From 288f0ff29faa95ee3882daaa9b200dc78e89527c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nils <104727469+nilskroe@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:48:57 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat(sidebar): add grid loader indicator for active sessions
 (#158)

Replace the subtle pulse animation with a visible 3x3 grid loader
that appears before the session name when a session is actively
processing. This provides clearer visual feedback of session activity.

- Add new GridLoader component (pure CSS, no dependencies)
- Show loader in sidebar when session phase is 'busy' or 'cooldown'
---
 .../src/components/session/SessionSidebar.tsx | 11 +++---
 packages/ui/src/components/ui/grid-loader.tsx | 35 +++++++++++++++++++
 packages/ui/src/index.css                     | 15 ++++++++
 3 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 packages/ui/src/components/ui/grid-loader.tsx

diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionSidebar.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionSidebar.tsx
index 72fbead4..e6f69e52 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionSidebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionSidebar.tsx
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import {
 
 import { ScrollableOverlay } from '@/components/ui/ScrollableOverlay';
 import { Tooltip, TooltipTrigger, TooltipContent } from '@/components/ui/tooltip';
+import { GridLoader } from '@/components/ui/grid-loader';
 import {
   RiAddLine,
   RiArrowDownSLine,
@@ -1117,12 +1118,10 @@ export const SessionSidebar: React.FC<SessionSidebarProps> = ({
               >
                 {}
                 <div className="flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0 flex-1">
-                  <span
-                    className={cn(
-                      'truncate typography-ui-label font-normal text-foreground',
-                      isStreaming && 'animate-pulse [animation-duration:1.8s]'
-                    )}
-                  >
+                  {isStreaming ? (
+                    <GridLoader size="xs" className="text-primary flex-shrink-0" />
+                  ) : null}
+                  <span className="truncate typography-ui-label font-normal text-foreground">
                     {sessionTitle}
                   </span>
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/ui/grid-loader.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/ui/grid-loader.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7dd7d58e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/ui/grid-loader.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
+
+interface GridLoaderProps {
+  className?: string;
+  size?: 'xs' | 'sm' | 'md' | 'lg';
+}
+
+const sizeConfig = {
+  xs: { container: 'gap-[1px]', dot: 'h-[3px] w-[3px]' },
+  sm: { container: 'gap-0.5', dot: 'h-1 w-1' },
+  md: { container: 'gap-1', dot: 'h-1.5 w-1.5' },
+  lg: { container: 'gap-1.5', dot: 'h-2 w-2' },
+};
+
+const GridLoader: React.FC<GridLoaderProps> = ({ className, size = 'md' }) => {
+  const config = sizeConfig[size];
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      className={cn('grid grid-cols-3', config.container, className)}
+      aria-label="Loading"
+    >
+      {Array.from({ length: 9 }, (_, i) => (
+        <div
+          key={i}
+          className={cn('rounded-full bg-current animate-grid-pulse', config.dot)}
+          style={{ animationDelay: `${((i % 3) + Math.floor(i / 3)) * 150}ms` }}
+        />
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export { GridLoader };
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/index.css b/packages/ui/src/index.css
index 2088b40d..13be3d63 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/index.css
+++ b/packages/ui/src/index.css
@@ -1546,3 +1546,18 @@ html:not(.dark) .chat-scroll {
 .fonts-loaded .terminal-viewport-container {
   font-family: "JetBrainsMono Nerd Font", "FiraCode Nerd Font", "Fira Code", "JetBrains Mono", "SFMono-Regular", Menlo, Consolas, "Liberation Mono", "Courier New", monospace;
 }
+
+@keyframes grid-pulse {
+  0%, 100% {
+    opacity: 0.2;
+    transform: scale(0.8);
+  }
+  50% {
+    opacity: 1;
+    transform: scale(1);
+  }
+}
+
+.animate-grid-pulse {
+  animation: grid-pulse 1.2s ease-in-out infinite;
+}