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"use client"
import { useRef, useEffect } from "react"
import * as d3 from "d3"
export function D3Cell({ value, size = 160 }) {
const containerRef = useRef(null)
useEffect(() => {
if (!containerRef.current) return
const container = d3.select(containerRef.current)
container.selectAll("*").remove()
const glowPadding = size * 0.18
const totalW = size + glowPadding * 2
const totalH = size + glowPadding * 2
const rectX = glowPadding
const rectY = glowPadding
const rectW = size
const rectH = size
// Create SVG entirely via D3 -- no JSX svg element
const svg = container
.append("svg")
.attr("width", totalW)
.attr("height", totalH)
.attr("viewBox", `0 0 ${totalW} ${totalH}`)
.attr("overflow", "visible")
.attr("role", "img")
.attr("aria-label", `Cell displaying value ${value}`)
const defs = svg.append("defs")
const uid = `cell-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2, 9)}`
// ── Horizontal gradient: pink left -> lavender right ──
const fillGrad = defs
.append("linearGradient")
.attr("id", `${uid}-fill`)
.attr("x1", "0%")
.attr("y1", "0%")
.attr("x2", "100%")
.attr("y2", "0%")
fillGrad.append("stop").attr("offset", "0%").attr("stop-color", "#e86cc8")
fillGrad.append("stop").attr("offset", "30%").attr("stop-color", "#df8ed4")
fillGrad.append("stop").attr("offset", "60%").attr("stop-color", "#c98ec8")
fillGrad.append("stop").attr("offset", "100%").attr("stop-color", "#c9a0d0")
// ── Vertical overlay for depth ──
const overlayGrad = defs
.append("linearGradient")
.attr("id", `${uid}-overlay`)
.attr("x1", "0%")
.attr("y1", "0%")
.attr("x2", "0%")
.attr("y2", "100%")
overlayGrad
.append("stop")
.attr("offset", "0%")
.attr("stop-color", "#ffc8f0")
.attr("stop-opacity", 0.2)
overlayGrad
.append("stop")
.attr("offset", "100%")
.attr("stop-color", "#64288c")
.attr("stop-opacity", 0.12)
// ── Heavy blur filter for the fuzzy glow layer ──
const blurFilter = defs
.append("filter")
.attr("id", `${uid}-blur`)
.attr("x", "-50%")
.attr("y", "-50%")
.attr("width", "200%")
.attr("height", "200%")
blurFilter
.append("feGaussianBlur")
.attr("in", "SourceGraphic")
.attr("stdDeviation", size * 0.08)
// Parent group for all visible layers (used for blink animation)
const cellGroup = svg.append("g").attr("opacity", 1)
// ============================
// LAYER 1: Base sharp rectangle
// ============================
const baseGroup = cellGroup.append("g")
// Main gradient fill
baseGroup
.append("rect")
.attr("x", rectX)
.attr("y", rectY)
.attr("width", rectW)
.attr("height", rectH)
.attr("rx", 2)
.attr("ry", 2)
.attr("fill", `url(#${uid}-fill)`)
// Vertical overlay
baseGroup
.append("rect")
.attr("x", rectX)
.attr("y", rectY)
.attr("width", rectW)
.attr("height", rectH)
.attr("rx", 2)
.attr("ry", 2)
.attr("fill", `url(#${uid}-overlay)`)
// Thin magenta border
baseGroup
.append("rect")
.attr("x", rectX)
.attr("y", rectY)
.attr("width", rectW)
.attr("height", rectH)
.attr("rx", 2)
.attr("ry", 2)
.attr("fill", "none")
.attr("stroke", "#d946ef")
.attr("stroke-width", 1.5)
.attr("stroke-opacity", 0.9)
// ====================================
// LAYER 2: Fuzzy blurred glow overlay
// ====================================
const fuzzyGroup = cellGroup.append("g").attr("filter", `url(#${uid}-blur)`)
// Blurred gradient rectangle
fuzzyGroup
.append("rect")
.attr("x", rectX)
.attr("y", rectY)
.attr("width", rectW)
.attr("height", rectH)
.attr("rx", 2)
.attr("ry", 2)
.attr("fill", `url(#${uid}-fill)`)
.attr("opacity", 0.3)
// Blurred border stroke for extra edge glow
fuzzyGroup
.append("rect")
.attr("x", rectX)
.attr("y", rectY)
.attr("width", rectW)
.attr("height", rectH)
.attr("rx", 2)
.attr("ry", 2)
.attr("fill", "none")
.attr("stroke", "#d946ef")
.attr("stroke-width", 3)
.attr("opacity", 0.3)
// ====================================
// LAYER 3: Crisp text on top
// ====================================
cellGroup
.append("text")
.attr("x", rectX + rectW / 2)
.attr("y", rectY + rectH / 2)
.attr("text-anchor", "middle")
.attr("dominant-baseline", "central")
.attr("font-size", size * 0.2)
.attr("font-family", "system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif")
.attr("font-weight", 400)
.attr("fill", "#2a1a3e")
.text(value)
// ============================================================
// BLINK ANIMATION CYCLE
// ============================================================
//
// TIMING CONTROLS (all values in milliseconds):
const ACTIVE_HOLD = 1500 // Step 1: How long the cell stays fully visible
const FADE_OUT = 1000 // Step 2: Duration of the fade-out transition
const CLEAR_HOLD = 100 // Step 3: How long the cell stays fully invisible
const FADE_IN = 1000 // Step 4: Duration of the fade-in transition
//
// OPACITY CONTROLS:
const ACTIVE_OPACITY = 1 // Opacity during active/visible state (0..1)
const CLEAR_OPACITY = 0 // Opacity during clear/invisible state (0..1)
//
// EASING CONTROLS:
// Available easings: d3.easeLinear, d3.easeCubicInOut, d3.easeQuadInOut,
// d3.easeSinInOut, d3.easeExpInOut, d3.easeCircleInOut, d3.easeBounceOut
const FADE_OUT_EASE = d3.easeCubicInOut // Easing curve for fade-out
const FADE_IN_EASE = d3.easeCubicInOut // Easing curve for fade-in
//
// ============================================================
let cancelled = false
function blinkCycle() {
if (cancelled) return
cellGroup
.transition()
// STEP 1: Hold active state
.duration(0)
.attr("opacity", ACTIVE_OPACITY)
.delay(ACTIVE_HOLD)
// STEP 2: Transition to clear state
.transition()
.duration(FADE_OUT)
.ease(FADE_OUT_EASE)
.attr("opacity", CLEAR_OPACITY)
// STEP 3: Hold clear state
.transition()
.duration(0)
.delay(CLEAR_HOLD)
.attr("opacity", CLEAR_OPACITY)
// STEP 4: Transition back to active state
.transition()
.duration(FADE_IN)
.ease(FADE_IN_EASE)
.attr("opacity", ACTIVE_OPACITY)
.on("end", () => {
if (!cancelled) blinkCycle()
})
}
blinkCycle()
return () => {
cancelled = true
cellGroup.interrupt()
}
}, [value, size])
return <div ref={containerRef} />
}
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