feat: use number ticker to display star count (#89)

web/package.json

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "lowlight": "^3.3.0",
     "lru-cache": "^11.1.0",
     "lucide-react": "^0.487.0",
-    "motion": "^12.6.5",
+    "motion": "^12.7.4",
     "nanoid": "^5.1.5",
     "next": "^15.2.3",
     "next-themes": "^0.4.6",

web/pnpm-lock.yaml

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^0.487.0
         version: 0.487.0(react@19.1.0)
       motion:
-        specifier: ^12.6.5
+        specifier: ^12.7.4
         version: 12.7.4(react-dom@19.1.0(react@19.1.0))(react@19.1.0)
       nanoid:
         specifier: ^5.1.5

web/src/app/chat/components/site-header.tsx

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import { StarFilledIcon, GitHubLogoIcon } from "@radix-ui/react-icons";
 import Link from "next/link";
 
+import { NumberTicker } from "~/components/magicui/number-ticker";
 import { Button } from "~/components/ui/button";
 import { env } from "~/env";
 
@@ -72,9 +73,9 @@ export async function StarCounter() {
   return (
     <>
       <StarFilledIcon className="size-4 transition-colors duration-300 group-hover:text-yellow-500" />
-      <span className="font-mono tabular-nums">
+      {stars && (
-        {stars !== null ? stars.toLocaleString() : "—"}
+        <NumberTicker className="font-mono tabular-nums" value={stars} />
-      </span>
+      )}
     </>
   );
 }

web/src/components/magicui/number-ticker.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+"use client";
+
+import { useInView, useMotionValue, useSpring } from "motion/react";
+import { ComponentPropsWithoutRef, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+
+import { cn } from "~/lib/utils";
+
+interface NumberTickerProps extends ComponentPropsWithoutRef<"span"> {
+  value: number;
+  startValue?: number;
+  direction?: "up" | "down";
+  delay?: number;
+  decimalPlaces?: number;
+}
+
+export function NumberTicker({
+  value,
+  startValue = 0,
+  direction = "up",
+  delay = 0,
+  className,
+  decimalPlaces = 0,
+  ...props
+}: NumberTickerProps) {
+  const ref = useRef<HTMLSpanElement>(null);
+  const motionValue = useMotionValue(direction === "down" ? value : startValue);
+  const springValue = useSpring(motionValue, {
+    damping: 60,
+    stiffness: 100,
+  });
+  const isInView = useInView(ref, { once: true, margin: "0px" });
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isInView) {
+      const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+        motionValue.set(direction === "down" ? startValue : value);
+      }, delay * 1000);
+      return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+    }
+  }, [motionValue, isInView, delay, value, direction, startValue]);
+
+  useEffect(
+    () =>
+      springValue.on("change", (latest) => {
+        if (ref.current) {
+          ref.current.textContent = Intl.NumberFormat("en-US", {
+            minimumFractionDigits: decimalPlaces,
+            maximumFractionDigits: decimalPlaces,
+          }).format(Number(latest.toFixed(decimalPlaces)));
+        }
+      }),
+    [springValue, decimalPlaces],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <span
+      ref={ref}
+      className={cn(
+        "inline-block tabular-nums tracking-wider text-black dark:text-white",
+        className,
+      )}
+      {...props}
+    >
+      {startValue}
+    </span>
+  );
+}