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Component library

Navigation Menu

Native navigation menu composition, package imports, and editable Swift source.

Preview

Navigation Menu rendered by native SwiftUI.Navigation Menu rendered by native SwiftUI. Dark appearance.
Captured from the native SwiftUI catalog on macOS.

Use it

Import SwiftCN to use CNNavigationMenu directly. This complete example also runs in the native component gallery.

NavigationMenuExample.swift
import SwiftUI
import SwiftCN

struct NavigationMenuExample: View {

    var body: some View {
        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 12) {
            CNNavigationMenu {
                Link("Documentation", destination: URL(string: "https://cbethin.github.io/swiftcn/docs/")!)
                    .buttonStyle(.tw("button-link"))
                CNDropdownMenu("Resources") { CNDropdownMenuLink("GitHub", destination: URL(string: "https://github.com/cbethin/swiftcn")!) }
            }

        }
    }
}

Native behavior

Compose native links, navigation links, and submenu controls in a horizontal ScrollView. The menu keeps its contents reachable at narrow widths. The host owns the navigation path and destinations.

Style and compose

Visual recipes use .tw classes. Append classes: to override a recipe locally, or change the recipe in TWGlobalRules.named for your subtree. Native layout and interaction modifiers remain SwiftUI APIs. For control colors, append cn-tint-[primary], another theme token, or an interpolated Color.

Motion recipes are editable too: control-motion uses a 150 ms smooth response, disclosure-motion uses a 250 ms spring, and feedback-motion uses a 200 ms smooth response. Set a recipe to animate-none in your global rules to turn it off. Presets respect Reduce Motion. Static components stay still; native scrolling, drag tracking, and platform presentation keep their own gestures.

Action groups and card, dialog, and questionnaire footers stack when their content does not fit. The native layout preserves the same child controls during this change.

View builders preserve native child content. Native Button roles, labels, keyboard shortcuts, submit actions, and presentation modifiers still work. A string recipe does not replace a native control API or a typed chart mark.

Own the source

Copy the complete file below into your app alongside import SwiftCN. The file contains related composable parts from the same family. Its dependencies use public package APIs, so copied and imported components can coexist.

To own the styling engine too, download the complete source bundle. It contains every component, the .tw engine, its recipes, and the MIT license. Keep those files in one module and remove import SwiftCN from the usage example.

Menus.swift
import SwiftUI
import SwiftCN

/// A styled SwiftUI action surface presented in an anchored SwiftUI popover.
public struct CNDropdownMenu<Label: View, Content: View>: View {
    @State private var presented = false
    @FocusState private var triggerFocused: Bool
    private let externalPresentation: Binding<Bool>?
    private let classes: TWClasses
    private let contentClasses: TWClasses
    private let edge: Edge
    private let label: Label
    private let content: () -> Content
    public init(_ classes: TWClasses = "", isPresented: Binding<Bool>? = nil,
                contentClasses: TWClasses = "", arrowEdge: Edge = .top,
                @ViewBuilder content: @escaping () -> Content, @ViewBuilder label: () -> Label) {
        self.classes = classes; self.externalPresentation = isPresented
        self.contentClasses = contentClasses; self.edge = arrowEdge
        self.content = content; self.label = label()
    }
    public init(_ title: LocalizedStringKey, classes: TWClasses = "", isPresented: Binding<Bool>? = nil,
                contentClasses: TWClasses = "", arrowEdge: Edge = .top,
                @ViewBuilder content: @escaping () -> Content) where Label == Text {
        self.init(classes, isPresented: isPresented, contentClasses: contentClasses,
                  arrowEdge: arrowEdge, content: content) { Text(title) }
    }
    private var presentation: Binding<Bool> { externalPresentation ?? $presented }
    public var body: some View {
        Button(action: { presentation.wrappedValue.toggle() }) { label }
            .focusable().focusEffectDisabled().focused($triggerFocused)
            .buttonStyle(.tw(cn("button-outline", classes), state: .init(isFocused: triggerFocused)))
            .accessibilityValue(presentation.wrappedValue ? Text("Expanded") : Text("Collapsed"))
            .onKeyPress(keys: [.return, .space, .downArrow]) { key in
                if key.key == .downArrow { presentation.wrappedValue = true }
                else { presentation.wrappedValue.toggle() }
                return .handled
            }
            .cnPopover(isPresented: presentation, arrowEdge: edge) {
                CNDropdownMenuContent(contentClasses, isPresented: presentation,
                                      onDismiss: { presentation.wrappedValue = false }, content: content)
            }
            .onChange(of: presentation.wrappedValue) { _, value in if !value { triggerFocused = true } }
    }
}

/// Also usable as an inline surface for previews or application-owned presentation.
public struct CNDropdownMenuContent<Content: View>: View {
    @FocusState private var focusedID: UUID?
    @Namespace private var focusScope
    @Binding private var isPresented: Bool
    @State private var itemIDs: [UUID] = []
    private let classes: TWClasses
    private let onDismiss: () -> Void
    private let autofocus: Bool
    private let content: Content
    public init(_ classes: TWClasses = "", autofocus: Bool = true, isPresented: Binding<Bool>? = nil,
                onDismiss: @escaping () -> Void = {}, @ViewBuilder content: () -> Content) {
        _isPresented = isPresented ?? .constant(true)
        self.classes = classes; self.autofocus = autofocus; self.onDismiss = onDismiss; self.content = content()
    }
    public var body: some View {
        VStack(alignment: .leading, spacing: 2) { content }
            .tw(cn("dropdown-content", classes))
            .environment(\.cnDropdownMenuContext, .init(focusedID: $focusedID, dismiss: onDismiss, navigate: navigate))
            .onPreferenceChange(CNMenuItemIDs.self) { ids in
                itemIDs = ids
                if autofocus && !ids.contains(where: { $0 == focusedID }) { focusedID = ids.first }
            }
            .defaultFocus($focusedID, autofocus ? itemIDs.first : nil)
            #if os(macOS)
            .focusScope(focusScope)
            #endif
            .task(id: isPresented) {
                guard autofocus else { return }
                focusedID = nil
                guard isPresented else { return }
                // Let the focusable rows attach before entering this scope.
                // Presentation changes cancel this request, including reversals.
                await Task.yield()
                guard !Task.isCancelled, isPresented else { return }
                focusedID = itemIDs.first
            }
            .onKeyPress(keys: [.upArrow, .downArrow, .home, .end, .escape]) { key in
                navigate(key.key)
            }
    }
    private func navigate(_ key: KeyEquivalent) -> KeyPress.Result {
        switch key {
        case .escape: onDismiss()
        case .home: focusedID = itemIDs.first
        case .end: focusedID = itemIDs.last
        case .upArrow: focusedID = CNMenuNavigation.next(itemIDs, current: focusedID, step: -1)
        case .downArrow: focusedID = CNMenuNavigation.next(itemIDs, current: focusedID, step: 1)
        default: return .ignored
        }
        return .handled
    }
}

public struct CNDropdownMenuItem<Label: View>: View {
    @Environment(\.cnDropdownMenuContext) private var context
    @Environment(\.isEnabled) private var isEnabled
    @FocusState private var localFocus: UUID?
    @State private var id = UUID()
    private let role: ButtonRole?
    private let dismissOnSelect: Bool
    private let classes: TWClasses
    private let action: () -> Void
    private let label: Label
    public init(role: ButtonRole? = nil, dismissOnSelect: Bool = true, classes: TWClasses = "",
                action: @escaping () -> Void, @ViewBuilder label: () -> Label) {
        self.role = role; self.dismissOnSelect = dismissOnSelect; self.classes = classes
        self.action = action; self.label = label()
    }
    public init(_ title: LocalizedStringKey, role: ButtonRole? = nil, dismissOnSelect: Bool = true,
                classes: TWClasses = "", action: @escaping () -> Void) where Label == Text {
        self.init(role: role, dismissOnSelect: dismissOnSelect, classes: classes, action: action) { Text(title) }
    }
    private var focus: FocusState<UUID?>.Binding { context.focusedID ?? $localFocus }
    private var focused: Bool { focus.wrappedValue == id }
    private var minimumHeight: TWClasses {
        #if os(iOS)
        "min-h-[44]"
        #else
        "min-h-[32]"
        #endif
    }
    private func activate() {
        guard isEnabled else { return }
        if dismissOnSelect { context.dismiss() }
        action()
    }
    public var body: some View {
        Button(role: role, action: activate) {
            HStack(spacing: 8) { label }.frame(maxWidth: .infinity, alignment: .leading).contentShape(Rectangle())
        }
        .focusable().focusEffectDisabled().focused(focus, equals: id)
        .buttonStyle(.tw(cn("dropdown-item", minimumHeight, role == .destructive ? "text-destructive" : "", classes),
                          state: .init(isFocused: focused)))
        .preference(key: CNMenuItemIDs.self, value: isEnabled ? [id] : [])
        .onHover { hovering in
            guard hovering, isEnabled, !focused else { return }
            // Pointer focus must move with the highlight, without inheriting
            // the popup's entry animation or cross-fading two active rows.
            var transaction = Transaction()
            transaction.disablesAnimations = true
            withTransaction(transaction) { focus.wrappedValue = id }
        }
        .onKeyPress(keys: [.return, .space]) { _ in activate(); return .handled }
        .onKeyPress(keys: [.upArrow, .downArrow, .home, .end, .escape]) { context.navigate($0.key) }
    }
}
public struct CNDropdownMenuLink<Label: View>: View {
    @Environment(\.openURL) private var openURL
    private let destination: URL
    private let classes: TWClasses
    private let label: Label
    public init(destination: URL, classes: TWClasses = "", @ViewBuilder label: () -> Label) {
        self.destination = destination; self.classes = classes; self.label = label()
    }
    public init(_ title: LocalizedStringKey, destination: URL, classes: TWClasses = "") where Label == Text {
        self.init(destination: destination, classes: classes) { Text(title) }
    }
    public var body: some View {
        CNDropdownMenuItem(classes: classes, action: { openURL(destination) }) { label }
            .accessibilityAddTraits(.isLink)
    }
}
public struct CNDropdownMenuLabel<Content: View>: View {
    private let classes: TWClasses
    private let content: Content
    public init(_ classes: TWClasses = "", @ViewBuilder content: () -> Content) { self.classes = classes; self.content = content() }
    public init(_ title: LocalizedStringKey, classes: TWClasses = "") where Content == Text {
        self.init(classes) { Text(title) }
    }
    public var body: some View { content.tw(cn("dropdown-label", classes)).accessibilityAddTraits(.isHeader) }
}
public struct CNDropdownMenuSeparator: View {
    private let classes: TWClasses
    public init(_ classes: TWClasses = "") { self.classes = classes }
    public var body: some View { Color.clear.tw(cn("h-[1] w-full bg-border", classes)).tw("py-1").accessibilityHidden(true) }
}
public struct CNDropdownMenuShortcut: View {
    private let text: String
    public init(_ text: String) { self.text = text }
    public var body: some View { Text(text).tw("text-xs text-mutedForeground").accessibilityHidden(true) }
}
public struct CNDropdownMenuCheckboxItem<Label: View>: View {
    @Binding private var isOn: Bool
    private let classes: TWClasses
    private let label: Label
    public init(isOn: Binding<Bool>, classes: TWClasses = "", @ViewBuilder label: () -> Label) {
        _isOn = isOn; self.classes = classes; self.label = label()
    }
    public var body: some View {
        CNDropdownMenuItem(dismissOnSelect: false, classes: classes, action: { isOn.toggle() }) {
            Image(systemName: "checkmark").tw("w-4 text-xs").opacity(isOn ? 1 : 0).accessibilityHidden(true)
            label
        }.accessibilityValue(isOn ? Text("On") : Text("Off"))
            .accessibilityAddTraits(isOn ? [.isSelected] : [])
    }
}
private struct CNMenuItemIDs: PreferenceKey {
    static let defaultValue: [UUID] = []
    static func reduce(value: inout [UUID], nextValue: () -> [UUID]) { value += nextValue() }
}
// Pure ordering logic also covers disabled-item removal and focus loss.
enum CNMenuNavigation {
    static func next<ID: Equatable>(_ ids: [ID], current: ID?, step: Int) -> ID? {
        guard !ids.isEmpty else { return nil }
        guard let current, let index = ids.firstIndex(of: current) else { return step < 0 ? ids.last : ids.first }
        return ids[(index + (step < 0 ? -1 : 1) + ids.count) % ids.count]
    }
}

/// Compose native links, navigation links, and submenu controls without owning the application's navigation path.
public struct CNNavigationMenu<Content: View>: View {
    private let classes: TWClasses
    private let content: Content
    public init(_ classes: TWClasses = "", @ViewBuilder content: () -> Content) { self.classes = classes; self.content = content() }
    public var body: some View {
        ScrollView(.horizontal) { HStack(spacing: 12) { content } }.tw(cn("menu", classes))
    }
}
/// In-window menu strip. For application menu-bar commands, use SwiftUI Scene.commands instead.
public struct CNMenubar<Content: View>: View {
    private let classes: TWClasses
    private let content: Content
    public init(_ classes: TWClasses = "", @ViewBuilder content: () -> Content) { self.classes = classes; self.content = content() }
    public var body: some View { HStack(spacing: 8) { content }.tw(cn("menu p-1 bg-surface border rounded-md", classes)) }
}

/// Attach native contextual actions to any content, including rows and images.
public struct CNContextMenu<Content: View, MenuItems: View>: View {
    private let classes: TWClasses
    private let content: Content
    private let menuItems: () -> MenuItems
    public init(_ classes: TWClasses = "", @ViewBuilder menuItems: @escaping () -> MenuItems, @ViewBuilder content: () -> Content) {
        self.classes = classes; self.menuItems = menuItems; self.content = content()
    }
    public var body: some View { content.tw(classes).contextMenu(menuItems: menuItems) }
}

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