codeComparison
A Community block/component from Magic UI — clean-room reimplemented for Domphy (see methodology). Call codeComparison() with no arguments for a working demo, or edit the code below live.
Implementation notes
Structurally complete: two bordered/rounded panels, each with a filename header and a <pre><code> block of span.line rows; VitePress/Shiki-style trailing markers (// [!code highlight|++|--|focus], also # for Python/shell) are parsed and stripped, driving a soft dataTone-anchored row tint (or, for at least one focus marker, dimming all non-focused lines) with no diff-gutter symbols, matching the spec. Marked 'partial' specifically for the syntax highlighting itself: this package ships no syntax-highlighter dependency (only cobe/canvas-confetti/rough-notation are installed, and I was told not to add new ones without flagging it), so tokens are colored via a small dependency-free regex tokenizer (comment/string/number/keyword/plain, with a merged JS+Python+Rust/Go-ish keyword list) rather than a real grammar-aware highlighter — it reads as 'syntax highlighted' for common C-like snippets but will misclassify language-specific edge cases a Shiki/Prism grammar would get right, and has no per-language grammar switching despite the language prop (which only affects the fallback filename label).
Status: partial · Reference: Magic UI original
// shadcn-community "Code Comparison" — clean-room reimplementation.
//
// A side-by-side two-panel code viewer for comparing a "before"/"after" (or
// left/right) snippet, with lightweight syntax highlighting and optional
// per-line emphasis. Implemented purely from the block's public functional/
// visual spec — no upstream source was viewed or copied.
//
// No syntax-highlighter dependency is bundled with this package (only cobe/
// canvas-confetti/rough-notation are), so highlighting here is a small,
// dependency-free regex tokenizer (comment / string / number / keyword /
// plain) rather than a full grammar-aware parser — good enough to read as
// "syntax highlighted" for common C-like/Python-like snippets, but it will
// misclassify some language-specific edge cases a real Shiki/Prism grammar
// would get right. Per-line emphasis follows the VitePress/Shiki convention
// of a trailing marker comment — `// [!code highlight]`, `// [!code ++]`,
// `// [!code --]`, `// [!code focus]` (also recognized with a leading `#`
// for Python/shell-style comments) — parsed and stripped before rendering.
import type { DomphyElement, Listener, StyleObject } from "@domphy/core";
import { small } from "@domphy/ui";
import { preformated } from "@domphy/ui";
import { type ThemeColor, themeColor, themeSpacing } from "@domphy/theme";
export interface CodeComparisonProps {
/** Left/"before" panel source. */
leftCode?: string;
/** Right/"after" panel source. */
rightCode?: string;
/** Filename/label shown in the left panel header. Defaults to `"before.ts"`. */
leftFilename?: string;
/** Filename/label shown in the right panel header. Defaults to `"after.ts"`. */
rightFilename?: string;
/** Language identifier — used only as a fallback header label. Defaults to `"ts"`. */
language?: string;
/** Theme color family for `[!code highlight]` line tint. Defaults to `"warning"`. */
highlightColor?: ThemeColor;
style?: StyleObject;
}
type LineEmphasis = "none" | "highlight" | "add" | "remove" | "focus";
type TokenKind = "keyword" | "string" | "comment" | "number" | "plain";
type CodeToken = { text: string; kind: TokenKind };
type ParsedLine = { text: string; emphasis: LineEmphasis };
const KEYWORDS = new Set([
// JS/TS
"const", "let", "var", "function", "return", "if", "else", "for", "while",
"class", "extends", "new", "import", "from", "export", "default", "async",
"await", "try", "catch", "finally", "throw", "switch", "case", "break",
"continue", "typeof", "instanceof", "in", "of", "null", "undefined", "true",
"false", "this", "super", "void", "yield", "interface", "type", "enum",
"implements", "public", "private", "protected", "readonly", "static",
// Python
"def", "elif", "pass", "lambda", "as", "with", "None", "True", "False",
"self", "raise", "except", "not", "and", "or", "is",
// Rust/Go-ish
"fn", "impl", "struct", "trait", "match", "mut", "pub", "use", "package",
"func", "chan", "go", "defer",
]);
const MARKER_PATTERN = /[ \t]*(?:\/\/|#)\s*\[!code\s+(highlight|\+\+|--|focus)\]\s*$/;
const TOKEN_PATTERN =
/(\/\/[^\n]*|#[^\n]*)|("(?:[^"\\]|\\.)*"|'(?:[^'\\]|\\.)*'|`(?:[^`\\]|\\.)*`)|(\b\d+(?:\.\d+)?\b)|([A-Za-z_$][\w$]*)|(\s+)|([^\sA-Za-z0-9_$]+)/g;
function parseLine(rawLine: string): ParsedLine {
const match = MARKER_PATTERN.exec(rawLine);
if (!match) return { text: rawLine, emphasis: "none" };
const marker = match[1];
const emphasis: LineEmphasis =
marker === "highlight" ? "highlight" : marker === "++" ? "add" : marker === "--" ? "remove" : "focus";
return { text: rawLine.slice(0, match.index).replace(/\s+$/, ""), emphasis };
}
function tokenizeLine(text: string): CodeToken[] {
const tokens: CodeToken[] = [];
TOKEN_PATTERN.lastIndex = 0;
let match: RegExpExecArray | null = TOKEN_PATTERN.exec(text);
while (match) {
const [, comment, string, number, word, space, punctuation] = match;
if (comment) tokens.push({ text: comment, kind: "comment" });
else if (string) tokens.push({ text: string, kind: "string" });
else if (number) tokens.push({ text: number, kind: "number" });
else if (word) tokens.push({ text: word, kind: KEYWORDS.has(word) ? "keyword" : "plain" });
else if (space) tokens.push({ text: space, kind: "plain" });
else if (punctuation) tokens.push({ text: punctuation, kind: "plain" });
match = TOKEN_PATTERN.exec(text);
}
return tokens.length > 0 ? tokens : [{ text: " ", kind: "plain" }];
}
function tokenColor(listener: Listener, kind: TokenKind): string {
switch (kind) {
case "keyword":
return themeColor(listener, "shift-9", "primary");
case "string":
return themeColor(listener, "shift-9", "success");
case "comment":
return themeColor(listener, "shift-6", "neutral");
case "number":
return themeColor(listener, "shift-9", "warning");
default:
return themeColor(listener, "shift-10", "neutral");
}
}
const DEFAULT_LEFT_CODE = [
"function greet(name) {",
' console.log("Hello " + name); // [!code highlight]',
" return true;",
"}",
].join("\n");
const DEFAULT_RIGHT_CODE = [
"function greet(name: string): void {",
' const message = `Hello ${name}`; // [!code ++]',
' console.log("Hello " + name); // [!code --]',
" console.log(message);",
"}",
].join("\n");
/** One highlighted code panel: a small filename header above a token-colored `<pre><code>` block. */
function codePanel(
code: string,
filename: string,
highlightColor: ThemeColor,
): DomphyElement<"div"> {
const parsedLines = code.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n").split("\n").map(parseLine);
const hasFocusedLine = parsedLines.some((line) => line.emphasis === "focus");
const lineElements: DomphyElement[] = parsedLines.map((line, lineIndex) => {
const tokenElements: DomphyElement[] = tokenizeLine(line.text).map((token, tokenIndex) => ({
span: token.text,
_key: `token-${tokenIndex}`,
style: { color: (listener: Listener) => tokenColor(listener, token.kind) },
}));
const emphasized = line.emphasis !== "none" && line.emphasis !== "focus";
const emphasisFamily: ThemeColor =
line.emphasis === "add" ? "success" : line.emphasis === "remove" ? "error" : highlightColor;
return {
span: tokenElements,
_key: `line-${lineIndex}`,
// Only anchor a new tone surface for actually-tinted rows — plain
// rows stay untouched (no dataTone, no backgroundColor override).
...(emphasized ? { dataTone: "shift-2" as const } : {}),
style: {
display: "block",
whiteSpace: "pre",
paddingInline: themeSpacing(4),
opacity: hasFocusedLine ? (line.emphasis === "focus" ? 1 : 0.45) : 1,
transition: "opacity 200ms ease, background-color 200ms ease",
...(emphasized
? {
backgroundColor: (listener: Listener) => themeColor(listener, "inherit", emphasisFamily),
color: (listener: Listener) => themeColor(listener, "shift-9", emphasisFamily),
}
: {}),
} as StyleObject,
} as DomphyElement;
});
return {
div: [
{
small: filename,
$: [small({ color: "neutral" })],
style: {
display: "block",
paddingBlock: themeSpacing(2),
paddingInline: themeSpacing(4),
// Duplicates what the `small()` patch already sets — the doctor's
// missing-color check only sees this element's own `style` object,
// not merged patch styles, so `color` is repeated here to satisfy
// the surface contract for the themed `borderBottom` below.
color: (listener: Listener) => themeColor(listener, "shift-9", "neutral"),
borderBottom: (listener: Listener) => `1px solid ${themeColor(listener, "shift-4", "neutral")}`,
},
},
{
pre: [{ code: lineElements }],
$: [preformated({ color: "neutral" })],
style: {
margin: 0,
borderRadius: 0,
overflowX: "auto",
paddingInline: 0,
},
},
],
dataTone: "shift-1",
style: {
flex: `1 1 ${themeSpacing(80)}`,
minWidth: 0,
overflow: "hidden",
borderRadius: themeSpacing(3),
backgroundColor: (listener: Listener) => themeColor(listener, "inherit", "neutral"),
color: (listener: Listener) => themeColor(listener, "shift-9", "neutral"),
outline: (listener: Listener) => `1px solid ${themeColor(listener, "shift-4", "neutral")}`,
outlineOffset: "-1px",
} as StyleObject,
};
}
/**
* A side-by-side two-panel syntax-highlighted code viewer for comparing a
* "before"/"after" (or left/right) snippet. Emphasis (highlight/add/remove/
* focus) is authored inline via trailing `// [!code ...]` markers, stripped
* before display. Call with no arguments for a working before/after demo.
*/
function codeComparison(props: CodeComparisonProps = {}): DomphyElement<"div"> {
const language = props.language ?? "ts";
const leftCode = props.leftCode ?? DEFAULT_LEFT_CODE;
const rightCode = props.rightCode ?? DEFAULT_RIGHT_CODE;
const leftFilename = props.leftFilename ?? `before.${language}`;
const rightFilename = props.rightFilename ?? `after.${language}`;
const highlightColor = props.highlightColor ?? "warning";
return {
div: [
codePanel(leftCode, leftFilename, highlightColor),
codePanel(rightCode, rightFilename, highlightColor),
],
style: {
display: "flex",
flexWrap: "wrap",
alignItems: "stretch",
gap: themeSpacing(4),
...(props.style ?? {}),
} as StyleObject,
};
}
export { codeComparison };