Patchyard — text-first code forge

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<main>
  <header>
    <b>patchyard</b>
    <nav><a href="#files">code</a><a href="#log">log</a><a href="#readme">readme</a></nav>
    <span>~mira</span>
  </header>
  <div class="crumb">~mira / <strong>little-index</strong> <small>public</small></div>
  <section class="project">
    <div>
      <h1>A small index for a large collection.</h1>
      <p>A fictional search tool with no moving parts you don't need.</p>
    </div>
    <label
      >branch
      <select id="branch">
        <option>main</option>
        <option>work/search</option>
      </select></label
    >
  </section>
  <div class="commit" id="log">
    <b id="commit-id">6b21ac0</b><span id="commit-message">mira — simplify document lookup</span
    ><small>2 days ago</small>
  </div>
  <div id="files" class="files">
    <div><b>src/</b><span>make token boundaries explicit</span><small>3 days</small></div>
    <div><b>tests/</b><span>add unicode fixture</span><small>4 days</small></div>
    <div><b>README.md</b><span>document query syntax</span><small>2 days</small></div>
    <div><b>Makefile</b><span>trim build options</span><small>1 week</small></div>
    <div><b>LICENSE</b><span>MIT license</span><small>1 month</small></div>
  </div>
  <article id="readme">
    <small>README.md</small>
    <h2>little-index</h2>
    <p>Plain text in. Useful answers out.</p>
    <button id="change">Show quick start</button>
    <pre id="quick" hidden>
index add ./notes
index find "a useful idea"</pre>
  </article>
  <output data-status aria-live="polite"></output>
  <footer class="demo-note">Fictional brand · local interface demo · no information is sent</footer>
</main>

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
html {
  scrollbar-gutter: stable;
}
body {
  margin: 0;
  font:
    14px/1.5 Arial,
    Helvetica,
    sans-serif;
  background: #fff;
  color: #202622;
}
h1,
h2,
h3,
p,
figure {
  margin: 0;
}
main,
section,
article,
aside,
header,
nav {
  min-width: 0;
}
button,
input,
select,
textarea {
  font: inherit;
  max-width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
}
button,
a,
input,
select,
summary {
  touch-action: manipulation;
}
button {
  cursor: pointer;
}
a {
  color: inherit;
}
img {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}
svg {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}
button:focus-visible,
a:focus-visible,
input:focus-visible,
select:focus-visible,
textarea:focus-visible,
summary:focus-visible,
[tabindex]:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid #2781da;
  outline-offset: 3px;
}
[hidden] {
  display: none !important;
}
[data-status] {
  display: block;
  min-height: 24px;
  font-size: 12px;
  margin-top: 14px;
}
.demo-note {
  font:
    9px/1.6 ui-monospace,
    monospace;
  padding: 16px 0;
  opacity: 0.75;
}
.sr-only {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip-path: inset(50%);
}
dialog {
  max-width: calc(100vw - 32px);
  width: 480px;
  border: 1px solid #666;
  padding: 25px;
  background: #fff;
  color: #202622;
}
dialog::backdrop {
  background: #0008;
}
dialog h2 {
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}
dialog p {
  margin: 12px 0;
}
dialog button {
  margin-top: 16px;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *,
  *:before,
  *:after {
    animation: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
    scroll-behavior: auto !important;
  }
}
body {
  background: #fff;
  color: #303332;
  font: 12px Arial;
}
main {
  max-width: 1000px;
  margin: auto;
  padding: 0 28px;
}
header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 35px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #ced3cf;
  padding: 18px 0;
}
header > b {
  font:
    24px Georgia,
    serif;
  color: #367055;
}
nav {
  display: flex;
  gap: 20px;
}
nav a {
  color: #3d795c;
  text-decoration: none;
}
header > span {
  margin-left: auto;
  font: 11px monospace;
  color: #66766b;
}
.crumb {
  font: 19px monospace;
  margin: 23px 0;
}
.crumb small {
  font: 9px Arial;
  border: 1px solid #cad7cf;
  padding: 3px 7px;
  color: #66766b;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
.project {
  display: flex;
  align-items: start;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 25px;
}
h1 {
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: normal;
}
.project p {
  font-size: 11px;
  color: #798279;
  margin-top: 7px;
}
label {
  font: 10px monospace;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
select {
  display: block;
  background: white;
  border: 1px solid #b6c8bc;
  padding: 5px;
  font: 11px monospace;
  margin-top: 5px;
}
.commit {
  background: #edf4ef;
  padding: 12px;
  display: flex;
  gap: 15px;
  margin-top: 20px;
  font-size: 10px;
}
.commit b {
  font: 10px monospace;
  color: #347551;
}
.commit small {
  margin-left: auto;
  color: #6c7b71;
}
.files > div {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.8fr 55px;
  gap: 15px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e5e9e6;
  padding: 11px 12px;
  font-size: 10px;
}
.files b {
  font: 11px monospace;
  color: #327853;
}
.files span {
  color: #798279;
}
.files small {
  text-align: right;
  font-size: 9px;
  color: #929a94;
}
article {
  border: 1px solid #d7dfd9;
  margin-top: 22px;
  padding: 17px;
}
article > small {
  color: #7f8b83;
  font: 9px monospace;
}
h2 {
  font:
    23px Georgia,
    serif;
  margin: 12px 0;
}
article p {
  font-size: 11px;
}
button {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #8faca0;
  color: #376e52;
  padding: 6px 10px;
  margin-top: 12px;
  font-size: 10px;
}
pre {
  font: 11px/1.7 monospace;
  white-space: pre-wrap;
}
@media (max-width: 500px) {
  main {
    padding: 0 18px;
  }
  .project {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 15px;
  }
  .files > div {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 60px;
  }
  .files span {
    display: none;
  }
  .commit small {
    display: none;
  }
  .crumb {
    font-size: 16px;
  }
}

(() => {
  "use strict";
  const $ = (s) => document.querySelector(s),
    $$ = (s) => [...document.querySelectorAll(s)];
  const status = (text) => {
    const el = $("[data-status]");
    if (el) el.textContent = text;
  };
  const escapeText = (s) =>
    String(s).replaceAll("&", "&amp;").replaceAll("<", "&lt;").replaceAll(">", "&gt;");
  function choose(selector, fn) {
    $$(selector).forEach((b) =>
      b.addEventListener("click", () => {
        $$(selector).forEach((x) => x.setAttribute("aria-pressed", String(x === b)));
        fn(b);
      }),
    );
  }
  function filter(selector, items, key) {
    choose(selector, (b) => {
      $$(items).forEach(
        (el) => (el.hidden = b.dataset[key] !== "all" && el.dataset.kind !== b.dataset[key]),
      );
      status($$(items).filter((el) => !el.hidden).length + " results shown.");
    });
  }
  function textList(target, values) {
    $(target).replaceChildren(
      ...values.map((text) => {
        const p = document.createElement("p");
        p.textContent = text;
        return p;
      }),
    );
  }
  $("#branch").addEventListener("change", () => {
    const work = $("#branch").value !== "main";
    $("#commit-id").textContent = work ? "a7c201e" : "6b21ac0";
    $("#commit-message").textContent = work
      ? "mira — prototype prefix search"
      : "mira — simplify document lookup";
    status("Showing fictional branch " + $("#branch").value);
  });
  $("#change").addEventListener("click", () => {
    const el = $("#quick");
    el.hidden = !el.hidden;
    $("#change").textContent = el.hidden ? "Show quick start" : "Hide quick start";
    status(el.hidden ? "Quick start collapsed." : "Illustrative quick start expanded.");
  });
})();