#🎨 Sidebar Accordion Pattern - Visual Guide

#Desktop View

#Collapsed State

┌─────────────────────────────┐
│  ► GETTING STARTED          │  ← Click to expand
├─────────────────────────────┤
│  ► ARCHITECTURE             │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│  ► DEVELOPMENT              │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│  ► DEPLOYMENT               │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│         v0.1.2              │
└─────────────────────────────┘

#Expanded State (Click ► to ▼)

┌─────────────────────────────┐
│  ▼ GETTING STARTED          │  ← Now expanded (highlighted)
│    ├─ Introduction          │  ← With left border
│    └─ Installation          │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│  ► ARCHITECTURE             │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│  ► DEVELOPMENT              │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│  ► DEPLOYMENT               │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│         v0.1.2              │
└─────────────────────────────┘

#With Current Page Active

┌─────────────────────────────┐
│  ▼ GETTING STARTED          │  ← Auto-expanded (contains current page)
│    ├─ Introduction ✓ ACTIVE │  ← Highlighted in primary color
│    └─ Installation          │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│  ► ARCHITECTURE             │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│  ► DEVELOPMENT              │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│  ► DEPLOYMENT               │
├─────────────────────────────┤
│         v0.1.2              │
└─────────────────────────────┘

---

#Mobile View

#Menu Closed

┌──────────────────┐
│  NAVBAR [☰ MENU] │
├──────────────────┤
│                  │
│   FULL WIDTH     │
│   CONTENT PAGE   │
│                  │
│                  │
└──────────────────┘

#Menu Opened

┌──────────────────┐
│  NAVBAR [✕]      │
├──────────────────┤
│ 🔍 Search...    │
│                  │
│ Getting Started  │
│ Architecture     │
│ Development      │
│ Deployment       │
│                  │
│     v0.1.2       │
└──────────────────┘

---

#CSS Classes Used

#Section Header (Closed)

bg-transparent
text-foreground/60
hover:text-foreground
hover:bg-foreground/5

#Section Header (Open)

bg-primary/10
text-primary
font-semibold

#Nav Items (Closed Section)

hidden
(only visible when parent is expanded)

#Nav Items (Open Section)

block
text-foreground/60
hover:text-foreground
hover:bg-foreground/5
border-l-2 border-primary/20

#Active Nav Item

bg-primary/20
text-primary
font-medium

---

#Animation

#Chevron Icon

Closed:  ▼ (pointing down, 0deg rotation)
         ↓ (rotate to 180deg)
Open:    ▲ (pointing up, 180deg rotation)

CSS Transition:

transition-transform
duration-200ms

---

#Color Scheme

#Light Mode

Closed Section:    text-foreground/60 (#6B7280)
Hover:             text-foreground, bg-foreground/5
Open Section:      bg-primary/10 (#E0F2FE), text-primary (#0284C7)
Active Item:       bg-primary/20 (#BAE6FD), text-primary
Left Border:       border-primary/20 (#7DD3FC)

#Dark Mode

Closed Section:    text-foreground/60 (#A1A1AA)
Hover:             text-foreground, bg-foreground/5
Open Section:      bg-primary/10 (#164E63), text-primary (#06B6D4)
Active Item:       bg-primary/20 (#06B6D4), text-primary
Left Border:       border-primary/20 (#2DD4BF)

---

#State Machine

                    ┌─────────────────┐
                    │   COLLAPSED     │
                    └────────┬────────┘
                             │
                    user clicks "▼"
                             │
                             ▼
                    ┌─────────────────┐
      ┌─────────────┤   EXPANDED      ├─────────────┐
      │             └────────┬────────┘             │
      │                      │                      │
      │           user clicks "▼"                   │
      │                      │                      │
      │                      ▼                      │
      │             ┌─────────────────┐             │
      │             │   COLLAPSED     │             │
      │             └─────────────────┘             │
      │                                             │
      │  page navigation to item                    │
      │  in this section                            │
      │  (auto-expand happens)                      │
      │                                             │
      └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘

---

#Component Structure

<nav className="space-y-2 text-sm flex-1">
  {sections.map((section) => {
    const isExpanded = expandedSections.has(section.title);
    
    return (
      <div key={section.title} className="space-y-0">
        {/* Section Header Button */}
        <button
          type="button"
          onClick={() => toggleSection(section.title)}
          className={`${isExpanded ? 'bg-primary/10 text-primary' : 'text-foreground/60'}`}
        >
          <span>{section.title}</span>
          <ChevronDown className={isExpanded ? 'rotate-180' : ''} />
        </button>

        {/* Expandable Items */}
        {isExpanded && (
          <ul className="space-y-1 pl-2 border-l-2 border-primary/20">
            {section.items.map((item) => (
              <li key={item.href}>
                <Link href={`/docs/${item.href}`}>
                  {item.label}
                </Link>
              </li>
            ))}
          </ul>
        )}
      </div>
    );
  })}
</nav>

---

#Interaction Flow

#User Opens Docs App

┌─────────────────────────────────┐
│ App loads                       │
├─────────────────────────────────┤
│ Current pathname checked        │
├─────────────────────────────────┤
│ Auto-expand section containing  │
│ current page (if found)         │
├─────────────────────────────────┤
│ Sidebar rendered with:          │
│ ✓ Expanded section highlighted  │
│ ✓ Active item highlighted       │
│ ✓ Collapsed other sections      │
└─────────────────────────────────┘

#User Navigates

┌────────────────────────┐
│ User clicks nav link   │
├────────────────────────┤
│ Router pushes new page │
├────────────────────────┤
│ useEffect runs         │
├────────────────────────┤
│ New section detected   │
├────────────────────────┤
│ Auto-expand new section│
├────────────────────────┤
│ Sidebar updates state  │
└────────────────────────┘

---

#Accessibility

#Keyboard Navigation

• ✅ Tab through sections
• ✅ Space/Enter to toggle
• ✅ Links navigable with Tab

#Screen Reader

• ✅ Button role: "expandable"
• ✅ Aria-expanded: true/false
• ✅ Semantic list structure

#Visual Indicators

• ✅ Color changes
• ✅ Chevron rotation
• ✅ Font weight changes

---

#Performance

#Optimization Techniques

1. State Management: Single expandedSections Set
2. Conditional Rendering: Only render expanded items
3. Efficient Toggles: O(1) Set operations
4. Auto-Expand: Runs once on mount
5. No Animations: CSS transitions only (GPU accelerated)

#Bundle Size Impact

• Lines of Code: ~70 lines added
• Dependencies: None new
• CSS: ~20 lines
• JS: ~50 lines

---

#Responsive Behavior

#Desktop (> 768px)

Sidebar visible
├── Accordion sections
├── Expandable items
└── Auto-expand on navigate

#Mobile (< 768px)

Sidebar hidden (md:flex)
Navigation in:
├── Mobile menu
├── Full width list
└── Same accordion concept

---

#Testing Checklist

Desktop:

• Click section to expand
• Chevron rotates 180°
• Section highlights
• Items appear below
• Click again to collapse
• Chevron rotates back
• On page load, current section auto-expands

Mobile:

• Menu button accessible
• Menu shows all sections
• Tap to open/close
• Touch-friendly spacing

Search:

• Ctrl+K opens modal
• Type filters results
• Click result navigates
• Sidebar updates after navigation

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#Browser Support

Browser	Support	Notes
Chrome	✅ Full	All features work
Firefox	✅ Full	All features work
Safari	✅ Full	All features work
Edge	✅ Full	All features work
Mobile	✅ Full	Touch-friendly

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Pattern: Accordion (Collapsible Sections)
Library: HeroUI + Tailwind CSS
Framework: React + Next.js
Version: v0.1.2