Bulk Action Bar

Interactive selected-items action bar for tables and resource lists with selected count, clear action, disabled state, and bulk action events.

Overview

The Bulk Action Bar component is a core building block of the Byteion design system, providing a robust, accessibility-compliant interface for its specific UI capabilities.

Why this exists

This component provides a reusable, accessible primitive for bulk-action-bar use cases within the Byteion design system.

Mental model

Think of this component as a building block. Compose it with other Byteion primitives to build complex interfaces.

When to use

Use this component when you need a standardized, accessible UI element for its intended purpose.

When not to use

Avoid using this component when a simpler native HTML element would suffice.

Basic example

The following example demonstrates standard usage, fully compliant with Byteion's token-first approach.

Variants

Each variant communicates a different meaning. Choose based on priority, not aesthetics.

Single default variant.

Sizes

Size should match the importance and context of the component.

  • md — md size.

States

This component reacts seamlessly to the following interaction and data states:

  • default — Resting appearance before interaction.
  • active — Currently selected or in use.
  • disabled — Non-interactive — grayed out, cursor not-allowed.

Anatomy

This component is a single self-contained element. Compose it with other Byteion primitives for complex layouts.

Usage guidelines

  • Follow the design system tokens.
  • Maintain consistent spacing.

Do and Don't

Do

  • Follow accessibility guidelines.
  • Maintain visual hierarchy.

Don't

  • Do not hardcode colors.
  • Do not nest interactive elements.

Accessibility

This component follows standard ARIA patterns for its role. Keyboard interaction matches the native HTML element behavior.

Role:region

ARIA Attributes

  • aria-label
  • aria-live
  • aria-disabled

Keyboard Navigation

  • Tab to actions
  • Enter or Space to trigger action

Customization

Override visual appearance by modifying variables.css or Tailwind utility classes.

Compose with React cva()

Use the exportedcva() +cn() utilities to compose your own variant on top of the Byteion tokens.

import { cva, cn, type VariantProps } from '@byteion/react';

const myBulkActionBar = cva('base classes…', {
 variants: {
  accent: { soft:'border-primary-200', loud:'border-primary-500' },
 },
 defaultVariants: { accent:'soft' },
});

type Props = React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> & VariantProps<typeof myBulkActionBar>;

Compose with Vue cva()

Use the exportedcva() +cn() utilities inside standard Vue setup blocks.

<script setup lang="ts">
import { computed, useAttrs } from 'vue';
import { cva, type VariantProps } from '@byteion/vue';

interface Props { accent?:'soft' |'loud' }
const props = withDefaults(defineProps<Props>(), { accent:'soft' });
const attrs = useAttrs();

const myBulkActionBar = cva('base classes…', {
  variants: { accent: { soft:'border-primary-200', loud:'border-primary-500' } },
});

const cls = computed(() => myBulkActionBar({ accent: props.accent, class: attrs.class as string | undefined }));
</script>

Runtime events

Byteion keeps framework APIs idiomatic: HTML uses DOM custom events, React uses callback props, and Vue uses emitted events / v-model updates.

HTML / JS events

  • bi:bulk-action-bar:action
  • bi:bulk-action-bar:clear
  • byteion:bulk-action
  • byteion:bulk-clear

React callbacks

  • onAction(action: string, selectedIds: string[]) => void
  • onClear() => void

Vue emits

  • actionaction: string, selectedIds: string[]
  • clear[]

Remote / AJAX

This component does not implement Byteion JS remote loading. Use normal HTML form submission, framework state, or your application data layer around it.

API Reference

No custom data attributes required. Uses standard HTML attributes.

HTML Data Attributes

No custom data attributes required.

React Props · BulkActionBarProps

Extracted directly fromreact/src/components/BulkActionBar.tsx.

export interface BulkActionBarProps extends HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> {
  selectedCount?: number;
  selectedIds?: string[];
  label?: string;
  variant?: 'default' | 'floating';
  onAction?: (action: string, selectedIds: string[]) => void;
  onClear?: () => void;
}

Vue Props · BulkActionBarProps

Extracted directly fromvue/src/components/BulkActionBar.vue.

export interface BulkActionBarProps {
  selectedCount?: number;
  selectedIds?: string[];
  label?: string;
  variant?: 'default' | 'floating';
}

Developer tips

Best practice: Always compose this component with Byteion primitives for consistent theming.

Common mistakes

Avoid hardcoded neutral colors, placeholder-only labels, duplicated primary actions, and missing keyboard states. Keep this component on Byteion tokens so dashboard, admin, POS, ERP, ecommerce back-office, Laravel, React, and Vue starter-kit screens can be rebranded without rewriting markup.

Production usage tips

Use the canonical HTML as the source of truth, keep React and Vue wrappers aligned with the documented variants, test dark mode and branded themes before release, and wire interactive behavior through data-bi-* attributes instead of styling hooks.

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