App Navbar

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In-app top navigation bars — brand, primary links, search, notifications and a user avatar menu.

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resources/views/blocks/app-navbar-default.blade.php Blade

@props([
    'brand'        => 'Acme',
    'links'        => null,
    'userName'     => 'Jane Smith',
    'userInitials' => 'JS',
    'userSrc'      => null,
    'notifyCount'  => 3,
])

@php
    $links ??= [
        ['label' => 'Dashboard', 'href' => '#', 'active' => true],
        ['label' => 'Projects', 'href' => '#', 'active' => false],
        ['label' => 'Tasks', 'href' => '#', 'active' => false],
        ['label' => 'Reports', 'href' => '#', 'active' => false],
    ];

    $notifyLabel = $notifyCount > 0
        ? __(':count unread notifications', ['count' => $notifyCount])
        : __('Notifications');
@endphp

<nav aria-label="{{ __('Main') }}" {{ $attributes->merge(['class' => 'border-b border-border bg-background']) }}>
    <div class="mx-auto max-w-7xl px-4">
        <div class="flex h-16 items-center justify-between gap-4">
            <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <x-ui.button variant="ghost" size="icon" class="md:hidden" aria-label="{{ __('Open menu') }}">
                    <svg class="size-5" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true">
                        <line x1="4" y1="6" x2="20" y2="6" /><line x1="4" y1="12" x2="20" y2="12" /><line x1="4" y1="18" x2="20" y2="18" />
                    </svg>
                </x-ui.button>

                <x-ui.brand href="#" :label="__($brand)" class="shrink-0" aria-label="{{ __(':brand home', ['brand' => $brand]) }}">
                    <x-slot:icon>
                        <svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true">
                            <polygon points="13 2 3 14 12 14 11 22 21 10 12 10 13 2" />
                        </svg>
                    </x-slot:icon>
                </x-ui.brand>

                <nav aria-label="{{ __('Primary') }}" class="ms-4 hidden items-center gap-2 md:flex">
                    @foreach ($links as $link)
                        <a
                            href="{{ $link['href'] }}"
                            @class([
                                'rounded-md px-4 py-2 text-sm font-medium transition-colors',
                                'bg-muted text-foreground' => $link['active'] ?? false,
                                'text-muted-foreground hover:bg-muted/50 hover:text-foreground' => ! ($link['active'] ?? false),
                            ])
                            @if ($link['active'] ?? false) aria-current="page" @endif
                        >{{ __($link['label']) }}</a>
                    @endforeach
                </nav>
            </div>

            <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
                <x-ui.input-group class="hidden w-56 lg:flex">
                    <x-ui.input-group.addon><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true"><circle cx="11" cy="11" r="8" /><path d="m21 21-4.35-4.35" /></svg></x-ui.input-group.addon>
                    <x-ui.input-group.input type="search" :placeholder="__('Search…')" aria-label="{{ __('Search') }}" />
                </x-ui.input-group>

                <div class="relative">
                    <x-ui.button variant="ghost" size="icon" aria-label="{{ $notifyLabel }}">
                        <svg class="size-5" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true">
                            <path d="M6 8a6 6 0 0 1 12 0c0 7 3 9 3 9H3s3-2 3-9" /><path d="M10.3 21a1.94 1.94 0 0 0 3.4 0" />
                        </svg>
                    </x-ui.button>
                    @if ($notifyCount > 0)
                        <x-ui.badge variant="destructive" size="sm" class="pointer-events-none absolute -end-1 -top-1 flex size-5 items-center justify-center rounded-full p-0" aria-hidden="true">{{ $notifyCount > 99 ? '99+' : $notifyCount }}</x-ui.badge>
                    @endif
                </div>

                <x-ui.button variant="ghost" class="flex items-center gap-2 px-2" aria-label="{{ __('Account menu for :name', ['name' => $userName]) }}">
                    <x-ui.avatar :src="$userSrc" :alt="$userName" :fallback="$userInitials" size="sm" />
                    <span class="hidden text-sm font-medium text-foreground sm:inline">{{ $userName }}</span>
                    <svg class="size-4 text-muted-foreground" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" aria-hidden="true">
                        <path d="m6 9 6 6 6-6" />
                    </svg>
                </x-ui.button>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</nav>

Installation

terminal

php artisan ui:add blocks/app-navbar-default

Installs these dependencies automatically:

avatar badge brand button input-group

Registry contract

Install confidence

php artisan ui:add blocks/app-navbar-default writes only the generated targets below. The CLI validates each file hash before writing and prompts before replacing local changes unless --force is used.

Version: 1.0.5
License: open
Stability: stable
Contract: v1
Foundation: ≥ 1.0.0

Type	Generated target
blade	resources/views/blocks/app-navbar-default.blade.php

Registry dependencies

avatar badge brand button input-group

Package dependencies

composer: jml/brok:^0.2

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app-navbar-default.md

# Brok UI block: App Navbar (`app-navbar-default`)

An in-app top navigation bar with a brand mark, primary links, a search field, a notification button with a count badge and a user avatar menu.

Brok UI is a Laravel Blade registry. `ui:add` copies this block into the app as plain Blade the app owns; it composes installed `<brok:*>` primitives and semantic design tokens.

## Install

```bash
php artisan ui:add blocks/app-navbar-default
```

## Render it

```blade
<x-blocks.app-navbar-default />
```

## Props

- `brand` (string, default `Acme`)
- `links` (mixed|null, default `null`)
- `user-name` (string, default `Jane Smith`)
- `user-initials` (string, default `JS`)
- `user-src` (mixed|null, default `null`)
- `notify-count` (int, default `3`)

## Use when

- Topping an authenticated application with a brand mark, primary nav links, a search field, notifications and a user avatar menu.
- Showing an unread-notification count badge next to the bell icon.

## Avoid when

- Use app-navbar-search for a search-first command bar, or app-navbar-tabs for a two-row navbar with a section-tab bar.

## Rules

- Render the installed block with `<x-blocks.app-navbar-default />` and pass data through its props; edit the copied file only for structural changes.
- Keep the semantic design tokens (`bg-background`, `text-muted-foreground`); never swap in raw colour utilities.
- Keep the `data-slot` attributes and the logical (start/end) spacing so the markup still mirrors under `dir="rtl"`.

## Links

- Docs: https://brokui.dev/blocks/app-navbar-default
- Registry JSON (files, props, contract): https://brokui.dev/r/open/blocks/app-navbar-default.json

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Guidance

Use when

Topping an authenticated application with a brand mark, primary nav links, a search field, notifications and a user avatar menu.
Showing an unread-notification count badge next to the bell icon.

Avoid when

Use app-navbar-search for a search-first command bar, or app-navbar-tabs for a two-row navbar with a section-tab bar.

Anti-patterns

Do not replace semantic props with conflicting utility classes.
Do not remove labels, focus styles, or state attributes.

Usage

Render the block as a component, passing data where useful:

resources/views/welcome.blade.php Blade

<x-blocks.app-navbar-default />

Built from primitives

Composes <brok:*> Semantic tokens Re-themeable RTL-ready

This block composes installed <brok:*> primitives and semantic design tokens only — it does not reimplement any primitive. Re-theme it (light, dark, admin, customer) by editing CSS variables; flip the preview to RTL to confirm it mirrors.

Source

The exact, editable file ui:add writes into your app. The preview above renders this same source — there are no preview-only blocks.