Navbar

Implement the navigation bar for the whole application.

Let’s begin by implementing the navbar, a fixed component present on all of the application screens to navigate through different routes.

Note: We may refer to the official guide if we need instructions on how to set up Tailwind CSS in React.

Basic navbar

A basic navbar component using React and Tailwind CSS will look something like this:

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// frontend/src/components/Navbar.js
import React, { useState } from "react";
import { Transition } from "@headlessui/react";
import logo from "../assets/logo.png";
const Navbar = () => {
const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
return (
<div>
<nav className="bg-gray-800">
<div className="max-w-7xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 lg:px-8">
<div className="flex items-center justify-between h-16">
<div className="flex items-center">
<div className="flex-shrink-0">
<img className="h-8 w-8" src={logo} alt="Educative" />
</div>
<div className="hidden md:block">
<div className="ml-10 flex items-baseline space-x-4">
<a
href="#"
className=" hover:bg-gray-700 text-white px-3 py-2 rounded-md text-sm font-medium"
>
Home
</a>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div className="-mr-2 flex md:hidden">
<button
onClick={() => setIsOpen(!isOpen)}
type="button"
className="bg-gray-900 inline-flex items-center justify-center p-2 rounded-md text-gray-400 hover:text-white hover:bg-gray-800 focus:outline-none focus:ring-2 focus:ring-offset-2 focus:ring-offset-gray-800 focus:ring-white"
aria-controls="mobile-menu"
aria-expanded="false"
>
<span className="sr-only">Open main menu</span>
{!isOpen ? (
<svg
className="block h-6 w-6"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
fill="none"
viewBox="0 0 24 24"
stroke="currentColor"
aria-hidden="true"
>
<path
strokeLinecap="round"
strokeLinejoin="round"
strokeWidth="2"
d="M4 6h16M4 12h16M4 18h16"
/>
</svg>
) : (
<svg
className="block h-6 w-6"
xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
fill="none"
viewBox="0 0 24 24"
stroke="currentColor"
ariaHidden="true"
>
<path
strokeLinecap="round"
strokeLinejoin="round"
strokeWidth="2"
d="M6 18L18 6M6 6l12 12"
/>
</svg>
)}
</button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<Transition
show={isOpen}
enter="transition ease-out duration-100 transform"
enterFrom="opacity-0 scale-95"
enterTo="opacity-100 scale-100"
leave="transition ease-in duration-75 transform"
leaveFrom="opacity-100 scale-100"
leaveTo="opacity-0 scale-95"
>
{(ref) => (
<div className="md:hidden" id="mobile-menu">
<div ref={ref} className="px-2 pt-2 pb-3 space-y-1 sm:px-3">
<a
href="#"
className="hover:bg-gray-700 text-white block px-3 py-2 rounded-md text-base font-medium"
>
Home
</a>
</div>
</div>
)}
</Transition>
</nav>
</div>
);
};
export default Navbar;

Note that the navbar is very ...