Avatar

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1. Quick setup

Create Avatar.tsx file in /components/common folder

jsx
import * as Headless from "@headlessui/react";
import clsx from "clsx";
import Image from "next/image";
import Link from "next/link";
import React from "react";

type AvatarProps = {
  status?: keyof typeof states | null;
  size?: keyof typeof sizes;
  square?: boolean;
  href?: string;
  onClick?: () => void;
};

const states = {
  busy: "bg-red-400",
  available: "bg-green-400",
  default: "bg-gray-300",
};

const sizes = {
  small: 32,
  medium: 40,
  large: 48,
};

const ringSizes = {
  small: "size-2",
  medium: "size-2.5",
  large: "size-3",
};

const AvatarInner = ({ status = null, size = "medium", square = false }: AvatarProps) => {
  return (
    <span className="relative inline-block">
      <Image
        className={clsx(square ? "rounded-md" : "rounded-full")}
        src="/images/avatar.png"
        alt="avatar"
        width={sizes[size]}
        height={sizes[size]}
      />
      {status && (
        <span
          className={clsx(
            "absolute bottom-0 right-0 block size-2 rounded-full ring-2 ring-white",
            states[status],
            ringSizes[size],
          )}
        ></span>
      )}
    </span>
  );
};

const Avatar = ({ href, onClick, ...props }: AvatarProps) => {
  if (href)
    return (
      <Link href={href}>
        <AvatarInner {...props} />
      </Link>
    );

  if (onClick) {
    return (
      <Headless.Button onClick={onClick}>
        <AvatarInner {...props} />
      </Headless.Button>
    );
  }

  return <AvatarInner {...props} />;
};

export default Avatar;

2. Usages

2.1 Sizes

jsx
<Avatar size="small" />
<Avatar size="medium" />
<Avatar size="large" />

2.2 Status

jsx
<Avatar status="default" />
<Avatar status="busy" />
<Avatar status="available" />

2.3 Square

jsx
<Avatar size="small" status="default" square />
<Avatar size="medium" status="busy" square />
<Avatar size="large" status="available" square />

2.4 Avatar as button

You can add the handle click event on the avatar. You can test for click the avatar button below

jsx
<Avatar
  size="medium"
  status="available"
  onClick={() => alert("You have clicked on avatar button")}
/>

2.5 Avatar as link (can navigate)

You can add the href prop to navigate customer as the link. If you click on the avatar below, you will be redirect to the "/component" page

jsx
<Avatar size="medium" status="available" href="/components" />