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# Swipe Rail

> A contact circle leads a horizontal card rail through a fast drag, momentum carry, and settled snap to the next card.

# Swipe Rail

A contact circle leads a horizontal card rail through a fast drag, momentum carry, and settled snap to the next card.

**Swipe Rail**

```html swipe-rail.html theme={null}
<!doctype html>
<!--
  swipe-rail: HyperFrames video primitive (interaction / gesture / demonstrate)

  Concept: a contact circle leads a horizontal card rail through one swipe.
  The rail follows the drag, carries momentum after release, then snaps the
  next card into focus with a physical settle.

  Variables:
    - card_count (number, 3 to 5, default 4): cards rendered in the rail.
    - accent (enum, default green): active color for focus and contact states.
    - card_label_prefix (string, default "Feature"): label before each card number.

  Envelope (fixed IN and OUT, elastic HOLD only):
    IN_BASE  = 2.20s  rail reveal, touch, drag, release, momentum, snap
    HOLD     = elastic = max(0, D - (IN + OUT)); selected card breathes subtly
    OUT_BASE = 0.45s  clean stage fade and rise
    If D is shorter than IN_BASE + OUT_BASE, IN and OUT compress together.

  Mount contract: the runtime clones only this template. #root fills the host
  box, establishes the container query basis, has no data-width or data-height,
  and registers one paused timeline under the hardcoded swipe-rail id.
-->
<html
  lang="en"
  data-composition-id="swipe-rail"
  data-composition-duration="4"
  data-composition-variables='[
    { "id": "card_count", "type": "number", "role": "content", "label": "Card count", "description": "Number of cards rendered in the rail.", "default": 4, "min": 3, "max": 5, "step": 1 },
    { "id": "accent", "type": "enum", "role": "style", "label": "Accent", "description": "Active color used by the focused card and contact circle.", "default": "green", "options": [{ "value": "green", "label": "Green" }, { "value": "blue", "label": "Blue" }, { "value": "violet", "label": "Violet" }] },
    { "id": "card_label_prefix", "type": "string", "role": "content", "label": "Card label prefix", "description": "Text placed before each card number.", "default": "Feature" }
  ]'
>
  <head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <title>Swipe Rail</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <template>
      <div id="root" data-composition-id="swipe-rail" data-duration="4" data-fps="30">
        <style>
          *,
          *::before,
          *::after {
            box-sizing: border-box;
          }

          #root {
            --sr-card-width: 46;
            --sr-card-gap: 4;
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
            container-type: size;
            isolation: isolate;
            color: #f8fafc;
            font-family: Inter, system-ui, sans-serif;
            pointer-events: none;
          }

          .sr-clip {
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
            background: radial-gradient(circle at 50% 45%, #1e293b 0%, #0f172a 72%);
          }

          .sr-stage {
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            overflow: hidden;
            opacity: 0;
          }

          .sr-rail {
            position: absolute;
            left: 50%;
            top: 18cqh;
            display: flex;
            gap: calc(var(--sr-card-gap) * 1cqw);
            height: 64cqh;
            will-change: transform;
          }

          .sr-card {
            position: relative;
            flex: 0 0 calc(var(--sr-card-width) * 1cqw);
            height: 60cqh;
            overflow: hidden;
            padding: 6cqh 4cqw;
            border: 0.16cqmin solid rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.36);
            border-radius: 3.2cqmin;
            background: #f8fafc;
            color: #0f172a;
            box-shadow: 0 3cqh 7cqh rgba(2, 6, 23, 0.34);
            transform-origin: 50% 50%;
            will-change: transform, border-color, box-shadow;
          }

          .sr-card::before {
            content: "";
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0 0 auto;
            height: 1.2cqh;
            background: var(--sr-accent);
            opacity: 0.38;
          }

          .sr-index {
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 3.2cqh;
            color: var(--sr-accent);
            font-family: ui-monospace, "SF Mono", Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
            font-size: 2.2cqw;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 0.12em;
          }

          .sr-label {
            display: block;
            overflow: hidden;
            font-size: 4.2cqw;
            font-weight: 760;
            line-height: 1.05;
            letter-spacing: -0.04em;
            text-overflow: ellipsis;
            white-space: nowrap;
          }

          .sr-rule {
            display: block;
            width: 72%;
            height: 1.4cqh;
            margin-top: 7cqh;
            border-radius: 1cqh;
            background: #cbd5e1;
            box-shadow:
              0 4cqh 0 #e2e8f0,
              0 8cqh 0 #e2e8f0;
          }

          .sr-contact {
            position: absolute;
            left: 50%;
            top: 57%;
            width: 8cqw;
            aspect-ratio: 1;
            margin: -4cqw 0 0 -4cqw;
            border: 0.32cqmin solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
            border-radius: 50%;
            background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--sr-accent) 44%, transparent);
            box-shadow:
              0 0 0 1.2cqmin color-mix(in srgb, var(--sr-accent) 16%, transparent),
              0 1.8cqh 4cqh rgba(2, 6, 23, 0.34);
            opacity: 0;
            will-change: transform, opacity;
          }
        </style>

        <div class="sr-clip clip" data-start="0" data-duration="4" data-track-index="0">
          <div class="sr-stage">
            <div class="sr-rail" role="list" aria-label="Feature cards"></div>
            <div class="sr-contact" aria-hidden="true"></div>
          </div>
        </div>

        <script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.14.2/dist/gsap.min.js"></script>
        <script>
          (function () {
            "use strict";

            var root = document.getElementById("root");
            var stage = root.querySelector(".sr-stage");
            var rail = root.querySelector(".sr-rail");
            var contact = root.querySelector(".sr-contact");
            var vars =
              window.__hyperframes && window.__hyperframes.getVariables
                ? window.__hyperframes.getVariables()
                : {};

            var countValue = Number(vars.card_count);
            var cardCount = Number.isFinite(countValue)
              ? Math.max(3, Math.min(5, Math.round(countValue)))
              : 4;
            var prefix =
              vars.card_label_prefix == null ? "Feature" : String(vars.card_label_prefix);
            var accentName =
              vars.accent === "blue" || vars.accent === "violet" ? vars.accent : "green";
            var accentColors = {
              green: "var(--brand, #22c55e)",
              blue: "var(--accent, #38bdf8)",
              violet: "var(--accent-2, #a78bfa)",
            };
            root.style.setProperty("--sr-accent", accentColors[accentName]);
            // GSAP interpolates colors numerically, so tween values need the
            // substituted color rather than the var() form.
            var accentColor = getComputedStyle(root).getPropertyValue("--sr-accent").trim();

            for (var index = 0; index < cardCount; index += 1) {
              var card = document.createElement("article");
              card.className = "sr-card";
              card.setAttribute("role", "listitem");

              var indexEl = document.createElement("span");
              indexEl.className = "sr-index";
              indexEl.textContent = String(index + 1).padStart(2, "0");

              var label = document.createElement("span");
              label.className = "sr-label";
              label.textContent = prefix + " " + String(index + 1);

              var rule = document.createElement("span");
              rule.className = "sr-rule";
              rule.setAttribute("aria-hidden", "true");

              card.append(indexEl, label, rule);
              rail.appendChild(card);
            }

            var cards = rail.querySelectorAll(".sr-card");
            var centerIndex = Math.floor((cardCount - 1) / 2);
            var targetIndex = centerIndex + 1;
            var currentCard = cards[centerIndex];
            var targetCard = cards[targetIndex];

            var rootStyle = getComputedStyle(root);
            var cardWidth = parseFloat(rootStyle.getPropertyValue("--sr-card-width"));
            var cardGap = parseFloat(rootStyle.getPropertyValue("--sr-card-gap"));
            var cardStep = cardWidth + cardGap;
            var initialX = -(centerIndex * cardStep + cardWidth / 2);
            var targetX = initialX - cardStep;

            // Fixed gesture and exit phases compress together only for short mounts.
            var IN_BASE = 2.2;
            var OUT_BASE = 0.45;
            var duration = Math.max(0.001, parseFloat(root.dataset.duration || "4"));
            var baseTotal = IN_BASE + OUT_BASE;
            var envelopeScale = duration < baseTotal ? duration / baseTotal : 1;
            var IN = IN_BASE * envelopeScale;
            var OUT = OUT_BASE * envelopeScale;
            var HOLD = Math.max(0, duration - IN - OUT);
            var OUT_START = IN + HOLD;
            var gestureScale = IN / IN_BASE;

            gsap.set(stage, { opacity: 0, y: "1.5cqh" });
            gsap.set(rail, { x: initialX + "cqw" });
            gsap.set(cards, { scale: 0.94, opacity: 0.74 });
            gsap.set(currentCard, {
              scale: 1.02,
              opacity: 1,
              borderColor: accentColor,
            });
            gsap.set(contact, { x: "0cqw", y: "0cqh", scale: 0.86, opacity: 0 });

            var tl = gsap.timeline({ paused: true });

            tl.to(
              stage,
              { opacity: 1, y: "0cqh", duration: 0.32 * gestureScale, ease: "power2.out" },
              0,
            );
            tl.to(
              contact,
              { opacity: 1, scale: 1, duration: 0.18 * gestureScale, ease: "power2.out" },
              0.4 * gestureScale,
            );

            // Fast initial drag decays under friction while the contact leads the rail.
            tl.to(
              contact,
              { x: "-28cqw", duration: 0.62 * gestureScale, ease: "power3.out" },
              0.66 * gestureScale,
            );
            tl.to(
              rail,
              { x: initialX - 23 + "cqw", duration: 0.62 * gestureScale, ease: "power3.out" },
              0.66 * gestureScale,
            );

            var releaseAt = 1.28 * gestureScale;
            tl.to(
              contact,
              {
                y: "-5cqh",
                scale: 0.82,
                opacity: 0,
                duration: 0.24 * gestureScale,
                ease: "power2.out",
              },
              releaseAt,
            );
            tl.to(
              rail,
              {
                x: initialX - 38 + "cqw",
                duration: 0.28 * gestureScale,
                ease: "power2.out",
              },
              releaseAt,
            );

            // The momentum handoff resolves into one exact card-width snap.
            tl.to(
              rail,
              { x: targetX + "cqw", duration: 0.64 * gestureScale, ease: "back.out(1.7)" },
              1.56 * gestureScale,
            );
            tl.to(
              currentCard,
              {
                scale: 0.94,
                opacity: 0.74,
                borderColor: "rgba(148, 163, 184, 0.36)",
                duration: 0.48 * gestureScale,
                ease: "power2.out",
              },
              1.5 * gestureScale,
            );
            tl.to(
              targetCard,
              {
                scale: 1.02,
                opacity: 1,
                borderColor: accentColor,
                boxShadow: "0 3cqh 9cqh rgba(2, 6, 23, 0.42)",
                duration: 0.64 * gestureScale,
                ease: "back.out(1.7)",
              },
              1.56 * gestureScale,
            );

            if (HOLD > 0.4) {
              var driftHalf = Math.min(0.55, HOLD / 2);
              var driftRepeat = Math.max(0, Math.floor(HOLD / driftHalf) - 1);
              tl.to(
                targetCard,
                {
                  y: "-0.7cqh",
                  duration: driftHalf,
                  ease: "sine.inOut",
                  yoyo: true,
                  repeat: driftRepeat,
                },
                IN,
              );
            }

            tl.to(stage, { opacity: 0, y: "-1.5cqh", duration: OUT, ease: "power2.in" }, OUT_START);

            tl.seek(0);
            window.__timelines = window.__timelines || {};
            window.__timelines["swipe-rail"] = tl;
          })();
        </script>
      </div>
    </template>
  </body>
</html>
```

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That writes one file: `compositions/components/swipe-rail.html`.

## Paste it into your composition

Open `compositions/components/swipe-rail.html` and copy what is inside into your own composition.

A component has no size or duration of its own. It takes both from the composition
you paste it into.

## Variables

Every one of these has a default, so the piece works untouched. Set the ones you
want to change on the element:

| Variable | Default | Accepts | What it does |
| - | - | - | - |
| `card_count` | `4` | 3 to 5, step 1 | Number of cards rendered in the rail. |
| `accent` | `green` | `green`, `blue`, `violet` | Active color used by the focused card and contact circle. |
| `card_label_prefix` | `Feature` | string | Text placed before each card number. |

Set them with `data-variable-values` on the element that mounts it. These are the
defaults, so this behaves exactly like the preview above until you change one:

```html wrap theme={null}
<div
  data-composition-id="swipe-rail"
  data-composition-src="compositions/components/swipe-rail.html"
  data-variable-values='{"card_count":4,"accent":"green","card_label_prefix":"Feature"}'
></div>
```

Tagged `motion-primitive` `interaction` `gesture` `swipe` `cards` `rail`.

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