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Animated Beam

Animated Beam

An animated beam of light which travels along a path. Useful for showcasing the "integration" features of a website.

Installation

Copy and paste the following code into your project.

components/magicui/animated-beam.tsx
"use client";
 
import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
import { motion } from "framer-motion";
import { RefObject, useEffect, useId, useState } from "react";
 
export interface AnimatedBeamProps {
  className?: string;
  containerRef: RefObject<HTMLElement>; // Container ref
  fromRef: RefObject<HTMLElement>;
  toRef: RefObject<HTMLElement>;
  curvature?: number;
  reverse?: boolean;
  pathColor?: string;
  pathWidth?: number;
  pathOpacity?: number;
  gradientStartColor?: string;
  gradientStopColor?: string;
  delay?: number;
  duration?: number;
  startXOffset?: number;
  startYOffset?: number;
  endXOffset?: number;
  endYOffset?: number;
}
 
export const AnimatedBeam: React.FC<AnimatedBeamProps> = ({
  className,
  containerRef,
  fromRef,
  toRef,
  curvature = 0,
  reverse = false, // Include the reverse prop
  duration = Math.random() * 3 + 4,
  delay = 0,
  pathColor = "gray",
  pathWidth = 2,
  pathOpacity = 0.2,
  gradientStartColor = "#ffaa40",
  gradientStopColor = "#9c40ff",
  startXOffset = 0,
  startYOffset = 0,
  endXOffset = 0,
  endYOffset = 0,
}) => {
  const id = useId();
  const [pathD, setPathD] = useState("");
  const [svgDimensions, setSvgDimensions] = useState({ width: 0, height: 0 });
 
  // Calculate the gradient coordinates based on the reverse prop
  const gradientCoordinates = reverse
    ? {
        x1: ["90%", "-10%"],
        x2: ["100%", "0%"],
        y1: ["0%", "0%"],
        y2: ["0%", "0%"],
      }
    : {
        x1: ["10%", "110%"],
        x2: ["0%", "100%"],
        y1: ["0%", "0%"],
        y2: ["0%", "0%"],
      };
 
  useEffect(() => {
    const updatePath = () => {
      if (containerRef.current && fromRef.current && toRef.current) {
        const containerRect = containerRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
        const rectA = fromRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
        const rectB = toRef.current.getBoundingClientRect();
 
        const svgWidth = containerRect.width;
        const svgHeight = containerRect.height;
        setSvgDimensions({ width: svgWidth, height: svgHeight });
 
        const startX =
          rectA.left - containerRect.left + rectA.width / 2 + startXOffset;
        const startY =
          rectA.top - containerRect.top + rectA.height / 2 + startYOffset;
        const endX =
          rectB.left - containerRect.left + rectB.width / 2 + endXOffset;
        const endY =
          rectB.top - containerRect.top + rectB.height / 2 + endYOffset;
 
        const controlY = startY - curvature;
        const d = `M ${startX},${startY} Q ${
          (startX + endX) / 2
        },${controlY} ${endX},${endY}`;
        setPathD(d);
      }
    };
 
    // Initialize ResizeObserver
    const resizeObserver = new ResizeObserver((entries) => {
      // For all entries, recalculate the path
      for (let entry of entries) {
        updatePath();
      }
    });
 
    // Observe the container element
    if (containerRef.current) {
      resizeObserver.observe(containerRef.current);
    }
 
    // Call the updatePath initially to set the initial path
    updatePath();
 
    // Clean up the observer on component unmount
    return () => {
      resizeObserver.disconnect();
    };
  }, [
    containerRef,
    fromRef,
    toRef,
    curvature,
    startXOffset,
    startYOffset,
    endXOffset,
    endYOffset,
  ]);
 
  return (
    <svg
      fill="none"
      width={svgDimensions.width}
      height={svgDimensions.height}
      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
      className={cn(
        "pointer-events-none absolute left-0 top-0 transform-gpu stroke-2",
        className,
      )}
      viewBox={`0 0 ${svgDimensions.width} ${svgDimensions.height}`}
    >
      <path
        d={pathD}
        stroke={pathColor}
        strokeWidth={pathWidth}
        strokeOpacity={pathOpacity}
        strokeLinecap="round"
      />
      <path
        d={pathD}
        strokeWidth={pathWidth}
        stroke={`url(#${id})`}
        strokeOpacity="1"
        strokeLinecap="round"
      />
      <defs>
        <motion.linearGradient
          className="transform-gpu"
          id={id}
          gradientUnits={"userSpaceOnUse"}
          initial={{
            x1: "0%",
            x2: "0%",
            y1: "0%",
            y2: "0%",
          }}
          animate={{
            x1: gradientCoordinates.x1,
            x2: gradientCoordinates.x2,
            y1: gradientCoordinates.y1,
            y2: gradientCoordinates.y2,
          }}
          transition={{
            delay,
            duration,
            ease: [0.16, 1, 0.3, 1], // https://easings.net/#easeOutExpo
            repeat: Infinity,
            repeatDelay: 0,
          }}
        >
          <stop stopColor={gradientStartColor} stopOpacity="0"></stop>
          <stop stopColor={gradientStartColor}></stop>
          <stop offset="32.5%" stopColor={gradientStopColor}></stop>
          <stop
            offset="100%"
            stopColor={gradientStopColor}
            stopOpacity="0"
          ></stop>
        </motion.linearGradient>
      </defs>
    </svg>
  );
};

Usage

To create an animated beam, you need a container element with a ref, and two elements with refs that the beam will travel between.

"use client";
 
import { AnimatedBeam } from "@/components/magicui/animated-beam";
 
export default function AnimatedBeamDemo() {
  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
  const div1Ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
  const div2Ref = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
 
  return (
    <div
      ref={containerRef}
      className="relative flex h-full w-full justify-between"
    >
      <AnimatedBeam
        containerRef={containerRef}
        fromRef={div1Ref}
        toRef={div2Ref}
      />
      <div
        ref={div1Ref}
        className="z-10 h-10 w-10 rounded-full bg-white shadow-xl"
      />
      <div
        ref={div2Ref}
        className="z-10 h-10 w-10 rounded-full bg-white shadow-xl"
      />
    </div>
  );
}

Examples

Animated Beam Uni-Directional

Animated Beam Bi-Directional

Animated Beam Multiple Inputs

Animated Beam Multiple Outputs

Props

Animated Beam

PropTypeDescriptionDefault
classNamestringThe class name for the component.-
containerRefrefThe container ref.-
fromRefrefThe ref of the element from which the beam should start.-
toRefrefThe ref of the element to which the beam should end.-
curvaturenumberThe curvature of the beam.0
reversebooleanWhether the beam should be reversed.false
durationnumberThe duration of the beam.5
delaynumberThe delay of the beam.0
pathColorstringThe color of the beam."gray"
pathWidthnumberThe width of the beam.2
pathOpacitynumberThe opacity of the beam.0.2
gradientStartColorstringThe start color of the gradient."#ffaa40"
gradientStopColorstringThe stop color of the gradient."#9c40ff"
startXOffsetnumberThe start x offset of the beam.0
startYOffsetnumberThe start y offset of the beam.0
endXOffsetnumberThe end x offset of the beam.0
endYOffsetnumberThe end y offset of the beam.0

Credits

  • Credit to @itsarghyadas for figuring out the foundation of this!