cv-empty-state

Reusable empty-result or empty-panel state with optional icon, body copy, and actions.

Usage

View source

<div class="empty-state-demo-shell" data-demo="empty-state" data-live-demo-height="760" data-theme="dark">
  <cv-theme-provider mode="dark" class="empty-state-demo-theme">
    <section class="empty-state-demo-hero" aria-labelledby="empty-state-demo-title">
      <div class="empty-state-demo-copy">
        <span class="empty-state-demo-kicker">No-result boundary</span>
        <h3 id="empty-state-demo-title">
          Empty states explain what is missing, why it is safe, and which recovery path is available.
        </h3>
        <p>
          The component renders a <code>role="status"</code> surface only. Route models decide whether the
          state means no data, filtered data, unavailable storage, or an active drop target.
        </p>
      </div>

      <dl class="empty-state-demo-metrics" aria-label="Empty state contract summary">
        <div>
          <dt>Semantics</dt>
          <dd>status surface</dd>
        </div>
        <div>
          <dt>Variants</dt>
          <dd>panel / dropzone</dd>
        </div>
        <div>
          <dt>Logic</dt>
          <dd>owned by route</dd>
        </div>
      </dl>
    </section>

    <section class="empty-state-demo-workbench" aria-labelledby="empty-state-demo-workbench-title">
      <div class="empty-state-demo-section-header">
        <span class="empty-state-demo-kicker">Vault workspace</span>
        <h4 id="empty-state-demo-workbench-title">
          Place the empty state inside the surface it is explaining, not as an isolated illustration.
        </h4>
      </div>

      <div class="empty-state-demo-product" aria-label="Empty state in a filtered vault view">
        <header class="empty-state-demo-product-header">
          <div>
            <span class="empty-state-demo-label">Visible route</span>
            <strong>travel-profile.files</strong>
          </div>
          <cv-badge variant="warning" size="small">filtered</cv-badge>
        </header>

        <div class="empty-state-demo-toolbar" aria-hidden="true">
          <span></span>
          <span></span>
          <span></span>
        </div>

        <cv-empty-state
          class="empty-state-demo-main"
          icon="folder-open"
          headline="No files match this route"
          description="Clear filters or add a file to the visible profile. Hidden namespaces are not implied here."
        >
          <p class="empty-state-demo-note">
            Keep the copy specific to the current route. Do not reveal whether another vault namespace exists.
          </p>
          <div slot="actions" class="empty-state-demo-actions">
            <cv-button preset="action-primary">Clear filters</cv-button>
            <cv-button variant="ghost">Create folder</cv-button>
          </div>
        </cv-empty-state>
      </div>
    </section>

    <section class="empty-state-demo-section" aria-labelledby="empty-state-demo-variants-title">
      <div class="empty-state-demo-section-header">
        <span class="empty-state-demo-kicker">State matrix</span>
        <h4 id="empty-state-demo-variants-title">
          Use the same primitive for empty, filtered, drop, and unavailable cases.
        </h4>
      </div>

      <div class="empty-state-demo-grid" aria-label="Empty state examples">
        <article class="empty-state-demo-card">
          <span class="empty-state-demo-label">Empty collection</span>
          <cv-empty-state
            icon="file-text"
            headline="No notes yet"
            description="Create a note in the visible profile before sharing this workspace."
          >
            <cv-button slot="actions" size="small" preset="action-primary-subtle">Create note</cv-button>
          </cv-empty-state>
        </article>

        <article class="empty-state-demo-card empty-state-demo-card--filtered">
          <span class="empty-state-demo-label">Filtered result</span>
          <cv-empty-state
            icon="search"
            headline="No matching entries"
            description="The query has no visible matches. Reset filters before changing vault scope."
          >
            <cv-button slot="actions" size="small">Reset filters</cv-button>
          </cv-empty-state>
        </article>

        <article class="empty-state-demo-card empty-state-demo-card--drop">
          <span class="empty-state-demo-label">Drop target</span>
          <cv-empty-state
            class="drop-active"
            variant="dropzone"
            icon="upload"
            headline="Drop encrypted bundle"
            description="Import waits for explicit confirmation after the file is staged."
          ></cv-empty-state>
        </article>

        <article class="empty-state-demo-card empty-state-demo-card--unavailable">
          <span class="empty-state-demo-label">Unavailable storage</span>
          <cv-empty-state
            icon="shield-x"
            headline="Storage is locked"
            description="Unlock the local vault before listing files or notes."
          ></cv-empty-state>
        </article>
      </div>
    </section>
  </cv-theme-provider>
</div>

Anatomy

<cv-empty-state> (host)
└── <section part="base" role="status">
    ├── <cv-icon part="icon">         optional
    ├── <p part="title">
    ├── <p part="description">       optional
    ├── <div part="body">
    │   └── <slot>
    └── <div part="actions">
        └── <slot name="actions">

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Default	Description
icon	String	""	Optional UIKit icon name
headline	String	""	Main empty-state headline
description	String	""	Optional supporting text
icon-fill	Boolean	false	Passes fill mode to the inner cv-icon
variant	String	"panel"	Visual variant: "panel" or "dropzone"

Slots

Slot	Description
(default)	Optional body content under message
actions	Buttons or links for recovery paths

CSS Parts

Part	Description
base	Root status container
icon	Optional icon
title	Headline text
description	Supporting text
body	Default slot wrapper
actions	Actions slot wrapper

Events

None. The component is presentational.