2026 July

Official Release of LyteNyte Grid v2.2

Supercharge Your Data Grids with Modern UX

RoarLyte - 05 July 2026 (6min)

Part of having awesome DX means making it easier and less time-consuming for developers to deliver awesome UX.

Details matter. For end-users, high performance and responsiveness, areas where LyteNyte Grid is best-in-class, are minimum expectations.

A greater challenge is creating data-heavy interfaces that feel beautifully designed and engaging enough to keep users coming back.

LyteNyte Grid 2.2 focuses on visual enhancements that help teams close that gap. With annotation support, customizable animations, scroll flash suppression, and updated AI Skills, developers can now ship more polished grids faster, helping apps improve user adoption and retention.

What’s New In LyteNyte Grid 2.2?

With LyteNyte Grid 2.2, adding visual details to your grid that highlight interaction, add context, and guide user attention has never been easier.

Row and Column Animations (Core)
- Animate rows and columns as they move, enter, or exit the grid.
- Provide custom animations with easing curves that align with your app’s design approach.
- Fine-grained control to enable only the specific animations your application needs.
Scroll Flash Suppression (Core)
- Eliminate visual jarring by preventing white flashes when a user scrolls rapidly.
- Enhance perceived performance by providing an uninterrupted viewing experience.
Initial Viewport Dimensions (Core)
- Improved SSR support enables cell content pre-loading for faster initial page loads.
Improved AI Skills (Core + PRO)
- Updated AI Skills to align with new 2.2 features.
- Updated knowledge base improves agent capabilities for visual enhancements.
Grid Annotations (PRO)
- Guide user attention by rendering custom content anywhere in the grid.
- Add context details, such as notes or comments, by annotating headers or cells.
- Improved clipboard with ‘marching ants’ to visually confirm cut or copied cells, preventing errors.
- Automates positioning boilerplate to save development time.

All new features are accessible by design. LyteNyte Grid still remains just 40 KB gzipped.

Arrival of Grid Animations

Adding animations helps teams produce grids that appear more fluid and responsive during user interactions. Rows and columns can now be animated as they move, enter, or exit the grid.

LyteNyte Grid animations are fully customizable so they can be adapted to best suit your application’s use case. You can apply custom easing curves and independently enable or disable specific animation behaviors.

Refer to Grid Animations to learn more.

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import "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro/components.css";
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import "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro/light-dark.css";
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import { salesData, type SaleDataItem } from "@1771technologies/grid-sample-data/sales-data";
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import { Grid, useClientDataSource } from "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro";
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import {
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  AgeGroup,
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  CostCell,
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  CountryCell,
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  DateCell,
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  GenderCell,
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  NumberCell,
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  ProfitCell,
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} from "./components.jsx";
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import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
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export interface GridSpec {
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  readonly data: SaleDataItem;
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}
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const initialColumns: Grid.Column<GridSpec>[] = [
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  { id: "date", name: "Date", cellRenderer: DateCell, width: 110 },
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  { id: "age", name: "Age", type: "number", width: 80 },
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  { id: "ageGroup", name: "Age Group", cellRenderer: AgeGroup, width: 160 },
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  { id: "customerGender", name: "Gender", cellRenderer: GenderCell, width: 100 },
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  { id: "country", name: "Country", cellRenderer: CountryCell, width: 150 },
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  { id: "orderQuantity", name: "Quantity", type: "number", width: 60 },
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  { id: "unitPrice", name: "Price", type: "number", width: 80, cellRenderer: NumberCell },
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  { id: "cost", name: "Cost", width: 80, type: "number", cellRenderer: CostCell },
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  { id: "revenue", name: "Revenue", width: 80, type: "number", cellRenderer: ProfitCell },
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  { id: "profit", name: "Profit", width: 80, type: "number", cellRenderer: ProfitCell },
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  { id: "state", name: "State", width: 150 },
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  { id: "product", name: "Product", width: 160 },
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  { id: "productCategory", name: "Category", width: 120 },
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  { id: "subCategory", name: "Sub-Category", width: 160 },
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];
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const base: Grid.ColumnBase<GridSpec> = { width: 120 };
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// Stable IDs keyed by object identity so row move animations track correctly across shuffles.
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const rowIdMap = new Map(salesData.map((item, i) => [item, String(i)]));
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const leafIdFn = (d: SaleDataItem) => rowIdMap.get(d) ?? "unknown";
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function shuffle<T>(arr: T[]): T[] {
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  const a = [...arr];
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  for (let i = a.length - 1; i > 0; i--) {
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    const j = Math.floor(Math.random() * (i + 1));
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    [a[i], a[j]] = [a[j], a[i]];
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  }
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  return a;
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}
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export default function GridDemo() {
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  const [rowData, setRowData] = useState([...salesData]);
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  const [hideAdults, setHideAdults] = useState(false);
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  const [columns, setColumns] = useState(initialColumns);
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  const [hideCountry, setHideCountry] = useState(false);
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  const displayData = useMemo(
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    () => (hideAdults ? rowData.filter((r) => r.ageGroup !== "Adults (35-64)") : rowData),
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    [rowData, hideAdults],
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  );
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  const displayColumns = useMemo(
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    () => columns.map((c) => (c.id === "country" ? { ...c, hide: hideCountry } : c)),
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    [columns, hideCountry],
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  );
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  const ds = useClientDataSource<GridSpec>({ data: displayData, leafIdFn });
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  return (
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    <>
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      <div className="border-ln-border flex flex-wrap gap-4 text-nowrap border-b px-2 py-2">
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        <button data-ln-button="website" data-ln-size="mx" onClick={() => setRowData((d) => shuffle(d))}>
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          Shuffle Rows
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        </button>
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        <button data-ln-button="website" data-ln-size="mx" onClick={() => setColumns((c) => shuffle(c))}>
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          Shuffle Columns
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        </button>
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        <button data-ln-button="website" data-ln-size="mx" onClick={() => setHideAdults((h) => !h)}>
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          {hideAdults ? "Show: Adults (35-64)" : "Hide: Adults (35-64)"}
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        </button>
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        <button data-ln-button="website" data-ln-size="mx" onClick={() => setHideCountry((h) => !h)}>
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          {hideCountry ? "Show: Country" : "Hide: Country"}
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        </button>
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      </div>
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      <div className="ln-grid" style={{ height: 500 }}>
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        <Grid columns={displayColumns} columnBase={base} rowSource={ds} rowAnimate columnAnimate />
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      </div>
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    </>
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  );
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}

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import type { Grid } from "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro";
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import type { GridSpec } from "./demo";
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import { format, isValid, parse } from "date-fns";
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import { countryFlags } from "@1771technologies/grid-sample-data/sales-data";
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import { clsx, type ClassValue } from "clsx";
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import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
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export function DateCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (typeof field !== "string") return "-";
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  const dateField = parse(field as string, "MM/dd/yyyy", new Date());
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  if (!isValid(dateField)) return "-";
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  const niceDate = format(dateField, "yyyy MMM dd");
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  return <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center tabular-nums">{niceDate}</div>;
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}
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export function AgeGroup({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (field === "Youth (<25)") return <div className="text-[#944cec] dark:text-[#B181EB]">{field}</div>;
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  if (field === "Young Adults (25-34)")
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    return <div className="text-[#aa6c1a] dark:text-[#E5B474]">{field}</div>;
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  if (field === "Adults (35-64)") return <div className="text-[#0f7d4c] dark:text-[#52B086]">{field}</div>;
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  return "-";
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}
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export function GenderCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (field === "Male")
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    return (
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      <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center gap-2">
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        <div className="flex size-6 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-blue-500/50">
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          <svg width="16" height="16" fill="currentcolor" viewBox="0 0 256 256">
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            <path d="M216,28H168a12,12,0,0,0,0,24h19L154.28,84.74a84,84,0,1,0,17,17L204,69V88a12,12,0,0,0,24,0V40A12,12,0,0,0,216,28ZM146.41,194.46a60,60,0,1,1,0-84.87A60.1,60.1,0,0,1,146.41,194.46Z"></path>
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          </svg>
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        </div>
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        Male
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      </div>
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    );
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  if (field === "Female")
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    return (
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      <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center gap-2">
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        <div className="flex size-6 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-pink-500/50">
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          <svg width="16" height="16" fill="currentcolor" viewBox="0 0 256 256">
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            <path d="M212,96a84,84,0,1,0-96,83.13V196H88a12,12,0,0,0,0,24h28v20a12,12,0,0,0,24,0V220h28a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H140V179.13A84.12,84.12,0,0,0,212,96ZM68,96a60,60,0,1,1,60,60A60.07,60.07,0,0,1,68,96Z"></path>
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          </svg>
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        </div>
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        Female
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      </div>
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    );
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  return "-";
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}
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function tw(...c: ClassValue[]) {
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  return twMerge(clsx(...c));
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}
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const formatter = new Intl.NumberFormat("en-US", {
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  maximumFractionDigits: 2,
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  minimumFractionDigits: 0,
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});
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export function ProfitCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (typeof field !== "number") return "-";
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  const formatted = field < 0 ? `-$${formatter.format(Math.abs(field))}` : "$" + formatter.format(field);
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  return (
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    <div
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      className={tw(
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        "flex h-full w-full items-center justify-end tabular-nums",
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        field < 0 && "text-red-600 dark:text-red-300",
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        field > 0 && "text-green-600 dark:text-green-300",
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      )}
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    >
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      {formatted}
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    </div>
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  );
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}
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export function NumberCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (typeof field !== "number") return "-";
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  const formatted = field < 0 ? `-$${formatter.format(Math.abs(field))}` : "$" + formatter.format(field);
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  return <div className={"flex h-full w-full items-center justify-end tabular-nums"}>{formatted}</div>;
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}
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export function CostCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (typeof field !== "number") return "-";
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  const formatted = field < 0 ? `-$${formatter.format(Math.abs(field))}` : "$" + formatter.format(field);
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  return (
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    <div
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      className={tw(
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        "flex h-full w-full items-center justify-end tabular-nums text-red-600 dark:text-red-300",
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      )}
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    >
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      {formatted}
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    </div>
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  );
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}
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export function CountryCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  const flag = countryFlags[field as keyof typeof countryFlags];
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  if (!flag) return "-";
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  return (
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    <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center gap-2">
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      <img className="size-4" src={flag} alt={`country flag of ${field}`} />
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      <span>{String(field ?? "-")}</span>
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    </div>
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  );
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}

Refined UX With Scroll Flash Suppression

Enabling scroll flash suppression prevents blank or white flashes when users scroll rapidly through large grids.

This feature enables you to deliver an uninterrupted viewing experience to the end user. It helps data interfaces feel faster, more stable, and less visually jarring.

In the demo below, rapidly scroll up and down through the grid.

Suppress Scroll Flash

demo.tsx
components.tsx

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import "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro/components.css";
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import "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro/light-dark.css";
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import { salesData, type SaleDataItem } from "@1771technologies/grid-sample-data/sales-data";
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import { Grid, useClientDataSource } from "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro";
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import {
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  AgeGroup,
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  CostCell,
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  CountryCell,
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  DateCell,
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  GenderCell,
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  NumberCell,
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  ProfitCell,
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} from "./components.jsx";
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export interface GridSpec {
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  readonly data: SaleDataItem;
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}
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export const columns: Grid.Column<GridSpec>[] = [
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  { id: "date", name: "Date", cellRenderer: DateCell, width: 110 },
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  { id: "age", name: "Age", type: "number", width: 80 },
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  { id: "ageGroup", name: "Age Group", cellRenderer: AgeGroup, width: 160 },
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  { id: "customerGender", name: "Gender", cellRenderer: GenderCell, width: 100 },
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  { id: "country", name: "Country", cellRenderer: CountryCell, width: 150 },
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  { id: "orderQuantity", name: "Quantity", type: "number", width: 60 },
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  { id: "unitPrice", name: "Price", type: "number", width: 80, cellRenderer: NumberCell },
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  { id: "cost", name: "Cost", width: 80, type: "number", cellRenderer: CostCell },
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  { id: "revenue", name: "Revenue", width: 80, type: "number", cellRenderer: ProfitCell },
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  { id: "profit", name: "Profit", width: 80, type: "number", cellRenderer: ProfitCell },
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  { id: "state", name: "State", width: 150 },
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  { id: "product", name: "Product", width: 160 },
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  { id: "productCategory", name: "Category", width: 120 },
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  { id: "subCategory", name: "Sub-Category", width: 160 },
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];
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const base: Grid.ColumnBase<GridSpec> = { width: 120 };
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export default function GridDemo() {
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  const ds = useClientDataSource<GridSpec>({
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    data: salesData,
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  });
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  return (
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    <div className="ln-grid" style={{ height: 500 }}>
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      <Grid columns={columns} columnBase={base} rowSource={ds} suppressScrollFlash />
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    </div>
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  );
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}

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import type { Grid } from "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro";
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import type { GridSpec } from "./demo";
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import { format, isValid, parse } from "date-fns";
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import { countryFlags } from "@1771technologies/grid-sample-data/sales-data";
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import { clsx, type ClassValue } from "clsx";
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import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
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export function DateCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (typeof field !== "string") return "-";
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  const dateField = parse(field as string, "MM/dd/yyyy", new Date());
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  if (!isValid(dateField)) return "-";
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  const niceDate = format(dateField, "yyyy MMM dd");
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  return <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center tabular-nums">{niceDate}</div>;
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}
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export function AgeGroup({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (field === "Youth (<25)") return <div className="text-[#944cec] dark:text-[#B181EB]">{field}</div>;
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  if (field === "Young Adults (25-34)")
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    return <div className="text-[#aa6c1a] dark:text-[#E5B474]">{field}</div>;
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  if (field === "Adults (35-64)") return <div className="text-[#0f7d4c] dark:text-[#52B086]">{field}</div>;
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  return "-";
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}
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export function GenderCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (field === "Male")
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    return (
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      <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center gap-2">
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        <div className="flex size-6 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-blue-500/50">
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          <svg width="16" height="16" fill="currentcolor" viewBox="0 0 256 256">
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            <path d="M216,28H168a12,12,0,0,0,0,24h19L154.28,84.74a84,84,0,1,0,17,17L204,69V88a12,12,0,0,0,24,0V40A12,12,0,0,0,216,28ZM146.41,194.46a60,60,0,1,1,0-84.87A60.1,60.1,0,0,1,146.41,194.46Z"></path>
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          </svg>
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        </div>
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        Male
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      </div>
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    );
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  if (field === "Female")
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    return (
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      <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center gap-2">
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        <div className="flex size-6 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-pink-500/50">
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          <svg width="16" height="16" fill="currentcolor" viewBox="0 0 256 256">
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            <path d="M212,96a84,84,0,1,0-96,83.13V196H88a12,12,0,0,0,0,24h28v20a12,12,0,0,0,24,0V220h28a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H140V179.13A84.12,84.12,0,0,0,212,96ZM68,96a60,60,0,1,1,60,60A60.07,60.07,0,0,1,68,96Z"></path>
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          </svg>
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        </div>
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        Female
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      </div>
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    );
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  return "-";
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}
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function tw(...c: ClassValue[]) {
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  return twMerge(clsx(...c));
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}
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const formatter = new Intl.NumberFormat("en-US", {
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  maximumFractionDigits: 2,
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  minimumFractionDigits: 0,
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});
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export function ProfitCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (typeof field !== "number") return "-";
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  const formatted = field < 0 ? `-$${formatter.format(Math.abs(field))}` : "$" + formatter.format(field);
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  return (
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    <div
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      className={tw(
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        "flex h-full w-full items-center justify-end tabular-nums",
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        field < 0 && "text-red-600 dark:text-red-300",
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        field > 0 && "text-green-600 dark:text-green-300",
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      )}
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    >
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      {formatted}
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    </div>
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  );
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}
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export function NumberCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (typeof field !== "number") return "-";
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  const formatted = field < 0 ? `-$${formatter.format(Math.abs(field))}` : "$" + formatter.format(field);
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  return <div className={"flex h-full w-full items-center justify-end tabular-nums"}>{formatted}</div>;
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}
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export function CostCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (typeof field !== "number") return "-";
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  const formatted = field < 0 ? `-$${formatter.format(Math.abs(field))}` : "$" + formatter.format(field);
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  return (
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    <div
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      className={tw(
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        "flex h-full w-full items-center justify-end tabular-nums text-red-600 dark:text-red-300",
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      )}
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    >
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      {formatted}
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    </div>
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  );
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}
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export function CountryCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  const flag = countryFlags[field as keyof typeof countryFlags];
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  if (!flag) return "-";
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  return (
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    <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center gap-2">
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      <img className="size-4" src={flag} alt={`country flag of ${field}`} />
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      <span>{String(field ?? "-")}</span>
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    </div>
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  );
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}

Click here to learn more.

Pre-loaded With Initial View Port Dimensions

Added support for initial viewport dimensions, improving SSR by allowing the grid to preload visible cell content before the page fully renders.

This helps reduce empty loading states and makes the initial grid view appear faster and more complete for users.

Click here to learn more.

AI-Capable Grid, More AI-Capable

Updated AI Skills for Core and PRO, giving coding agents the latest product knowledge for the new release. The improved knowledge base helps agents better understand and implement 2.2 features, especially visual enhancements like animations, annotations, and scroll flash suppression.

LyteNyte Grid uniquely enhances AI agents by being declarative and type-safe, allowing AI to verify results without executing the code. This significantly improves implementation accuracy and reduces token usage.

Refer to our AI Skills Overview guide to learn more.

Capture User Attention With Grid Annotations

Annotations help guide the user’s attention to different parts of the grid. These features enhance the visual experience by adding context directly within the grid.

Developers can render custom content anywhere in the grid, including in headers and cells, to surface notes, comments, or visual cues that make data-heavy interfaces easier for users to understand.

LyteNyte Grid also handles annotation positioning, reducing the amount of boilerplate required to get set up and ship as fast as possible. Refer to Grid Annotations to learn more.

Right-click any cell in the demo below to add cell notes.

Cell Note Annotation

demo.tsx
components.tsx

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import "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro/components.css";
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import "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro/light-dark.css";
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import { salesData, type SaleDataItem } from "@1771technologies/grid-sample-data/sales-data";
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import { Grid, useClientDataSource, virtualFromXY } from "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro";
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import { Menu, Popover } from "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro/components";
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import {
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  AgeGroup,
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  CostCell,
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  CountryCell,
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  DateCell,
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  GenderCell,
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  NumberCell,
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  ProfitCell,
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} from "./components.jsx";
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import React, { useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
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export interface GridSpec {
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  readonly data: SaleDataItem;
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}
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export const columns: Grid.Column<GridSpec>[] = [
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  { id: "date", name: "Date", cellRenderer: DateCell, width: 110 },
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  { id: "age", name: "Age", type: "number", width: 80 },
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  { id: "ageGroup", name: "Age Group", cellRenderer: AgeGroup, width: 160 },
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  { id: "customerGender", name: "Gender", cellRenderer: GenderCell, width: 100 },
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  { id: "country", name: "Country", cellRenderer: CountryCell, width: 150 },
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  { id: "orderQuantity", name: "Quantity", type: "number", width: 60 },
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  { id: "unitPrice", name: "Price", type: "number", width: 80, cellRenderer: NumberCell },
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  { id: "cost", name: "Cost", width: 80, type: "number", cellRenderer: CostCell },
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  { id: "revenue", name: "Revenue", width: 80, type: "number", cellRenderer: ProfitCell },
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  { id: "profit", name: "Profit", width: 80, type: "number", cellRenderer: ProfitCell },
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  { id: "state", name: "State", width: 150 },
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  { id: "product", name: "Product", width: 160 },
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  { id: "productCategory", name: "Category", width: 120 },
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  { id: "subCategory", name: "Sub-Category", width: 160 },
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];
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const base: Grid.ColumnBase<GridSpec> = { width: 120 };
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interface CellRef {
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  rowId: string;
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  rowIndex: number;
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  colIndex: number;
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}
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interface NoteEntry {
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  text: string;
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  rowIndex: number;
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  colIndex: number;
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}
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function cellKey(rowId: string, colId: string) {
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}
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function NoteMarker() {
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      style={{
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        position: "absolute",
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        top: 0,
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        insetInlineEnd: 0,
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        width: 0,
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        height: 0,
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        borderTop: "8px solid #ef4444",
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        borderInlineStart: "8px solid transparent",
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      }}
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    />
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  );
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}
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const panelStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
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  minWidth: 220,
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  maxWidth: 300,
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  background: "var(--ln-bg-popover)",
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  border: "1px solid var(--ln-border-popover)",
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  borderRadius: 8,
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  padding: 10,
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  boxShadow: "0 4px 16px var(--ln-border-field-and-button-shadow)",
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};
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const noteTextStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
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  margin: 0,
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  fontSize: 13,
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  color: "var(--ln-text)",
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  whiteSpace: "pre-wrap",
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  wordBreak: "break-word",
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};
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function NoteEditContent({
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  initialValue,
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  onAccept,
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  onCancel,
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}: {
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  initialValue: string;
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  onAccept: (text: string) => void;
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  onCancel: () => void;
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}) {
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  const [value, setValue] = useState(initialValue);
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  return (
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    <>
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      <textarea
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        autoFocus
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        value={value}
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        onChange={(e) => setValue(e.target.value)}
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        placeholder="Add a note…"
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        rows={3}
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        style={{
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          display: "block",
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          width: "100%",
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          minWidth: 220,
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          minHeight: 60,
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          resize: "both",
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          border: "1px solid var(--ln-border-field-and-button)",
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          borderRadius: 4,
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          padding: "5px 8px",
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          fontSize: 13,
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          outline: "none",
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          boxSizing: "border-box",
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          fontFamily: "inherit",
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          background: "var(--ln-bg-form-field)",
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          color: "var(--ln-text)",
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        }}
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        onFocus={(e) => {
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          const len = e.target.value.length;
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          e.target.setSelectionRange(len, len);
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        }}
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        onKeyDownCapture={(e) => {
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          if ((e.metaKey || e.ctrlKey) && e.key === "Enter") onAccept(value);
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          if (e.key === "Escape") onCancel();
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        }}
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      />
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      <p style={{ margin: "6px 0 0", fontSize: 11, color: "var(--ln-text-secondary)" }}>
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        Tip: Press Ctrl/Cmd + Enter to commit.
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      </p>
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        style={{ display: "flex", gap: 6, marginTop: 10, justifyContent: "flex-end" }}
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        onKeyDown={(e) => {
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          if (e.key === "Escape") onCancel();
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          if (e.key !== "ArrowLeft" && e.key !== "ArrowRight") return;
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          const buttons = e.currentTarget.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>("button");
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          const idx = Array.from(buttons).indexOf(e.target as HTMLButtonElement);
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          if (idx === -1) return;
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          e.preventDefault();
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          const next = e.key === "ArrowRight" ? buttons[idx + 1] : buttons[idx - 1];
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          next?.focus();
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        }}
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      >
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        <button
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          onClick={() => onAccept(value)}
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          className="duration-120 bg-ln-primary-50 hover:bg-ln-primary-70 cursor-pointer transition-colors"
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          style={{
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            padding: "6px 14px",
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            minWidth: 64,
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            borderRadius: 4,
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            border: "none",
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            color: "white",
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            fontSize: 12,
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          }}
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        >
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          Save
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        </button>
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        <button
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          onClick={onCancel}
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          className="bg-ln-bg-button-light hover:bg-ln-gray-30 duration-120 cursor-pointer transition-colors"
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          style={{
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            padding: "6px 14px",
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            minWidth: 64,
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            borderRadius: 4,
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            border: "1px solid var(--ln-border-button-light)",
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            color: "var(--ln-text)",
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            fontSize: 12,
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          }}
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        >
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          Cancel
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        </button>
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      </div>
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    </>
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  );
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}
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function getCellEl(target: EventTarget | null): HTMLElement | null {
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  return (target as HTMLElement | null)?.closest?.("[data-ln-cell]") as HTMLElement | null;
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}
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const INITIAL_NOTES: Map<string, NoteEntry> = new Map([
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  [
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    "leaf-0|country",
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    {
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      text: "Canada is our strongest market for premium accessories this quarter.",
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      rowIndex: 0,
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      colIndex: 4,
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    },
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  ],
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  ["leaf-0|age", { text: "Youth segment, bulk order of 8 units at full price.", rowIndex: 0, colIndex: 1 }],
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  [
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    "leaf-1|age",
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    {
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      text: "Same SKU, different customer, quantity dropped to 3. Worth investigating.",
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      rowIndex: 1,
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      colIndex: 1,
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    },
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  ],
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  [
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    "leaf-2|country",
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    {
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      text: "Australia showing strong demand for bike stands. Potential growth market.",
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      rowIndex: 2,
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      colIndex: 4,
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    },
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  ],
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  [
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    "leaf-3|orderQuantity",
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    { text: "19 units of a $5 item, France is bulk-buying water bottles.", rowIndex: 3, colIndex: 5 },
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  ],
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  [
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    "leaf-5|ageGroup",
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    {
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      text: "Youth female segment in France, 14 units. Higher than the male equivalent.",
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      rowIndex: 5,
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      colIndex: 2,
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    },
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  ],
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  [
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    "leaf-6|country",
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    {
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      text: "Germany showing repeat demand for low-cost accessories. Low margin but consistent volume.",
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      rowIndex: 6,
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      colIndex: 4,
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    },
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  ],
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]);
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const INITIAL_PINNED: Set<string> = new Set();
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export default function GridDemo() {
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  const [notes, setNotes] = useState<Map<string, NoteEntry>>(INITIAL_NOTES);
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  const [hovered, setHovered] = useState<CellRef | null>(null);
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  const [hoveredEl, setHoveredEl] = useState<HTMLElement | null>(null);
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  const [editing, setEditing] = useState<CellRef | null>(null);
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  const [editingEl, setEditingEl] = useState<HTMLElement | null>(null);
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  const [pinnedKeys, setPinnedKeys] = useState<Set<string>>(INITIAL_PINNED);
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  const [menu, setMenu] = useState<CellRef | null>(null);
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  const [menuAnchor, setMenuAnchor] = useState<Grid.T.VirtualTarget | null>(null);
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  const editingRef = useRef(editing);
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  editingRef.current = editing;
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  // Cell element of the last right-clicked cell; read when menu items are actioned.
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  const menuElRef = useRef<HTMLElement | null>(null);
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  const annotationElsRef = useRef(new Map<string, HTMLElement>());
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  const clearHoveredTimeout = useRef<ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null>(null);
254

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  const ds = useClientDataSource<GridSpec>({ data: salesData });
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  const cancelClear = useCallback(() => {
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    if (clearHoveredTimeout.current) {
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      clearTimeout(clearHoveredTimeout.current);
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      clearHoveredTimeout.current = null;
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    }
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  }, []);
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  // Annotations render only the triangle marker — all floating UI is handled by Popover below.
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  // Each annotation captures the [data-ln-annotation-id] element (always in the DOM, positioned
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  // via CSS transform) so pinned Popovers survive virtualization.
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  const annotations = useMemo<Grid.Annotation<GridSpec>[]>(() => {
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    const result: Grid.Annotation<GridSpec>[] = [];
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    for (const [key, entry] of notes) {
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      const { rowIndex, colIndex } = entry;
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      result.push({
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        id: `note-${key}`,
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        anchor: {
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          kind: "range",
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          rowStart: rowIndex,
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          rowEnd: rowIndex + 1,
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          colStart: colIndex,
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          colEnd: colIndex + 1,
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        },
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        render: () => (
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          <div
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            ref={(el) => {
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              if (el) {
284
                const annotationEl = el.closest("[data-ln-annotation-id]") as HTMLElement | null;
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                if (annotationEl) annotationElsRef.current.set(key, annotationEl);
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              } else {
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                annotationElsRef.current.delete(key);
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              }
289
            }}
290
            style={{ position: "absolute", inset: 0, pointerEvents: "none" }}
291
          >
292
            <NoteMarker />
293
          </div>
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        ),
295
      });
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    }
297
    return result;
298
  }, [notes]);
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  const events = useMemo<Grid.Events<GridSpec>>(
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    () => ({
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      cell: {
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        contextMenu: ({ event, row, column, layout }) => {
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          event.preventDefault();
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          event.stopPropagation();
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          setEditing(null);
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          setEditingEl(null);
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          setHovered(null);
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          setHoveredEl(null);
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          menuElRef.current = getCellEl(event.target);
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          setMenuAnchor(virtualFromXY(event.clientX, event.clientY));
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          setMenu({
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            rowId: row.id,
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            colId: column.id,
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            rowIndex: layout.rowIndex,
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            colIndex: layout.colIndex,
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          });
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        },
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        keyDown: ({ event, row, column, layout }) => {
320
          if (event.key !== "F2" || !event.shiftKey || event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || editingRef.current)
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            return;
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          event.preventDefault();
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          event.stopPropagation();
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          const el = getCellEl(event.target);
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          setEditing({
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            rowId: row.id,
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            colId: column.id,
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            rowIndex: layout.rowIndex,
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            colIndex: layout.colIndex,
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          });
331
          setEditingEl(el);
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        },
333
        mouseEnter: ({ layout, row, column, event }) => {
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          if (editingRef.current) return;
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          cancelClear();
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          setHoveredEl(getCellEl(event.target));
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          setHovered({
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            rowId: row.id,
339
            colId: column.id,
340
            rowIndex: layout.rowIndex,
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            colIndex: layout.colIndex,
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          });
343
        },
344
        mouseLeave: () => {
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          if (editingRef.current) return;
346
          clearHoveredTimeout.current = setTimeout(() => {
347
            setHovered(null);
348
            setHoveredEl(null);
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            clearHoveredTimeout.current = null;
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          }, 80);
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        },
352
      },
353
    }),
354
    [cancelClear],
355
  );
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  const hovKey = hovered ? cellKey(hovered.rowId, hovered.colId) : null;
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  const menuKey = menu ? cellKey(menu.rowId, menu.colId) : null;
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  const menuHasNote = !!menuKey && notes.has(menuKey);
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  const menuIsPinned = !!menuKey && pinnedKeys.has(menuKey);
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  // The tooltip shows when hovering a noted cell (not already pinned) or when the context
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  // menu is open on a noted cell. In either case a single Popover handles the display.
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  const tooltipNote =
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    menu && menuHasNote && menuKey
366
      ? (notes.get(menuKey) ?? null)
367
      : !editing && hovKey && !pinnedKeys.has(hovKey)
368
        ? (notes.get(hovKey) ?? null)
369
        : null;
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  const tooltipAnchor = menu && menuHasNote ? menuElRef.current : hoveredEl;
371

372
  const editKey = editing ? cellKey(editing.rowId, editing.colId) : null;
373
  const editAnchor = (editKey && annotationElsRef.current.get(editKey)) ?? editingEl;
374

375
  const closeEditing = () => {
376
    setEditing(null);
377
    setEditingEl(null);
378
    setHovered(null);
379
    setHoveredEl(null);
380
  };
381

382
  return (
383
    <>
384
      <Menu
385
        anchor={menuAnchor}
386
        open={!!menu}
387
        modal={false}
388
        lockScroll
389
        onOpenChange={(b) => {
390
          if (!b) {
391
            setMenu(null);
392
            setMenuAnchor(null);
393
          }
394
        }}
395
      >
396
        <Menu.Popover>
397
          <Menu.Container>
398
            {menu && !menuHasNote && (
399
              <Menu.Item
400
                onAction={() => {
401
                  setEditing(menu);
402
                  setEditingEl(menuElRef.current);
403
                  setMenu(null);
404
                  setMenuAnchor(null);
405
                }}
406
              >
407
                Add Note
408
              </Menu.Item>
409
            )}
410
            {menu && menuHasNote && (
411
              <>
412
                <Menu.Item
413
                  onAction={() => {
414
                    setEditing(menu);
415
                    setEditingEl(menuElRef.current);
416
                    setMenu(null);
417
                    setMenuAnchor(null);
418
                  }}
419
                >
420
                  Edit Note
421
                </Menu.Item>
422
                <Menu.Item
423
                  onAction={() => {
424
                    const key = menuKey!;
425
                    setNotes((p) => {
426
                      const n = new Map(p);
427
                      n.delete(key);
428
                      return n;
429
                    });
430
                    setPinnedKeys((p) => {
431
                      const n = new Set(p);
432
                      n.delete(key);
433
                      return n;
434
                    });
435
                    setMenu(null);
436
                    setMenuAnchor(null);
437
                  }}
438
                >
439
                  Delete Note
440
                </Menu.Item>
441
                <Menu.Item
442
                  onAction={() => {
443
                    const key = menuKey!;
444
                    setPinnedKeys((p) => {
445
                      const n = new Set(p);
446
                      if (menuIsPinned) n.delete(key);
447
                      else n.add(key);
448
                      return n;
449
                    });
450
                    setMenu(null);
451
                    setMenuAnchor(null);
452
                  }}
453
                >
454
                  {menuIsPinned ? "Hide Note" : "Show Note"}
455
                </Menu.Item>
456
              </>
457
            )}
458
          </Menu.Container>
459
        </Menu.Popover>
460
      </Menu>
461

462
      {/* Hover tooltip and menu-open tooltip share one Popover */}
463
      <Popover
464
        anchor={tooltipAnchor}
465
        open={!!tooltipNote && !!tooltipAnchor}
466
        modal={false}
467
        focusTrap={false}
468
        focusInitial={false}
469
        lightDismiss={false}
470
        hide
471
        placement="top-end"
472
        sideOffset={8}
473
      >
474
        <Popover.Container
475
          style={{ ...panelStyle, borderRadius: 2, pointerEvents: menu ? "none" : undefined }}
476
          onMouseEnter={!menu ? cancelClear : undefined}
477
          onMouseLeave={
478
            !menu
479
              ? () => {
480
                  setHovered(null);
481
                  setHoveredEl(null);
482
                }
483
              : undefined
484
          }
485
        >
486
          <Popover.Arrow />
487
          <p style={noteTextStyle}>{tooltipNote?.text ?? ""}</p>
488
        </Popover.Container>
489
      </Popover>
490

491
      {/* Edit / add popover — modal so focus is trapped inside */}
492
      <Popover
493
        anchor={editAnchor}
494
        open={!!editing}
495
        lockScroll={false}
496
        lightDismiss={false}
497
        onOpenChange={(open) => {
498
          if (!open) closeEditing();
499
        }}
500
        placement="right-start"
501
        sideOffset={8}
502
      >
503
        {editing && (
504
          <Popover.Container style={{ ...panelStyle, maxWidth: "none", padding: 4 }}>
505
            <Popover.Arrow />
506
            <NoteEditContent
507
              key={cellKey(editing.rowId, editing.colId)}
508
              initialValue={notes.get(cellKey(editing.rowId, editing.colId))?.text ?? ""}
509
              onAccept={(text) => {
510
                const key = cellKey(editing.rowId, editing.colId);
511
                if (!text.trim()) {
512
                  setPinnedKeys((p) => {
513
                    const n = new Set(p);
514
                    n.delete(key);
515
                    return n;
516
                  });
517
                }
518
                setNotes((prev) => {
519
                  const next = new Map(prev);
520
                  if (text.trim()) {
521
                    next.set(key, {
522
                      text: text.trim(),
523
                      rowIndex: editing.rowIndex,
524
                      colIndex: editing.colIndex,
525
                    });
526
                  } else {
527
                    next.delete(key);
528
                  }
529
                  return next;
530
                });
531
                closeEditing();
532
              }}
533
              onCancel={closeEditing}
534
            />
535
          </Popover.Container>
536
        )}
537
      </Popover>
538

539
      {/* One Popover per pinned note, anchored to the annotation element which is always
540
          in the DOM (positioned via CSS transform) so it survives row virtualization. */}
541
      {[...pinnedKeys].map((key) => {
542
        const note = notes.get(key);
543
        const el = annotationElsRef.current.get(key);
544
        if (!note || !el) return null;
545
        return (
546
          <Popover
547
            key={key}
548
            anchor={el}
549
            open
550
            modal={false}
551
            focusTrap={false}
552
            lightDismiss={false}
553
            hide
554
            placement="top-end"
555
            sideOffset={8}
556
          >
557
            <Popover.Container style={panelStyle}>
558
              <Popover.Arrow />
559
              <p style={noteTextStyle}>{note.text}</p>
560
            </Popover.Container>
561
          </Popover>
562
        );
563
      })}
564

565
      <div className="ln-grid" style={{ height: 500 }}>
566
        <Grid columns={columns} columnBase={base} rowSource={ds} annotations={annotations} events={events} />
567
      </div>
568
    </>
569
  );
570
}

1
import type { Grid } from "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro";
2
import type { GridSpec } from "./demo";
3
import { format, isValid, parse } from "date-fns";
4
import { countryFlags } from "@1771technologies/grid-sample-data/sales-data";
5
import { clsx, type ClassValue } from "clsx";
6
import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
7

8
export function DateCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
9
  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
10

11
  if (typeof field !== "string") return "-";
12

13
  const dateField = parse(field as string, "MM/dd/yyyy", new Date());
14

15
  if (!isValid(dateField)) return "-";
16

17
  const niceDate = format(dateField, "yyyy MMM dd");
18
  return <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center tabular-nums">{niceDate}</div>;
19
}
20

21
export function AgeGroup({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
22
  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
23

24
  if (field === "Youth (<25)") return <div className="text-[#944cec] dark:text-[#B181EB]">{field}</div>;
25
  if (field === "Young Adults (25-34)")
26
    return <div className="text-[#aa6c1a] dark:text-[#E5B474]">{field}</div>;
27
  if (field === "Adults (35-64)") return <div className="text-[#0f7d4c] dark:text-[#52B086]">{field}</div>;
28

29
  return "-";
30
}
31

32
export function GenderCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
33
  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
34

35
  if (field === "Male")
36
    return (
37
      <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center gap-2">
38
        <div className="flex size-6 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-blue-500/50">
39
          <svg width="16" height="16" fill="currentcolor" viewBox="0 0 256 256">
40
            <path d="M216,28H168a12,12,0,0,0,0,24h19L154.28,84.74a84,84,0,1,0,17,17L204,69V88a12,12,0,0,0,24,0V40A12,12,0,0,0,216,28ZM146.41,194.46a60,60,0,1,1,0-84.87A60.1,60.1,0,0,1,146.41,194.46Z"></path>
41
          </svg>
42
        </div>
43
        Male
44
      </div>
45
    );
46

47
  if (field === "Female")
48
    return (
49
      <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center gap-2">
50
        <div className="flex size-6 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-pink-500/50">
51
          <svg width="16" height="16" fill="currentcolor" viewBox="0 0 256 256">
52
            <path d="M212,96a84,84,0,1,0-96,83.13V196H88a12,12,0,0,0,0,24h28v20a12,12,0,0,0,24,0V220h28a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H140V179.13A84.12,84.12,0,0,0,212,96ZM68,96a60,60,0,1,1,60,60A60.07,60.07,0,0,1,68,96Z"></path>
53
          </svg>
54
        </div>
55
        Female
56
      </div>
57
    );
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  return "-";
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}
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function tw(...c: ClassValue[]) {
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  return twMerge(clsx(...c));
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}
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const formatter = new Intl.NumberFormat("en-US", {
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  maximumFractionDigits: 2,
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  minimumFractionDigits: 0,
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});
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export function ProfitCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (typeof field !== "number") return "-";
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  const formatted = field < 0 ? `-$${formatter.format(Math.abs(field))}` : "$" + formatter.format(field);
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  return (
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    <div
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      className={tw(
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        "flex h-full w-full items-center justify-end tabular-nums",
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        field < 0 && "text-red-600 dark:text-red-300",
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        field > 0 && "text-green-600 dark:text-green-300",
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      )}
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    >
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      {formatted}
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    </div>
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  );
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}
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export function NumberCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (typeof field !== "number") return "-";
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  const formatted = field < 0 ? `-$${formatter.format(Math.abs(field))}` : "$" + formatter.format(field);
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  return <div className={"flex h-full w-full items-center justify-end tabular-nums"}>{formatted}</div>;
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}
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export function CostCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (typeof field !== "number") return "-";
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  const formatted = field < 0 ? `-$${formatter.format(Math.abs(field))}` : "$" + formatter.format(field);
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  return (
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    <div
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      className={tw(
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        "flex h-full w-full items-center justify-end tabular-nums text-red-600 dark:text-red-300",
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      )}
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    >
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      {formatted}
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    </div>
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  );
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}
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export function CountryCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  const flag = countryFlags[field as keyof typeof countryFlags];
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  if (!flag) return "-";
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  return (
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    <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center gap-2">
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      <img className="size-4" src={flag} alt={`country flag of ${field}`} />
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      <span>{String(field ?? "-")}</span>
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    </div>
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  );
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}

Clipboard & Marching Ants

A complementary feature of annotations is improved clipboard interactions. Developers can now bring the familiar “marching ants” border to the grid, giving users clear visual confirmation of which cells have been cut or copied.

In the demo below, click and drag to select cells. Press Ctrl C to copy, Ctrl X to cut, and Ctrl V to paste.

Marching Ants

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"use client";
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import "./demo.css";
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import "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro/components.css";
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import "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro/light-dark.css";
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import { Grid, useClientDataSource } from "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro";
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import {
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  CountryCell,
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  CustomerRating,
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  DateCell,
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  DurationCell,
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  NameCell,
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  NumberCell,
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  OverdueCell,
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} from "./components.js";
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import { useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
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function MarchingAnts() {
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  return (
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    <svg
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      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
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      style={{
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        position: "absolute",
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        inset: 0,
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        width: "100%",
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        height: "100%",
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        overflow: "visible",
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        pointerEvents: "none",
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      }}
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    >
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      <rect
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        x="0"
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        y="0"
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        width="100%"
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        height="100%"
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        fill="none"
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        stroke="var(--ln-primary-50)"
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        strokeWidth="2"
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        strokeDasharray="8 5"
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        className="ln-marching-ants"
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      />
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    </svg>
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  );
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}
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import { loanData, type LoanDataItem } from "@1771technologies/grid-sample-data/loan-data";
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export interface GridSpec {
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  readonly data: LoanDataItem;
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}
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const columns: Grid.Column<GridSpec>[] = [
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  { name: "Name", id: "name", cellRenderer: NameCell, width: 130 },
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  { name: "Country", id: "country", width: 150, cellRenderer: CountryCell },
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  { name: "Loan Amount", id: "loanAmount", width: 120, type: "number", cellRenderer: NumberCell },
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  { name: "Balance", id: "balance", type: "number", cellRenderer: NumberCell },
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  { name: "Customer Rating", id: "customerRating", type: "number", width: 125, cellRenderer: CustomerRating },
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  { name: "Marital", id: "marital" },
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  { name: "Education", id: "education", hide: true },
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  { name: "Job", id: "job", width: 120, hide: true },
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  { name: "Overdue", id: "overdue", cellRenderer: OverdueCell },
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  { name: "Duration", id: "duration", type: "number", cellRenderer: DurationCell },
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  { name: "Date", id: "date", width: 110, cellRenderer: DateCell },
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  { name: "Age", id: "age", width: 80, type: "number" },
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  { name: "Contact", id: "contact" },
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];
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const base: Grid.ColumnBase<GridSpec> = {
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  width: 100,
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  cellRenderer: (p) => {
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    const field = p.api.columnField(p.column, p.row);
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    if (field == null) return "";
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    return String(field);
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  },
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};
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export default function ExportDemo() {
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  const [data, setData] = useState(loanData);
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  const ds = useClientDataSource({
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    data: data,
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    onRowDataChange: (p) => {
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      setData((prev) => {
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        const next = [...prev];
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        p.center.forEach((v, i) => {
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          next[i] = v as LoanDataItem;
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        });
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89
        return next;
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      });
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    },
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  });
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  const [selections, setSelections] = useState<Grid.T.DataRect[]>([]);
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  const [copiedRect, setCopiedRect] = useState<Grid.T.DataRect | null>(null);
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  // Non-null when the last copy was a cut — cleared after a paste so source cells are nulled.
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  const cutRectRef = useRef<Grid.T.DataRect | null>(null);
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  // The exact text written to the clipboard by this grid. Used to detect if the user
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  // copied something else externally before pasting back in.
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  const copiedTextRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
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101
  const [api, setApi] = useState<Grid.API<GridSpec> | null>(null);
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  const apiRef = useRef(api);
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  apiRef.current = api;
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  const setDataRef = useRef(setData);
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  setDataRef.current = setData;
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  const copiedRectRef = useRef(copiedRect);
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  copiedRectRef.current = copiedRect;
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109
  const getFirstSelection = useCallback(() => {
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    return selections.at(0) ?? null;
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  }, [selections]);
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  const handleCopy = useCallback(async (sel: Grid.T.DataRect): Promise<string | null> => {
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    if (!api) return null;
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    const data = await api.exportData({ rect: sel });
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    return data.data
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      .map((row) => row.map((cell) => `${cell ?? ""}`).join("\t"))
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      .join("\n");
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  }, [api]);
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123
  const handleGridUpdate = useCallback(
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    async (updates: unknown[][]) => {
125
      if (!api) return;
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      if (!document.activeElement) return null;
127

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      const position = api.positionFromElement(document.activeElement as HTMLElement);
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      if (position?.kind !== "cell") return;
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      // Repeat paste for excel like behavior
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      const selection = api.cellSelections().at(-1);
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      let repeat: Repeat | null = null;
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      if (selection) {
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        const xDiff = selection.columnEnd - selection.columnStart;
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        const yDiff = selection.rowEnd - selection.rowStart;
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        const columnLengths = updates.map((x) => x.length);
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        const allTheSameLength = columnLengths.every((x) => x === columnLengths[0]);
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        if (allTheSameLength)
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          repeat = rectRepeat({ cols: columnLengths[0], rows: updates.length }, { cols: xDiff, rows: yDiff });
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      }
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      if (repeat) {
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        for (let r = 0; r < updates.length; r++) {
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          const row = updates[r];
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          const newRow = [];
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          for (let i = 0; i < repeat.x; i++) newRow.push(...row);
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          updates[r] = newRow;
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        }
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        const final = [];
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        for (let i = 0; i < repeat.y; i++) final.push(...updates);
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        updates = final;
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      }
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      const map = new Map<number, { column: number; value: any }[]>();
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      for (let i = 0; i < updates.length; i++) {
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        const rowI = i + position.rowIndex;
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        const row = api.rowByIndex(rowI).get();
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        if (!row?.data || api.rowIsGroup(row)) continue;
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        const data = updates[i];
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        const columnUpdates: { column: number; value: any }[] = [];
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        for (let j = 0; j < data.length; j++) {
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          const colI = j + position.colIndex;
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          const column = api.columnByIndex(colI);
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          if (!column) continue;
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          const rawValue = data[j];
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          let value = column.type === "number" ? Number.parseFloat(rawValue as string) : rawValue;
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          if (column.type === "number" && Number.isNaN(value)) value = rawValue;
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          columnUpdates.push({ column: colI, value: value });
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        }
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        map.set(rowI, columnUpdates);
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      }
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      if (!api.editUpdateCells(map)) alert("Copy operation failed");
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    },
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    [api],
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  );
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  const annotations = useMemo<Grid.Annotation<GridSpec>[]>(() => {
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    if (!copiedRect) return [];
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    return [
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      {
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        id: "marching-ants",
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        zIndex: 10,
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        anchor: {
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          kind: "range",
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          rowStart: copiedRect.rowStart,
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          rowEnd: copiedRect.rowEnd,
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          colStart: copiedRect.columnStart,
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          colEnd: copiedRect.columnEnd,
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        },
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        render: () => <MarchingAnts />,
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      },
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    ];
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  }, [copiedRect]);
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  return (
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    <div className="ln-grid" style={{ height: 500 }}>
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      <Grid
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        events={useMemo<Grid.Events<GridSpec>>(() => {
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          return {
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            viewport: {
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              keyDown: async (p) => {
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                if (p.event.key === "Escape") {
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                  const ourText = copiedTextRef.current;
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                  cutRectRef.current = null;
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                  copiedTextRef.current = null;
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                  setCopiedRect(null);
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                  setSelections([]);
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                  if (ourText) {
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                    navigator.clipboard.readText().then((current) => {
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                      if (normalizeNewlines(current) === ourText) navigator.clipboard.writeText("");
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                    });
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                  }
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                  return;
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                }
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                if (!p.event.ctrlKey && !p.event.metaKey) return;
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                if (p.event.key === "x") {
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                  const sel = getFirstSelection();
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                  if (!sel) return;
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                  const textPromise = handleCopy(sel);
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                  // Call clipboard.write() synchronously — before any await — so Safari
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                  // counts this as within the user gesture and allows the clipboard write.
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                  navigator.clipboard.write([
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                    new ClipboardItem({
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                      "text/plain": textPromise.then((t) => new Blob([t ?? ""], { type: "text/plain" })),
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                    }),
244
                  ]);
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                  const text = await textPromise;
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                  copiedTextRef.current = text;
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                  cutRectRef.current = sel;
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                  setCopiedRect(sel);
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                } else if (p.event.key === "v") {
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                  const content = normalizeNewlines(await navigator.clipboard.readText());
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                  // If the clipboard content differs from what this grid wrote, the user
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                  // copied something externally — discard our copy/cut context.
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                  if (copiedTextRef.current !== null && content !== copiedTextRef.current) {
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                    cutRectRef.current = null;
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                    copiedTextRef.current = null;
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                    copiedRectRef.current = null;
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                    setCopiedRect(null);
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                    setSelections([]);
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                    return;
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                  }
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                  if (!content) return;
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                  const cut = cutRectRef.current;
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                  const wascut = !!cut;
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                  cutRectRef.current = null;
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                  const updates = content.split("\n").map((c) => {
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                    return c
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                      .trim()
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                      .split("\t")
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                      .map((x) => x.trim());
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                  });
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                  // Capture paste start position before calling handleGridUpdate so we can
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                  // detect overlap with both the cut source and the copied rect.
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                  let pasteRowStart = -1;
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                  let pasteColStart = -1;
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                  if (apiRef.current && document.activeElement) {
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                    const pos = apiRef.current.positionFromElement(document.activeElement as HTMLElement);
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                    if (pos?.kind === "cell") {
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                      pasteRowStart = pos.rowIndex;
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                      pasteColStart = pos.colIndex;
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                    }
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                  }
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                  // For copy (not cut), check if the paste destination overlaps the copied rect.
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                  // If it does, treat it as a "consume" — clear clipboard, ants, and selection.
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                  let overlapsCopy = false;
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                  if (!wascut && pasteRowStart >= 0) {
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                    const snap = copiedRectRef.current;
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                    if (snap) {
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                      const pasteRowEnd = pasteRowStart + updates.length;
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                      const pasteColEnd = pasteColStart + Math.max(...updates.map((r) => r.length));
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                      overlapsCopy =
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                        pasteRowStart < snap.rowEnd &&
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                        pasteRowEnd > snap.rowStart &&
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                        pasteColStart < snap.columnEnd &&
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                        pasteColEnd > snap.columnStart;
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                    }
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                  }
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                  const shouldConsume = wascut || overlapsCopy;
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                  if (shouldConsume) {
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                    copiedTextRef.current = null;
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                    setCopiedRect(null);
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                    setSelections([]);
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                    navigator.clipboard.writeText("");
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                  }
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                  handleGridUpdate(updates);
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                  // Clear source cells. Cells that overlap with the paste destination are
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                  // skipped — the paste values should win over the clear.
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                  if (cut && apiRef.current) {
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                    const api = apiRef.current;
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                    const pasteRowEnd = pasteRowStart >= 0 ? pasteRowStart + updates.length : -1;
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                    const pasteColEnd =
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                      pasteColStart >= 0 ? pasteColStart + Math.max(...updates.map((r) => r.length)) : -1;
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                    const rowClears = new Map<number, string[]>();
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                    for (let r = cut.rowStart; r < cut.rowEnd; r++) {
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                      const row = api.rowByIndex(r).get() as any;
325
                      if (row?.__srcIndex == null) continue;
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                      const fields: string[] = [];
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                      for (let c = cut.columnStart; c < cut.columnEnd; c++) {
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                        if (
329
                          pasteRowStart >= 0 &&
330
                          r >= pasteRowStart &&
331
                          r < pasteRowEnd &&
332
                          c >= pasteColStart &&
333
                          c < pasteColEnd
334
                        )
335
                          continue;
336
                        const col = api.columnByIndex(c) as any;
337
                        if (col) fields.push(col.field ?? col.id);
338
                      }
339
                      if (fields.length > 0) rowClears.set(row.__srcIndex, fields);
340
                    }
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342
                    if (rowClears.size > 0) {
343
                      setDataRef.current((prev) => {
344
                        const next = [...prev];
345
                        for (const [idx, fields] of rowClears) {
346
                          const row = next[idx] as any;
347
                          if (!row) continue;
348
                          const cleared = { ...row };
349
                          for (const field of fields) cleared[field] = null;
350
                          next[idx] = cleared;
351
                        }
352
                        return next;
353
                      });
354
                    }
355
                  }
356
                } else if (p.event.key === "c") {
357
                  // Prevent Safari's native copy event from firing after keydown and
358
                  // overwriting our clipboard data with the (empty) DOM selection.
359
                  p.event.preventDefault();
360
                  const sel = getFirstSelection();
361
                  if (!sel) return;
362
                  const textPromise = handleCopy(sel);
363
                  // Same synchronous write pattern as cut above.
364
                  navigator.clipboard.write([
365
                    new ClipboardItem({
366
                      "text/plain": textPromise.then((t) => new Blob([t ?? ""], { type: "text/plain" })),
367
                    }),
368
                  ]);
369
                  const text = await textPromise;
370
                  copiedTextRef.current = text;
371
                  cutRectRef.current = null;
372
                  setCopiedRect(sel);
373
                }
374
              },
375
              blur: ({ viewport }) => {
376
                setTimeout(() => {
377
                  if (!document.hasFocus()) return; // switched apps — keep ants
378
                  if (document.activeElement && viewport.contains(document.activeElement)) return; // focus came back into grid
379
                  // Only hide the ants — preserve cut state so paste can still clear source cells.
380
                  setCopiedRect(null);
381
                }, 0);
382
              },
383
            },
384
          };
385
        }, [getFirstSelection, handleCopy, handleGridUpdate, setSelections])}
386
        ref={setApi}
387
        columnBase={base}
388
        columns={columns}
389
        editMode="cell"
390
        rowSource={ds}
391
        annotations={annotations}
392
        cellSelections={selections}
393
        onCellSelectionChange={setSelections}
394
        cellSelectionMode="range"
395
      />
396
    </div>
397
  );
398
}
399
function normalizeNewlines(s: string) {
400
  return s.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n");
401
}
402

403
type Rect = { rows: number; cols: number };
404
type Repeat = { x: number; y: number };
405

406
function rectRepeat(small: Rect, big: Rect): Repeat | null {
407
  const sr = small.rows;
408
  const sc = small.cols;
409
  const br = big.rows;
410
  const bc = big.cols;
411

412
  // Basic validation (optional but handy)
413
  if (![sr, sc, br, bc].every(Number.isInteger)) return null;
414
  if (sr <= 0 || sc <= 0 || br <= 0 || bc <= 0) return null;
415

416
  // Must divide evenly for a perfect tiling
417
  if (br % sr !== 0) return null;
418
  if (bc % sc !== 0) return null;
419

420
  return { x: bc / sc, y: br / sr };
421
}

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@keyframes marchingAnts {
2
  to {
3
    stroke-dashoffset: -26;
4
  }
5
}
6

7
.ln-marching-ants {
8
  animation: marchingAnts 0.4s linear infinite;
9
}

1
import { type Grid } from "@1771technologies/lytenyte-pro";
2
import type { GridSpec } from "./demo.js";
3
import { twMerge } from "tailwind-merge";
4
import clsx, { type ClassValue } from "clsx";
5
import { countryFlags, nameToAvatar } from "@1771technologies/grid-sample-data/loan-data";
6
import { useId, useMemo } from "react";
7
import { format, isValid, parse } from "date-fns";
8

9
export function tw(...c: ClassValue[]) {
10
  return twMerge(clsx(...c));
11
}
12

13
const formatter = new Intl.NumberFormat("en-US", {
14
  maximumFractionDigits: 2,
15
  minimumFractionDigits: 0,
16
});
17
export function NumberCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
18
  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
19

20
  if (typeof field !== "number")
21
    return <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center">{String(field ?? "")}</div>;
22

23
  const formatted = field < 0 ? `-$${formatter.format(Math.abs(field))}` : "$" + formatter.format(field);
24

25
  return (
26
    <div
27
      className={tw(
28
        "flex h-full w-full items-center justify-end tabular-nums",
29
        field < 0 && "text-red-600 dark:text-red-300",
30
        field > 0 && "text-green-600 dark:text-green-300",
31
      )}
32
    >
33
      {formatted}
34
    </div>
35
  );
36
}
37

38
export function NameCell({ api, row }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
39
  if (!api.rowIsLeaf(row) || !row.data) return;
40

41
  const name = row.data.name;
42
  const url = nameToAvatar[name];
43

44
  return (
45
    <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center gap-2">
46
      {url && <img className="border-ln-border-strong h-7 w-7 rounded-full border" src={url} alt={name} />}
47
      <div className="text-ln-text-dark flex flex-col gap-0.5">
48
        <div>{name}</div>
49
      </div>
50
    </div>
51
  );
52
}
53

54
export function DurationCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
55
  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
56

57
  if (typeof field === "number")
58
    return <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-end">{formatter.format(field)} days</div>;
59

60
  return <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-start">{String(field ?? "")}</div>;
61
}
62

63
export function CountryCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
64
  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
65

66
  const flag = countryFlags[field as keyof typeof countryFlags];
67

68
  return (
69
    <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center gap-2">
70
      {flag && <img className="size-4" src={flag} alt={`country flag of ${field}`} />}
71
      <span>{String(field ?? "")}</span>
72
    </div>
73
  );
74
}
75

76
export function DateCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
77
  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
78

79
  if (typeof field !== "string")
80
    return <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center">{String(field ?? "")}</div>;
81

82
  const dateField = parse(field as string, "yyyy-MM-dd", new Date());
83

84
  if (!isValid(dateField))
85
    return <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center">{String(field ?? "")}</div>;
86

87
  const niceDate = format(dateField, "yyyy MMM dd");
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  return <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center tabular-nums">{niceDate}</div>;
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}
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export function OverdueCell({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (field !== "Yes" && field !== "No")
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    return <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center">{String(field ?? "")}</div>;
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  return (
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    <div
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      className={tw(
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        "flex w-full items-center justify-center rounded-lg py-1 font-bold",
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        field === "No" && "bg-green-500/10 text-green-600",
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        field === "Yes" && "bg-red-500/10 text-red-400",
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      )}
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    >
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      {field}
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    </div>
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  );
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}
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export function CustomerRating({ api, row, column }: Grid.T.CellRendererParams<GridSpec>) {
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  const field = api.columnField(column, row);
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  if (typeof field !== "number" || field > 5 || field < 0)
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    return <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center">{String(field ?? "")}</div>;
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  return (
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    <div className="flex justify-center text-yellow-300">
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      <StarRating value={field} />
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    </div>
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  );
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}
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export default function StarRating({ value = 0 }: { value: number }) {
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  const uid = useId();
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  const max = 5;
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    const n = Number.isFinite(value) ? value : 0;
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    return Math.max(0, Math.min(max, n));
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    return Array.from({ length: max }, (_, i) => {
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    <div className={"inline-flex items-center"} role="img">
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      {stars.map(({ i, fill }) => {
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        const gradId = `${uid}-star-${i}`;
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        return <StarIcon key={i} fillFraction={fill} gradientId={gradId} />;
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      })}
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  );
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}
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function StarIcon({ fillFraction, gradientId }: { fillFraction: number; gradientId: string }) {
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  const pct = Math.round(fillFraction * 100);
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    <svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" aria-hidden="true">
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      <defs>
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        <linearGradient id={gradientId} x1="0%" y1="0%" x2="100%" y2="0%">
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          <stop offset={`${pct}%`} stopColor="currentColor" />
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          <stop offset={`${pct}%`} stopColor="transparent" />
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        </linearGradient>
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      </defs>
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      <path
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        d="M12 17.27L18.18 21l-1.64-7.03L22 9.24l-7.19-.61L12 2 9.19 8.63 2 9.24l5.46 4.73L5.82 21z"
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        fill={`url(#${gradientId})`}
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      />
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      {/* Optional outline for crisp edges */}
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      <path
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        d="M12 17.27L18.18 21l-1.64-7.03L22 9.24l-7.19-.61L12 2 9.19 8.63 2 9.24l5.46 4.73L5.82 21z"
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        fill="none"
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        stroke="transparent"
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        strokeWidth="1"
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        opacity="0.35"
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      />
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    </svg>
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  );
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}

Next Steps: One More Update Before 3.0 Drops

We’ve barely scratched the surface of what AI can do for your grids, and our pipeline is already packed with updates. Behind the scenes, the engineering team is already deep into building LyteNyte Grid 3.0.

We won’t use a tired corporate cliché like “game-changing,” but let’s just say the gap between us and the competition is about to become a canyon.

Is there is a feature you have in mind? Let us know on GitHub, or check out our live demo for more. Give LyteNyte Grid a go, it’s one NPM install away.

npm install @1771technologies/lytenyte-core

pnpm add @1771technologies/lytenyte-core

yarn add @1771technologies/lytenyte-core

bun add @1771technologies/lytenyte-core

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