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Approval Timeline
A vertical audit timeline where each step carries typed metadata (actor, role, SLA hours) read straight off `step` and `stepper.current` with full inference.
Installation
Add it with the shadcn CLI, open it in v0, or read the source.
$ npx shadcn@latest add https://stepperize.com/r/approval-timeline.jsonDependencies
- @stepperize/react
- lucide-react
Requirements
- React 18 or later
- Tailwind CSS
Source
import { defineStepper } from "@stepperize/react";
import { Check, Clock, ShieldCheck } from "lucide-react";
import { useState } from "react";
// Every field beyond `id` is typed user data: it flows through `stepper.current`,
// the `Items` render prop, and `stepper.all` with full inference — no casts, no
// lookup tables. This is how Stepperize models per-step metadata.
const { Stepper } = defineStepper([
{
id: "submitted",
title: "Submitted",
actor: "Jane Cooper",
role: "Requester",
slaHours: 0,
},
{
id: "manager",
title: "Manager review",
actor: "Tom Hardy",
role: "Engineering Manager",
slaHours: 24,
},
{
id: "finance",
title: "Finance approval",
actor: "Priya Patel",
role: "Finance",
slaHours: 48,
},
{
id: "approved",
title: "Approved",
actor: "System",
role: "Automated",
slaHours: 0,
},
]);
export function ApprovalTimelineBlock() {
const [acknowledged, setAcknowledged] = useState(false);
return (
<Stepper.Root
linear
orientation="vertical"
className="w-full max-w-md rounded-xl border bg-background p-6 shadow-sm"
>
{({ stepper }) => (
<>
<div className="mb-5 flex items-center justify-between">
<div>
<p className="text-sm font-semibold">Expense #2043</p>
<p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">$1,250 · Travel</p>
</div>
{/* `stepper.current` is narrowed to the step's exact type, so its
metadata is available with no casting. */}
<span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full bg-muted px-2.5 py-1 text-xs font-medium text-muted-foreground">
<ShieldCheck className="size-3.5" />
{stepper.current.role}
</span>
</div>
<Stepper.List orientation="vertical" className="flex flex-col">
<Stepper.Items>
{(step, index) => (
<Stepper.Item
key={step.id}
step={step.id}
className="group/item relative pb-6 pl-9 last:pb-0"
>
{index < stepper.count - 1 && (
<div className="absolute top-7 bottom-1 left-3.25 w-px bg-border group-data-[status=previous]/item:bg-primary" />
)}
<Stepper.Trigger className="flex w-full items-start gap-3 text-left disabled:cursor-not-allowed">
<Stepper.Indicator className="group absolute left-0 grid size-7 place-items-center rounded-full border bg-background text-xs font-semibold transition-colors data-[status=active]:border-primary data-[status=active]:bg-primary data-[status=active]:text-primary-foreground data-[status=previous]:border-primary data-[status=previous]:bg-primary data-[status=previous]:text-primary-foreground data-[status=upcoming]:border-border data-[status=upcoming]:text-muted-foreground">
<span className="group-data-[status=previous]:hidden">
{index + 1}
</span>
<Check className="hidden size-3.5 group-data-[status=previous]:block" />
</Stepper.Indicator>
<span className="flex-1">
<span className="flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
<Stepper.Title className="text-sm font-medium leading-none" />
{/* Typed metadata read straight off `step` in the Items
render prop. */}
{step.slaHours > 0 && (
<span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1 rounded-full bg-muted px-2 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium text-muted-foreground">
<Clock className="size-3" />
{step.slaHours}h SLA
</span>
)}
</span>
<span className="mt-1 block text-xs text-muted-foreground">
{step.actor} · {step.role}
</span>
</span>
</Stepper.Trigger>
<div className="mt-3 hidden group-data-[status=active]/item:block">
<p className="rounded-lg border bg-muted/30 p-3 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
{acknowledged
? "Approval acknowledged. Audit trail closed."
: stepper.isLast
? "All approvals collected. Reimbursement scheduled."
: `Awaiting ${step.actor} — due within ${step.slaHours}h.`}
</p>
<Stepper.Actions className="mt-3 flex gap-2">
<Stepper.Prev className="inline-flex h-8 items-center rounded-lg border bg-background px-3 text-sm font-medium transition-colors hover:bg-muted disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50">
Send back
</Stepper.Prev>
{acknowledged ? (
<button
type="button"
onClick={() => {
setAcknowledged(false);
stepper.reset();
}}
className="inline-flex h-8 items-center rounded-lg bg-primary px-3 text-sm font-medium text-primary-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-primary/90"
>
Restart flow
</button>
) : stepper.isLast ? (
<button
type="button"
onClick={() => setAcknowledged(true)}
className="inline-flex h-8 items-center rounded-lg bg-primary px-3 text-sm font-medium text-primary-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-primary/90"
>
Acknowledge
</button>
) : (
<Stepper.Next className="inline-flex h-8 items-center rounded-lg bg-primary px-3 text-sm font-medium text-primary-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-primary/90 disabled:pointer-events-none disabled:opacity-50">
Approve
</Stepper.Next>
)}
</Stepper.Actions>
</div>
</Stepper.Item>
)}
</Stepper.Items>
</Stepper.List>
</>
)}
</Stepper.Root>
);
}
When to use it
Audit trails where each event has rich, typed metadata you render without casts or lookup tables.
Accessibility
A vertical list with textual timestamps and actors; connectors are decorative and `aria-hidden`.
Customization
Metadata (actor, role, SLA) is inferred from the step definition — add fields and the UI types follow.