Add placeholders and empty states automatically as required to any empty client components

packages/client/src/components/ClientApp.svelte

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
   >
     <Provider key="user" data={$authStore} {actions}>
       <div id="app-root">
-        <Component definition={$screenStore.activeLayout.props} />
+        <Component instance={$screenStore.activeLayout.props} />
       </div>
       <NotificationDisplay />
       <!-- Key block needs to be outside the if statement or it breaks -->

packages/client/src/components/Component.svelte

@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
   import { enrichProps, propsAreSame } from "../utils/componentProps"
   import { builderStore } from "../store"
   import { hashString } from "../utils/hash"
+  import Manifest from "@budibase/standard-components/manifest.json"
 
-  export let definition = {}
+  export let instance = {}
 
   // Props that will be passed to the component instance
   let componentProps
@@ -28,26 +29,29 @@
   const componentStore = writable({})
   setContext("component", componentStore)
 
-  // Extract component definition info
+  // Extract component instance info
-  $: constructor = getComponentConstructor(definition._component)
+  $: constructor = getComponentConstructor(instance._component)
-  $: children = definition._children || []
+  $: definition = getComponentDefinition(instance._component)
-  $: id = definition._id
+  $: children = instance._children || []
-  $: name = definition._instanceName
+  $: id = instance._id
-  $: updateComponentProps(definition, $context)
+  $: name = instance._instanceName
-  $: styles = definition._styles
+  $: empty =
-  $: transition = definition._transition
+    !children.length && definition?.hasChildren && $builderStore.inBuilder
+  $: updateComponentProps(instance, $context)
   $: selected =
     $builderStore.inBuilder &&
-    $builderStore.selectedComponentId === definition._id
+    $builderStore.selectedComponentId === instance._id
 
   // Update component context
   $: componentStore.set({
     id,
     children: children.length,
-    styles: { ...styles, id },
+    styles: { ...instance._styles, id, empty },
-    transition,
+    empty,
+    transition: instance._transition,
     selected,
     props: componentProps,
+    name,
   })
 
   // Gets the component constructor for the specified component
@@ -60,14 +64,20 @@
     return ComponentLibrary[name]
   }
 
+  const getComponentDefinition = component => {
+    const prefix = "@budibase/standard-components/"
+    const type = component?.replace(prefix, "")
+    return type ? Manifest[type] : null
+  }
+
   // Enriches any string component props using handlebars
-  const updateComponentProps = (definition, context) => {
+  const updateComponentProps = (instance, context) => {
     // Record the timestamp so we can reference it after enrichment
     latestUpdateTime = Date.now()
     const enrichmentTime = latestUpdateTime
 
     // Enrich props with context
-    const enrichedProps = enrichProps(definition, context)
+    const enrichedProps = enrichProps(instance, context)
 
     // Abandon this update if a newer update has started
     if (enrichmentTime !== latestUpdateTime) {
@@ -100,14 +110,21 @@
   }
 </script>
 
-<div class={id} data-type="component" data-id={id} data-name={name}>
+<div
+  class={`component ${id}`}
+  data-type="component"
+  data-id={id}
+  data-name={name}
+>
   {#key propsHash}
     {#if constructor && componentProps}
       <svelte:component this={constructor} {...componentProps}>
         {#if children.length}
           {#each children as child (child._id)}
-            <svelte:self definition={child} />
+            <svelte:self instance={child} />
           {/each}
+        {:else if empty}
+          <div class="placeholder">{name}</div>
         {/if}
       </svelte:component>
     {/if}
@@ -115,7 +132,11 @@
 </div>
 
 <style>
-  div {
+  .component {
     display: contents;
   }
+  .placeholder {
+    color: #888;
+    padding: 20px;
+  }
 </style>

packages/client/src/components/Screen.svelte

@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
 <!-- Ensure to fully remount when screen changes -->
 {#key screenDefinition?._id}
   <Provider key="url" data={params}>
-    <Component definition={screenDefinition} />
+    <Component instance={screenDefinition} />
   </Provider>
 {/key}

packages/client/src/components/preview/HoverIndicator.svelte

@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@
 
   onMount(() => {
     document.addEventListener("mouseover", onMouseOver)
-    document.addEventListener("mouseleave", onMouseLeave)
+    window.addEventListener("mouseleave", onMouseLeave)
   })
 
   onDestroy(() => {
     document.removeEventListener("mouseover", onMouseOver)
-    document.removeEventListener("mouseleave", onMouseLeave)
+    window.removeEventListener("mouseleave", onMouseLeave)
   })
 </script>
 

packages/client/src/store/builder.js

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { writable, derived } from "svelte/store"
-import manifest from "@budibase/standard-components/manifest.json"
+import Manifest from "@budibase/standard-components/manifest.json"
 
 const dispatchEvent = (type, data) => {
   window.dispatchEvent(
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const createBuilderStore = () => {
     const component = findComponentById(asset?.props, selectedComponentId)
     const prefix = "@budibase/standard-components/"
     const type = component?._component?.replace(prefix, "")
-    const definition = type ? manifest[type] : null
+    const definition = type ? Manifest[type] : null
     return {
       ...$state,
       selectedComponent: component,

packages/client/src/utils/styleable.js

@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ export const styleable = (node, styles = {}) => {
 
     // Applies a style string to a DOM node
     const applyStyles = styleString => {
+      // Apply empty border if required
+      if (newStyles.empty) {
+        styleString += "border: 2px dashed rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);"
+      }
+
       node.style = styleString
       node.dataset.componentId = componentId
     }

packages/standard-components/src/Container.svelte

@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
   export let vAlign
   export let size
 
-  let element
-
   $: directionClass = direction ? `valid-container direction-${direction}` : ""
   $: hAlignClass = hAlign ? `hAlign-${hAlign}` : ""
   $: vAlignClass = vAlign ? `vAlign-${vAlign}` : ""
@@ -19,23 +17,13 @@
 
 <div
   class={[directionClass, hAlignClass, vAlignClass, sizeClass].join(" ")}
-  class:empty={!$component.children && $builderStore.inBuilder}
-  class:selected={$component.selected}
   in:transition={{ type: $component.transition }}
   use:styleable={$component.styles}
-  bind:this={element}
 >
-  {#if !$component.children && $builderStore.inBuilder}
+  <slot />
-    <div class="placeholder">Add some content</div>
-  {:else}
-    <slot />
-  {/if}
 </div>
 
 <style>
-  .empty {
-    border: 2px dashed rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25);
-  }
   .valid-container {
     display: flex;
     max-width: 100%;
@@ -96,12 +84,4 @@
   .direction-column.hAlign-stretch {
     align-items: stretch;
   }
-
-  .selected {
-    position: relative;
-  }
-  .placeholder {
-    padding: 20px;
-    color: #888;
-  }
 </style>

packages/standard-components/src/DataProvider.svelte

@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
     luceneSort,
     luceneLimit,
   } from "./lucene"
+  import Placeholder from "./Placeholder.svelte"
+  import Container from "./Container.svelte"
 
   export let dataSource
   export let filter
@@ -231,7 +233,11 @@
         <ProgressCircle />
       </div>
     {:else}
-      <slot />
+      {#if !$component.children}
+        <Placeholder />
+      {:else}
+        <slot />
+      {/if}
       {#if paginate && internalTable}
         <div class="pagination">
           <Pagination

packages/standard-components/src/Placeholder.svelte

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<script>
+  import { getContext } from "svelte"
+
+  const { builderStore } = getContext("sdk")
+  const component = getContext("component")
+
+  export let text = $component.name || "Placeholder"
+</script>
+
+{#if $builderStore.inBuilder}
+  <div>
+    {text}
+  </div>
+{/if}
+
+<style>
+  div {
+    padding: 20px;
+    color: #888;
+  }
+</style>

packages/standard-components/src/Repeater.svelte

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <script>
   import { getContext } from "svelte"
+  import Placeholder from "./Placeholder.svelte"
 
   export let dataProvider
   export let noRowsMessage
@@ -13,35 +14,15 @@
 </script>
 
 <div use:styleable={$component.styles}>
-  {#if rows.length > 0}
+  {#if $component.empty}
-    {#if $component.children === 0 && $builderStore.inBuilder}
+    <Placeholder />
-      <p><i class="ri-image-line" />Add some components to display.</p>
+  {:else if rows.length > 0}
-    {:else}
+    {#each rows as row}
-      {#each rows as row}
+      <Provider data={row}>
-        <Provider data={row}>
+        <slot />
-          <slot />
+      </Provider>
-        </Provider>
+    {/each}
-      {/each}
-    {/if}
   {:else if loaded && noRowsMessage}
-    <p><i class="ri-list-check-2" />{noRowsMessage}</p>
+    <Placeholder text={noRowsMessage} />
   {/if}
 </div>
-
-<style>
-  p {
-    margin: 0 var(--spacing-m);
-    background-color: var(--grey-2);
-    color: var(--grey-6);
-    font-size: var(--font-size-s);
-    padding: var(--spacing-l);
-    border-radius: var(--border-radius-s);
-    display: grid;
-    place-items: center;
-  }
-  p i {
-    margin-bottom: var(--spacing-m);
-    font-size: 1.5rem;
-    color: var(--grey-5);
-  }
-</style>

packages/standard-components/src/StackedList.svelte

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   export let imageUrl = ""
   export let heading = ""
   export let subheading = ""
-  export let destinationUrl = ""
+  export let destinationUrl = "/"
 
   $: showImage = !!imageUrl
 </script>

packages/standard-components/src/charts/ApexChart.svelte

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <script>
   import { getContext } from "svelte"
   import { chart } from "svelte-apexcharts"
+  import Placeholder from "../Placeholder.svelte"
 
   const { styleable, builderStore } = getContext("sdk")
   const component = getContext("component")
@@ -11,8 +12,8 @@
 {#if options}
   <div use:chart={options} use:styleable={$component.styles} />
 {:else if $builderStore.inBuilder}
-  <div class="placeholder" use:styleable={$component.styles}>
+  <div use:styleable={{ ...$component.styles, empty: true }}>
-    Use the settings panel to build your chart.
+    <Placeholder text="Use the settings panel to build your chart" />
   </div>
 {/if}
 
@@ -24,7 +25,4 @@
   div :global(.apexcharts-yaxis-label, .apexcharts-xaxis-label) {
     fill: #aaa;
   }
-  div.placeholder {
-    padding: 10px;
-  }
 </style>

packages/standard-components/src/helpers.js

@@ -8,30 +8,6 @@ export const capitalise = string => {
   return string.substring(0, 1).toUpperCase() + string.substring(1)
 }
 
-/**
- * Svelte action to set CSS variables on a DOM node.
- *
- * @param node
- * @param props
- */
-export const cssVars = (node, props) => {
-  Object.entries(props).forEach(([key, value]) => {
-    node.style.setProperty(`--${key}`, value)
-  })
-
-  return {
-    update(new_props) {
-      Object.entries(new_props).forEach(([key, value]) => {
-        node.style.setProperty(`--${key}`, value)
-        delete props[key]
-      })
-
-      Object.keys(props).forEach(name => node.style.removeProperty(`--${name}`))
-      props = new_props
-    },
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Generates a short random ID.
  * This is "nanoid" but rollup was derping attempting to bundle it, so the

packages/standard-components/src/index.js

@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ import "@spectrum-css/page/dist/index-vars.css"
 import loadSpectrumIcons from "@budibase/bbui/spectrum-icons-rollup.js"
 loadSpectrumIcons()
 
+// Non user-facing components
+export { default as Placeholder } from "./Placeholder.svelte"
+
+// User facing components
 export { default as container } from "./Container.svelte"
 export { default as dataprovider } from "./DataProvider.svelte"
 export { default as screenslot } from "./ScreenSlot.svelte"