Carousels
Scrolling card carousels — a flat slide-and-snap track, a 3D perspective coverflow, a rotating 3D ring and a centre-emphasis phone-screen coverflow.
Preview
<x-ui.progressive-carousel
class="max-w-2xl"
:interval="3500"
:items="[
['title' => 'Discover', 'subtitle' => 'Find what moves you', 'src' => 'https://picsum.photos/seed/pc-a/800/600'],
['title' => 'Create', 'subtitle' => 'Make it your own', 'src' => 'https://picsum.photos/seed/pc-b/800/600'],
['title' => 'Share', 'subtitle' => 'Bring others along', 'src' => 'https://picsum.photos/seed/pc-c/800/600'],
['title' => 'Grow', 'subtitle' => 'Scale with confidence', 'src' => 'https://picsum.photos/seed/pc-d/800/600'],
]"
/>
Installation
php artisan ui:add progressive-carousel
Note
This component ships an Alpine behavior module at
resources/js/ui/progressive-carousel.js. Import it once from your bundle so it registers on alpine:init:
import './progressive-carousel.js';
Registry contract
php artisan ui:add progressive-carousel
writes only the files below. The CLI validates each file hash before writing and asks before it replaces a local change, unless you pass --force.
-
resources/views/components/ui/progressive-carousel.blade.php -
resources/js/ui/progressive-carousel.js
- Registry dependencies
- None — installs on its own.
- Packages
-
composer: jml/brok:^0.2npm: alpinejs
Use with AI
A brief for your coding agent: install command, usage, props, guidance and the rules. Copy it, or open a prompt about this component in an assistant.
# Brok UI: Progressive Carousel (`progressive-carousel`)
An auto-advancing carousel whose active panel expands while the rest collapse to slivers — pauses on hover/focus, advances with arrow keys, and respects reduced motion. `trigger="hover"` previews a panel on hover instead (the image-accordion shape).
Brok UI is a Laravel Blade component registry. Installed components are plain Blade files the app owns.
## Install
```bash
php artisan ui:add progressive-carousel
```
## Usage
```blade
<x-ui.progressive-carousel
class="max-w-2xl"
:interval="3500"
:items="[
['title' => 'Discover', 'subtitle' => 'Find what moves you', 'src' => 'https://picsum.photos/seed/pc-a/800/600'],
['title' => 'Create', 'subtitle' => 'Make it your own', 'src' => 'https://picsum.photos/seed/pc-b/800/600'],
['title' => 'Share', 'subtitle' => 'Bring others along', 'src' => 'https://picsum.photos/seed/pc-c/800/600'],
['title' => 'Grow', 'subtitle' => 'Scale with confidence', 'src' => 'https://picsum.photos/seed/pc-d/800/600'],
]"
/>
```
## Props
- `items` (array, default `[]`) — Panels in the strip; each needs a title, with optional subtitle, src and alt.
- `interval` (int, default `4000`) — Milliseconds between automatic panel advances.
- `autoplay` (bool, default `true`) — Advances the active panel automatically on a timer when true.
- `vertical` (bool, default `false`) — Stacks panels top-to-bottom instead of side-by-side when true.
- `trigger` (string, default `click`) — click pins the active panel on click/focus; hover previews a panel on hover and pins on click/focus/leave — the image-accordion shape.
## Use when
- Use only when visual expression supports storytelling, brand differentiation, or a clear showcase moment.
- An auto-advancing strip of panels where the active panel should visually expand and the rest collapse to slivers, such as a feature or destination showcase.
- Wanting a hover-preview accordion of images (trigger="hover") that pins to the last clicked/focused panel on pointer-leave — the image-accordion shape.
## Avoid when
- Do not place heavy effects in task-dense workflows where clarity, speed, and readability matter more.
- A conventional carousel with equally-sized slides is wanted; use carousel, which doesn't expand/collapse panels.
- 3D depth or a coverflow look is wanted; use card-carousel-3d or carousel-cylinder instead.
## Anti-patterns
- Heavy effects in forms or task-dense workflows
- Motion that interferes with reading or focus
## Rules
- Use the `<brok:progressive-carousel>` tag (or `<x-ui.progressive-carousel>`) in Blade; do not rewrite the component.
- Prefer the documented props and variants over utility-class overrides; when a utility must win, use the `!` important modifier.
- Use semantic design tokens (`bg-primary`, `text-muted-foreground`), never raw colour utilities.
- Keep the `data-slot` attributes; they are the styling and test hooks.
## Links
- Docs: https://brokui.dev/docs/components/progressive-carousel
- Registry JSON (files, props, contract): https://brokui.dev/r/open/progressive-carousel.json
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API
Props
| Prop | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| items | array | [] | Panels in the strip; each needs a title, with optional subtitle, src and alt. |
| interval | int | 4000 | Milliseconds between automatic panel advances. |
| autoplay | bool | true | Advances the active panel automatically on a timer when true. |
| vertical | bool | false | Stacks panels top-to-bottom instead of side-by-side when true. |
| trigger | string | click | click pins the active panel on click/focus; hover previews a panel on hover and pins on click/focus/leave — the image-accordion shape. |
Slots
default— Unused; panels are rendered from the items prop.
Data slots
Stable hooks for CSS overrides and browser tests.
Behavior
- The active panel expands (flex-grow) while the rest collapse to slivers; by default it auto-advances on a timer that pauses on hover/focus and is gated behind prefers-reduced-motion.
- trigger="hover" instead previews a panel on hover without pinning it, and snaps back to the last clicked/focused panel when the pointer leaves.
- Arrow keys (orientation- and RTL-aware), Home and End move and focus the active panel; clicking or focusing a panel pins it as active.
- Installs a JavaScript behavior module when the registry item includes resources/js/ui files.
- Declares registry capability flags: a11y, responsive, rtl, darkMode, localized, interactive, reducedMotion.
Guidance
Support brand expression or a showcase moment.
Use when
- Use only when visual expression supports storytelling, brand differentiation, or a clear showcase moment.
- An auto-advancing strip of panels where the active panel should visually expand and the rest collapse to slivers, such as a feature or destination showcase.
- Wanting a hover-preview accordion of images (trigger="hover") that pins to the last clicked/focused panel on pointer-leave — the image-accordion shape.
Avoid when
- Do not place heavy effects in task-dense workflows where clarity, speed, and readability matter more.
- A conventional carousel with equally-sized slides is wanted; use carousel, which doesn't expand/collapse panels.
- 3D depth or a coverflow look is wanted; use card-carousel-3d or carousel-cylinder instead.
Use instead
- Static content-first presentation
Anti-patterns
- Heavy effects in forms or task-dense workflows
- Motion that interferes with reading or focus
- Anatomy
- Theming hooks
Accessibility
- Keyboard
- Home End
- Focus
managed
- The root is role=group with aria-roledescription=carousel; each panel is a real button with aria-current marking the active one, so it's reachable and operable without a pointer.
- Panel titles fade in/out only on the active panel, so the accessible name is always present in the DOM even while transitioning.
- Semantic HTML and a stable
data-slotattribute for styling and scripting hooks. - Focus-visible rings use the
ringtoken, so keyboard focus is always visible. - Disabled and invalid states are conveyed to assistive tech, not by color alone.
- Targets WCAG 2.2 AA; verify contrast in light, dark, admin and customer surfaces in the preview.
- Labels go through
__()and layout uses logical properties (ms-*,text-start), so it mirrors underdir="rtl"— flip the preview to RTL to confirm. - Dark mode uses the same semantic tokens under the
darkclass; high contrast follows forced-color system tokens.
Livewire
Add a stable wire:key when Livewire can reorder this interactive component.
<div wire:key="progressive-carousel-{{ $record->id }}">
<x-ui.progressive-carousel
class="max-w-2xl"
:interval="3500"
:items="[
['title' => 'Discover', 'subtitle' => 'Find what moves you', 'src' => 'https://picsum.photos/seed/pc-a/800/600'],
['title' => 'Create', 'subtitle' => 'Make it your own', 'src' => 'https://picsum.photos/seed/pc-b/800/600'],
['title' => 'Share', 'subtitle' => 'Bring others along', 'src' => 'https://picsum.photos/seed/pc-c/800/600'],
['title' => 'Grow', 'subtitle' => 'Scale with confidence', 'src' => 'https://picsum.photos/seed/pc-d/800/600'],
]"
/>
</div>
Validation
Validation support: native. Keep the error message connected with aria-describedby.
<form wire:submit="save" class="space-y-2">
<brok:progressive-carousel
wire:model="value"
:aria-invalid="$errors->has('value') ? 'true' : 'false'"
aria-describedby="value-error"
/>
@error('value')
<p id="value-error" role="alert">{{ $message }}</p>
@enderror
<brok:button type="submit" wire:loading.attr="disabled">
<span wire:loading.remove>Save</span>
<span wire:loading>Saving…</span>
</brok:button>
</form>
Source
The exact, editable files ui:add writes
into your app. Previews render this same code; there are no preview-only components.
@props([
'items' => [],
'interval' => 4000,
'autoplay' => true,
'vertical' => false,
// click (default): the active panel changes only on click/focus.
// hover: the active panel previews on hover and pins on click/focus/leave
// — the image-accordion shape. Typically paired with :autoplay="false".
'trigger' => 'click',
])
@php
// Progressive Carousel — an auto-advancing strip of panels where the active
// panel expands (flex-grow) and the rest collapse to slivers, cycling on a
// timer. Pauses on hover/focus, advances with Arrow keys, and lets you click
// any panel to make it active. Autoplay is gated behind reduced motion and
// its timer is torn down in destroy(). Panels with no `src` fall back to a
// token gradient so it renders with no external assets. `trigger="hover"`
// additionally previews a panel on hover without pinning it (image-accordion
// shares this DOM outline, so hover-preview is a variant prop here rather
// than a separate component — see docs/adr/002-compositions-and-variants.md).
$vertical = (bool) $vertical;
$trigger = in_array($trigger, ['hover', 'click'], true) ? $trigger : 'click';
$items = ! empty($items) ? $items : [
['title' => 'Discover', 'subtitle' => 'Find what moves you'],
['title' => 'Create', 'subtitle' => 'Make it your own'],
['title' => 'Share', 'subtitle' => 'Bring others along'],
['title' => 'Grow', 'subtitle' => 'Scale with confidence'],
];
$count = count($items);
// image-accordion composes this as <x-ui.progressive-carousel
// trigger="hover" data-slot="image-accordion">; the browser keeps only
// the first of two identical attributes, so read the override and print
// exactly one.
$slotName = (string) ($attributes->get('data-slot') ?: 'progressive-carousel');
@endphp
<div
data-slot="{{ $slotName }}"
data-orientation="{{ $vertical ? 'vertical' : 'horizontal' }}"
data-trigger="{{ $trigger }}"
x-data="uiProgressiveCarousel({ count: {{ $count }}, interval: {{ (int) $interval }}, autoplay: @js((bool) $autoplay), vertical: @js($vertical), trigger: @js($trigger) })"
@mouseenter="pause()"
@mouseleave="resume()"
@focusin="pause()"
@focusout="resume()"
@keydown="onKey($event)"
role="group"
aria-roledescription="{{ __('carousel') }}"
aria-label="{{ __('Progressive carousel') }}"
{{ $attributes->except('data-slot')->merge(['class' => ($vertical ? 'flex-col ' : 'flex-row ').'flex h-80 w-full gap-2 overflow-hidden']) }}
>
@foreach ($items as $i => $item)
<button
type="button"
data-slot="progressive-carousel-item"
@if ($trigger === 'hover') @mouseenter="preview({{ $i }})" @mouseleave="release()" @endif
@click="goTo({{ $i }})"
@focus="goTo({{ $i }})"
:class="isActive({{ $i }}) ? 'flex-[5]' : 'flex-[1]'"
:aria-current="isActive({{ $i }})"
class="group relative min-h-0 min-w-0 cursor-pointer overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border text-start transition-all duration-700 ease-out focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-ring motion-reduce:transition-none"
>
@if (! empty($item['src']))
<img src="{{ $item['src'] }}" alt="{{ $item['alt'] ?? ($item['title'] ?? '') }}" loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover" />
@else
<span aria-hidden="true" class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-br from-primary/30 via-card to-secondary/40"></span>
@endif
<span aria-hidden="true" class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-background/85 via-background/20 to-transparent"></span>
<span
class="absolute bottom-0 start-0 flex flex-col p-5 transition-all duration-500"
:class="isActive({{ $i }}) ? 'opacity-100 translate-y-0' : 'opacity-0 translate-y-2'"
>
<span class="text-base font-semibold text-foreground">{{ __($item['title'] ?? '') }}</span>
@if (! empty($item['subtitle']))
<span class="mt-0.5 text-sm text-muted-foreground">{{ __($item['subtitle']) }}</span>
@endif
</span>
</button>
@endforeach
</div>
/**
* Progressive Carousel behavior.
*
* Default (`trigger="click"`): advances the active panel on a timer (looping),
* with the active panel growing and the rest collapsing — the size is driven
* by fixed `flex-[…]` classes in the Blade. Autoplay is disabled under
* `prefers-reduced-motion`, paused on hover/focus via the Blade's
* pause()/resume() handlers, and the interval is cleared in destroy() so it
* can never leak. Arrow keys (orientation-aware, RTL-aware) step the active
* panel and move focus to it; clicking/focusing a panel activates it and
* "pins" it as the panel autoplay/hover-release returns to.
*
* `trigger="hover"` (the image-accordion shape): the active panel follows the
* pointer via preview()/release() and snaps back to the last clicked/focused
* ("pinned") panel on pointer-leave, instead of advancing on a timer —
* typically paired with `:autoplay="false"`.
*
* Self-registers on `alpine:init` so import order does not matter.
*/
document.addEventListener('alpine:init', () => {
window.Alpine.data('uiProgressiveCarousel', (config = {}) => ({
count: config.count ?? 0,
interval: config.interval ?? 4000,
autoplay: config.autoplay ?? true,
vertical: config.vertical ?? false,
trigger: config.trigger ?? 'click',
reduced: window.matchMedia('(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)').matches,
active: 0,
pinned: 0,
_timer: null,
init() {
if (this.autoplay && !this.reduced) this.start();
},
isActive(i) {
return this.active === i;
},
goTo(i) {
const idx = ((i % this.count) + this.count) % this.count;
this.active = idx;
this.pinned = idx;
},
/** trigger="hover" only: the active panel follows the pointer without pinning. */
preview(i) {
if (this.trigger === 'hover') this.active = i;
},
/** trigger="hover" only: on pointer-leave, snap back to the pinned panel. */
release() {
if (this.trigger === 'hover') this.active = this.pinned;
},
next() {
this.goTo(this.active + 1);
},
prev() {
this.goTo(this.active - 1);
},
start() {
this.pause();
this._timer = setInterval(() => this.next(), this.interval);
},
pause() {
if (this._timer) {
clearInterval(this._timer);
this._timer = null;
}
},
resume() {
if (this.autoplay && !this.reduced && !this._timer) this.start();
},
onKey(e) {
const keys = ['ArrowRight', 'ArrowLeft', 'ArrowUp', 'ArrowDown', 'Home', 'End'];
if (!keys.includes(e.key)) return;
const rtl = getComputedStyle(this.$el).direction === 'rtl';
const fwd = this.vertical ? 'ArrowDown' : 'ArrowRight';
const back = this.vertical ? 'ArrowUp' : 'ArrowLeft';
let i = this.active;
if (e.key === 'Home') {
i = 0;
} else if (e.key === 'End') {
i = this.count - 1;
} else if (e.key === fwd) {
i = rtl && !this.vertical ? this.active - 1 : this.active + 1;
} else if (e.key === back) {
i = rtl && !this.vertical ? this.active + 1 : this.active - 1;
} else {
return;
}
e.preventDefault();
this.goTo(i);
const items = this.$el.querySelectorAll('[data-slot="progressive-carousel-item"]');
if (items[this.active]) items[this.active].focus();
},
destroy() {
this.pause();
},
}));
});
Ownership & lifecycle
Owner, release state, review evidence and adoption for this item.
- Owner
- Platform UI (@JoshJML)
- Current version
-
1.1.1 - Status
- Stable
- License
-
open - Accessibility reviewed
- No review date recorded
- Last breaking change
- No date recorded
- Deprecation
- Not deprecated
- Contract
-
v6 - Foundation
-
≥ 1.0.0