@c-technology/adaptive-ui

Human-aware UI adaptation for modern web apps

@c-technology/adaptive-ui is a TypeScript-first library that helps your UI adapt to users, not just screen sizes.

Instead of only responding to mobile, desktop, or tablet, this library reacts to real conditions like:

• slow network
• low battery
• user impatience
• first-time vs returning users
• accessibility stress

This README explains everything from zero, assuming you are a beginner.

🚨 The Problem (Why @c-technology/adaptive-ui Exists)

Most web apps today:

• look responsive
• but feel frustrating

Why? Because they adapt to screens, not people.

Examples:

• User has slow internet → app still loads heavy animations
• User is confused → UI gives no guidance
• User is impatient → UI hides important actions
• User has low battery → app keeps wasting power

Developers usually fix this by writing random if statements everywhere.

That approach:

• does not scale
• is hard to reason about
• creates messy code

@c-technology/adaptive-ui solves this by acting as a decision layer for your UI.

🧠 What It Is (And Is NOT)

✅ What it IS

• a logic layer for UI behavior
• a way to detect user context
• a strategy system for adapting interfaces
• framework-friendly (React, Next.js, etc.)

❌ What it is NOT

• ❌ a UI component library
• ❌ a design system
• ❌ an analytics tool
• ❌ an AI / ML system
• ❌ a tracking library

This library never renders UI. It only helps you make better decisions.

🏗️ How It Works (Simple Explanation)

1️⃣ Detect Signals

Signals are things like:

• slow network
• low battery
• many rapid clicks (impatience)

2️⃣ Build Context

From signals, it builds a context, such as:

• slow-network
• impatient
• new-user

3️⃣ Run Strategies

Strategies say:

"When these conditions are true → do this"

Example:

• If user is impatient → simplify the UI
• If network is slow → disable animations

📦 Installation

npm install @c-technology/adaptive-ui

or

pnpm add @c-technology/adaptive-ui

or

bun add @c-technology/adaptive-ui

or

yarn add @c-technology/adaptive-ui

⚛️ Basic Usage (React / Next.js)

Step 1: Import the hook

import { useAdaptive } from "@c-technology/adaptive-ui";

Step 2: Use it inside a component

export default function Dashboard() {
  const ui = useAdaptive();

  return <h1>Dashboard</h1>;
}

This gives you access to the adaptive engine.

🧩 Context Detection (Beginner Friendly)

Example: Check if user is impatient

if (ui.has("impatient")) {
  console.log("User is impatient");
}

You don’t need to know how impatience is detected — the logic is handled internally.

🧠 Strategies (The Core Feature)

Define how your UI should react.

Example: Lite UI on slow network

ui.strategy({
  conditions: ["slow-network"],
  actions: () => {
    document.body.classList.add("ui-lite");
  }
});

Example: Focus mode for impatient users

ui.strategy({
  conditions: ["impatient"],
  actions: () => {
    document.body.classList.add("ui-focus");
  }
});

Run strategies

ui.run();

Applies all matching strategies.

🎨 Example CSS

.ui-lite * {
  animation: none !important;
  transition: none !important;
}

.ui-focus nav,
.ui-focus aside {
  display: none;
}

Your UI adapts without changing components.

🧪 Debugging

Check why the UI changed:

console.log(ui.explain());

Example output:

{
  context: ["slow-network", "impatient"],
  strategies: 2
}

♿ Accessibility-Friendly by Design

• reduces motion
• simplifies layouts
• increases clarity

It reacts to behavior, not user labels.

🚀 Why Use It?

• cleaner UI logic
• fewer edge cases
• better UX automatically
• no heavy setup
• beginner-friendly

🧱 What It Will NEVER Do

• ❌ no analytics
• ❌ no tracking
• ❌ no AI
• ❌ no user profiling
• ❌ no remote configs

Your app stays privacy-respecting.

🛣️ Roadmap

Planned features:

• debug overlay
• persistent context
• strategy priorities
• plugin system

Not planned:

• ML models
• server-side tracking
• UI rendering

🧠 Philosophy

Good UI should feel invisible.

It helps you build interfaces that respect users without extra complexity.

📄 License

MIT License

🙌 Final Note

If you are a beginner:

• start small
• add one strategy
• observe the effect

@c-technology/adaptive-ui grows with your understanding, not against it.