argument to `transition_for` is that property's delay.
### Custom easing
Use a cubic Bézier curve for a familiar easing editor workflow:
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Bezier, Easing, Transition};
use std::time::Duration;
let curve = Bezier::new(0.2, 0.0, 0.2, 1.0).expect("valid Bézier control points");
let transition = Transition::Tween(Duration::from_millis(200), Easing::Bezier(curve));
```
A custom function returns the easing value and its derivative. Prepare the
`CustomEasing` once; creating it again gives it a new identity.
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{CustomEasing, Easing, Transition};
use std::time::Duration;
let ease_in = CustomEasing::new(|progress| {
let value = progress * progress;
let derivative = 2.0 * progress;
(value, derivative)
})
.expect("finite easing with endpoints at 0 and 1");
let transition = Transition::Tween(Duration::from_millis(200), Easing::Custom(ease_in));
```
## Enter and exit
Keep declaring the element while `present(false)` so its exit can finish.
`Frame::render` returns an empty element after the exit completes. Re-entry during
exit continues from the current presentation, using the same retained state.
```rust
use gpui::{AnyElement, App, Window, div, prelude::*};
use gpui_ce_motion::{Motion, MotionState, Target};
fn panel(state: &mut MotionState, open: bool, window: &mut Window, cx: &App) -> AnyElement {
let motion = Motion::new(Target::default())
.initial(Target::default().y(12.0).opacity(0.0))
.exit(Target::default().y(-8.0).opacity(0.0))
.present(open);
let frame = state.frame(motion, window, cx);
frame.render(|frame| {
let content = div().id("panel").child("Hello");
frame.apply(content)
})
}
```
Use `frame.presence()` to inspect `Entering`, `Present`, `Exiting`, or `Absent`.
Before removing a focused control, restore focus elsewhere. Guard outgoing event
handlers with `frame.is_present()`; rendering an exit does not disable its input.
## Keyed presence
`PresenceGroup<K>` retains removed keys until you acknowledge their completed
exits. Use `Sync` to enter/exit together or `Wait` to delay new keys until exits finish.
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{PresenceGroup, PresenceMode};
let mut notifications = PresenceGroup::new(PresenceMode::Wait);
notifications
.update([1_u32, 2])
.expect("unique notification IDs");
// Notification 1 stays mounted for its exit. Notification 3 waits.
notifications
.update([2, 3])
.expect("unique notification IDs");
let outgoing = notifications
.children()
.iter()
.find(|child| *child.key() == 1)
.expect("outgoing notification is retained");
assert!(!outgoing.is_present());
// Call this only after notification 1's motion reaches Presence::Absent.
notifications.finish_exit(&1);
```
Keep each child's motion state in a map keyed by its domain ID. Iterate
`children()`, pass `child.is_present()` into `Motion::present`, and remove the
state only after `finish_exit`. See [the native gallery](examples/motion_native.rs).
## Clips and playback
Prepare the clip once. Its clones share keyframes; constructing a new clip means
a replacement trajectory. Keyframe times increase strictly from `0` to `1`.
`Keyframe::current(0.)` captures the displayed start; a later `current` holds the
previous target. Segment easing belongs to the keyframe ending that segment.
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Animation, AnimationState, Easing, Keyframe, Repeat, RepeatMode, Target};
use std::time::Duration;
let keyframes = [
Keyframe::current(0.0),
Keyframe::new(0.5, Target::default().x(100.0)).easing(Easing::EaseOut),
Keyframe::new(1.0, Target::default().x(0.0)),
];
let clip = Animation::keyframes(Duration::from_millis(800), keyframes)
.expect("valid keyframe times")
.delay(Duration::from_millis(100))
.repeat(
Repeat::Forever,
RepeatMode::Mirror,
Duration::from_millis(80),
)
.expect("positive repeat period");
let mut player = AnimationState::new(Target::default());
player.sample(&clip, Duration::ZERO, false);
// In an input handler, pause and scrub using the same clock.
let now = Duration::from_millis(200);
player.pause(now);
player.seek(Duration::from_millis(400), now);
player.set_speed(0.5, now).expect("finite playback speed");
player.play(now);
let frame = player.sample(&clip, now, false);
```
Also available: `Animation::to` for a two-endpoint tween, `Animation::spring` for
a physical spring with an explicit deadline, `Repeat::Count(n)` for **n extra
cycles**, and `Loop`/`Reverse`/`Mirror` repeat modes. Loop can jump at its boundary.
| `pause(now)` / `stop(now)` | Hold the current playhead; stop is a pause alias |
| `play(now)` | Resume |
| `seek(playhead, now)` | Scrub, including backward seeks |
| `set_speed(speed, now)` | Change rate; negative values play backward |
| `restart(now)` / `finish()` | Start over / complete an `AnimationState` |
| `iteration()` / `is_playing()` | Read cycle count / playback state |
| `Playback` | A standalone clock with time, pause/play, seek, and speed controls |
For native rendering, call `player.frame(&clip, window, cx).apply(element)`.
**Use `player.now()` in its input handlers**, rather than another epoch. Notify the
view after controls change. Portable calls use one application epoch consistently.
## Timelines and stagger
Use a timeline to start animations together, one after another, or relative to a
named point. Each track returns an index you can use to read its current frame.
Build the timeline once and keep it in your view.
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Animation, Easing, Target, Timeline};
use std::time::Duration;
let slide = Animation::to(
Target::default().x(100.0),
Duration::from_millis(300),
Easing::EaseOut,
);
let mut timeline = Timeline::default();
let first_card = timeline.at(Duration::ZERO, slide.clone());
// Place a label at the end of the first animation.
timeline.label("after-first").expect("unique label");
// The second card starts when the first finishes.
let second_card = timeline
.then(slide.clone())
.expect("finite first animation");
// The third card starts 80 ms after the label, overlapping the second.
let third_card = timeline
.at_label("after-first", Duration::from_millis(80), slide.clone())
.expect("known label");
timeline.restart(Duration::ZERO);
let frames = timeline.sample(Duration::from_millis(150), false);
let first_card_position = frames[first_card].target().x_px();
```
To stagger a group, calculate a delay for each item:
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Animation, Easing, Keyframe, StaggerFrom, Target, Timeline, stagger};
use std::time::Duration;
let keyframes = [
Keyframe::new(0.0, Target::default().opacity(0.0)),
Keyframe::new(1.0, Target::default().opacity(1.0)).easing(Easing::EaseOut),
];
let fade_in =
Animation::keyframes(Duration::from_millis(200), keyframes).expect("valid keyframe times");
let mut timeline = Timeline::default();
for index in 0..5 {
let delay = stagger(Duration::from_millis(40), index, 5, StaggerFrom::Center)
.expect("item index is within the group");
timeline.at(delay, fade_in.clone());
}
```
`StaggerFrom::Start`, `End`, and `Center` choose where the stagger begins.
Timeline controls include pause/play, seek, speed, and restart. In native
rendering, apply each frame to its matching element and request another frame
while `timeline.is_animating()`.
## Variants
Give reusable states names such as `"idle"` and `"expanded"`. Each variant stores
both a target and its timing. Keys can also be enums or another type you choose.
Here, the expanded variant determines the width, while hover changes the opacity.
`with_target` keeps the variant's timing when applying the combined target.
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{GestureTargets, Interaction, Motion, Target, Variants};
let variants = Variants::new([
("idle", Motion::new(Target::default().width(180.0))),
("expanded", Motion::new(Target::default().width(320.0))),
])
.expect("unique variant names");
let expanded = variants.get(&"expanded").expect("known variant");
let mut interaction = Interaction::default();
interaction.hovered = true;
let gestures = GestureTargets::default()
.while_hover(Target::default().opacity(0.8))
.while_focus(Target::default().y(-2.0));
let target = gestures.resolve(expanded.target(), interaction);
let motion = expanded.with_target(target);
```
## Native gestures
`GestureState` connects native input to animation targets. Store it in your view,
then bind it to the element you want to animate:
```rust
use gpui::{Role, div, prelude::*};
use gpui_ce_motion::{GestureElement, GestureState, GestureTargets, Motion, Target};
fn button(state: &GestureState) -> GestureElement {
let content = div()
.id("action")
.role(Role::Button)
.aria_label("Run action")
.child("Run");
let gestures = GestureTargets::default()
.while_hover(Target::default().opacity(0.8))
.while_press(Target::default().y(2.0))
.while_focus(Target::default().opacity(0.9));
state.bind(
"action-motion",
content,
Motion::new(Target::default()),
gestures,
)
}
```
You can also set `while_drag` and `while_in_view` targets. If several interactions
set the same property, drag wins over press, hover, focus, and in-view, in that order.
Read `interaction()` for input state, `presented()` for the current position, and
`focus_handle()` for focus management. Use `cancel(cx)` when switching contexts.
`.enabled(false)` cancels input and removes tab stops; the app supplies disabled
semantics and restores focus. Mouse/keyboard dragging and native trackpad pinch are supported. Raw CE touch
dispatch remains pending upstream. Reorder edge scrolling is opt-in; OS-wide
pointer capture remains application/platform work.
## Dragging
Attach a `Drag` to your gesture state to make its element draggable. This example
allows horizontal movement from 0 to 300 pixels, with a 20-pixel snap grid.
Keeping the minimum and maximum Y coordinates equal locks vertical movement.
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Drag, GestureState};
let start = [0.0, 0.0];
let min = [0.0, 0.0];
let max = [300.0, 0.0];
let drag = Drag::new(start, min, max)
.elasticity(0.15)
.snap_grid(20.0)
.momentum(true);
let gestures = GestureState::default().with_drag(drag);
// Store gestures in the view, then use gestures.bind(...) when rendering.
```
The portable `Drag` exposes `begin`, `move_to`, `end`, `cancel`, `move_by` (keyboard
movement), `sample`, and `is_dragging`. Its host must supply pointer timestamps,
release/cancellation handling, focus, and frame requests. A still hold before
release clears stale momentum. Re-grabbing starts at the displayed position.
## Scroll and visibility
Use a retained native `ScrollHandle` for both the scroll container and its progress
binding. Mapping is instant by default; `.transition(...)` adds smoothing.
```rust
use gpui::{ScrollHandle, div, prelude::*, rgb};
use gpui_ce_motion::{Axis, ScrollMotion, Target};
fn playlist(handle: &ScrollHandle) -> impl IntoElement {
let progress_bar = div().h_1().bg(rgb(0xd4f580));
let progress = ScrollMotion::new(
"progress",
handle.clone(),
Axis::Y,
Target::default().width(0.0),
Target::default().width(220.0),
progress_bar,
);
let tracks = (0..20).map(|index| div().h_8().child(format!("Track {index}")));
let list = div()
.id("playlist")
.h_32()
.overflow_y_scroll()
.track_scroll(handle)
.children(tracks);
div().child(progress).child(list)
}
```
`native_scroll_progress(handle, axis)` exposes measured progress separately.
Portable helpers accept measured metrics directly; visibility bounds are
`[x, y, width, height]` in one coordinate space:
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{InView, scroll_progress, transform};
// The viewport is 400 px tall, with 1,000 px of scrollable content.
let progress = scroll_progress(150.0, 1000.0, 400.0);
let offset = transform(progress, [0.0, 1.0], [0.0, 200.0], true);
// Trigger at 50% visibility and stay triggered after the first entry.
let mut visibility = InView::new(0.5, true);
let viewport_bounds = [0.0, 0.0, 400.0, 300.0];
let item_bounds = [20.0, 20.0, 100.0, 100.0];
visibility.update(viewport_bounds, item_bounds);
let is_visible = visibility.is_visible();
```
For automatic native visibility, initialize `GestureState::default().in_view(0.5,
true)` and bind `GestureTargets::while_in_view(...)`. The native adapter measures
clipped bounds. `InView::is_visible` reads the portable observer's latest result.
## Reordering
Use a retained `ReorderGroup` for lists or draggable tabs. Render in `order()` and
keep each item's IDs and key stable. Group items accept a `Stateful<Div>`.
```rust
use gpui::{div, prelude::*};
use gpui_ce_motion::{Axis, ReorderGroup};
fn tab_strip(group: &ReorderGroup<usize>) -> impl IntoElement {
let tabs = group
.order()
.iter()
.map(|&key| {
let tab = div()
.id(("tab", key))
.w_32()
.h_10()
.child(format!("Tab {key}"));
group.item(("motion-tab", key), key, tab)
})
.collect::<Vec<_>>();
div().flex().children(tabs)
}
// Create this once and store it in your view.
let tabs = ReorderGroup::new(vec![0, 1, 2], Axis::X).expect("unique tab IDs");
```
Choose `Axis::Y` for a vertical list. The group animates measured reflow and handles
pointer release outside the item, keyboard reorder, and Escape cancellation.
On macOS, keyboard reorder is **Option (⌥) + arrows**; elsewhere it is Alt + arrows.
A tab strip's active selection and panel content remain application state keyed by ID.
Use `on_change(|keys, window, cx| ...)` to persist a changed order; capture application
entities weakly. Call `set_order` for external model changes, not every render.
`is_dragging` reports pointer ownership. The host restores focus after removal.
See [spatial reorder](#spatial-reorder-and-edge-scrolling) for grids, handles and edge scrolling. For custom bindings, `reorder_index` finds the nearest measured center
and `move_item` rearranges a slice while preserving identity.
## Layout positions
Retain one `LayoutGroup` and wrap elements with stable IDs. Change order, wrapping,
alignment, or parent layout normally; the group measures and animates positions.
```rust
use gpui::{div, prelude::*, px};
use gpui_ce_motion::LayoutGroup;
fn cards(group: &LayoutGroup, keys: &[usize]) -> impl IntoElement {
let cards = keys
.iter()
.map(|&key| {
let card = div()
.id(("card", key))
.w(px(128.0))
.h(px(64.0))
.child(format!("Card {key}"));
group.position(("position", key), card)
})
.collect::<Vec<_>>();
div().flex().flex_wrap().gap_3().children(cards)
}
```
`.transition(...)` changes timing; `.enabled(false)` snaps. Share the **same group**
through nested animated elements to avoid double movement. First mounts and size
changes are immediate; keyed history ends at unmount/reparenting. This translates
paint, hitboxes, and accessibility bounds, with ordinary ancestor clipping.
Avoid competing x/y motion on the same element. Portable `LayoutPositionState`
accepts measured origins via `sample`/`sample_axes`; its frame reports layout origin,
presented position, offset, velocity, activity, and completion. `reset` clears history.
## Popped exits
`PopLayout` removes outgoing items from flow immediately and retains their visible
position while their opacity exit plays. It owns positional reflow too.
```rust
use gpui::{AnyElement, div, prelude::*};
use gpui_ce_motion::{Frame, PopLayout};
fn row(pop: &PopLayout, frame: Frame, present: bool) -> AnyElement {
let card = frame.render(|frame| {
let content = div().w_32().h_16().child("Card");
pop.item("item", present, frame.apply(content))
});
let list = div().flex().gap_3().child(card);
pop.container("row", list).into_any_element()
}
```
Get `frame` from the retained child's `MotionState`, with an opacity exit and
`present` flag as in [enter and exit](#enter-and-exit). Keep the child until absent;
then call `PresenceGroup::finish_exit` if using keyed presence. Do not add another
`LayoutGroup::position` wrapper to the same item. For x/y exits, animate inner
content in a fixed-size wrapper. Input suppression and focus restoration are yours.
## Content sizing
`AutoSize` measures intrinsic content and animates its reserved size. Supply the
available width for wrapping text. It defaults to height; `SizeAxis::Width` or
`Both` selects other axes.
```rust
use gpui::{div, prelude::*};
use gpui_ce_motion::{AutoSize, SizeAxis};
let content = div().w_64().child("Content can change between renders.");
let panel = AutoSize::new("details", content)
.width(256.0)
.axis(SizeAxis::Height);
```
Keep the element ID stable. `.height(...)` supplies a height constraint,
`.transition(...)` changes timing, and `.initial([width, height])` opts into
entrance. It clips paint/input while resizing. Paint an outer card around the
reservation if its background should follow the animated bounds. This is real
layout sizing, not subtree scaling or automatic ancestor constraint discovery.
## Shared visuals
Retain a `SharedLayout<K>` and declare exactly one active destination per shared
key in a common overlay. The outgoing position/crossfade belongs to that shared
identity; content lifetime and input policy remain explicit.
```rust
use gpui::{div, prelude::*, px};
use gpui_ce_motion::SharedLayout;
let shared = SharedLayout::<u32>::default();
let previous = div().absolute().left(px(0.0)).child("Old");
let destination = div().absolute().left(px(200.0)).child("New");
// Both members represent the same key. Only the destination is active.
let outgoing = shared.member(1, "previous", false, previous);
let incoming = shared.member(1, "destination", true, destination);
let overlay = div().relative().child(outgoing).child(incoming);
```
Members accept `.transition(...)`. Call `remove(&key)` when that identity is no
longer needed; `len`/`is_empty` inspect retained entries. Sizes change immediately,
normal clipping applies, and independent scrolling coordinate spaces are not
reconciled. This is position/crossfade, not full shared-element size projection.
## Style animation
Retain `StyleMotionState` for typed scalar/color tracks. Use `StyleTarget` for
individual corners, borders, spacing, one shadow, blur, and backdrop blur.
Colors are background, text, border, and shadow; they interpolate in linear light.
```rust
use gpui::{App, Window, div, prelude::*};
use gpui_ce_motion::{
Color, ColorProperty, StyleMotion, StyleMotionState, StyleProperty, StyleTarget,
};
fn card(state: &mut StyleMotionState, window: &mut Window, cx: &App) -> impl IntoElement {
let target = StyleTarget::default()
.padding([12.0; 4])
.margin([4.0; 4])
.gap(8.0, 8.0)
.radii([16.0, 4.0, 16.0, 4.0])
.border_widths([1.0; 4])
.color(ColorProperty::Background, Color::rgb(0x334466))
.shadow([0.0, 4.0], 12.0, 0.0, Color::rgba(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.2))
.value(StyleProperty::Blur, 0.0);
let motion = StyleMotion::new(target);
let frame = state.frame(motion, window, cx);
frame.apply(div().id("styled-card"))
}
```
Corners run top-left, top-right, bottom-right, bottom-left. Edge arrays run top,
right, bottom, left. `value` addresses individual `StyleProperty` channels,
including `BackdropBlur`. `initial`, `transition`, `transition_for`, and
`color_transition` set timing. Portable `sample` returns a `StyleFrame` with target,
activity, and completion. `StyleTarget::get`/`get_color` inspect declared channels.
Omitted styles remain unchanged until introduced, then retain their last target.
Reset the state to release overrides. Shadow/filter declarations replace their
lists. Spacing reflows layout; blur requires separate GPU profiling.
## Text motion
Retain a `TextMotionState` per label. The element measures and shapes complete text,
then coordinates its units, outgoing content, and interrupted transitions.
The native `gpui` feature enables text automatically; portable consumers can enable
`text` alone. Kit consumers import native states from `gpui_motion_kit`.
```rust
use gpui::prelude::*;
use gpui_ce_motion::{StaggerFrom, TextMotionState, TextPreset, TextUnit, Transition};
use std::time::Duration;
fn title(state: &TextMotionState, text: String) -> impl gpui::IntoElement {
state
.element("title", text)
.units(TextUnit::Words)
.preset(TextPreset::FadeUp)
.stagger(Duration::from_millis(35), StaggerFrom::Start)
.transition(Transition::default())
.text_2xl()
}
```
Groupings are `Whole`, `Words`, `Graphemes`, and measured `Lines`. Presets are
`Fade`, `FadeUp`, `SlideUp`, `WipeRight`, `WipeLeft`, and discrete `Typewriter`.
`animate_initial(false)` skips the first entrance while preserving later changes.
Custom poses and matching compose independently:
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{
PresenceMode, TextClip, TextMatch, TextMotionState, TextTarget, TextUnit, Transition,
};
let state = TextMotionState::default();
let text = state
.element("status", "Ready when you are.")
.units(TextUnit::Graphemes)
.matching(TextMatch::Content)
.reflow(Transition::default())
.enter(TextTarget::default().y_relative(1.0).opacity(0.0))
.exit(TextTarget::default().y_relative(-1.0).opacity(0.0))
.opacity_transition(Transition::Tween(
std::time::Duration::from_millis(100),
gpui_ce_motion::Easing::EaseOut,
))
.clip(TextClip::Unit)
.presence_mode(PresenceMode::Sync);
```
`TextTarget` supplies `x_em`, `y_em`, measured-height `y_relative`, `opacity`,
and horizontal/vertical `reveal`. SlideUp clears the entire measured unit; SlideUp and
wipes fade outgoing text over 100 ms. `opacity_transition(...)` changes that
opacity timing while `transition(...)` keeps control of movement and reveal.
`TextMatch::Content` preserves matching occurrences; `Replace` replaces changed
content and `Position` matches slots. `PresenceMode::Wait` waits for exits and
keeps the latest pending text. Font metrics and sizes change immediately.
Prepare a scramble alphabet once, or calculate each unit's entrance:
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Scramble, TextMotionState, TextTarget, TextUnit};
use std::time::Duration;
let state = TextMotionState::default();
let scramble = Scramble::new("ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789")
.duration(Duration::from_millis(500))
.seed(42);
let scrambled = state
.element("scrambled", "A new idea")
.units(TextUnit::Graphemes)
.scramble(scramble);
let another_state = TextMotionState::default();
let alternating = another_state
.element("alternating", "Make room for the next idea")
.units(TextUnit::Words)
.enter_with(|unit| {
let direction = if unit.index % 2 == 0 { -1.0 } else { 1.0 };
TextTarget::default()
.y_em(direction * 0.6)
.opacity(0.0)
});
```
`TextUnitInfo` provides `index`, `count`, and `text`. A retained prepared
`Animation` can be passed to `animation(&clip)` for keyframes and repeating
waves/pulses. Its x/y channels use logical pixels and opacity multiplies presence.
Playback controls work from ordinary event handlers:
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::TextMotionState;
fn controls(state: &TextMotionState, window: &mut gpui::Window, cx: &gpui::App) {
state.pause(window, cx);
let accepted = state.seek(0.5, window, cx);
state.play(window, cx);
state.restart(window, cx);
}
```
`seek` holds a normalized finite entrance cursor and returns false for infinite
clips. `progress(value)` declaratively scrubs entrances including stagger; it
rejects infinite clips. Spring scrubbing uses a two-second horizon. `presentation`
copies diagnostics, `is_animating` reports activity, and `error` reports native
shaping/paint failures. Reduced motion settles without ongoing frame requests.
Counts have a separate retained state and place-value matching:
```rust
use gpui::prelude::*;
use gpui_ce_motion::{NumberEffect, NumberMotionState, Transition};
let counter = NumberMotionState::default();
let count = counter
.element("download-count", 199)
.effect(NumberEffect::Roll)
.min_digits(3)
.transition(Transition::default())
.opacity_transition(Transition::Tween(
std::time::Duration::from_millis(100),
gpui_ce_motion::Easing::EaseOut,
))
.text_2xl();
```
Number effects are `Roll`, `Crossfade`, `Slide`, and rounded numeric `Interpolate`.
Counts accept `i64`, including exact endpoints at its limits. Intermediate numeric
interpolation uses f64. `text_state()` exposes the digit layer's controls and
diagnostics, independently of numeric interpolation.
The [text contracts](docs/TEXT.md) cover shaping, clipping, playback, accessibility,
portable `TextPlaybackState`/`TextOptions`, errors, costs, and limits. This is
single-style display text; editing, selection, and inline rich text stay with GPUI.
Run the [Kit text gallery](integrations/gpui-kit/README.md#text-gallery) or stock-CE
`cargo run --features demo --example text_motion` for interactive examples.
## SVG transforms
Retain `SvgMotionState`; apply its frame to a normal GPUI SVG. Keep the asset path
and base dimensions stable so CE can reuse its cached drawing.
```rust
use gpui::{App, Window, prelude::*, px, svg};
use gpui_ce_motion::{SvgMotion, SvgMotionState, SvgTarget};
fn icon(state: &mut SvgMotionState, window: &mut Window, cx: &App) -> impl IntoElement {
let target = SvgTarget::default()
.scale(1.2)
.rotate_degrees(90.0)
.translate(8.0, 0.0);
let motion = SvgMotion::new(target).initial(SvgTarget::default());
let frame = state.frame(motion, window, cx);
let arrow = svg().path("icons/arrow.svg").size(px(24.0));
frame.apply(arrow)
}
```
The app supplies the SVG asset through its normal `AssetSource`. `scale` sets both
axes; signed `scale_xy` allows mirroring. Angles are absolute and unwrapped:
`0 → 720` makes two turns, and `350 → 370` crosses zero by twenty degrees.
`transition`/`delay` set timing. `SvgFrame` exposes target, scale/rotation velocity,
translation velocity, activity, completion, and `transformation()`.
`transformation_about(size, pivot)` accepts a logical-pixel pivot for
`Svg::with_transformation`. Portable `sample` works without GPUI.
**Only the SVG drawing transforms.** Native children, layout, clipping, and hitboxes
do not scale or rotate. Use a fixed, sufficiently padded native interaction parent.
Large zooms can soften the cached raster drawing. Add outer ordinary motion for
opacity/presence; arbitrary GPUI subtree transforms remain deferred.
## Vector paths
Prepare absolute commands once. `Move`, `Line`, `Quadratic`, `Cubic`, and `Close`
are supported. A morph needs the same command sequence and coordinate topology.
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Color, PathCommand, PathShape, StrokeReveal, VectorState};
let horizontal = PathShape::new([
PathCommand::Move([0.0, 40.0]),
PathCommand::Line([100.0, 40.0]),
])
.expect("valid path coordinates");
let diagonal = PathShape::new([
PathCommand::Move([0.0, 20.0]),
PathCommand::Line([100.0, 60.0]),
])
.expect("valid path coordinates");
// Store this in the view so changes to the target path can animate.
let vector = VectorState::new(horizontal);
let reveal =
StrokeReveal::new(0.7, 0.0, 1.0).expect("valid reveal length, offset, and spacing");
let drawing = vector
.element("line", diagonal, [120.0, 80.0], Color::rgb(0xd4f580))
.expect("compatible paths and valid drawing bounds")
.stroke(3.0)
.reveal(reveal);
```
Use `.fill()` for a filled path, `.transition(...)` for timing, and `VectorState::error`
for the most recent tessellation error. Reveal affects strokes only.
`StrokeReveal` specifies normalized length, offset in path lengths, and spacing;
`values()` reads them. At most 4096 reveal periods are accepted. Stroke curves
use 32 segments per curve; fills retain curve commands. See [SVG preparation](#svg-path-preparation-and-following) for path parsing, arcs,
normalization and path-following queries.
For portable/custom rendering, `PathShape::commands`/`compatible` inspect shapes.
Retain `PathMorphState`, call `validate`/`sample`, then read the borrowed `PathFrame`'s
commands, length, activity, and completion. `stroke_segments(reveal, callback)`
emits line segments. Invalid topology does not partially mutate the sampler.
## Motion values
`MotionValue` handles a scalar in your own units. `set` records a directly driven
value and velocity; `jump` resets velocity. `animate`/`animate_delayed` follow a
target; `coast` applies bounded inertia. `get`/`velocity` read the latest sample.
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Inertia, MotionValue, Transition, transform};
use std::time::Duration;
let mut progress = MotionValue::new(0.0);
progress.animate(100.0, Transition::default(), Duration::ZERO);
let now = Duration::from_millis(100);
let frame = progress.sample(now, false);
let opacity = transform(frame.value(), [0.0, 100.0], [0.0, 1.0], true);
// Continue from the current velocity, staying within these bounds.
let inertia = Inertia::new(Duration::from_millis(250)).bounds(0.0, 200.0);
progress.coast(inertia, now);
```
`ValueFrame` reports value, velocity, activity, and completion. `Inertia::spring`
sets the boundary spring; `project` estimates its destination. Derive dependent
values directly in Rust, or use the retained [motion graph](#reactive-values-and-subscriptions)
when automatic dependency updates and subscriptions are useful.
## Colors
Colors are typed sRGB inputs with linear-light interpolation. Use `rgb(0xRRGGBB)`,
`rgba(r, g, b, a)` in `0..=1`, `channels()` for sRGB values, and `mix` for a direct blend.
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Color, ColorState, Transition};
use std::time::Duration;
let mut background = ColorState::new(Color::rgb(0x334466));
let destination = Color::rgb(0xd4f580);
let transition = Transition::default();
background.sample(destination, transition, Duration::ZERO, false);
let (current, is_animating) =
background.sample(destination, transition, Duration::from_millis(100), false);
let native_color = current.to_rgba();
```
Retain the state for interruptible color springs/tweens. `sample` returns the
sampled color and an activity flag. `to_rgba()` converts it to a GPUI color.
## Lifecycle and accessibility
`Frame`, `ValueFrame`, `SvgFrame`, `StyleFrame`, `LayoutPositionFrame`, and
`PathFrame` expose `is_animating()` and `just_completed()`. Completion is a sampled
edge, not a replay of every missed repeat; read `AnimationState::iteration()` for cycles.
`Frame` additionally reports ordinary/layout velocities and presence state.
Native adapters honor `App::reduce_motion()` and stop requesting frames after
settling. Portable APIs take a `reduced_motion` flag:
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Motion, MotionState, Target};
use std::time::Duration;
let mut state = MotionState::default();
let motion = Motion::new(Target::default().x(100.0)).initial(Target::default());
let reduced_motion = true;
let frame = state.sample(motion, Duration::ZERO, reduced_motion);
// Reduced motion reaches the destination without playing the transition.
assert_eq!(frame.target().x_px(), 100.0);
assert!(!frame.is_animating());
```
Reduced motion completes even exits and infinite clips; a completed clip stays
complete until restart/replacement. The app synchronizes OS preferences, notifies
on input changes, restores focus on removal, and scopes keyboard shortcuts around
text editing. No per-animation task, global registry, or platform bootstrap is added.
## Validation
| `InvalidSpring` | Invalid physical parameters, visual timing, or settling tolerances |
| `InvalidEasing` | Invalid Bézier controls or custom easing preparation |
| `AnimationError` | Invalid keyframes/times, repeats, speed, labels, keys, or indices |
| `PathError` | Invalid path geometry/topology, reveal, drawing bounds, or tessellation |
All four implement `std::error::Error`. The examples use `expect` for fixed,
valid inputs; propagate errors when values come from users. Builders such as
`Target::width` assert their contracts: pass finite values, nonnegative dimensions,
and opacity within `0..=1`. See the linked source declarations for each constructor's details.
## Reactive values and subscriptions
`MotionGraph` retains sources, derived values, and subscriptions. A sample updates
all dependencies before dispatching events. Keep the subscription handle alive;
dropping it unsubscribes. Prepare mappings once, outside rendering.
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{MotionGraph, MotionEventKind, Transition};
use std::time::Duration;
let mut graph = MotionGraph::default();
let progress = graph.source(0.0);
println!("Arrived at {}", event.value);
}
}).unwrap();
graph.animate(progress, 1.0, Transition::default(), Duration::ZERO).unwrap();
graph.sample(Duration::from_millis(100), false);
let position = graph.get(x).unwrap();
let alpha = graph.get(opacity).unwrap();
```
`set` records direct input velocity; `jump` resets momentum. `animate` preserves
spring momentum. Events are `Start`, `Cancel`, `Change`, and `Complete`. Multiple
writes coalesce per sample. Callbacks may cancel subscriptions or update another
owner; defer edits to the graph being sampled until callbacks return.
Use `typed_source`, `animate_typed`, and `typed_value` for colors, `Target`,
`StyleTarget`, `SvgTarget`, `TextTarget`, arrays, or your own `MotionData<N>` type.
`target(base, &[(Property, ValueId)])` binds graph values to native target fields.
## Parent and child sequences
A retained `MotionTree` propagates variants, staggers siblings, and sequences
parents before or after children. Add parents first. Keys are application data.
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{ChildrenOrder, Motion, MotionConfig, MotionNode, MotionTree, Target, Variants};
use std::time::Duration;
(false, Motion::new(Target::default()).present(false)
.exit(Target::default().y(12.0).opacity(0.0))),
]).unwrap();
let mut tree = MotionTree::default()
.config(MotionConfig::default().stagger(Duration::from_millis(40)));
tree.add(MotionNode::new("panel", Target::default(), variants())
.when(ChildrenOrder::BeforeChildren)
.exit_when(ChildrenOrder::AfterChildren)).unwrap();
tree.add(MotionNode::new("title", Target::default(), variants())
.parent("panel")).unwrap();
tree.set_variant(&false, Duration::ZERO, false).unwrap();
tree.sample(Duration::from_millis(100), false);
let retain_panel = tree.is_mounted(&"panel");
let title = tree.get(&"title").unwrap();
```
`Together`, `BeforeChildren`, and `AfterChildren` choose the timing relationship.
`exit_when` optionally chooses a separate policy for leaving.
`inherit(false)` blocks ancestor variant propagation into that subtree;
`set_node_variant` explicitly selects one subtree. `set_motion` accepts a dynamic
Rust-computed declaration for one node. Identical declarations do not restart.
Gated animations hold their local clock and momentum. Nested exits keep a parent
mounted until every participating descendant exits; a non-exiting child keeps it
mounted. The application removes the view and restores focus afterward.
`MotionConfig::transition(...).motion(target)` supplies explicit defaults to your
render helpers. It installs no global provider and does not override OS preferences.
## Typed clips and mixed timelines
`TypedAnimation<T, N>` supports scalars, colors, numeric targets, styles, SVG
transforms, text targets, and arrays. Implement `MotionData<N>` for another fixed
numeric representation. Seed and clip must declare the same property mask.
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Color, Easing, SvgTarget, TypedAnimation, TypedTimeline};
use std::time::Duration;
let mut timeline = TypedTimeline::default();
let color = timeline.at(
Duration::ZERO,
Color::rgb(0x223344),
TypedAnimation::to(Color::rgb(0xd8f58b), Duration::from_millis(400), Easing::EaseInOut).unwrap(),
);
timeline.label("turn", Duration::from_millis(120)).unwrap();
let icon = timeline.at_label(
"turn",
-0.04,
SvgTarget::default(),
TypedAnimation::to(SvgTarget::default().rotate_degrees(360.0), Duration::from_millis(600), Easing::EaseInOut).unwrap(),
).unwrap();
timeline.sample(Duration::from_millis(300), false);
let background = timeline.value(color).unwrap();
let transform = timeline.value(icon).unwrap();
```
Use `TypedKeyframe::new/current/easing`, `TypedAnimation::keyframes/to/spring`,
`delay`, and `repeat` to prepare clips. `TypedState::sample` plays one typed value
with per-channel spring interruption. `TypedTimeline::after` accepts signed
seconds for gaps or overlaps; adding after a forever track returns an error.
Track IDs belong to their creating timeline. Setup allocates; sampling reuses state.
Both owners support pause, play, seek, restart, speed (including reverse), and
completion. `TypedState::finish` finishes even a forever clip. Applying sampled
values uses the existing numeric/style/SVG/text adapters. Kit still rejects blur
and backdrop blur through `StyleFrame::try_apply`; typed tracks add no renderer hooks.
## Completion futures
`AnimationState`, `TypedState`, `TypedTimeline`, and `MotionTree` expose
`completion()`. Requesting a future allocates observer storage; ordinary sampling
does not. Await it on your application's executor while native frames drive the
animation. Completion, replacement, explicit cancellation, restart, and owner drop
all resolve the observer instead of leaving a waiting task behind.
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Animation, AnimationState, CompletionStatus, Easing, Target};
use std::time::Duration;
let clip = Animation::to(Target::default().x(80.0), Duration::from_millis(300), Easing::Linear);
let mut state = AnimationState::default();
state.sample(&clip, Duration::ZERO, false);
let finished = state.completion();
state.sample(&clip, Duration::from_millis(300), false);
async move {
match finished.await {
CompletionStatus::Completed => println!("Finished"),
CompletionStatus::Cancelled => println!("Replaced or cancelled"),
}
};
```
## SVG path preparation and following
`PathShape::parse_svg` accepts SVG path data, including relative, smooth, implicit,
and elliptical arc commands. Enable `svg-path` for portable use; the native
adapters enable it. This parses path data, not an SVG document or CSS.
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{PathMeasure, PathShape};
let circle = PathShape::parse_svg("M180 100 A80 80 0 1 1 20 100 A80 80 0 1 1 180 100 Z").unwrap();
let triangle = PathShape::parse_svg("M100 20 L185 170 L15 170 Z").unwrap();
let (from, to) = circle.normalize_for_morph(&triangle, 72).unwrap();
let path = PathShape::parse_svg("M10 130 C100 0 180 220 310 60").unwrap();
let measure = PathMeasure::new(&path).unwrap();
let point = measure.point(0.4);
let position = point.position;
let angle_degrees = point.tangent_degrees;
```
Feed the normalized pair to `PathMorphState` or `VectorState`; feed measured
position/tangent to a numeric target or SVG transform. Normalize and measure once.
Queries allocate nothing. Curves use 32 subdivisions; normalization resamples to
line contours with your chosen point budget. Contour count, order, open/closed
status, start points, and winding must correspond. It does not infer semantic
shape correspondence. Subpath gaps do not become visible connecting segments.
## Rich text, vertical reveals, and decimal counters
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{Color, FixedNumber, NumberFormat, RichText, TextSpan};
let title = RichText::new([
TextSpan::new("Café ").font_weight(500.0),
TextSpan::new("in motion.").font_weight(700.0).color(Color::rgb(0xd8f58b)),
]);
let euros = NumberFormat::default()
.prefix("€")
.decimal(",")
.grouping(" ", 3, 3);
let value = FixedNumber::new(120900, 2).unwrap();
let formatted = euros.format(value, 0);
assert_eq!(formatted.text(), "€1 209,00");
```
`TextSpan::font_family` and `font_weight` choose native faces per span. The full
string is shaped before units split. Font size and line height remain label-wide.
This is a display-label API; selection/editing and variable-font-axis interpolation
are outside its contract. Numeric endpoints use an exact i64 coefficient plus
0–18 decimal places. Separators, affixes, digit alphabets, and 3/3 or 3/2 grouping
are explicit; it does not bundle automatic CLDR/ICU locale rules. Currency conversion
and rounding remain application decisions. Digit identities follow decimal places
across grouping/affix changes and integer growth. Affixes and separators have
distinct identities; the chosen effect applies to changed glyphs.
## Native graph and tree owners
Retain `GraphState` or `MotionTreeState` in your view. Call `frame` once before
reading bound values. Use `now(cx)` for input/control timestamps; do not mix that
executor clock with an unrelated `Instant` or a manually sampled epoch. Notify
the owning view after edits. Idle or paused owners stop requesting frames.
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{GraphState, MotionTreeState};
use gpui_ce_motion::MotionTree;
let graph = GraphState::default();
let tree = MotionTreeState::new(MotionTree::<u8, bool>::default());
```
`TypedState` and `TypedTimeline` also provide native `frame` and `now` methods.
Reduced motion settles pending transitions and bypasses tree gates/staggers.
## Measured scroll targets and viewport roots
Retain one `MotionAnchor` per measured element and mount each once. Anchors use
logical window coordinates, keep native input/accessibility, and request a follow-up
frame after changed measurements. Clear an anchor before reusing it in another window.
```rust
use gpui::{ScrollHandle, div, prelude::*, px};
use gpui_ce_motion::{Axis, MotionAnchor, ScrollTracker};
use gpui_ce_motion::{ScrollEdge, ScrollOffsets};
let scroll = ScrollHandle::new();
let viewport = MotionAnchor::default();
let target = MotionAnchor::default().scroll_source(scroll.clone());
let mut tracker = ScrollTracker::new(scroll.clone(), viewport.clone(), target.clone(), Axis::Y)
.offsets(ScrollOffsets::new(
ScrollEdge::new(0.0, 1.0, 0.0),
ScrollEdge::new(1.0, 0.0, 0.0),
))
.margins([16.0, 0.0, 16.0, 0.0]);
let panel = viewport.element("viewport", div().id("scroll")
.w(px(300.0)).h(px(200.0)).overflow_scroll().track_scroll(&scroll)
.child(target.element("target", div().h(px(600.0)))));
```
Call `tracker.frame(window, cx)` during rendering. The returned `ScrollFrame`
contains readiness, progress, velocity, offsets, and active status; `target(from,
to)` maps progress to numeric targets. Optional `transition` smooths with the shared
solver. Negative margins expand the viewport; `ScrollOffsets::unclamped` permits
anticipation. Explicit `scroll_source` avoids stale measurements between prepaints.
For nested scrolling, track the nearest source and measure again after ancestor
scrolling/layout; this is not an automatic browser-style ancestor observer.
`GestureState::view_root(anchor).view_margins([top, right, bottom, left])` customizes
in-view observation while preserving normal ancestor clipping.
## Measured drag bounds, handles, and pinch
```rust
use gpui_ce_motion::{GestureState, MotionAnchor};
use gpui_ce_motion::{Drag, GesturePhase};
let bounds = MotionAnchor::default();
let gesture = GestureState::default()
.with_drag(Drag::unconstrained([0.0, 0.0]).direction_lock(8.0))
.constraints(bounds.clone())
.on_drag(|event, _, _| {
if event.phase == GesturePhase::Ended {
println!("Released at {:?}", event.offset);
}
})
.on_pinch(|event, _, _| println!("Pinch scale: {}", event.scale));
```
Mount `bounds.element(...)`, then wrap the control with `gesture.bind(...)`.
Measured constraints update on resize. Set `.drag_listener(false)` on the binding
and call `gesture.start_drag([x, y], window, cx)` from a separate handle's mouse-down
handler. Focus, keyboard equivalents, cancellation, release outside, and smooth
inertial interruption remain supported. `DragEvent` reports phase, point, delta,
offset, velocity, and direction lock. Callbacks run after internal borrows end;
use weak view/entity captures rather than retaining the same owner in its callback.
Pinch reports native trackpad lifecycle; mapping its scale to an SVG or another
supported property is explicit. It cannot scale an ordinary element subtree.
Stock CE 0.2.2 exposes pinch input, but its raw-touch dispatch is pending upstream.
There is no CE touch-pan binding; mouse/keyboard dragging and native trackpad
pinch are supported.
## Spatial reorder and edge scrolling
```rust
use gpui::ScrollHandle;
use gpui_ce_motion::{MotionAnchor, ReorderGroup};
use gpui_ce_motion::{AutoScroll, ReorderAxis};
let scroll = ScrollHandle::new();
let viewport = MotionAnchor::default();
let group = ReorderGroup::spatial(vec!["one", "two", "three"], ReorderAxis::Auto)
.unwrap()
.autoscroll(scroll.clone(), viewport.clone(), AutoScroll::default());
```
Render `group.order()` inside your ordinary row/column/wrapped grid, wrapping each
stable-key item with `group.item(...)`. `Auto` measures whether it is a row,
column, or grid; explicit `X`, `Y`, and `XY` are available. Pointer collisions use
nearest measured slots. Batched pointer/key input keeps the latest measured slot
map stable until layout catches up. Option/Alt + arrows choose a physical neighbor
in grids. Auto chooses its axis at acquisition.
Use `.drag_listener(false)` plus `start_drag(&key, point, window, cx)` for handles. External `set_order` changes require a fresh layout before acquiring
another drag.
Edge scrolling uses elapsed time and native bounds, and stops on release, Escape,
blur, deactivation, or reaching a limit. One pointer owns a group. This is a measured
reorder list/grid, not a virtualized arbitrary drag/drop data-transfer framework.
## Cross-container shared movement
```rust
use gpui::{div, prelude::*, px};
use gpui_ce_motion::SharedOverlay;
let overlay = SharedOverlay::<u8>::default();
let source = overlay.anchor(1, "inbox", div().w(px(140.0)).h(px(80.0)));
let destination = overlay.anchor(1, "today", div().w(px(140.0)).h(px(80.0)));
overlay.select(1, "today");
let floating = overlay.element(1, "moving-card", div()
.w(px(140.0)).h(px(80.0)).child("Read this later"));
```
Anchors may live in separate clipped containers. Render floating appearances in
an **unclipped window-root overlay** so movement can cross them. `scroll_anchor`
tracks a scroll source; measurements must belong to the same native window.
`active(false)` crossfades a retiring appearance; retain it while exiting, disable
its input, and manage focus in the host. `match_size(true)` uses destination sizes
immediately through real layout. Position uses interruptible shared springs;
this provides no GPU size projection. `remove(&key)` releases completed history.
## Native rich text and formatted numbers
```rust
use gpui::{div, prelude::*, px};
use gpui_ce_motion::{NumberMotionState, TextMotionState};
use gpui_ce_motion::{Color, FixedNumber, NumberFormat, RichText, TextPreset, TextSpan, Transition};
let text = TextMotionState::default();
let number = NumberMotionState::default();
let rich = RichText::new([
TextSpan::new("Café "),
TextSpan::new("in motion.").color(Color::rgb(0xd8f58b)),
]);
let label = text.rich_element("title", &rich)
.preset(TextPreset::WipeDown)
.color_transition(Transition::default())
.animate_font_size(48.0, Transition::default());
let format = NumberFormat::default().prefix("€").grouping(",", 3, 3);
let count = number.formatted_element("balance", FixedNumber::new(120900, 2).unwrap(), &format);
let content = div().font_family("Helvetica Neue").text_size(px(40.0))
.child(label)
.child(count);
```
`WipeDown` and `WipeUp` complement existing horizontal reveals;
`reveal_axis(TextRevealAxis::Vertical)` configures custom wipes. Colors interpolate
in linear light, retaining per-glyph state. `NumberElement` also forwards
`color_transition` and `animate_font_size`. Font size animates by native shaping
and layout, so it costs more than opacity/translation. Pause/play freezes glyph
motion, font-size and color transitions; normalized seek/restart controls the
entrance sequence, not style history. Keep one mounted element per text state.
## Public export index
The current public export families are listed below. Native methods and returned
wrapper types live beside their owners. Hidden adapter macros are implementation
details. Generate current method documentation with
`cargo doc --no-deps --features gpui --open`; hosted docs still describe the
latest published version until this checkout is released.
| [motion](src/motion.rs) | `Frame`, `Motion`, `MotionState`, `Presence`, `Property`, `Target` | None |
| [transitions](src/transition.rs) | `Bezier`, `CustomEasing`, `Easing`, `InvalidEasing`, `InvalidSpring`, `Spring`, `Transition` | None |
| [values](src/value.rs) | `Inertia`, `MotionValue`, `ValueFrame` | None |
| [playback](src/animation.rs) | `Animation`, `AnimationError`, `AnimationState`, `Keyframe`, `Playback`, `Repeat`, `RepeatMode`, `StaggerFrom`, `Timeline`, `stagger` | None |
| [colors](src/color.rs) | `Color`, `ColorState` | None |
| [interaction](src/interaction.rs) | `Drag`, `GestureTargets`, `InView`, `Interaction`, `Variants`, `move_item`, `reorder_index`, `scroll_progress`, `transform` | None |
| [presence](src/presence.rs) | `PresenceChild`, `PresenceGroup`, `PresenceMode` | None |
| [SVG](src/svg.rs) | `SvgFrame`, `SvgMotion`, `SvgMotionState`, `SvgTarget` | None |
| [position](src/layout.rs) | `LayoutPositionFrame`, `LayoutPositionState` | None |
| [styles](src/style_motion.rs) | `ColorProperty`, `StyleFrame`, `StyleMotion`, `StyleMotionState`, `StyleProperty`, `StyleTarget` | None |
| [graph](src/graph.rs) | `GraphError`, `GraphSubscription`, `MotionEvent`, `MotionEventKind`, `MotionGraph`, `ValueId` | None |
| [orchestration](src/orchestration.rs) | `ChildrenOrder`, `MotionConfig`, `MotionNode`, `MotionTree`, `TreeError` | None |
| [completion](src/completion.rs) | `Completion`, `CompletionStatus` | None |
| [typed playback](src/typed_animation.rs) | `MotionData`, `TrackId`, `TypedAnimation`, `TypedFrame`, `TypedKeyframe`, `TypedState`, `TypedTimeline` | None |
| [geometry/input](src/geometry.rs) | `AutoScroll`, `DragBounds`, `GeometryError`, `LayoutRect`, `ReorderAxis`, `ScrollEdge`, `ScrollOffsets`, `ScrollFrame`, `DragEvent`, `GesturePhase`, `PinchGesture` | None |
| [vectors](src/vector.rs) | `PathCommand`, `PathError`, `PathFrame`, `PathMorphState`, `PathShape`, `StrokeReveal` | None |
| [vector preparation](src/vector/tools.rs) | `PathMeasure`, `PathPoint` | None |
| [SVG parser](src/vector/parser.rs) | `SvgPathError` | svg-path |
| [text options](src/text/options.rs) | `NumberEffect`, `Scramble`, `TextClip`, `TextError`, `TextMatch`, `TextOptions`, `TextPreset`, `TextRevealAxis`, `TextTarget`, `TextUnit`, `TextUnitInfo`, `text_ranges` | text |
| [text lifecycle](src/text/state.rs) | `TextLayoutUnit`, `TextPlaybackState`, `TextPresentation` | text |
| [text formatting](src/text/format.rs) | `FixedNumber`, `FormattedNumber`, `NumberFormat`, `NumberFormatError`, `RichText`, `TextSpan` | text |
| [native layout](src/layout_native.rs) | `LayoutGroup`, `LayoutPositionElement` | gpui |
| [native sizing](src/measured_size.rs) | `AutoSize`, `SizeAxis` | gpui |
| [native exits](src/pop_layout.rs) | `PopElement`, `PopLayout`, `PopRequest` | gpui |
| [native gestures](src/gesture_native.rs) | `GestureElement`, `GestureState` | gpui |
| [native scroll](src/scroll_native.rs) | `Axis`, `ScrollMotion`, `native_scroll_progress` | gpui |
| [native shared](src/shared_layout.rs) | `SharedElement`, `SharedLayout` | gpui |
| [native reorder](src/reorder_native.rs) | `ReorderElement`, `ReorderGroup` | gpui |
| [native vectors](src/vector_native.rs) | `VectorElement`, `VectorState` | gpui |
| [native text](src/text/native.rs) | `NumberElement`, `NumberMotionState`, `TextElement`, `TextMotionState` | gpui |
| [native spatial](src/spatial_native.rs) | `AnchorElement`, `GraphState`, `MotionAnchor`, `MotionTreeState`, `ScrollTracker`, `SharedOverlay`, `SharedOverlayElement` | gpui |
## Ownership in four rules
1. **Retain state.** Store motion states, groups, clips, and timelines in the view.
Creating a new state resets its history; creating a new clip replaces playback.
2. **Declare the destination.** Build targets during render. First mounts snap
unless you provide `initial`; undeclared dimensions preserve existing styles.
3. **Keep exits mounted.** Continue declaring `present(false)` until the exit is
absent. Restore focus and guard outgoing input yourself.
4. **Use one clock.** Portable `sample` and controls use one monotonic epoch.
Native clip controls use `state.now()`. Native adapters honor `cx.reduce_motion()`;
your app synchronizes the OS preference.
## What stock GPUI CE can animate
| Dimensions, spacing, and measured content sizing | Real layout; text and siblings can reflow |
| Automatic position animation and shared position/crossfade | Sizes change immediately; no size projection |
| SVG scale and rotation | Drawing only; native hitboxes, clipping, and children stay untransformed |
| Native paths and stroke reveal | Parsed path data/arcs, bounded corresponding-contour normalization, prepared following queries |
| Blur and backdrop blur | Need separate GPU profiling; CPU sampling timings do not measure these effects |
Arbitrary element-tree scale/rotation/skew/perspective and full layout projection
are deferred. This is a Motion-inspired Rust API, not JavaScript/React API parity.
Read [COVERAGE.md](COVERAGE.md) for exact contracts and exclusions.
## GPUI Kit
Use **[`gpui-motion-kit`](https://crates.io/crates/gpui-motion-kit)** in a Kit application.
It connects this same animation engine to Kit's elements and frame scheduler.
No direct `gpui-ce-motion` dependency or CE-specific `gpui` feature is needed.
```toml
[dependencies]
gpui-motion-kit = "0.4"
gpui-kit = { version = "=0.7.3", features = ["component", "assets"] }
```
Requires Rust 1.95+ and **GPUI Kit 0.7.3's default `gpui-pre` backend**. Kit and CE
native types cannot be mixed; import native states from `gpui_motion_kit` and
portable declarations from `gpui_motion_kit::core`. The CE-native examples above
use a different integration.
The [Kit README](integrations/gpui-kit/README.md) includes a complete runnable
button/panel application and examples for enter/exit, animated text and numbers,
position-only layout, and scalar values. Kit 0.3.0 added native style,
gesture/scroll, measured sizing, reorder/popped-exit/shared-position, clip/timeline
and SVG helpers. Kit 0.4.0 adds the expanded shared engine and Motion lab.
The [API reference](https://docs.rs/gpui-motion-kit/latest/gpui_motion_kit/)
and Kit README document these helpers and the stock renderer's filter/transform
limits.
The [Motion / Kit showcase](integrations/gpui-kit/README.md#product-examples) contains
six interactive flows: inbox and undo, asset inspection, downloads, document
search, a draggable planner, and an automation runner. Run from this checkout:
```sh
cargo run --manifest-path integrations/gpui-kit/Cargo.toml --features demo --example showcase
cargo run --manifest-path integrations/gpui-kit/Cargo.toml --features demo --example text_motion
cargo run --manifest-path integrations/gpui-kit/Cargo.toml --features demo --example helpers
```
## Explore and contribute
- [Demos and showcase controls](docs/DEVELOPMENT.md#demos)
- [Tests and benchmarks](docs/DEVELOPMENT.md#verification)
- [Measured performance and its limits](PERFORMANCE.md)
- [Publishing procedure](PUBLISHING.md)
- [Changes by version](CHANGELOG.md)
MIT OR Apache-2.0. The library and demos were extracted from 1keep at commit
`0cb95d0`; the original [MIT](LICENSE-MIT) and [Apache-2.0](LICENSE-APACHE)
notices are retained.
The expanded engine's CPU benchmarks, allocation checks and native acceptance are
recorded in [the performance report](PERFORMANCE.md#expanded-shared-engine--core-030--kit-040).