Add URL-based deep linking and a vertical timeline for Career

Co-authored-by: 20kaushik02 <59662438+20kaushik02@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-09-10 14:04:09 +00:00 · 2026-08-22 07:41:32 +00:00
parent 6717cbb30e
commit 64d611d9c4
5 changed files with 142 additions and 70 deletions
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
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        "react": "^19.2.3",
        "react-dom": "^19.2.3",
+        "react-router-dom": "^7.18.2",
        "swiper": "^12.0.3"
      },
      "devDependencies": {
@@ -14996,6 +14997,57 @@
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      }
    },
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+        "react-dom": ">=18"
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+        "react-dom": {
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+        }
+      }
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+      "license": "MIT",
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+      },
+      "engines": {
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+      },
+      "peerDependencies": {
+        "react": ">=18",
+        "react-dom": ">=18"
+      }
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+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "opencollective",
+        "url": "https://opencollective.com/express"
+      }
+    },
    "node_modules/react-scripts": {
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@@ -15950,6 +16002,12 @@
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      }
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--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
    "@mui/material": "^7.3.7",
    "react": "^19.2.3",
    "react-dom": "^19.2.3",
+    "react-router-dom": "^7.18.2",
    "swiper": "^12.0.3"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
--- a/src/App.js
+++ b/src/App.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { createContext, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { BrowserRouter } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { ThemeProvider } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import CssBaseline from '@mui/material/CssBaseline';
 import Menu from './components/Menu';
@@ -57,7 +58,9 @@ function App() {
      <ThemeProvider theme={theme}>
        <CssBaseline />
        <WidthContext.Provider value={width}>
+          <BrowserRouter basename={process.env.PUBLIC_URL || '/'}>
            <Menu />
+          </BrowserRouter>
        </WidthContext.Provider>
      </ThemeProvider>
    </ColorModeContext.Provider>
--- a/src/components/Career.js
+++ b/src/components/Career.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Divider, List, ListItem, ListItemText, Typography } from '@mui/material'
+import { Box, List, ListItem, ListItemText, Typography, useTheme } from '@mui/material'
 import React, { Fragment } from 'react'

 export const experiencesData = [
@@ -62,68 +62,66 @@ export const experiencesData = [
  },
 ];

+// Simple, dependency-free vertical timeline: a dot + connecting line down the
+// left edge, with each entry's content to the right.
+const TimelineEntry = ({ exp, isLast }) => {
+  const theme = useTheme();
+  return (
+    <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'stretch' }}>
+      <Box sx={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', alignItems: 'center', width: 24, flexShrink: 0 }}>
+        <Box
+          sx={{
+            width: 14,
+            height: 14,
+            borderRadius: '50%',
+            bgcolor: exp.endDate === '' ? theme.palette.secondary.main : theme.palette.primary.main,
+            border: `2px solid ${theme.palette.background.paper}`,
+            boxShadow: `0 0 0 2px ${theme.palette.primary.main}`,
+            mt: '6px',
+            flexShrink: 0,
+          }}
+        />
+        {!isLast && (
+          <Box sx={{ flexGrow: 1, width: '2px', bgcolor: theme.palette.divider, my: '2px' }} />
+        )}
+      </Box>
+      <Box sx={{ flexGrow: 1, pb: isLast ? 1 : 3 }}>
+        <Typography px={2} align="left" fontSize={16}>
+          <b>{exp.designation}, {exp.location}</b>, <i>{exp.startDate} - {exp.endDate || 'Present'}</i>
+        </Typography>
+        <Typography component="div" p={2} align="left">
+          <List disablePadding sx={{ pl: 2, listStyleType: 'disc' }}>
+            {exp.desc.map((line, index) =>
+              <ListItem disablePadding key={index} sx={{ display: 'list-item' }}>
+                <ListItemText slotProps={{ primary: { fontSize: 13 } }} primary={line} />
+              </ListItem>
+            )}
+          </List>
+        </Typography>
+      </Box>
+    </Box>
+  );
+};
+
+const TimelineSection = ({ title, entries }) => (
+  <Fragment>
+    <Typography p={2} align="left" variant="h5">
+      {title}
+    </Typography>
+    <Box>
+      {entries.map((exp, idx) => (
+        <TimelineEntry key={exp.key} exp={exp} isLast={idx === entries.length - 1} />
+      ))}
+    </Box>
+  </Fragment>
+);
+
 const Career = () => {
  return (
    <>
-      <Typography p={2} align="left" variant="h5">
-        Professional
-      </Typography>
-      {experiencesData.filter(exp => exp.type === 'prof').map((exp, idx) =>
-        <Fragment key={idx}>
-          <Typography px={2} align="left" fontSize={16}>
-            <b>{exp.designation}, {exp.location}</b>, <i>{exp.startDate} - {exp.endDate}</i>
-          </Typography>
-          <Typography component="div" p={2} align="left">
-            <List disablePadding sx={{ pl: 2, listStyleType: 'disc' }}>
-              {exp.desc.map((line, index) =>
-                <ListItem disablePadding key={index} sx={{ display: 'list-item' }}>
-                  <ListItemText slotProps={{ primary: { fontSize: 13 } }} primary={line} />
-                </ListItem>
-              )}
-            </List>
-          </Typography>
-        </Fragment>
-      )}
-      <Divider />
-      <Typography p={2} align="left" variant="h5">
-        Education
-      </Typography>
-      {experiencesData.filter(exp => exp.type === 'edu').map((exp, idx) =>
-        <Fragment key={idx}>
-          <Typography px={2} align="left" fontSize={16}>
-            <b>{exp.designation}, {exp.location}</b>, <i>{exp.startDate} - {exp.endDate}</i>
-          </Typography>
-          <Typography component="div" p={2} align="left">
-            <List disablePadding sx={{ pl: 2, listStyleType: 'disc' }}>
-              {exp.desc.map((line, index) =>
-                <ListItem disablePadding key={index} sx={{ display: 'list-item' }}>
-                  <ListItemText slotProps={{ primary: { fontSize: 13 } }} primary={line} />
-                </ListItem>
-              )}
-            </List>
-          </Typography>
-        </Fragment>
-      )}
-      <Divider />
-      <Typography p={2} align="left" variant="h5">
-        Volunteering
-      </Typography>
-      {experiencesData.filter(exp => exp.type === 'extra').map((exp, idx) =>
-        <Fragment key={idx}>
-          <Typography px={2} align="left" fontSize={16}>
-            <b>{exp.designation}, {exp.location}</b>, <i>{exp.startDate} - {exp.endDate}</i>
-          </Typography>
-          <Typography component="div" p={2} align="left">
-            <List disablePadding sx={{ pl: 2, listStyleType: 'disc' }}>
-              {exp.desc.map((line, index) =>
-                <ListItem disablePadding key={index} sx={{ display: 'list-item' }}>
-                  <ListItemText slotProps={{ primary: { fontSize: 13 } }} primary={line} />
-                </ListItem>
-              )}
-            </List>
-          </Typography>
-        </Fragment>
-      )}
+      <TimelineSection title="Professional" entries={experiencesData.filter(exp => exp.type === 'prof')} />
+      <TimelineSection title="Education" entries={experiencesData.filter(exp => exp.type === 'edu')} />
+      <TimelineSection title="Volunteering" entries={experiencesData.filter(exp => exp.type === 'extra')} />
    </>
  )
 }
--- a/src/components/Menu.js
+++ b/src/components/Menu.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
+import { Route, Routes, Navigate, useLocation, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';

 import AppBar from '@mui/material/AppBar';
 import Avatar from '@mui/material/Avatar';
@@ -38,19 +39,19 @@ const drawerWidth = 240;

 const menuSections = [
 	{
-		key: 'landing', display_name: 'About', appbar_text: 'Hello There!', display_icon: <LandingIcon />,
+		key: 'landing', path: '/', display_name: 'About', appbar_text: 'Hello There!', display_icon: <LandingIcon />,
 		extLink: false, component: <Landing />
 	},
 	{
-		key: 'exp', display_name: 'Work', appbar_text: 'Journey', display_icon: <CareerIcon />,
+		key: 'exp', path: '/work', display_name: 'Work', appbar_text: 'Journey', display_icon: <CareerIcon />,
 		extLink: false, component: <Career />
 	},
 	{
-		key: 'proj', display_name: 'Stuff', appbar_text: 'Workbench', display_icon: <ProjectsIcon />,
+		key: 'proj', path: '/stuff', display_name: 'Stuff', appbar_text: 'Workbench', display_icon: <ProjectsIcon />,
 		extLink: false, component: <Projects />
 	},
 	{
-		key: 'ints', display_name: 'Interests', appbar_text: 'My Interests', display_icon: <InterestsIcon />,
+		key: 'ints', path: '/interests', display_name: 'Interests', appbar_text: 'My Interests', display_icon: <InterestsIcon />,
 		extLink: false, component: <UnderConstruction />
 	},
 	{
@@ -63,11 +64,17 @@ const menuSections = [
 	},
 ];

+const internalSections = menuSections.filter(menuItem => menuItem.extLink === false);
+
 function Menu(props) {
 	const [mobileOpen, setMobileOpen] = React.useState(false);
 	const [isClosing, setIsClosing] = React.useState(false);
-	const [activeSection, setActiveSection] = React.useState(menuSections[0]);
 	const { mode, toggleMode } = React.useContext(ColorModeContext);
+	const location = useLocation();
+	const navigate = useNavigate();
+
+	const activeSection = internalSections.find((menuItem) => menuItem.path === location.pathname)
+		|| internalSections[0];

 	React.useEffect(() => {
 		document.title = `Kaushik | ${activeSection.display_name}`;
@@ -91,7 +98,7 @@ function Menu(props) {
 	const handleDrawerSelect = (selectedSectionKey) => {
 		handleDrawerClose();
 		const menuSection = menuSections.filter((menuItem) => menuItem.key === selectedSectionKey)[0];
-		setActiveSection(menuSection);
+		navigate(menuSection.path);
 	}

 	const drawer = (
@@ -203,7 +210,12 @@ function Menu(props) {
 				sx={{ flexGrow: 1, padding: 1, width: { sm: `calc(100% - ${drawerWidth}px)` } }}
 			>
 				<Toolbar />
-				{activeSection.component}
+				<Routes>
+					{internalSections.map((menuItem) => (
+						<Route key={menuItem.key} path={menuItem.path} element={menuItem.component} />
+					))}
+					<Route path="*" element={<Navigate to={internalSections[0].path} replace />} />
+				</Routes>
 			</Box>
 		</Box>
 	);