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hyperframes/docs/catalog/components/telemetry-hud.mdx
Miguel ÁngelandMiguel Angel Simon Sierra 1ae2067b8d feat(catalog): put the variables panel back, on payloads (#3199)
* feat(catalog): put the variables panel back, on payloads

The panel drove its preview by loading an .html from docs/public, a type the
host does not publish, so it showed an empty frame in production and was
parked when the catalog was re-landed.

It now mounts the same JSON payload the plain player uses and re-mounts it as
values change, injecting them as window.__hfVariables into the composition head
before any of its scripts run, which is where the runtime reads overrides from.
Doing it in the markup rather than after load is what stops the composition
initialising with the wrong values first.

172 items with variables get the panel back; the playhead carries across a
change so a tweak mid-shot does not jump back to frame zero.

* fix(docs): drop the unused url form and the needless escapes

* fix(docs): the panel cannot reference a binding beside the export

* feat(catalog): make importing an SVG the obvious move

A reader arrives at this control with a shape, not with path data, and the
panel asked for the coordinates first. Import is now the primary action in a
drop target you can see is a drop target, and the raw path sits behind a
disclosure for anyone who wants it.

* feat(cli): let a fruitless catalog search report the gap

An agent that searches by meaning and finds nothing worth installing knows
something we do not: the name of a move the catalog is missing. There was no
way to tell us, so that knowledge was lost at the end of every run.

hyperframes feedback --search-miss "<query>" --wanted "<the move>" records it.
It carries no rating, so it never lands in the rating metric, and it is a
separate deliberate command rather than something catalog --query does on its
own: plain search still sends nothing, which is what the CLI promises.

--rating stops being required at the arg level, since a miss has no rating to
give. The check moved into the run body, where an absent one is now handled
rather than crashing on undefined.

* feat(cli): carry tuned variable values into the install snippet

Someone who tunes a block on its catalog page had no way to keep those values:
the install command was the same one everybody gets, and the tuning stayed on
the page.

hyperframes add <item> --vars '<json>' now prints a mount element carrying
data-variable-values, so the values land where the block is used.

They ride on the host rather than being written into the installed file. That
keeps the composition on disk byte-identical to the registry's, so a later
reinstall can still tell an edit from an update, and it lets two mounts of the
same block carry different values.

* fix(catalog): serve the item's own directory so runtime paths resolve

Some compositions assemble their asset URLs at run time —
"compositions/components/" + texture + ".png" for the texture masks, a font the
compiler pulled into _remote_media — and no scan of the markup can see a string
that does not exist until a script concatenates it. Those items either rendered
black or were dropped to a video that had never been uploaded.

Each item that needs it now has its prepared directory published, and its
payload carries a <base> pointing at it, so any relative path the composition
invents resolves. caption-texture renders its masks again, and
variable-font-flex has a preview at all for the first time: its MP4 and poster
are both 403.

Both layouts are published, because which one a composition asks for differs
per item, and a directory only earns that if it is under 2 MB. The 12 MB
texture sheet keeps the recorded video it already had.

* fix(catalog): let the variables panel actually drive the composition

Every control on the panel was inert. The values reached the composition and
nothing repainted, because the payload had already been compiled: compiling
inlines a mounted component and resolves its variables into the markup and CSS,
so by the time a reader turns a knob there is nothing left to change.

An item that declares variables now ships uncompiled, keeping the mount the
runtime loads at run time, which is the only state where data-variable-values
still means anything. The component travels inline as a data URI rather than a
sibling file, because .html is the one type the docs host will not publish. The
demo's own pinned values come off, so the reader's choices reach the mount
instead of losing to the values the demo picked to show itself off.

Measured on the rendered frame rather than the DOM: green rgb(98,207,144),
blue rgb(6,6,199), violet rgb(177,147,230), and back to green.

docs/public/catalog drops from 48 MB to 35 MB along the way, since an
uncompiled payload carries far less than an inlined one.

* feat(catalog): keep variable changes in the url

A reader who tuned a piece lost it on reload, and had nothing to send anyone.
The values now live in the query string, scoped by composition id so two links
never read each other,and only the ones that differ from the defaults are
written, so changing one knob gives a short URL rather than every variable
spelled out.

replaceState rather than pushState: dragging a slider should not leave a trail
of history entries. An unreadable value is ignored rather than thrown, so a
truncated or hand-edited link opens the piece at its defaults.

* fix(catalog): only rewrite the url when a value actually changed

* refactor(catalog): memoise the declared defaults on their content

* feat(catalog): offer an install command carrying the tuned values

The Install block is generated before anyone touches a knob, so it can only
ever print the plain command. Someone who spent a minute tuning a piece copied
it and got the defaults back.

The panel now carries its own command in the Snippet tab, with --vars holding
exactly the values that differ. An untouched piece still offers the same short
command, so nothing gets noisier for the common case.

* fix(catalog): a piece with nothing to render is a skip, not a failure

caption-blend-difference is a stylesheet and a paragraph of prose — a class you
add to your own captions, with no standalone scene to show. The generator
treated that as a build failure, so every run ended by reporting something
broken when nothing was.

It now reports the shape it is and keeps its recorded video, which is the only
honest preview such an item has. A genuine render failure still throws.

* fix(catalog): restore variables from the url on a cold load

A shared link opened at the defaults. The first render happens on the server,
where there is no window to read the query string from, and React then hydrates
against that markup and never revisits it — so the values only appeared once you
touched a control.

The URL is read again after mount, which is the first moment it exists. The
value is also escaped once now rather than twice: URLSearchParams already
decodes on the way out, and decoding a second time turned an SVG path full of
percent-escapes into something that no longer parsed, besides doubling the
length of every link.

* fix(catalog): mount the preview with the values a link carried

The frame was built from the declared defaults and the shared values were
posted to it afterwards, which is too late for anything the composition reads
once at init: a path arrived after the mark had already been drawn from the
default one, so a link looked right in the panel and wrong on screen.

* feat(catalog): the install command follows the values you tuned

Copying the Install line gave the plain command back, because that block is
generated before anyone touches a knob and had no way to know what changed. The
tuned command only existed in the panel Snippet tab, which is not where anyone
looks for it.

The line now reads the same query string the panel writes, so the two agree
without either component knowing the other exists, and a shared link carries the
right command too. replaceState fires no event, so the panel announces its own
writes.

* fix(catalog): send a text variable to the preview once it is finished

Every other control in the explorer reports a whole value on every event: a
slider at any position is a position, a swatch is a colour. A text field is
not. Typing v3 into a badge posted v first, so the preview remounted and
rendered a composition built from half a word.

The post now waits while a text field has focus and goes out when the edit is
committed, with Enter or by clicking away. The field itself is unchanged and
still tracks every keystroke.

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Co-authored-by: Miguel Angel Simon Sierra <miguelangelsi07@gmail.com>
2026-08-10 22:40:01 -04:00

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---
title: "Telemetry HUD"
description: "Quiet mono debug-HUD readouts frame a slotted subject: corner brackets draw on, label:value lines tick their values on cues, one readout emphasized in accent. The subject never moves; the HUD breathes zero."
---
import { InstallCommand } from "/snippets/install-command.jsx";
import { VariablesExplorer } from "/snippets/variables-explorer.jsx";
<VariablesExplorer
previewSrc="/public/catalog/components/telemetry-hud.json"
compositionId="telemetry-hud"
compositionSrc="compositions/components/telemetry-hud.html"
variables={[{"id":"readouts","type":"string","role":"content","label":"Readouts","description":"Comma-separated label:value pairs, up to 8. The first colon splits label from value.","default":"fps:59.94,latency:11.8 ms,gpu:38%,heap:1.2 GB"},{"id":"emphasize","type":"number","role":"style","label":"Emphasize","description":"Index of the readout rendered in the accent color. -1 disables.","default":0,"min":-1,"max":7,"step":1},{"id":"cues","type":"string","role":"timing","label":"Cues","description":"Comma-separated seconds relative to mount start; cue N starts readout N value tick. Empty uses the authored rhythm.","default":""},{"id":"accent","type":"enum","role":"style","label":"Accent","description":"Color of the emphasized readout.","default":"green","options":[{"value":"green","label":"Green"},{"value":"blue","label":"Blue"},{"value":"violet","label":"Violet"}]},{"id":"exit","type":"enum","role":"timing","label":"Exit","description":"Outgoing transition. Frame roots own transitions; none holds the end frame.","default":"none","options":[{"value":"none","label":"None"},{"value":"fade","label":"Fade"},{"value":"up","label":"Up"}]}]}
>
```html telemetry-hud.html
<!doctype html>
<!--
telemetry-hud: HyperFrames video primitive (product-demo / HUD)
Quiet mono debug-HUD readouts frame a slotted subject. Four corner brackets
draw on (measured getTotalLength, ATTRIBUTE-driven stroke-dashoffset: a CSS
dashoffset tween can leave stale paint under reverse seeks), small
"label: value" data lines fade in, and each value ticks to its final string
on its cue. One readout is emphasized in the accent color. The subject never
moves and the HUD breathes zero: the hold is dead still.
Value ticking follows the typed-prompt law: every visible frame is read from
one text-at-time row table built synchronously (fixed-seed LCG) before the
timeline registers, so forward seeks, reverse seeks, and repeated seeks to
the same time always produce the same string. Nothing is incremental.
During a tick, unresolved characters roll through same-class stand-ins
(digits stay digits, letters stay letters) and resolve left to right.
Slot (see README.md for a worked example):
- [data-slot="subject"]: the framed subject. Replace the children of this
element in your installed copy (img, video, or HTML). Default: a token
skeleton card. Direct img/video children are sized to cover the slot.
Variables (declared in data-composition-variables below):
- readouts (string): comma-separated "label:value" pairs, up to 8. The
first colon splits label from value; later colons stay in the value.
- emphasize (number, default 0): index of the accent-colored readout.
Out-of-range values clamp; -1 disables emphasis.
- cues (string, default ""): comma-separated seconds relative to mount
start; cue N starts readout N's tick. Empty = authored rhythm.
- accent (green | blue | violet, default green): emphasized readout color.
green maps to --brand, blue to --accent, violet to --accent-2.
- exit (none | fade | up, default none): outgoing transition. none holds
the end frame (frame roots own transitions; holds end films).
Envelope (fixed IN/OUT, elastic HOLD only, never gsap.timeScale()):
IN = stage fade 0.45s, brackets draw 0.12s to ~0.9s, readout lines fade
staggered, ticks land per cue (clamped to finish before OUT).
HOLD = elastic = everything after the last tick; completely still.
OUT = 0.45s when exit is fade or up, 0 when exit is none.
Interruptibility (Wave K L1): every animated property has one owner (stage
opacity/y, per-path dashoffset, one shared tick driver), so overlapping cue
schedules never fight a second tween for the same value.
Mount contract: MOUNTABLE SUB-COMPOSITION. The runtime clones only
<template> contents; #root fills the host box (inset: 0, container-type:
size), has no data-width/data-height, and registers one paused timeline
under the literal "telemetry-hud" key. Variables come from
window.__hyperframes.getVariables().
-->
<html
lang="en"
data-composition-id="telemetry-hud"
data-composition-duration="4.5"
data-composition-variables='[
{ "id": "readouts", "type": "string", "role": "content", "label": "Readouts", "description": "Comma-separated label:value pairs, up to 8. The first colon splits label from value.", "default": "fps:59.94,latency:11.8 ms,gpu:38%,heap:1.2 GB" },
{ "id": "emphasize", "type": "number", "role": "style", "label": "Emphasize", "description": "Index of the readout rendered in the accent color. -1 disables.", "default": 0, "min": -1, "max": 7, "step": 1 },
{ "id": "cues", "type": "string", "role": "timing", "label": "Cues", "description": "Comma-separated seconds relative to mount start; cue N starts readout N value tick. Empty uses the authored rhythm.", "default": "" },
{ "id": "accent", "type": "enum", "role": "style", "label": "Accent", "description": "Color of the emphasized readout.", "default": "green", "options": [{ "value": "green", "label": "Green" }, { "value": "blue", "label": "Blue" }, { "value": "violet", "label": "Violet" }] },
{ "id": "exit", "type": "enum", "role": "timing", "label": "Exit", "description": "Outgoing transition. Frame roots own transitions; none holds the end frame.", "default": "none", "options": [{ "value": "none", "label": "None" }, { "value": "fade", "label": "Fade" }, { "value": "up", "label": "Up" }] }
]'
>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<title>Telemetry HUD</title>
</head>
<body>
<template>
<div id="root" data-composition-id="telemetry-hud" data-duration="4.5" data-fps="30">
<style>
*,
*::before,
*::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
#root {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
overflow: hidden;
container-type: size;
isolation: isolate;
background: var(--bg, #07111f);
color: var(--fg, #f8fafc);
font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, "SF Mono", Menlo, Consolas, monospace);
pointer-events: none;
}
.th-clip {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
.th-stage {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
will-change: transform, opacity;
}
/* Framed subject: centered, static for the whole hold. */
.th-subject {
position: relative;
width: 56cqw;
height: 58cqh;
overflow: hidden;
border-radius: var(--radius, 2.4cqmin);
}
.th-slot,
.th-slot > img,
.th-slot > video {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
.th-slot > img,
.th-slot > video {
object-fit: cover;
}
/* Token skeleton default; callers replacing slot children never
see any of this. */
.th-default {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
border: 0.16cqmin solid var(--border, #334155);
border-radius: var(--radius, 2.4cqmin);
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface, #172033) 90%, var(--bg, #07111f));
}
.th-card {
width: 72%;
}
.th-bar {
width: 38%;
height: 4.6cqh;
margin-bottom: var(--space-3, 4cqh);
border-radius: 1.2cqh;
background: var(--muted, #94a3b8);
opacity: 0.55;
}
.th-line {
height: 2.4cqh;
margin-bottom: var(--space-2, 2.6cqh);
border-radius: 1.2cqh;
background: var(--muted, #94a3b8);
opacity: 0.38;
}
.th-line:nth-of-type(2) {
width: 88%;
}
.th-line:nth-of-type(3) {
width: 64%;
}
.th-line:nth-of-type(4) {
width: 42%;
}
/* Corner brackets: square-capped strokes, drawn via measured
dasharray/dashoffset ATTRIBUTES set from script. */
.th-bracket {
position: absolute;
width: 8cqmin;
height: 8cqmin;
overflow: visible;
}
.th-bracket path {
fill: none;
stroke: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fg, #f8fafc) 62%, transparent);
stroke-width: 3;
stroke-linecap: butt;
}
.th-bracket-tl {
top: var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin);
left: var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin);
}
.th-bracket-tr {
top: var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin);
right: var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin);
transform: scaleX(-1);
}
.th-bracket-bl {
bottom: var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin);
left: var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin);
transform: scaleY(-1);
}
.th-bracket-br {
bottom: var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin);
right: var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin);
transform: scale(-1, -1);
}
/* Readout groups sit just inside each bracket. */
.th-corner {
position: absolute;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 0.9cqmin;
}
.th-corner-tl {
top: calc(var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin) + 1cqmin);
left: calc(var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin) + 9.6cqmin);
}
.th-corner-tr {
top: calc(var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin) + 1cqmin);
right: calc(var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin) + 9.6cqmin);
align-items: flex-end;
}
.th-corner-bl {
bottom: calc(var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin) + 1cqmin);
left: calc(var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin) + 9.6cqmin);
}
.th-corner-br {
bottom: calc(var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin) + 1cqmin);
right: calc(var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin) + 9.6cqmin);
align-items: flex-end;
}
.th-read {
display: flex;
align-items: baseline;
gap: 1.1cqmin;
font-size: 2.3cqmin;
line-height: 1.35;
white-space: nowrap;
will-change: opacity;
}
.th-label {
color: var(--muted, #94a3b8);
font-weight: 500;
letter-spacing: 0.12em;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.th-value {
color: var(--fg, #f8fafc);
font-weight: 500;
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.th-read.th-em .th-label,
.th-read.th-em .th-value {
color: var(--th-accent);
}
.th-read.th-em .th-value {
font-weight: 600;
}
</style>
<div
id="telemetry-hud-clip"
class="th-clip clip"
data-start="0"
data-duration="4.5"
data-track-index="0"
>
<div class="th-stage">
<div class="th-subject">
<div class="th-slot" data-slot="subject">
<!-- SLOT "subject": replace the children of this element with
your own content (img, video, or HTML). -->
<div class="th-default" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="th-card">
<div class="th-bar"></div>
<div class="th-line"></div>
<div class="th-line"></div>
<div class="th-line"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<svg class="th-bracket th-bracket-tl" viewBox="0 0 48 48" aria-hidden="true">
<path d="M 46 3 L 12 3 Q 3 3 3 12 L 3 46"></path>
</svg>
<svg class="th-bracket th-bracket-tr" viewBox="0 0 48 48" aria-hidden="true">
<path d="M 46 3 L 12 3 Q 3 3 3 12 L 3 46"></path>
</svg>
<svg class="th-bracket th-bracket-bl" viewBox="0 0 48 48" aria-hidden="true">
<path d="M 46 3 L 12 3 Q 3 3 3 12 L 3 46"></path>
</svg>
<svg class="th-bracket th-bracket-br" viewBox="0 0 48 48" aria-hidden="true">
<path d="M 46 3 L 12 3 Q 3 3 3 12 L 3 46"></path>
</svg>
<div class="th-corner th-corner-tl"></div>
<div class="th-corner th-corner-tr"></div>
<div class="th-corner th-corner-bl"></div>
<div class="th-corner th-corner-br"></div>
</div>
</div>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.14.2/dist/gsap.min.js"></script>
<script>
(function () {
"use strict";
var root = document.getElementById("root");
// Literal id: mount flattening strips data-composition-id from the
// live root before this timeline registers.
var compositionId = "telemetry-hud";
var stage = root.querySelector(".th-stage");
var brackets = root.querySelectorAll(".th-bracket path");
var corners = [
root.querySelector(".th-corner-tl"),
root.querySelector(".th-corner-tr"),
root.querySelector(".th-corner-bl"),
root.querySelector(".th-corner-br"),
];
var vars =
window.__hyperframes && window.__hyperframes.getVariables
? window.__hyperframes.getVariables()
: {};
var readoutsRaw =
vars.readouts == null
? "fps:59.94,latency:11.8 ms,gpu:38%,heap:1.2 GB"
: String(vars.readouts);
var emphasizeRaw = Number(vars.emphasize);
var exit = vars.exit === "fade" || vars.exit === "up" ? vars.exit : "none";
// Each enum choice routes to a DIFFERENT contract token so the
// variable stays meaningful under a theme.
var accentColors = {
green: "var(--brand, #22c55e)",
blue: "var(--accent, #38bdf8)",
violet: "var(--accent-2, #c5a3ff)",
};
var accent = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(accentColors, vars.accent)
? vars.accent
: "green";
// The bundler mirrors composition variables as scoped CSS custom
// props, so this unit's own accent variable shadows the contract
// --accent token inside the subtree. When the shadow is present,
// fall back to the literal contract value instead of var(--accent).
var computedAccent = getComputedStyle(root).getPropertyValue("--accent").trim();
if (
computedAccent === "green" ||
computedAccent === "blue" ||
computedAccent === "violet"
) {
accentColors.blue = "#38bdf8";
}
root.style.setProperty("--th-accent", accentColors[accent]);
// Parse "label:value" pairs; the FIRST colon splits, later colons
// stay in the value. Cap at 8 (two per corner).
var readouts = readoutsRaw
.split(",")
.map(function (pair) {
var i = pair.indexOf(":");
var label = (i < 0 ? pair : pair.slice(0, i)).trim();
var value = (i < 0 ? "" : pair.slice(i + 1)).trim();
return { label: label, value: value };
})
.filter(function (r) {
return r.label.length > 0;
})
.slice(0, 8);
var emphasize = Number.isFinite(emphasizeRaw)
? Math.min(Math.round(emphasizeRaw), readouts.length - 1)
: 0;
var cueList = String(vars.cues == null ? "" : vars.cues)
.split(",")
.map(function (token) {
return parseFloat(token);
})
.filter(function (value) {
return isFinite(value) && value >= 0;
});
// RETIME RANGE: fixed phases; HOLD is the only elastic span.
var STAGE_IN = 0.45;
var BRACKET_AT = 0.12;
var BRACKET_DRAW = 0.5;
var READ_IN_AT = 0.45;
var TICK = 0.5;
var STILLNESS = 0.25;
var OUT_BASE = exit === "none" ? 0 : 0.45;
var duration = Math.max(0.001, parseFloat(root.dataset.duration || "4.5"));
var OUT = Math.min(OUT_BASE, duration * 0.2);
var OUT_START = duration - OUT;
// Every tick must land before the stillness that precedes OUT.
var lastCueMax = Math.max(READ_IN_AT, OUT_START - STILLNESS - TICK);
// Fixed-seed LCG: the only randomness source, consumed in one
// deterministic order during this synchronous build.
var lcgState = 0x2c9277b5;
function rnd() {
lcgState = (Math.imul(1664525, lcgState) + 1013904223) >>> 0;
return lcgState / 4294967296;
}
var DIGITS = "0123456789";
var UPPER = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
var LOWER = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
function standIn(ch) {
if (DIGITS.indexOf(ch) >= 0) return DIGITS[Math.floor(rnd() * 10)];
if (UPPER.indexOf(ch) >= 0) return UPPER[Math.floor(rnd() * 26)];
if (LOWER.indexOf(ch) >= 0) return LOWER[Math.floor(rnd() * 26)];
return ch;
}
// Build DOM + one text-at-time table per readout, all at once.
// The timeline only ever reads the tables, so seeks in any
// direction resolve the same string for the same time.
var STEPS = 8;
var readElements = [];
var valueElements = [];
var tables = [];
var tickEnd = READ_IN_AT;
readouts.forEach(function (readout, index) {
var row = document.createElement("div");
row.className = "th-read" + (index === emphasize ? " th-em" : "");
var labelEl = document.createElement("span");
labelEl.className = "th-label";
labelEl.textContent = readout.label;
var valueEl = document.createElement("span");
valueEl.className = "th-value";
valueEl.textContent = "--";
row.appendChild(labelEl);
row.appendChild(valueEl);
corners[index % 4].appendChild(row);
readElements.push(row);
valueElements.push(valueEl);
var cue = cueList[index] != null ? cueList[index] : 1.0 + index * 0.28;
cue = Math.max(READ_IN_AT, Math.min(cue, lastCueMax));
var chars = Array.from(readout.value);
var rows = [{ t: 0, x: "--" }];
for (var step = 1; step <= STEPS; step += 1) {
var resolved =
step === STEPS ? chars.length : Math.floor((chars.length * step) / STEPS);
var out = "";
for (var k = 0; k < chars.length; k += 1) {
out += k < resolved ? chars[k] : standIn(chars[k]);
}
rows.push({ t: cue + (TICK * step) / STEPS, x: out });
}
tables.push(rows);
tickEnd = Math.max(tickEnd, cue + TICK);
});
// 1ms tolerance: GSAP snaps a tween's end value below the row
// table's accumulated float times, far under one frame.
function textAt(rows, time) {
for (var i = rows.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
if (time >= rows[i].t - 0.001) return rows[i].x;
}
return rows[0].x;
}
gsap.set(stage, { opacity: 0, y: 0 });
readElements.forEach(function (el) {
gsap.set(el, { opacity: 0 });
});
var tl = gsap.timeline({ paused: true });
// IN: one stage fade; the subject never moves.
tl.to(stage, { opacity: 1, duration: STAGE_IN, ease: "power2.out" }, 0);
// Brackets draw on: dasharray/dashoffset as ATTRIBUTES (a CSS
// strokeDashoffset tween can leave stale paint under reverse
// seeks), both endpoints explicit.
brackets.forEach(function (path, index) {
var length = path.getTotalLength();
path.setAttribute("stroke-dasharray", String(length));
path.setAttribute("stroke-dashoffset", String(length));
tl.fromTo(
path,
{ attr: { "stroke-dashoffset": length } },
{
attr: { "stroke-dashoffset": 0 },
duration: BRACKET_DRAW,
ease: "power2.inOut",
immediateRender: false,
},
BRACKET_AT + index * 0.08,
);
});
// Readout lines fade in staggered; opacity only, no movement.
readElements.forEach(function (el, index) {
tl.fromTo(
el,
{ opacity: 0 },
{ opacity: 1, duration: 0.35, ease: "power1.out", immediateRender: false },
READ_IN_AT + index * 0.07,
);
});
// One shared driver reads every table; single owner of all values.
var driver = { t: 0 };
tl.to(
driver,
{
t: tickEnd,
duration: tickEnd,
ease: "none",
onUpdate: function () {
for (var i = 0; i < valueElements.length; i += 1) {
valueElements[i].textContent = textAt(tables[i], driver.t);
}
},
},
0,
);
// HOLD: the HUD breathes zero. Completely still.
// OUT: only when the exit variable asks for one.
if (exit !== "none") {
tl.to(stage, { opacity: 0, duration: OUT, ease: "power2.in" }, OUT_START);
if (exit === "up") {
tl.to(stage, { y: "-5cqh", duration: OUT, ease: "power2.in" }, OUT_START);
}
}
tl.seek(0);
window.__timelines = window.__timelines || {};
window.__timelines[compositionId] = tl;
})();
</script>
</div>
</template>
</body>
</html>
```
</VariablesExplorer>
## Install
<InstallCommand command="npx hyperframes add telemetry-hud" item="telemetry-hud" />
That writes one file: `compositions/components/telemetry-hud.html`.
## Paste it into your composition
Open `compositions/components/telemetry-hud.html` and copy what is inside into your own composition.
A component has no size or duration of its own. It takes both from the composition
you paste it into.
## Variables
Every one of these has a default, so the piece works untouched. Set the ones you
want to change on the element:
| Variable | Default | Accepts | What it does |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `readouts` | `fps:59.94,latency:11.8 ms,gpu:38%,heap:1.2 GB` | string | Comma-separated label:value pairs, up to 8. The first colon splits label from value. |
| `emphasize` | `0` | -1 to 7, step 1 | Index of the readout rendered in the accent color. -1 disables. |
| `cues` | `` | string | Comma-separated seconds relative to mount start; cue N starts readout N value tick. Empty uses the authored rhythm. |
| `accent` | `green` | `green`, `blue`, `violet` | Color of the emphasized readout. |
| `exit` | `none` | `none`, `fade`, `up` | Outgoing transition. Frame roots own transitions; none holds the end frame. |
Set them with `data-variable-values` on the element that mounts it. These are the
defaults, so this behaves exactly like the preview above until you change one:
```html wrap
<div
data-composition-id="telemetry-hud"
data-composition-src="compositions/components/telemetry-hud.html"
data-variable-values='{"readouts":"fps:59.94,latency:11.8 ms,gpu:38%,heap:1.2 GB","emphasize":0,"cues":"","accent":"green","exit":"none"}'
></div>
```
## Source
<Accordion title={`telemetry-hud.html`}>
```html
<!doctype html>
<!--
telemetry-hud: HyperFrames video primitive (product-demo / HUD)
Quiet mono debug-HUD readouts frame a slotted subject. Four corner brackets
draw on (measured getTotalLength, ATTRIBUTE-driven stroke-dashoffset: a CSS
dashoffset tween can leave stale paint under reverse seeks), small
"label: value" data lines fade in, and each value ticks to its final string
on its cue. One readout is emphasized in the accent color. The subject never
moves and the HUD breathes zero: the hold is dead still.
Value ticking follows the typed-prompt law: every visible frame is read from
one text-at-time row table built synchronously (fixed-seed LCG) before the
timeline registers, so forward seeks, reverse seeks, and repeated seeks to
the same time always produce the same string. Nothing is incremental.
During a tick, unresolved characters roll through same-class stand-ins
(digits stay digits, letters stay letters) and resolve left to right.
Slot (see README.md for a worked example):
- [data-slot="subject"]: the framed subject. Replace the children of this
element in your installed copy (img, video, or HTML). Default: a token
skeleton card. Direct img/video children are sized to cover the slot.
Variables (declared in data-composition-variables below):
- readouts (string): comma-separated "label:value" pairs, up to 8. The
first colon splits label from value; later colons stay in the value.
- emphasize (number, default 0): index of the accent-colored readout.
Out-of-range values clamp; -1 disables emphasis.
- cues (string, default ""): comma-separated seconds relative to mount
start; cue N starts readout N's tick. Empty = authored rhythm.
- accent (green | blue | violet, default green): emphasized readout color.
green maps to --brand, blue to --accent, violet to --accent-2.
- exit (none | fade | up, default none): outgoing transition. none holds
the end frame (frame roots own transitions; holds end films).
Envelope (fixed IN/OUT, elastic HOLD only, never gsap.timeScale()):
IN = stage fade 0.45s, brackets draw 0.12s to ~0.9s, readout lines fade
staggered, ticks land per cue (clamped to finish before OUT).
HOLD = elastic = everything after the last tick; completely still.
OUT = 0.45s when exit is fade or up, 0 when exit is none.
Interruptibility (Wave K L1): every animated property has one owner (stage
opacity/y, per-path dashoffset, one shared tick driver), so overlapping cue
schedules never fight a second tween for the same value.
Mount contract: MOUNTABLE SUB-COMPOSITION. The runtime clones only
<template> contents; #root fills the host box (inset: 0, container-type:
size), has no data-width/data-height, and registers one paused timeline
under the literal "telemetry-hud" key. Variables come from
window.__hyperframes.getVariables().
-->
<html
lang="en"
data-composition-id="telemetry-hud"
data-composition-duration="4.5"
data-composition-variables='[
{ "id": "readouts", "type": "string", "role": "content", "label": "Readouts", "description": "Comma-separated label:value pairs, up to 8. The first colon splits label from value.", "default": "fps:59.94,latency:11.8 ms,gpu:38%,heap:1.2 GB" },
{ "id": "emphasize", "type": "number", "role": "style", "label": "Emphasize", "description": "Index of the readout rendered in the accent color. -1 disables.", "default": 0, "min": -1, "max": 7, "step": 1 },
{ "id": "cues", "type": "string", "role": "timing", "label": "Cues", "description": "Comma-separated seconds relative to mount start; cue N starts readout N value tick. Empty uses the authored rhythm.", "default": "" },
{ "id": "accent", "type": "enum", "role": "style", "label": "Accent", "description": "Color of the emphasized readout.", "default": "green", "options": [{ "value": "green", "label": "Green" }, { "value": "blue", "label": "Blue" }, { "value": "violet", "label": "Violet" }] },
{ "id": "exit", "type": "enum", "role": "timing", "label": "Exit", "description": "Outgoing transition. Frame roots own transitions; none holds the end frame.", "default": "none", "options": [{ "value": "none", "label": "None" }, { "value": "fade", "label": "Fade" }, { "value": "up", "label": "Up" }] }
]'
>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<title>Telemetry HUD</title>
</head>
<body>
<template>
<div id="root" data-composition-id="telemetry-hud" data-duration="4.5" data-fps="30">
<style>
*,
*::before,
*::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
#root {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
overflow: hidden;
container-type: size;
isolation: isolate;
background: var(--bg, #07111f);
color: var(--fg, #f8fafc);
font-family: var(--font-mono, ui-monospace, "SF Mono", Menlo, Consolas, monospace);
pointer-events: none;
}
.th-clip {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
overflow: hidden;
}
.th-stage {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
will-change: transform, opacity;
}
/* Framed subject: centered, static for the whole hold. */
.th-subject {
position: relative;
width: 56cqw;
height: 58cqh;
overflow: hidden;
border-radius: var(--radius, 2.4cqmin);
}
.th-slot,
.th-slot > img,
.th-slot > video {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
}
.th-slot > img,
.th-slot > video {
object-fit: cover;
}
/* Token skeleton default; callers replacing slot children never
see any of this. */
.th-default {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
border: 0.16cqmin solid var(--border, #334155);
border-radius: var(--radius, 2.4cqmin);
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface, #172033) 90%, var(--bg, #07111f));
}
.th-card {
width: 72%;
}
.th-bar {
width: 38%;
height: 4.6cqh;
margin-bottom: var(--space-3, 4cqh);
border-radius: 1.2cqh;
background: var(--muted, #94a3b8);
opacity: 0.55;
}
.th-line {
height: 2.4cqh;
margin-bottom: var(--space-2, 2.6cqh);
border-radius: 1.2cqh;
background: var(--muted, #94a3b8);
opacity: 0.38;
}
.th-line:nth-of-type(2) {
width: 88%;
}
.th-line:nth-of-type(3) {
width: 64%;
}
.th-line:nth-of-type(4) {
width: 42%;
}
/* Corner brackets: square-capped strokes, drawn via measured
dasharray/dashoffset ATTRIBUTES set from script. */
.th-bracket {
position: absolute;
width: 8cqmin;
height: 8cqmin;
overflow: visible;
}
.th-bracket path {
fill: none;
stroke: color-mix(in srgb, var(--fg, #f8fafc) 62%, transparent);
stroke-width: 3;
stroke-linecap: butt;
}
.th-bracket-tl {
top: var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin);
left: var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin);
}
.th-bracket-tr {
top: var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin);
right: var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin);
transform: scaleX(-1);
}
.th-bracket-bl {
bottom: var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin);
left: var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin);
transform: scaleY(-1);
}
.th-bracket-br {
bottom: var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin);
right: var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin);
transform: scale(-1, -1);
}
/* Readout groups sit just inside each bracket. */
.th-corner {
position: absolute;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
gap: 0.9cqmin;
}
.th-corner-tl {
top: calc(var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin) + 1cqmin);
left: calc(var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin) + 9.6cqmin);
}
.th-corner-tr {
top: calc(var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin) + 1cqmin);
right: calc(var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin) + 9.6cqmin);
align-items: flex-end;
}
.th-corner-bl {
bottom: calc(var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin) + 1cqmin);
left: calc(var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin) + 9.6cqmin);
}
.th-corner-br {
bottom: calc(var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin) + 1cqmin);
right: calc(var(--space-2, 2.4cqmin) + 9.6cqmin);
align-items: flex-end;
}
.th-read {
display: flex;
align-items: baseline;
gap: 1.1cqmin;
font-size: 2.3cqmin;
line-height: 1.35;
white-space: nowrap;
will-change: opacity;
}
.th-label {
color: var(--muted, #94a3b8);
font-weight: 500;
letter-spacing: 0.12em;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.th-value {
color: var(--fg, #f8fafc);
font-weight: 500;
font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
}
.th-read.th-em .th-label,
.th-read.th-em .th-value {
color: var(--th-accent);
}
.th-read.th-em .th-value {
font-weight: 600;
}
</style>
<div
id="telemetry-hud-clip"
class="th-clip clip"
data-start="0"
data-duration="4.5"
data-track-index="0"
>
<div class="th-stage">
<div class="th-subject">
<div class="th-slot" data-slot="subject">
<!-- SLOT "subject": replace the children of this element with
your own content (img, video, or HTML). -->
<div class="th-default" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="th-card">
<div class="th-bar"></div>
<div class="th-line"></div>
<div class="th-line"></div>
<div class="th-line"></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<svg class="th-bracket th-bracket-tl" viewBox="0 0 48 48" aria-hidden="true">
<path d="M 46 3 L 12 3 Q 3 3 3 12 L 3 46"></path>
</svg>
<svg class="th-bracket th-bracket-tr" viewBox="0 0 48 48" aria-hidden="true">
<path d="M 46 3 L 12 3 Q 3 3 3 12 L 3 46"></path>
</svg>
<svg class="th-bracket th-bracket-bl" viewBox="0 0 48 48" aria-hidden="true">
<path d="M 46 3 L 12 3 Q 3 3 3 12 L 3 46"></path>
</svg>
<svg class="th-bracket th-bracket-br" viewBox="0 0 48 48" aria-hidden="true">
<path d="M 46 3 L 12 3 Q 3 3 3 12 L 3 46"></path>
</svg>
<div class="th-corner th-corner-tl"></div>
<div class="th-corner th-corner-tr"></div>
<div class="th-corner th-corner-bl"></div>
<div class="th-corner th-corner-br"></div>
</div>
</div>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.14.2/dist/gsap.min.js"></script>
<script>
(function () {
"use strict";
var root = document.getElementById("root");
// Literal id: mount flattening strips data-composition-id from the
// live root before this timeline registers.
var compositionId = "telemetry-hud";
var stage = root.querySelector(".th-stage");
var brackets = root.querySelectorAll(".th-bracket path");
var corners = [
root.querySelector(".th-corner-tl"),
root.querySelector(".th-corner-tr"),
root.querySelector(".th-corner-bl"),
root.querySelector(".th-corner-br"),
];
var vars =
window.__hyperframes && window.__hyperframes.getVariables
? window.__hyperframes.getVariables()
: {};
var readoutsRaw =
vars.readouts == null
? "fps:59.94,latency:11.8 ms,gpu:38%,heap:1.2 GB"
: String(vars.readouts);
var emphasizeRaw = Number(vars.emphasize);
var exit = vars.exit === "fade" || vars.exit === "up" ? vars.exit : "none";
// Each enum choice routes to a DIFFERENT contract token so the
// variable stays meaningful under a theme.
var accentColors = {
green: "var(--brand, #22c55e)",
blue: "var(--accent, #38bdf8)",
violet: "var(--accent-2, #c5a3ff)",
};
var accent = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(accentColors, vars.accent)
? vars.accent
: "green";
// The bundler mirrors composition variables as scoped CSS custom
// props, so this unit's own accent variable shadows the contract
// --accent token inside the subtree. When the shadow is present,
// fall back to the literal contract value instead of var(--accent).
var computedAccent = getComputedStyle(root).getPropertyValue("--accent").trim();
if (
computedAccent === "green" ||
computedAccent === "blue" ||
computedAccent === "violet"
) {
accentColors.blue = "#38bdf8";
}
root.style.setProperty("--th-accent", accentColors[accent]);
// Parse "label:value" pairs; the FIRST colon splits, later colons
// stay in the value. Cap at 8 (two per corner).
var readouts = readoutsRaw
.split(",")
.map(function (pair) {
var i = pair.indexOf(":");
var label = (i < 0 ? pair : pair.slice(0, i)).trim();
var value = (i < 0 ? "" : pair.slice(i + 1)).trim();
return { label: label, value: value };
})
.filter(function (r) {
return r.label.length > 0;
})
.slice(0, 8);
var emphasize = Number.isFinite(emphasizeRaw)
? Math.min(Math.round(emphasizeRaw), readouts.length - 1)
: 0;
var cueList = String(vars.cues == null ? "" : vars.cues)
.split(",")
.map(function (token) {
return parseFloat(token);
})
.filter(function (value) {
return isFinite(value) && value >= 0;
});
// RETIME RANGE: fixed phases; HOLD is the only elastic span.
var STAGE_IN = 0.45;
var BRACKET_AT = 0.12;
var BRACKET_DRAW = 0.5;
var READ_IN_AT = 0.45;
var TICK = 0.5;
var STILLNESS = 0.25;
var OUT_BASE = exit === "none" ? 0 : 0.45;
var duration = Math.max(0.001, parseFloat(root.dataset.duration || "4.5"));
var OUT = Math.min(OUT_BASE, duration * 0.2);
var OUT_START = duration - OUT;
// Every tick must land before the stillness that precedes OUT.
var lastCueMax = Math.max(READ_IN_AT, OUT_START - STILLNESS - TICK);
// Fixed-seed LCG: the only randomness source, consumed in one
// deterministic order during this synchronous build.
var lcgState = 0x2c9277b5;
function rnd() {
lcgState = (Math.imul(1664525, lcgState) + 1013904223) >>> 0;
return lcgState / 4294967296;
}
var DIGITS = "0123456789";
var UPPER = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ";
var LOWER = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
function standIn(ch) {
if (DIGITS.indexOf(ch) >= 0) return DIGITS[Math.floor(rnd() * 10)];
if (UPPER.indexOf(ch) >= 0) return UPPER[Math.floor(rnd() * 26)];
if (LOWER.indexOf(ch) >= 0) return LOWER[Math.floor(rnd() * 26)];
return ch;
}
// Build DOM + one text-at-time table per readout, all at once.
// The timeline only ever reads the tables, so seeks in any
// direction resolve the same string for the same time.
var STEPS = 8;
var readElements = [];
var valueElements = [];
var tables = [];
var tickEnd = READ_IN_AT;
readouts.forEach(function (readout, index) {
var row = document.createElement("div");
row.className = "th-read" + (index === emphasize ? " th-em" : "");
var labelEl = document.createElement("span");
labelEl.className = "th-label";
labelEl.textContent = readout.label;
var valueEl = document.createElement("span");
valueEl.className = "th-value";
valueEl.textContent = "--";
row.appendChild(labelEl);
row.appendChild(valueEl);
corners[index % 4].appendChild(row);
readElements.push(row);
valueElements.push(valueEl);
var cue = cueList[index] != null ? cueList[index] : 1.0 + index * 0.28;
cue = Math.max(READ_IN_AT, Math.min(cue, lastCueMax));
var chars = Array.from(readout.value);
var rows = [{ t: 0, x: "--" }];
for (var step = 1; step <= STEPS; step += 1) {
var resolved =
step === STEPS ? chars.length : Math.floor((chars.length * step) / STEPS);
var out = "";
for (var k = 0; k < chars.length; k += 1) {
out += k < resolved ? chars[k] : standIn(chars[k]);
}
rows.push({ t: cue + (TICK * step) / STEPS, x: out });
}
tables.push(rows);
tickEnd = Math.max(tickEnd, cue + TICK);
});
// 1ms tolerance: GSAP snaps a tween's end value below the row
// table's accumulated float times, far under one frame.
function textAt(rows, time) {
for (var i = rows.length - 1; i >= 0; i -= 1) {
if (time >= rows[i].t - 0.001) return rows[i].x;
}
return rows[0].x;
}
gsap.set(stage, { opacity: 0, y: 0 });
readElements.forEach(function (el) {
gsap.set(el, { opacity: 0 });
});
var tl = gsap.timeline({ paused: true });
// IN: one stage fade; the subject never moves.
tl.to(stage, { opacity: 1, duration: STAGE_IN, ease: "power2.out" }, 0);
// Brackets draw on: dasharray/dashoffset as ATTRIBUTES (a CSS
// strokeDashoffset tween can leave stale paint under reverse
// seeks), both endpoints explicit.
brackets.forEach(function (path, index) {
var length = path.getTotalLength();
path.setAttribute("stroke-dasharray", String(length));
path.setAttribute("stroke-dashoffset", String(length));
tl.fromTo(
path,
{ attr: { "stroke-dashoffset": length } },
{
attr: { "stroke-dashoffset": 0 },
duration: BRACKET_DRAW,
ease: "power2.inOut",
immediateRender: false,
},
BRACKET_AT + index * 0.08,
);
});
// Readout lines fade in staggered; opacity only, no movement.
readElements.forEach(function (el, index) {
tl.fromTo(
el,
{ opacity: 0 },
{ opacity: 1, duration: 0.35, ease: "power1.out", immediateRender: false },
READ_IN_AT + index * 0.07,
);
});
// One shared driver reads every table; single owner of all values.
var driver = { t: 0 };
tl.to(
driver,
{
t: tickEnd,
duration: tickEnd,
ease: "none",
onUpdate: function () {
for (var i = 0; i < valueElements.length; i += 1) {
valueElements[i].textContent = textAt(tables[i], driver.t);
}
},
},
0,
);
// HOLD: the HUD breathes zero. Completely still.
// OUT: only when the exit variable asks for one.
if (exit !== "none") {
tl.to(stage, { opacity: 0, duration: OUT, ease: "power2.in" }, OUT_START);
if (exit === "up") {
tl.to(stage, { y: "-5cqh", duration: OUT, ease: "power2.in" }, OUT_START);
}
}
tl.seek(0);
window.__timelines = window.__timelines || {};
window.__timelines[compositionId] = tl;
})();
</script>
</div>
</template>
</body>
</html>
```
</Accordion>
{/* hf:generated-footer */}
Tagged `motion-primitive` `product-demo` `hud` `telemetry` `deterministic`.
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