Primitives

Timeline

Static chronological events with independent status, connectors, descriptions, and metadata.

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Composition

Anatomy

<Timeline>
- <TimelineItem>
  - <TimelineIndicator />
  - <TimelineSeparator />
  - <TimelineContent>
    - <TimelineTitle />
    - <TimelineDescription />
    - <TimelineMeta>
      - <SourceBadge />
      </TimelineMeta>
    </TimelineContent>
  </TimelineItem>
</Timeline>

Installation

First install and activate one skin. Core deliberately contains no visual token defaults.

The Control UI source installs this primitive from src/registry/sources/control-ui/ui/timeline.tsx.

Registry command

npx shadcn@latest add https://control-ui.dev/r/timeline.json

See registry manifest

Raw code

Primary installed source

src/registry/sources/control-ui/ui/timeline.tsx

import type { ComponentProps, CSSProperties } from "react";

import type { TimelineKnobStyle } from "@/components/control-ui/knob-contracts/timeline-knobs";

import { cn } from "@/components/control-ui/lib/cn";

export type TimelineState = "neutral" | "pending" | "running" | "success" | "error";

export type TimelineProps = ComponentProps<"ol"> & { style?: CSSProperties & TimelineKnobStyle };

export type TimelineItemProps = ComponentProps<"li"> & {

state?: TimelineState;

} & { style?: CSSProperties & TimelineKnobStyle };

export type TimelineIndicatorProps = Omit<ComponentProps<"span">, "style"> & { style?: CSSProperties & TimelineKnobStyle };

export type TimelineSeparatorProps = Omit<ComponentProps<"span">, "style"> & { style?: CSSProperties & TimelineKnobStyle };

export type TimelineContentProps = ComponentProps<"div"> & { style?: CSSProperties & TimelineKnobStyle };

export type TimelineTitleProps = Omit<ComponentProps<"div">, "style"> & { style?: CSSProperties & TimelineKnobStyle };

export type TimelineDescriptionProps = Omit<ComponentProps<"div">, "style"> & { style?: CSSProperties & TimelineKnobStyle };

export type TimelineMetaProps = ComponentProps<"div"> & { style?: CSSProperties & TimelineKnobStyle };

export function Timeline({ className, ...props }: TimelineProps) {

return (

    <ol data-control-ui="timeline" data-control-family="timeline" data-slot="root" {...props} className={cn("grid min-w-0", className)} />

);

}

export function TimelineItem({ state = "neutral", className, ...props }: TimelineItemProps) {

return (

<li

data-control-ui="timeline"

data-control-family="timeline"

data-slot="item"

data-state={state}

{...props}

className={cn("group/timeline-item relative grid min-w-0 grid-cols-[1rem_minmax(0,1fr)]", className)}

/>

);

}

export function TimelineIndicator({ className, ...props }: TimelineIndicatorProps) {

return (

<span

aria-hidden="true"

data-control-ui="timeline"

data-control-family="timeline"

data-slot="indicator"

{...props}

className={cn("relative z-10 col-start-1 row-start-1 flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center", className)}

/>

);

}

export function TimelineSeparator({ className, ...props }: TimelineSeparatorProps) {

return (

<span

aria-hidden="true"

data-control-ui="timeline"

data-control-family="timeline"

data-slot="separator"

{...props}

      className={cn("absolute top-5 bottom-0 left-[calc(0.5rem-0.5px)] col-start-1 w-px group-last/timeline-item:hidden", className)}

/>

);

}

export function TimelineContent({ className, ...props }: TimelineContentProps) {

return (

<div

data-control-ui="timeline"

data-control-family="timeline"

data-slot="content"

{...props}

className={cn("col-start-2 row-start-1 grid min-w-0", className)}

/>

);

}

export function TimelineTitle({ className, ...props }: TimelineTitleProps) {

return (

    <div data-control-ui="timeline" data-control-family="timeline" data-slot="title" {...props} className={cn("min-w-0", className)} />

);

}

export function TimelineDescription({ className, ...props }: TimelineDescriptionProps) {

return (

<div

data-control-ui="timeline"

data-control-family="timeline"

data-slot="description"

{...props}

className={cn("min-w-0 wrap-anywhere", className)}

/>

);

}

export function TimelineMeta({ className, ...props }: TimelineMetaProps) {

return (

<div

data-control-ui="timeline"

data-control-family="timeline"

data-slot="meta"

{...props}

className={cn("flex min-w-0 flex-wrap items-center", className)}

/>

);

}

Knobs

Typed custom properties the recipe paints with. Set one on the root — style, a utility class, or a skin — and every slot inherits it.

--cui-timeline-* · 7 knobsHow the cascade resolves

--cui-timeline-indicator-background<color>var(--background)

--cui-timeline-indicator-foreground<color>var(--muted-foreground)

--cui-timeline-running-foreground<color>var(--primary-text)

--cui-timeline-success-foreground<color>var(--foreground)

--cui-timeline-error-foreground<color>var(--destructive-text)

--cui-timeline-separator-background<color>var(--border)

--cui-timeline-title-foreground<color>var(--foreground)