Install
That writes one file:compositions/components/pull-to-refresh.html.
Paste it into your composition
Opencompositions/components/pull-to-refresh.html and copy what is inside into your own composition.
A component has no size or duration of its own. It takes both from the composition
you paste it into.
Variables
Every one of these has a default, so the piece works untouched. Set the ones you want to change on the element:| Variable | Default | Accepts | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
pullDistance | 120 | 60 to 220, step 5 | Raw pull distance before nonlinear rubber-band resistance. |
spinnerStyle | ring | arrow, dots, ring | Refresh indicator geometry and loading motion. |
data-variable-values on the element that mounts it. These are the
defaults, so this behaves exactly like the preview above until you change one:
<div
data-composition-id="pull-to-refresh"
data-composition-src="compositions/components/pull-to-refresh.html"
data-variable-values='{"pullDistance":120,"spinnerStyle":"ring"}'
></div>
Source
pull-to-refresh.html
pull-to-refresh.html
<!doctype html>
<!--
pull-to-refresh: HyperFrames video primitive (pointers / interaction / demonstrate)
Concept: a mobile list yields under a scripted pull, arms at a visible
threshold, commits into a bounded loading state, then snaps exactly back
to rest. One mechanic, one job: demonstrate a native pull-to-refresh.
Compiled-from evidence: GAP, agent B1 hard miss (video-primitives
candidates card); mobile gesture-physics-recipes.md, section 9 rubber-band
curve and quiet/default/forceful register table. The constants below use
the default register as inspiration, while the self-contained resistance
curve replaces the shared toolkit that is not available in this catalog.
Use when: a mobile product scene needs a recognizable refresh gesture and
loading handoff. Skip it for generic scrolling or a device silhouette.
Variables (declared in data-composition-variables below):
- pullDistance (number, default 120, range 60–220): raw pull distance fed
into the nonlinear resistance curve before host-relative translation.
- spinnerStyle ("arrow" | "dots" | "ring", default "ring"): the refresh
indicator. Each option has different geometry and active motion.
Envelope (fixed IN/OUT, elastic loading HOLD only, never gsap.timeScale()):
IN_BASE = 1.80s contact, resistant drag, threshold arm, commit,
handoff, and the first bounded loading cycle
HOLD = elastic = max(0, D - (IN_BASE + OUT_BASE)); additional finite
loading cycles while the content stays at its held offset
OUT_BASE = 0.65s indicator exit and content snap-back
If D < 2.45s, IN and OUT scale down together so IN + OUT == D and HOLD
is zero. The drag remains heavier and slower than the release response.
Sync points (fixed offsets, never inside elastic HOLD):
- impact: 0.82s into unscaled IN, threshold commit and spinner handoff
- settle: 0.65s into unscaled OUT, content reseated exactly at y = 0
Both offsets scale proportionally only when D compresses the envelope.
Sound cues: declarative only. `hf:sfx` events fire for "refresh-commit"
at impact and "refresh-settle" at settle. Scene-level mixing owns audio.
Mount contract: this file is a mountable sub-composition. A host loads it
via data-composition-src, and the runtime clones only <template> contents.
#root fills the host box with position:absolute, inset:0, and
container-type:size. It has no data-width or data-height. All internal
geometry uses cqw/cqh, and the hardcoded composition id is required because
FLATTENED_INNER_ROOT_STRIP_ATTRS removes the mounted root id attribute.
Variables come from window.__hyperframes.getVariables(), which owns merged
declared defaults and per-instance overrides after mounting.
-->
<html
lang="en"
data-composition-variables='[
{ "id": "pullDistance", "type": "number", "role": "layout", "label": "Pull distance", "description": "Raw pull distance before nonlinear rubber-band resistance.", "default": 120, "min": 60, "max": 220, "step": 5 },
{ "id": "spinnerStyle", "type": "enum", "role": "content", "label": "Spinner style", "description": "Refresh indicator geometry and loading motion.", "default": "ring", "options": [{ "value": "arrow", "label": "Arrow" }, { "value": "dots", "label": "Dots" }, { "value": "ring", "label": "Ring" }] }
]'
>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8" />
<title>Pull to Refresh</title>
<!-- Metadata only. The mount runtime discards everything outside the
template, while the loader still reads variable declarations from
this html element before cloning the template. -->
</head>
<body>
<template>
<div id="root" data-composition-id="pull-to-refresh" data-duration="4" data-fps="30">
<style>
@property --ptr-progress {
syntax: "<number>";
inherits: true;
initial-value: 0;
}
*,
*::before,
*::after {
box-sizing: border-box;
}
/* INVARIANT: #root is the mount-box owner. The host supplies every
dimension, and all descendants size against this container. */
#root {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
container-type: size;
isolation: isolate;
overflow: hidden;
color: var(--fg, #f4f7fb);
font-family: var(--font-body, Inter, system-ui, sans-serif);
}
.ptr-clip {
position: relative;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
overflow: hidden;
background: var(--bg, #0b1120);
}
.ptr-indicator {
--ptr-progress: 0;
position: absolute;
z-index: 0;
inset: 0 0 auto;
height: 15cqh;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
align-items: center;
padding-top: 1.5cqh;
opacity: 0;
color: var(--brand, #35d6a0);
}
.ptr-indicator-visual {
width: 6.2cqh;
height: 6.2cqh;
display: none;
place-items: center;
}
#root[data-spinner-style="ring"] .ptr-ring,
#root[data-spinner-style="arrow"] .ptr-arrow,
#root[data-spinner-style="dots"] .ptr-dots {
display: grid;
}
/* EDIT ZONE: all three styles read the same --ptr-progress scalar.
Ring maps it to arc fill, arrow maps it to a threshold flip, and
dots map it to a three-step reveal. Active motion stays separate
so the selected style has a distinctive loading silhouette. */
.ptr-ring-core {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
border-radius: 50%;
background: conic-gradient(
from -90deg,
var(--brand, #35d6a0) 0 calc(var(--ptr-progress) * 1%),
color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface, #1e293b) 86%, transparent)
calc(var(--ptr-progress) * 1%) 100%
);
-webkit-mask: radial-gradient(farthest-side, transparent 59%, var(--fg, #f4f7fb) 61%);
mask: radial-gradient(farthest-side, transparent 59%, var(--fg, #f4f7fb) 61%);
}
.ptr-arrow-progress {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
display: grid;
place-items: center;
border-radius: 50%;
border: 0.35cqh solid
color-mix(in srgb, var(--brand, #35d6a0) 58%, var(--border, #334155));
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface, #1e293b) 88%, transparent);
transform: rotate(calc(var(--ptr-progress) * 1.8deg));
}
.ptr-arrow-glyph {
position: relative;
width: 1.5cqh;
height: 2.7cqh;
border-radius: 0.3cqh;
background: var(--brand, #35d6a0);
}
.ptr-arrow-glyph::after {
content: "";
position: absolute;
left: 50%;
bottom: -0.8cqh;
width: 2.3cqh;
height: 2.3cqh;
border-right: 0.55cqh solid var(--brand, #35d6a0);
border-bottom: 0.55cqh solid var(--brand, #35d6a0);
transform: translateX(-50%) rotate(45deg);
}
.ptr-dots {
grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1.7cqh);
gap: 0.8cqh;
align-content: center;
width: auto;
}
.ptr-dot {
width: 1.7cqh;
height: 1.7cqh;
border-radius: 50%;
background: var(--brand, #35d6a0);
box-shadow: 0 0 1.2cqh color-mix(in srgb, var(--brand, #35d6a0) 50%, transparent);
}
.ptr-dot:nth-child(1) {
opacity: clamp(0.2, calc(var(--ptr-progress) / 30), 1);
}
.ptr-dot:nth-child(2) {
opacity: clamp(0.2, calc((var(--ptr-progress) - 30) / 30), 1);
}
.ptr-dot:nth-child(3) {
opacity: clamp(0.2, calc((var(--ptr-progress) - 60) / 30), 1);
}
.ptr-state {
position: relative;
width: 100%;
height: 3.4cqh;
margin-top: 0.9cqh;
color: var(--muted, #94a3b8);
font-family: var(--font-display, Inter, system-ui, sans-serif);
font-size: clamp(1.35cqh, 1.8cqw, 2.05cqh);
font-weight: 700;
letter-spacing: 0.04em;
text-align: center;
text-transform: uppercase;
}
.ptr-state span {
position: absolute;
inset: 0;
opacity: 0;
}
.ptr-content {
position: absolute;
z-index: 1;
inset: 0;
overflow: hidden;
background: var(--bg, #0b1120);
border-radius: inherit;
box-shadow: 0 -1cqh 3cqh color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg, #0b1120) 65%, transparent);
}
.ptr-topbar {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
justify-content: space-between;
height: 10cqh;
padding: 0 6cqw;
border-bottom: 0.12cqh solid var(--border, #334155);
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--surface, #1e293b) 52%, var(--bg, #0b1120));
}
.ptr-title {
font-family: var(--font-display, Inter, system-ui, sans-serif);
font-size: clamp(2.8cqh, 5.2cqw, 4.3cqh);
font-weight: 760;
letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}
.ptr-updated {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
gap: 1.4cqw;
color: var(--brand, #35d6a0);
font-size: clamp(1.4cqh, 2.2cqw, 2cqh);
font-weight: 700;
opacity: 0;
}
.ptr-updated::before {
content: "";
width: 1.4cqh;
height: 1.4cqh;
border-radius: 50%;
background: var(--brand, #35d6a0);
box-shadow: 0 0 1.2cqh color-mix(in srgb, var(--brand, #35d6a0) 50%, transparent);
}
.ptr-search {
display: flex;
align-items: center;
height: 7cqh;
margin: 3cqh 5cqw 2cqh;
padding: 0 4cqw;
border: 0.12cqh solid var(--border, #334155);
border-radius: 3.5cqh;
background: var(--surface, #1e293b);
color: var(--muted, #94a3b8);
font-size: clamp(1.7cqh, 2.8cqw, 2.5cqh);
}
.ptr-list {
display: grid;
gap: 1.7cqh;
padding: 0 5cqw 5cqh;
}
.ptr-card {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 8cqh 1fr auto;
align-items: center;
min-height: 11.5cqh;
gap: 3cqw;
padding: 2cqh 4cqw;
border: 0.12cqh solid var(--border, #334155);
border-radius: 2.4cqh;
background: var(--surface, #1e293b);
box-shadow: 0 1cqh 2.4cqh color-mix(in srgb, var(--bg, #0b1120) 55%, transparent);
}
.ptr-avatar {
display: grid;
place-items: center;
width: 6.3cqh;
height: 6.3cqh;
border-radius: 2cqh;
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--brand, #35d6a0) 20%, var(--surface, #1e293b));
color: var(--brand, #35d6a0);
font-family: var(--font-display, Inter, system-ui, sans-serif);
font-size: 2.3cqh;
font-weight: 800;
}
.ptr-copy {
min-width: 0;
}
.ptr-card-title {
color: var(--fg, #f4f7fb);
font-family: var(--font-display, Inter, system-ui, sans-serif);
font-size: clamp(1.9cqh, 3.1cqw, 2.7cqh);
font-weight: 720;
}
.ptr-card-subtitle {
margin-top: 0.5cqh;
color: var(--muted, #94a3b8);
font-size: clamp(1.45cqh, 2.3cqw, 2.05cqh);
line-height: 1.25;
}
.ptr-time {
align-self: start;
color: var(--muted, #94a3b8);
font-size: clamp(1.25cqh, 2cqw, 1.8cqh);
font-weight: 650;
}
</style>
<div
id="pull-to-refresh-clip"
class="ptr-clip clip"
data-start="0"
data-duration="4"
data-track-index="0"
>
<div class="ptr-indicator" aria-hidden="true">
<div class="ptr-indicator-visual ptr-ring">
<div class="ptr-ring-core"></div>
</div>
<div class="ptr-indicator-visual ptr-arrow">
<div class="ptr-arrow-progress">
<div class="ptr-arrow-glyph"></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="ptr-indicator-visual ptr-dots">
<span class="ptr-dot"></span>
<span class="ptr-dot"></span>
<span class="ptr-dot"></span>
</div>
<div class="ptr-state">
<span class="ptr-pull-label">Pull to refresh</span>
<span class="ptr-release-label">Release to refresh</span>
<span class="ptr-loading-label">Refreshing</span>
</div>
</div>
<section class="ptr-content" aria-label="Activity list">
<header class="ptr-topbar">
<div class="ptr-title">Activity</div>
<div class="ptr-updated">Updated now</div>
</header>
<div class="ptr-search">Search activity</div>
<div class="ptr-list">
<article class="ptr-card">
<div class="ptr-avatar">AL</div>
<div class="ptr-copy">
<div class="ptr-card-title">Alex shared a draft</div>
<div class="ptr-card-subtitle">Launch sequence, ready for review</div>
</div>
<div class="ptr-time">Now</div>
</article>
<article class="ptr-card">
<div class="ptr-avatar">MK</div>
<div class="ptr-copy">
<div class="ptr-card-title">Mika left feedback</div>
<div class="ptr-card-subtitle">Three comments on the new flow</div>
</div>
<div class="ptr-time">4m</div>
</article>
<article class="ptr-card">
<div class="ptr-avatar">NO</div>
<div class="ptr-copy">
<div class="ptr-card-title">Noah published an update</div>
<div class="ptr-card-subtitle">Mobile preview is available</div>
</div>
<div class="ptr-time">18m</div>
</article>
<article class="ptr-card">
<div class="ptr-avatar">SR</div>
<div class="ptr-copy">
<div class="ptr-card-title">Sara joined the project</div>
<div class="ptr-card-subtitle">Workspace access granted</div>
</div>
<div class="ptr-time">1h</div>
</article>
</div>
</section>
</div>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gsap@3.14.2/dist/gsap.min.js"></script>
<script>
(function () {
"use strict";
var root = document.getElementById("root");
// Literal by contract. Mounted roots lose data-composition-id
// during flattening, so reading the id back from the DOM can
// register the timeline under "null".
var compositionId = "pull-to-refresh";
var clip = root.querySelector(".ptr-clip");
var indicator = root.querySelector(".ptr-indicator");
var content = root.querySelector(".ptr-content");
var pullLabel = root.querySelector(".ptr-pull-label");
var releaseLabel = root.querySelector(".ptr-release-label");
var loadingLabel = root.querySelector(".ptr-loading-label");
var ring = root.querySelector(".ptr-ring-core");
var arrow = root.querySelector(".ptr-arrow-glyph");
var dots = Array.prototype.slice.call(root.querySelectorAll(".ptr-dot"));
var updated = root.querySelector(".ptr-updated");
var vars =
window.__hyperframes && window.__hyperframes.getVariables
? window.__hyperframes.getVariables()
: {};
// INVARIANT: only finite 60–220 input reaches the physics owner.
// Zero, NaN, and strings outside the range fall back explicitly.
var rawPull = Number(vars.pullDistance);
var pullDistance = Number.isFinite(rawPull)
? Math.max(60, Math.min(220, rawPull))
: 120;
// INVARIANT: only one of the declared indicator variants reaches
// the renderer. Invalid overrides resolve to the declared default.
var spinnerStyle =
vars.spinnerStyle === "arrow" || vars.spinnerStyle === "dots"
? vars.spinnerStyle
: "ring";
root.setAttribute("data-spinner-style", spinnerStyle);
// Self-contained rubber-band mapping from the physics recipe:
// displayed = x*c / (x*c/d + 1). REFERENCE is a normalized
// preview dimension, then converted to cqh for host-relative
// motion. This function alone owns resistance and displacement.
var RESISTANCE = 0.55;
var REFERENCE = 640;
function rubberBand(distance) {
return (distance * RESISTANCE) / ((distance * RESISTANCE) / REFERENCE + 1);
}
var shownPeak = (rubberBand(pullDistance) / REFERENCE) * 100;
var heldOffset = Math.min(shownPeak, Math.max(5.8, shownPeak * 0.76));
var dragState = { raw: 0 };
// RETIME RANGE: lifecycle ownership lives only in these constants.
// IN and OUT scale together only when the composition duration is short.
var IN_BASE = 1.8;
var OUT_BASE = 0.65;
var CONTACT_BASE = 0.12;
var DRAG_BASE = 0.7;
var ARM_AT_BASE = 0.61;
var IMPACT_AT_BASE = 0.82;
var HANDOFF_BASE = 0.22;
var durationValue = Number(clip.dataset.duration);
var duration = Number.isFinite(durationValue) && durationValue > 0 ? durationValue : 4;
var totalBase = IN_BASE + OUT_BASE;
var scale = duration < totalBase ? duration / totalBase : 1;
var IN = IN_BASE * scale;
var OUT = OUT_BASE * scale;
var CONTACT = CONTACT_BASE * scale;
var DRAG = DRAG_BASE * scale;
var ARM_AT = ARM_AT_BASE * scale;
var IMPACT_AT = IMPACT_AT_BASE * scale;
var HANDOFF = HANDOFF_BASE * scale;
var HOLD = Math.max(0, duration - IN - OUT);
var OUT_START = IN + HOLD;
var ACTIVE_DURATION = Math.max(0.001, OUT_START - IMPACT_AT);
function fireSfx(id, atTime) {
root.dispatchEvent(
new CustomEvent("hf:sfx", {
detail: { id: id, t: atTime },
bubbles: true,
}),
);
}
gsap.set(content, { y: "0cqh" });
gsap.set(indicator, { "--ptr-progress": 0, opacity: 0 });
gsap.set(pullLabel, { opacity: 1 });
gsap.set(releaseLabel, { opacity: 0 });
gsap.set(loadingLabel, { opacity: 0 });
gsap.set(ring, { rotation: 0 });
gsap.set(arrow, { rotation: 0 });
gsap.set(dots, { y: "0cqh", scale: 1 });
gsap.set(updated, { opacity: 0 });
var tl = gsap.timeline({ paused: true });
// IN, contact and nonlinear pull. The distance is already
// resistance-mapped, while power2.out controls drag timing.
tl.fromTo(
indicator,
{ "--ptr-progress": 0, opacity: 0 },
{
"--ptr-progress": 100,
opacity: 1,
duration: DRAG,
ease: "power2.out",
immediateRender: false,
},
CONTACT,
);
tl.fromTo(
dragState,
{ raw: 0 },
{
raw: pullDistance,
duration: DRAG,
ease: "power2.out",
onUpdate: function () {
var displayed = (rubberBand(dragState.raw) / REFERENCE) * 100;
gsap.set(content, { y: displayed + "cqh" });
},
immediateRender: false,
},
CONTACT,
);
// Threshold arm, a fixed point in IN. The indicator geometry is
// full and the label flips before release commits the refresh.
tl.to(pullLabel, { opacity: 0, duration: 0.12 * scale, ease: "power2.in" }, ARM_AT);
tl.to(releaseLabel, { opacity: 1, duration: 0.16 * scale, ease: "power2.out" }, ARM_AT);
tl.addLabel("impact", IMPACT_AT);
tl.fromTo(
content,
{ y: shownPeak + "cqh" },
{
y: heldOffset + "cqh",
duration: HANDOFF,
ease: "power3.out",
immediateRender: false,
},
IMPACT_AT,
);
tl.to(
releaseLabel,
{ opacity: 0, duration: 0.1 * scale, ease: "power2.in" },
IMPACT_AT,
);
tl.to(
loadingLabel,
{ opacity: 1, duration: 0.16 * scale, ease: "power2.out" },
IMPACT_AT,
);
tl.call(
function () {
fireSfx("refresh-commit", IMPACT_AT);
},
[],
IMPACT_AT,
);
// Loading HOLD: every cycle count is finite and determined once.
// Each style owns a distinct active motion, but only the resolved
// style is authored into the timeline.
if (spinnerStyle === "ring") {
var spinCount = Math.max(1, Math.round(ACTIVE_DURATION / 0.58));
tl.fromTo(
ring,
{ rotation: 0 },
{
rotation: 360 * spinCount,
duration: ACTIVE_DURATION,
ease: "linear",
immediateRender: false,
},
IMPACT_AT,
);
} else if (spinnerStyle === "arrow") {
var arrowSpinCount = Math.max(1, Math.round(ACTIVE_DURATION / 0.64));
tl.fromTo(
arrow,
{ rotation: 0 },
{
rotation: 360 * arrowSpinCount,
duration: ACTIVE_DURATION,
ease: "linear",
immediateRender: false,
},
IMPACT_AT,
);
} else {
var PULSE_HALF = 0.22 * scale;
dots.forEach(function (dot, index) {
var dotStart = IMPACT_AT + index * 0.1 * scale;
var available = Math.max(PULSE_HALF, OUT_START - dotStart);
var pulseRepeat = Math.max(1, Math.floor(available / PULSE_HALF) - 1);
tl.fromTo(
dot,
{ y: "0cqh", scale: 1 },
{
y: "-1.15cqh",
scale: 1.28,
duration: PULSE_HALF,
ease: "sine.inOut",
yoyo: true,
repeat: pulseRepeat,
immediateRender: false,
},
dotStart,
);
});
}
// OUT: opacity exits without overshoot. Content alone earns the
// rare tactile back.out snap and lands exactly at zero.
tl.fromTo(
indicator,
{ opacity: 1 },
{
opacity: 0,
duration: Math.min(OUT, 0.2 * scale),
ease: "power2.in",
immediateRender: false,
},
OUT_START,
);
tl.fromTo(
content,
{ y: heldOffset + "cqh" },
{
y: "0cqh",
duration: OUT,
ease: "back.out(1.7)",
immediateRender: false,
},
OUT_START,
);
tl.fromTo(
updated,
{ opacity: 0 },
{
opacity: 1,
duration: Math.min(OUT, 0.28 * scale),
ease: "power2.out",
immediateRender: false,
},
OUT_START + OUT * 0.32,
);
tl.addLabel("settle", OUT_START + OUT);
tl.call(
function () {
fireSfx("refresh-settle", OUT_START + OUT);
},
[],
OUT_START + OUT,
);
tl.seek(0);
window.__timelines = window.__timelines || {};
window.__timelines[compositionId] = tl;
})();
</script>
</div>
</template>
</body>
</html>
pointer pointers mobile gesture interaction refresh demonstrate.