KanbanBoard
LG · 3300B gzip budgetDrag-and-drop kanban board with accessible column management.
- Category
- Data display
- Budget
- lg, composes several components
- External runtime
- React / React DOM only
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Preview
Live fixtureTo Do(1)
Task 1
Try the component here. Locale-aware formatting and direction follow the selected language; example content and labels are not automatically translated. Overlay demos use interactive launchers.
Install
npx shadcn@latest add https://gear5-ui.vercel.app/r/kanban-board.jsonCopies the source into your project. Pulls in 1 shared registry item: cn.
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Edit on GitHub ↗Prop types and inline documentation are included below. This is repository source; the installer rewrites shared imports for your project.
"use client";
import { useRef, useState } from "react";
import { cn } from "../lib/cn";
export interface KanbanCard {
id: string;
title: string;
description?: string;
}
export interface KanbanColumn {
id: string;
title: string;
cards: KanbanCard[];
}
export interface KanbanBoardProps {
columns: KanbanColumn[];
onMoveCard?: (cardId: string, fromColumnId: string, toColumnId: string) => void;
className?: string;
}
/**
* Kanban board with columns and draggable cards. Uses `aria-roledescription="kanban board"`
* and each card has `aria-roledescription="kanban card"` with `aria-grabbed`.
* Arrow keys navigate between cards; Enter/Space grabs and drops.
*/
export function KanbanBoard({ columns, onMoveCard, className }: KanbanBoardProps) {
const [boardState, setBoardState] = useState(columns);
const [grabbedCard, setGrabbedCard] = useState<string | null>(null);
const cardRefs = useRef<Record<string, HTMLDivElement | null>>({});
function findCardLocation(cardId: string) {
for (const col of boardState) {
const index = col.cards.findIndex((c) => c.id === cardId);
if (index !== -1) return { columnId: col.id, index };
}
return null;
}
function handleKeyDown(event: React.KeyboardEvent, cardId: string) {
const loc = findCardLocation(cardId);
if (!loc) return;
const col = boardState.find((c) => c.id === loc.columnId)!;
if (event.key === "Enter" || event.key === " ") {
event.preventDefault();
if (grabbedCard === cardId) {
setGrabbedCard(null);
} else {
setGrabbedCard(cardId);
}
} else if (grabbedCard && (event.key === "ArrowRight" || event.key === "ArrowLeft")) {
event.preventDefault();
const colIndex = boardState.findIndex((c) => c.id === loc.columnId);
const targetColIndex = event.key === "ArrowRight" ? colIndex + 1 : colIndex - 1;
if (targetColIndex < 0 || targetColIndex >= boardState.length) return;
const targetCol = boardState[targetColIndex];
setBoardState((prev) => {
const next = prev.map((c) => ({ ...c, cards: [...c.cards] }));
const fromCol = next.find((c) => c.id === loc.columnId)!;
const toCol = next.find((c) => c.id === targetCol.id)!;
const [moved] = fromCol.cards.splice(loc.index, 1);
toCol.cards.push(moved);
return next;
});
onMoveCard?.(cardId, loc.columnId, targetCol.id);
requestAnimationFrame(() => cardRefs.current[cardId]?.focus());
} else if (!grabbedCard) {
if (event.key === "ArrowDown") {
event.preventDefault();
const nextCard = col.cards[loc.index + 1];
if (nextCard) cardRefs.current[nextCard.id]?.focus();
} else if (event.key === "ArrowUp") {
event.preventDefault();
const prevCard = col.cards[loc.index - 1];
if (prevCard) cardRefs.current[prevCard.id]?.focus();
}
}
}
return (
<div
aria-roledescription="kanban board"
className={cn("flex gap-4 overflow-x-auto", className)}
>
{boardState.map((column) => (
<div
key={column.id}
role="region"
aria-label={column.title}
className="flex min-w-[280px] flex-1 flex-col gap-2 rounded-lg border border-neutral-200 bg-neutral-50 p-3 dark:border-neutral-800 dark:bg-neutral-900"
>
<h3 className="px-1 text-sm font-semibold text-neutral-700 dark:text-neutral-300">
{column.title}
<span className="ms-1 text-xs font-normal text-neutral-400">
({column.cards.length})
</span>
</h3>
<div className="flex flex-col gap-2" role="list" aria-label={`${column.title} cards`}>
{column.cards.map((card) => (
<div
key={card.id}
ref={(node) => {
cardRefs.current[card.id] = node;
}}
role="listitem"
aria-roledescription="kanban card"
aria-grabbed={grabbedCard === card.id}
tabIndex={0}
onKeyDown={(e) => handleKeyDown(e, card.id)}
className={cn(
"rounded-md border bg-white p-3 text-sm shadow-sm focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-blue-600 dark:border-neutral-700 dark:bg-neutral-800",
grabbedCard === card.id && "ring-2 ring-blue-500",
)}
>
<span className="font-medium text-neutral-900 dark:text-neutral-100">{card.title}</span>
{card.description && (
<p className="mt-1 text-xs text-neutral-500 dark:text-neutral-400">{card.description}</p>
)}
</div>
))}
</div>
</div>
))}
</div>
);
}
What CI checks
Quality contract- Bundled, minified and gzipped against its tier budget
- Audited by axe in the state previewed above
- Rendered through react-dom/server with no browser globals
- Scanned for network calls, dangerous sinks, and unguarded animation