# Live Streaming Window Preservation

> Real-time streaming time series with sliding window data buffer retention.

A shadcn/ui block from the [@pacekit](https://ui.pacekit.dev/?utm_source=shadcn.exchange) registry, listed on [shadcn.exchange](https://shadcn.exchange/r/pacekit/tanstack-charts-streaming-window-preservation).

- Page, with a live preview: https://shadcn.exchange/r/pacekit/tanstack-charts-streaming-window-preservation
- Screenshot: https://abzjhwgwpdpz7ua5.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/shots/pacekit/tanstack-charts-streaming-window-preservation-light-555b6d840d294630.png
- Registry item: https://ui.pacekit.dev/r/tanstack-charts-streaming-window-preservation.json
- Listed: 2026-10-21, source last changed 2026-10-21

## Install

```bash
npx shadcn@latest add https://shadcn.exchange/r/pacekit/tanstack-charts-streaming-window-preservation.json
```

Run it in a project that has shadcn/ui set up. It adds the files below and installs what they depend on.

## Dependencies

- npm packages: `@tanstack/charts`, `@tanstack/react-charts`, `d3-scale`
- Registry items: `card`, `button`

## Files

### `components/tanstack-charts/line/streaming-window-preservation.tsx`

```tsx
import { type ChartPoint, defineChart, dot, lineY } from "@tanstack/charts";
import { motion } from "@tanstack/charts/motion";
import { tooltip } from "@tanstack/charts/tooltip";
import { Chart } from "@tanstack/react-charts/core";
import { useMemo, useState } from "react";

import { scaleLinear, scaleUtc } from "d3-scale";
import { Activity, Plus } from "lucide-react";

import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import { Card, CardContent, CardDescription, CardFooter, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card";

interface StreamDatum {
    date: Date;
    downloads: number;
}

type ViewportMode = "latest" | "all" | "locked";

const motionRenderer = motion({
    initial: "always",
    transition: { type: "spring", stiffness: 170, damping: 18, mass: 1 },
});

function generateInitialData(): StreamDatum[] {
    const results: StreamDatum[] = [];
    const baseDate = new Date(Date.UTC(2024, 0, 1)).getTime();
    const dayMs = 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000;

    for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
        results.push({
            date: new Date(baseDate + i * dayMs),
            downloads: Math.round(1200 + Math.random() * 800),
        });
    }

    return results;
}

function shadcnTooltipContent<TDatum>(points: readonly ChartPoint<TDatum>[]) {
    if (points.length === 0) return { title: "", rows: [] };
    const d = points[0].datum as StreamDatum;
    if (!d || !d.date) return { title: "", rows: [] };
    const dateObj = d.date instanceof Date ? d.date : new Date(d.date);
    const titleStr = isNaN(dateObj.getTime())
        ? ""
        : dateObj.toLocaleDateString("en-US", { month: "short", day: "numeric", timeZone: "UTC" });
    return {
        title: titleStr,
        rows: [{ label: "Downloads", value: `${d.downloads.toLocaleString()}`, color: "var(--chart-1)" }],
    };
}

export function StreamingWindowPreservation() {
    const [data, setData] = useState<StreamDatum[]>(() => generateInitialData());
    const [mode, setMode] = useState<ViewportMode>("latest");

    const appendSample = () => {
        setData((prev) => {
            const lastEntry = prev.length > 0 ? prev[prev.length - 1] : null;
            const lastTime = lastEntry?.date
                ? lastEntry.date instanceof Date
                    ? lastEntry.date.getTime()
                    : new Date(lastEntry.date).getTime()
                : Date.now();
            const nextDate = new Date(lastTime + 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
            const nextVal = Math.round(1200 + Math.random() * 900);
            return [...prev, { date: nextDate, downloads: nextVal }];
        });
    };

    const visibleData = useMemo(() => {
        if (mode === "latest") return data.slice(-8);
        return data;
    }, [data, mode]);

    const domain = useMemo(() => {
        if (visibleData.length === 0) return [new Date(), new Date()];
        return [visibleData[0].date, visibleData[visibleData.length - 1].date];
    }, [visibleData]);

    const definition = useMemo(
        () =>
            defineChart(
                {
                    renderer: motionRenderer,
                    marks: [
                        lineY(visibleData, {
                            id: "stream-line",
                            x: "date",
                            y: "downloads",
                            stroke: "var(--chart-1)",
                            strokeWidth: 2.5,
                        }),
                        dot(visibleData, {
                            id: "stream-points",
                            x: "date",
                            y: "downloads",
                            fill: "var(--chart-1)",
                            r: 4,
                            stroke: "var(--background)",
                            strokeWidth: 1.5,
                        }),
                    ],
                    scales: {
                        x: {
                            scale: scaleUtc().domain(domain),
                            axis: {
                                ticks: {
                                    format: (v: any) => {
                                        const dateObj = v instanceof Date ? v : new Date(v);
                                        return isNaN(dateObj.getTime())
                                            ? ""
                                            : dateObj.toLocaleDateString("en-US", {
                                                  month: "short",
                                                  day: "numeric",
                                                  timeZone: "UTC",
                                              });
                                    },
                                },
                            },
                        },
                        y: {
                            scale: scaleLinear,
                            grid: true,
                            axis: { label: "Live Downloads" },
                        },
                    },
                    margin: { top: 24, right: 24, bottom: 32, left: 45 },
                    theme: {
                        foreground: "var(--muted-foreground)",
                        grid: "var(--border)",
                        background: "transparent",
                    },
                },
                {
                    keyboard: true,
                    tooltip: {
                        use: tooltip,
                        className:
                            "font-sans shadow-none rounded-md bg-popover text-popover-foreground border p-2 text-xs",
                        anchor: "pointer",
                        placement: "auto",
                        content: (points) => shadcnTooltipContent(points),
                    },
                },
            ),
        [domain, visibleData],
    );

    return (
        <Card className="w-full max-w-xl">
            <CardHeader>
                <CardTitle>Live Streaming Window Preservation</CardTitle>
                <CardDescription>
                    Real-time streaming time series with sliding window viewport preservation controls
                </CardDescription>
            </CardHeader>
            <CardContent className="space-y-3">
                <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
                    <Button size="sm" variant="outline" className="h-8 text-xs" onClick={appendSample}>
                        <Plus className="mr-1 h-3.5 w-3.5" /> Append Sample
                    </Button>
                    <Button
                        size="sm"
                        variant={mode === "latest" ? "default" : "secondary"}
                        className="h-8 text-xs"
                        onClick={() => setMode("latest")}>
                        Follow Latest (8)
                    </Button>
                    <Button
                        size="sm"
                        variant={mode === "all" ? "default" : "secondary"}
                        className="h-8 text-xs"
                        onClick={() => setMode("all")}>
                        Show All ({data.length})
                    </Button>
                </div>

                <div className="h-[210px] w-full">
                    <Chart
                        definition={definition}
                        renderer={motionRenderer}
                        height={210}
                        ariaLabel="Live Streaming Window Preservation Chart"
                    />
                </div>
            </CardContent>
            <CardFooter className="flex-col items-start gap-2 text-sm">
                <div className="flex items-center gap-2 leading-none font-medium">
                    Streaming buffer retains {data.length} total historical points{" "}
                    <Activity className="h-4 w-4 text-emerald-500" />
                </div>
                <div className="text-muted-foreground leading-none">
                    `scaleUtc().domain()` dynamically slides domain windows while maintaining animation continuity
                </div>
            </CardFooter>
        </Card>
    );
}

export default StreamingWindowPreservation;
```