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# Ink UI Documentation

## Table of Contents
1. [Introduction](#introduction)
2. [Getting Started](#getting-started)
3. [Components](#components)
4. [Layout and Structure](#layout-and-structure)
5. [Styling Guidelines](#styling-guidelines)
6. [Interactive Elements](#interactive-elements)
7. [Accessibility](#accessibility)
8. [Best Practices](#best-practices)
9. [Website UI Components](#website-ui-components)

## Introduction

Ink is a powerful library for building command-line interfaces (CLIs)
with a focus on creating beautiful and interactive terminal applications.
This documentation provides comprehensive guidance on using Ink's UI
components and features effectively.

## Getting Started

### Installation
```bash
npm install ink
```

### Basic Setup
```jsx
import React from 'react';
import {render, Text} from 'ink';

const App = () => <Text>Hello World</Text>;

render(<App />);
```

## Components

### Text Component
The fundamental building block for displaying text in Ink applications.

```jsx
import {Text} from 'ink';

// Basic usage
<Text>Regular text</Text>

// Styled text
<Text color="green">Colored text</Text>
<Text bold>Bold text</Text>
```

### Box Component
Used for layout and positioning of elements.

```jsx
import {Box} from 'ink';

<Box margin={1} padding={2}>
<Text>Content inside a box</Text>
</Box>
```

### Input Component
Handles user input in interactive applications.

```jsx
import {useInput} from 'ink';

useInput((input, key) => {
// Handle input here
});
```

## Layout and Structure

### Flexbox Layout
Ink uses a flexbox-based layout system:

```jsx
<Box flexDirection="column">
<Box>Row 1</Box>
<Box>Row 2</Box>
</Box>
```

### Spacing and Alignment
- Margin and padding support
- Flexible alignment options
- Responsive layouts

## Styling Guidelines

### Colors
```jsx
// Text colors
<Text color="red">Error message</Text>
<Text color="green">Success message</Text>
<Text color="#ff0000">Custom color</Text>

// Background colors
<Text backgroundColor="blue">Highlighted text</Text>
```

### Text Formatting
```jsx
<Text bold>Bold text</Text>
<Text italic>Italic text</Text>
<Text underline>Underlined text</Text>
<Text inverse>Inverse colors</Text>
```

## Interactive Elements

### Spinner
```jsx
import {Spinner} from 'ink';

<Spinner type="dots" />
```

### Progress Bar
```jsx
import {Progress} from 'ink';

<Progress value={0.5} />
```

### Select Input
```jsx
import {Select} from 'ink-select-input';

const items = [
{label: 'Option 1', value: '1'},
{label: 'Option 2', value: '2'}
];

<Select items={items} onSelect={handleSelect} />
```

## Accessibility

### Best Practices
1. Use semantic components
2. Provide clear feedback
3. Support keyboard navigation
4. Use appropriate color contrast

### Keyboard Navigation
```jsx
useInput((input, key) => {
if (key.return) {
// Handle Enter key
}
if (key.escape) {
// Handle Escape key
}
});
```

## Best Practices

### Performance
- Minimize re-renders
- Use memoization when appropriate
- Optimize large lists

### Error Handling
```jsx
try {
// Your code
} catch (error) {
<Text color="red">{error.message}</Text>
}
```

### Testing
```jsx
import {render} from 'ink-testing-library';

test('renders correctly', () => {
const {lastFrame} = render(<App />);
expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Expected output');
});
```

## Website UI Components

### Navigation Bar
```jsx
import {Box, Text} from 'ink';

const Navbar = () => (
<Box borderStyle="single" padding={1}>
<Text bold>Home</Text>
<Text> | </Text>
<Text>Documentation</Text>
<Text> | </Text>
<Text>Examples</Text>
</Box>
);
```

### Cards and Containers
```jsx
const Card = ({title, content}) => (
<Box
flexDirection="column"
borderStyle="round"
padding={1}
marginBottom={1}
>
<Text bold>{title}</Text>
<Text>{content}</Text>
</Box>
);
```

### Responsive Design
Ink components automatically adjust to terminal width:
```jsx
<Box flexDirection="row" flexWrap="wrap">
<Box width={process.stdout.columns >= 80 ? '50%' : '100%'}>
<Text>Content adjusts based on terminal size</Text>
</Box>
</Box>
```

### Forms and Input Fields
```jsx
import {TextInput} from 'ink-text-input';

const Form = () => {
const [value, setValue] = useState('');

return (
<Box flexDirection="column">
<TextInput
value={value}
onChange={setValue}
placeholder="Enter your text"
/>
</Box>
);
};
```

### Modals and Dialogs
```jsx
const Modal = ({isVisible, onClose, children}) => {
if (!isVisible) return null;

return (
<Box
flexDirection="column"
borderStyle="double"
padding={1}
>
{children}
<Text>Press ESC to close</Text>
</Box>
);
};
```

### Themes and Customization
```jsx
const theme = {
primary: 'blue',
secondary: 'green',
error: 'red',
success: 'green',
warning: 'yellow'
};

const StyledButton = ({variant, children}) => (
<Text color={theme[variant]}>{children}</Text>
);
```

### Loading States
```jsx
const LoadingState = () => (
<Box>
<Spinner />
<Text> Loading content...</Text>
</Box>
);
```

### Error Boundaries
```jsx
class ErrorBoundary extends React.Component {
state = { hasError: false };

static getDerivedStateFromError(error) {
return { hasError: true };
}

render() {
if (this.state.hasError) {
return <Text color="red">Something went wrong!</Text>;
}
return this.props.children;
}
}
```

### Animations and Transitions
```jsx
import {useEffect, useState} from 'react';
import {Text, Box} from 'ink';

const FadeIn = ({children}) => {
const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);

useEffect(() => {
setVisible(true);
}, []);

if (!visible) return null;
return children;
};
```

### SEO and Metadata
While traditional SEO isn't applicable to CLI applications,
you can implement metadata for your CLI help menus:
```jsx
const AppMetadata = {
name: 'Your CLI App',
version: '1.0.0',
description: 'A beautiful CLI application',
commands: {
help: 'Display help menu',
version: 'Display version information'
}
};
```
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