feat(styling): added ray effects for the UI as decorative elements

app/components/chat/BaseChat.tsx

@@ -156,10 +156,7 @@ export const BaseChat = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, BaseChatProps>(
     return (
       <div
         ref={ref}
-        className={classNames(
-          styles.BaseChat,
-          'relative flex h-full w-full overflow-hidden bg-bolt-elements-background-depth-1',
-        )}
+        className={classNames(styles.BaseChat, 'relative flex h-full w-full overflow-hidden')}
         data-chat-visible={showChat}
       >
         <ClientOnly>{() => <Menu />}</ClientOnly>

app/components/chat/Chat.client.tsx

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ export const ChatImpl = memo(({ initialMessages, storeMessageHistory }: ChatProp
   const { messages, isLoading, input, handleInputChange, setInput, stop, append } = useChat({
     api: '/api/chat',
     body: {
-      apiKeys
+      apiKeys,
     },
     onError: (error) => {
       logger.error('Request failed\n\n', error);
@@ -263,14 +263,14 @@ export const ChatImpl = memo(({ initialMessages, storeMessageHistory }: ChatProp
       })}
       enhancePrompt={() => {
         enhancePrompt(
-          input, 
+          input,
           (input) => {
             setInput(input);
             scrollTextArea();
           },
           model,
           provider,
-          apiKeys
+          apiKeys,
         );
       }}
     />

app/components/header/Header.tsx

@@ -10,13 +10,10 @@ export function Header() {
 
   return (
     <header
-      className={classNames(
-        'flex items-center bg-bolt-elements-background-depth-1 p-5 border-b h-[var(--header-height)]',
-        {
-          'border-transparent': !chat.started,
-          'border-bolt-elements-borderColor': chat.started,
-        },
-      )}
+      className={classNames('flex items-center p-5 border-b h-[var(--header-height)]', {
+        'border-transparent': !chat.started,
+        'border-bolt-elements-borderColor': chat.started,
+      })}
     >
       <div className="flex items-center gap-2 z-logo text-bolt-elements-textPrimary cursor-pointer">
         <div className="i-ph:sidebar-simple-duotone text-xl" />

app/components/ui/BackgroundRays/index.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// PurpleRays.jsx
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import styles from './styles.module.scss';
+
+const BackgroundRays = () => {
+  const [theme, setTheme] = useState('dark');
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Initial theme
+    const currentTheme = document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme');
+    setTheme(currentTheme || 'dark');
+
+    // Optional: Watch for theme changes
+    const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => {
+      mutations.forEach((mutation) => {
+        if (mutation.attributeName === 'data-theme') {
+          const newTheme = document.documentElement.getAttribute('data-theme');
+          setTheme((existingTheme) => newTheme || existingTheme);
+        }
+      });
+    });
+
+    observer.observe(document.documentElement, {
+      attributes: true,
+      attributeFilter: ['data-theme'],
+    });
+
+    return () => observer.disconnect();
+  }, []);
+  return (
+    <div className={`${styles.rayContainer} bg-bolt-elements-background-depth-1`}>
+      <div className={`${styles.lightRay} ${styles.ray1}`}></div>
+      <div className={`${styles.lightRay} ${styles.ray2}`}></div>
+      <div className={`${styles.lightRay} ${styles.ray3}`}></div>
+      <div className={`${styles.lightRay} ${styles.ray4}`}></div>
+      <div className={`${styles.lightRay} ${styles.ray5}`}></div>
+      <div className={`${styles.lightRay} ${styles.ray6}`}></div>
+      <div className={`${styles.lightRay} ${styles.ray7}`}></div>
+      <div className={`${styles.lightRay} ${styles.ray8}`}></div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default BackgroundRays;

app/components/ui/BackgroundRays/styles.module.scss

@@ -0,0 +1,251 @@
+.rayContainer {
+  --gradient-opacity: 0.8;
+  --primary-color: rgba(147, 112, 219, var(--gradient-opacity));
+  --secondary-color: rgba(138, 43, 226, var(--gradient-opacity));
+  --accent-color: rgba(180, 170, 220, var(--gradient-opacity));
+
+  // Theme-specific colors
+  --ray-color-primary: color-mix(in srgb, var(--primary-color), transparent 30%);
+  --ray-color-secondary: color-mix(in srgb, var(--secondary-color), transparent 30%);
+  --ray-color-accent: color-mix(in srgb, var(--accent-color), transparent 30%);
+
+  // Theme-specific gradients
+  --ray-gradient-primary: radial-gradient(var(--ray-color-primary) 0%, transparent 70%);
+  --ray-gradient-secondary: radial-gradient(var(--ray-color-secondary) 0%, transparent 70%);
+  --ray-gradient-accent: radial-gradient(var(--ray-color-accent) 0%, transparent 70%);
+
+  position: fixed;
+  inset: 0;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  animation: fadeIn 1.5s ease-out;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  z-index: 0;
+  //   background-color: transparent;
+
+  :global(html[data-theme='dark']) & {
+    mix-blend-mode: screen;
+  }
+
+  :global(html[data-theme='light']) & {
+    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
+  }
+}
+
+.lightRay {
+  position: absolute;
+  border-radius: 100%;
+
+  :global(html[data-theme='dark']) & {
+    mix-blend-mode: screen;
+  }
+
+  :global(html[data-theme='light']) & {
+    mix-blend-mode: multiply;
+    opacity: 0.4;
+  }
+}
+
+.ray1 {
+  width: 600px;
+  height: 800px;
+  background: var(--ray-gradient-primary);
+  transform: rotate(65deg);
+  top: -500px;
+  left: -100px;
+  filter: blur(80px);
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  animation: float1 15s infinite ease-in-out;
+}
+
+.ray2 {
+  width: 400px;
+  height: 600px;
+  background: var(--ray-gradient-secondary);
+  transform: rotate(-30deg);
+  top: -300px;
+  left: 200px;
+  filter: blur(60px);
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  animation: float2 18s infinite ease-in-out;
+}
+
+.ray3 {
+  width: 500px;
+  height: 400px;
+  background: var(--ray-gradient-accent);
+  top: -320px;
+  left: 500px;
+  filter: blur(65px);
+  opacity: 0.5;
+  animation: float3 20s infinite ease-in-out;
+}
+
+.ray4 {
+  width: 400px;
+  height: 450px;
+  background: var(--ray-gradient-secondary);
+  top: -350px;
+  left: 800px;
+  filter: blur(55px);
+  opacity: 0.55;
+  animation: float4 17s infinite ease-in-out;
+}
+
+.ray5 {
+  width: 350px;
+  height: 500px;
+  background: var(--ray-gradient-primary);
+  transform: rotate(-45deg);
+  top: -250px;
+  left: 1000px;
+  filter: blur(45px);
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  animation: float5 16s infinite ease-in-out;
+}
+
+.ray6 {
+  width: 300px;
+  height: 700px;
+  background: var(--ray-gradient-accent);
+  transform: rotate(75deg);
+  top: -400px;
+  left: 600px;
+  filter: blur(75px);
+  opacity: 0.45;
+  animation: float6 19s infinite ease-in-out;
+}
+
+.ray7 {
+  width: 450px;
+  height: 600px;
+  background: var(--ray-gradient-primary);
+  transform: rotate(45deg);
+  top: -450px;
+  left: 350px;
+  filter: blur(65px);
+  opacity: 0.55;
+  animation: float7 21s infinite ease-in-out;
+}
+
+.ray8 {
+  width: 380px;
+  height: 550px;
+  background: var(--ray-gradient-secondary);
+  transform: rotate(-60deg);
+  top: -380px;
+  left: 750px;
+  filter: blur(58px);
+  opacity: 0.6;
+  animation: float8 14s infinite ease-in-out;
+}
+
+@keyframes float1 {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    transform: rotate(65deg) translate(0, 0);
+  }
+  25% {
+    transform: rotate(70deg) translate(30px, 20px);
+  }
+  50% {
+    transform: rotate(60deg) translate(-20px, 40px);
+  }
+  75% {
+    transform: rotate(68deg) translate(-40px, 10px);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes float2 {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    transform: rotate(-30deg) scale(1);
+  }
+  33% {
+    transform: rotate(-25deg) scale(1.1);
+  }
+  66% {
+    transform: rotate(-35deg) scale(0.95);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes float3 {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    transform: translate(0, 0) rotate(0deg);
+  }
+  25% {
+    transform: translate(40px, 20px) rotate(5deg);
+  }
+  75% {
+    transform: translate(-30px, 40px) rotate(-5deg);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes float4 {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    transform: scale(1) rotate(0deg);
+  }
+  50% {
+    transform: scale(1.15) rotate(10deg);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes float5 {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    transform: rotate(-45deg) translate(0, 0);
+  }
+  33% {
+    transform: rotate(-40deg) translate(25px, -20px);
+  }
+  66% {
+    transform: rotate(-50deg) translate(-25px, 20px);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes float6 {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    transform: rotate(75deg) scale(1);
+    filter: blur(75px);
+  }
+  50% {
+    transform: rotate(85deg) scale(1.1);
+    filter: blur(65px);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes float7 {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    transform: rotate(45deg) translate(0, 0);
+    opacity: 0.55;
+  }
+  50% {
+    transform: rotate(40deg) translate(-30px, 30px);
+    opacity: 0.65;
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes float8 {
+  0%,
+  100% {
+    transform: rotate(-60deg) scale(1);
+  }
+  25% {
+    transform: rotate(-55deg) scale(1.05);
+  }
+  75% {
+    transform: rotate(-65deg) scale(0.95);
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes fadeIn {
+  from {
+    opacity: 0;
+  }
+  to {
+    opacity: 1;
+  }
+}

app/routes/_index.tsx

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { ClientOnly } from 'remix-utils/client-only';
 import { BaseChat } from '~/components/chat/BaseChat';
 import { Chat } from '~/components/chat/Chat.client';
 import { Header } from '~/components/header/Header';
+import BackgroundRays from '~/components/ui/BackgroundRays';
 
 export const meta: MetaFunction = () => {
   return [{ title: 'Bolt' }, { name: 'description', content: 'Talk with Bolt, an AI assistant from StackBlitz' }];
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ export const loader = () => json({});
 export default function Index() {
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col h-full w-full">
+      <BackgroundRays />
       <Header />
       <ClientOnly fallback={<BaseChat />}>{() => <Chat />}</ClientOnly>
     </div>