//! # [Ratatui] Constraints example
//! The latest version of this example is available in the [examples] folder in the repository.
//! Please note that the examples are designed to be run against the `main` branch of the Github
//! repository. This means that you may not be able to compile with the latest release version on
//! crates.io, or the one that you have installed locally.
//! See the [examples readme] for more information on finding examples that match the version of the
//! library you are using.
//! [Ratatui]: https://github.com/ratatui/ratatui
//! [examples]: https://github.com/ratatui/ratatui/blob/main/examples
//! [examples readme]: https://github.com/ratatui/ratatui/blob/main/examples/README.md
crossterm::event::{self, Event, KeyCode, KeyEventKind},
Constraint::{self, Fill, Length, Max, Min, Percentage, Ratio},
style::{palette::tailwind, Color, Modifier, Style, Stylize},
Block, Padding, Paragraph, Scrollbar, ScrollbarOrientation, ScrollbarState, StatefulWidget,
use strum::{Display, EnumIter, FromRepr, IntoEnumIterator};
const SPACER_HEIGHT: u16 = 0;
const ILLUSTRATION_HEIGHT: u16 = 4;
const EXAMPLE_HEIGHT: u16 = ILLUSTRATION_HEIGHT + SPACER_HEIGHT;
const MIN_COLOR: Color = tailwind::BLUE.c900;
const MAX_COLOR: Color = tailwind::BLUE.c800;
const LENGTH_COLOR: Color = tailwind::SLATE.c700;
const PERCENTAGE_COLOR: Color = tailwind::SLATE.c800;
const RATIO_COLOR: Color = tailwind::SLATE.c900;
const FILL_COLOR: Color = tailwind::SLATE.c950;
fn main() -> Result<()> {
let terminal = ratatui::init();
let app_result = App::default().run(terminal);
#[derive(Default, Clone, Copy)]
selected_tab: SelectedTab,
/// Tabs for the different examples
/// The order of the variants is the order in which they are displayed.
#[derive(Default, Debug, Copy, Clone, Display, FromRepr, EnumIter, PartialEq, Eq)]
#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
fn run(mut self, mut terminal: DefaultTerminal) -> Result<()> {
self.update_max_scroll_offset();
while self.is_running() {
terminal.draw(|frame| frame.render_widget(self, frame.area()))?;
fn update_max_scroll_offset(&mut self) {
self.max_scroll_offset = (self.selected_tab.get_example_count() - 1) * EXAMPLE_HEIGHT;
fn is_running(self) -> bool {
self.state == AppState::Running
fn handle_events(&mut self) -> Result<()> {
if let Event::Key(key) = event::read()? {
if key.kind != KeyEventKind::Press {
KeyCode::Char('q') | KeyCode::Esc => self.quit(),
KeyCode::Char('l') | KeyCode::Right => self.next(),
KeyCode::Char('h') | KeyCode::Left => self.previous(),
KeyCode::Char('j') | KeyCode::Down => self.down(),
KeyCode::Char('k') | KeyCode::Up => self.up(),
KeyCode::Char('g') | KeyCode::Home => self.top(),
KeyCode::Char('G') | KeyCode::End => self.bottom(),
self.state = AppState::Quit;
self.selected_tab = self.selected_tab.next();
self.update_max_scroll_offset();
self.selected_tab = self.selected_tab.previous();
self.update_max_scroll_offset();
self.scroll_offset = self.scroll_offset.saturating_sub(1);
self.scroll_offset = self
.min(self.max_scroll_offset);
self.scroll_offset = self.max_scroll_offset;
fn render(self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
let [tabs, axis, demo] = Layout::vertical([Length(3), Length(3), Fill(0)]).areas(area);
self.render_tabs(tabs, buf);
Self::render_axis(axis, buf);
self.render_demo(demo, buf);
fn render_tabs(self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
let titles = SelectedTab::iter().map(SelectedTab::to_tab_title);
.title("Constraints ".bold())
.title(" Use h l or ◄ ► to change tab and j k or ▲ ▼ to scroll");
.highlight_style(Modifier::REVERSED)
.select(self.selected_tab as usize)
fn render_axis(area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
let width = area.width as usize;
// a bar like `<----- 80 px ----->`
let width_label = format!("{width} px");
"<{width_label:-^width$}>",
width = width - width_label.len() / 2
Paragraph::new(width_bar.dark_gray())
.block(Block::new().padding(Padding {
/// Render the demo content
/// This function renders the demo content into a separate buffer and then splices the buffer
/// into the main buffer. This is done to make it possible to handle scrolling easily.
#[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
fn render_demo(self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
// render demo content into a separate buffer so all examples fit we add an extra
// area.height to make sure the last example is fully visible even when the scroll offset is
let height = self.selected_tab.get_example_count() * EXAMPLE_HEIGHT;
let demo_area = Rect::new(0, 0, area.width, height + area.height);
let mut demo_buf = Buffer::empty(demo_area);
let scrollbar_needed = self.scroll_offset != 0 || height > area.height;
let content_area = if scrollbar_needed {
width: demo_area.width - 1,
self.selected_tab.render(content_area, &mut demo_buf);
let visible_content = demo_buf
.skip((demo_area.width * self.scroll_offset) as usize)
.take(area.area() as usize);
for (i, cell) in visible_content.enumerate() {
let x = i as u16 % area.width;
let y = i as u16 / area.width;
buf[(area.x + x, area.y + y)] = cell;
let mut state = ScrollbarState::new(self.max_scroll_offset as usize)
.position(self.scroll_offset as usize);
Scrollbar::new(ScrollbarOrientation::VerticalRight).render(area, buf, &mut state);
/// Get the previous tab, if there is no previous tab return the current tab.
fn previous(self) -> Self {
let current_index: usize = self as usize;
let previous_index = current_index.saturating_sub(1);
Self::from_repr(previous_index).unwrap_or(self)
/// Get the next tab, if there is no next tab return the current tab.
let current_index = self as usize;
let next_index = current_index.saturating_add(1);
Self::from_repr(next_index).unwrap_or(self)
const fn get_example_count(self) -> u16 {
#[allow(clippy::match_same_arms)]
fn to_tab_title(value: Self) -> Line<'static> {
let text = format!(" {value} ");
let color = match value {
Self::Length => LENGTH_COLOR,
Self::Percentage => PERCENTAGE_COLOR,
Self::Ratio => RATIO_COLOR,
Self::Fill => FILL_COLOR,
text.fg(tailwind::SLATE.c200).bg(color).into()
impl Widget for SelectedTab {
fn render(self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
Self::Length => Self::render_length_example(area, buf),
Self::Percentage => Self::render_percentage_example(area, buf),
Self::Ratio => Self::render_ratio_example(area, buf),
Self::Fill => Self::render_fill_example(area, buf),
Self::Min => Self::render_min_example(area, buf),
Self::Max => Self::render_max_example(area, buf),
fn render_length_example(area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
let [example1, example2, example3, _] =
Layout::vertical([Length(EXAMPLE_HEIGHT); 4]).areas(area);
Example::new(&[Length(20), Length(20)]).render(example1, buf);
Example::new(&[Length(20), Min(20)]).render(example2, buf);
Example::new(&[Length(20), Max(20)]).render(example3, buf);
fn render_percentage_example(area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
let [example1, example2, example3, example4, example5, _] =
Layout::vertical([Length(EXAMPLE_HEIGHT); 6]).areas(area);
Example::new(&[Percentage(75), Fill(0)]).render(example1, buf);
Example::new(&[Percentage(25), Fill(0)]).render(example2, buf);
Example::new(&[Percentage(50), Min(20)]).render(example3, buf);
Example::new(&[Percentage(0), Max(0)]).render(example4, buf);
Example::new(&[Percentage(0), Fill(0)]).render(example5, buf);
fn render_ratio_example(area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
let [example1, example2, example3, example4, _] =
Layout::vertical([Length(EXAMPLE_HEIGHT); 5]).areas(area);
Example::new(&[Ratio(1, 2); 2]).render(example1, buf);
Example::new(&[Ratio(1, 4); 4]).render(example2, buf);
Example::new(&[Ratio(1, 2), Ratio(1, 3), Ratio(1, 4)]).render(example3, buf);
Example::new(&[Ratio(1, 2), Percentage(25), Length(10)]).render(example4, buf);
fn render_fill_example(area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
let [example1, example2, _] = Layout::vertical([Length(EXAMPLE_HEIGHT); 3]).areas(area);
Example::new(&[Fill(1), Fill(2), Fill(3)]).render(example1, buf);
Example::new(&[Fill(1), Percentage(50), Fill(1)]).render(example2, buf);
fn render_min_example(area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
let [example1, example2, example3, example4, example5, _] =
Layout::vertical([Length(EXAMPLE_HEIGHT); 6]).areas(area);
Example::new(&[Percentage(100), Min(0)]).render(example1, buf);
Example::new(&[Percentage(100), Min(20)]).render(example2, buf);
Example::new(&[Percentage(100), Min(40)]).render(example3, buf);
Example::new(&[Percentage(100), Min(60)]).render(example4, buf);
Example::new(&[Percentage(100), Min(80)]).render(example5, buf);
fn render_max_example(area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
let [example1, example2, example3, example4, example5, _] =
Layout::vertical([Length(EXAMPLE_HEIGHT); 6]).areas(area);
Example::new(&[Percentage(0), Max(0)]).render(example1, buf);
Example::new(&[Percentage(0), Max(20)]).render(example2, buf);
Example::new(&[Percentage(0), Max(40)]).render(example3, buf);
Example::new(&[Percentage(0), Max(60)]).render(example4, buf);
Example::new(&[Percentage(0), Max(80)]).render(example5, buf);
constraints: Vec<Constraint>,
fn new(constraints: &[Constraint]) -> Self {
constraints: constraints.into(),
impl Widget for Example {
fn render(self, area: Rect, buf: &mut Buffer) {
Layout::vertical([Length(ILLUSTRATION_HEIGHT), Length(SPACER_HEIGHT)]).areas(area);
let blocks = Layout::horizontal(&self.constraints).split(area);
for (block, constraint) in blocks.iter().zip(&self.constraints) {
Self::illustration(*constraint, block.width).render(*block, buf);
fn illustration(constraint: Constraint, width: u16) -> impl Widget {
let color = match constraint {
Constraint::Length(_) => LENGTH_COLOR,
Constraint::Percentage(_) => PERCENTAGE_COLOR,
Constraint::Ratio(_, _) => RATIO_COLOR,
Constraint::Fill(_) => FILL_COLOR,
Constraint::Min(_) => MIN_COLOR,
Constraint::Max(_) => MAX_COLOR,
let title = format!("{constraint}");
let content = format!("{width} px");
let text = format!("{title}\n{content}");
let block = Block::bordered()
.border_set(symbols::border::QUADRANT_OUTSIDE)
.border_style(Style::reset().fg(color).reversed())
.style(Style::default().fg(fg).bg(color));
Paragraph::new(text).centered().block(block)