feat(ui): make footer always visible on home and hidden in article view

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aetoskia-blog-app",
-  "version": "0.0.7",
+  "version": "0.0.8",
   "private": true,
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",

src/blog/Blog.tsx

@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import CssBaseline from '@mui/material/CssBaseline';
 import Container from '@mui/material/Container';
+import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
 import AppTheme from '../shared-theme/AppTheme';
 import MainContent from './components/MainContent';
 import Article from './components/Article';
 import Latest from './components/Latest';
 import Footer from './components/Footer';
-import { useArticles } from './providers/Article'; // ✅ custom hook for global articles
+import { useArticles } from './providers/Article';
 
 export default function Blog(props: { disableCustomTheme?: boolean }) {
-  const { articles, loading, error } = useArticles(); // ✅ Hook must be inside component
+  const { articles, loading, error } = useArticles();
   const [selectedArticle, setSelectedArticle] = React.useState<number | null>(null);
 
   const handleSelectArticle = (index: number) => {
@@ -26,7 +27,12 @@ export default function Blog(props: { disableCustomTheme?: boolean }) {
         <Container
           maxWidth="lg"
           component="main"
-          sx={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center', height: '100vh' }}
+          sx={{
+            display: 'flex',
+            justifyContent: 'center',
+            alignItems: 'center',
+            height: '100vh',
+          }}
         >
           Loading articles...
         </Container>
@@ -41,7 +47,12 @@ export default function Blog(props: { disableCustomTheme?: boolean }) {
         <Container
           maxWidth="lg"
           component="main"
-          sx={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'center', alignItems: 'center', height: '100vh' }}
+          sx={{
+            display: 'flex',
+            justifyContent: 'center',
+            alignItems: 'center',
+            height: '100vh',
+          }}
         >
           Failed to load articles: {error}
         </Container>
@@ -53,28 +64,61 @@ export default function Blog(props: { disableCustomTheme?: boolean }) {
     <AppTheme {...props}>
       <CssBaseline enableColorScheme />
 
-      <Container
-        maxWidth="lg"
-        component="main"
-        sx={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', my: 16, gap: 4 }}
+      <Box
+        sx={{
+          display: 'flex',
+          flexDirection: 'column',
+          minHeight: '100vh',
+        }}
       >
-        {selectedArticle === null ? (
-          <>
-            <MainContent articles={articles} onSelectArticle={handleSelectArticle} />
-            <Latest
-              articles={articles}
-              onSelectArticle={handleSelectArticle}
-              onLoadMore={async (offset, limit) => {
-                // Optional: fetch more from API (if you want true pagination)
-                // await fetchMoreArticles(offset, limit);
-              }}
-            />
-          </>
-        ) : (
-          <Article article={articles[selectedArticle]} onBack={handleBack} />
+        <Container
+          maxWidth="lg"
+          component="main"
+          sx={{
+            flex: '1 0 auto',
+            display: 'flex',
+            flexDirection: 'column',
+            my: 4,
+            gap: 4,
+            pb: selectedArticle === null ? 24 : 0, // space for fixed footer on home
+          }}
+        >
+          {selectedArticle === null ? (
+            <>
+              <MainContent
+                articles={articles}
+                onSelectArticle={handleSelectArticle}
+              />
+              <Latest
+                articles={articles}
+                onSelectArticle={handleSelectArticle}
+                onLoadMore={async (offset, limit) => {
+                  // Optional pagination call
+                }}
+              />
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <Article article={articles[selectedArticle]} onBack={handleBack} />
+          )}
+        </Container>
+
+        {selectedArticle === null && (
+          <Box
+            component="footer"
+            sx={{
+              position: 'fixed',
+              bottom: 0,
+              left: 0,
+              right: 0,
+              zIndex: 1000,
+              bgcolor: 'background.paper',
+              boxShadow: '0 -2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.08)',
+            }}
+          >
+            <Footer />
+          </Box>
         )}
-      </Container>
-      <Footer />
+      </Box>
     </AppTheme>
   );
 }

src/blog/components/Footer.tsx

@@ -1,24 +1,14 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import Box from '@mui/material/Box';
-import Button from '@mui/material/Button';
 import Container from '@mui/material/Container';
-import Divider from '@mui/material/Divider';
-import IconButton from '@mui/material/IconButton';
-import InputLabel from '@mui/material/InputLabel';
 import Link from '@mui/material/Link';
-import Stack from '@mui/material/Stack';
-import TextField from '@mui/material/TextField';
 import Typography from '@mui/material/Typography';
-import GitHubIcon from '@mui/icons-material/GitHub';
-import LinkedInIcon from '@mui/icons-material/LinkedIn';
-import TwitterIcon from '@mui/icons-material/X';
 
 function Copyright() {
   return (
-    <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ color: 'text.secondary', mt: 1 }}>
-      {'Copyright © '}
-      <Link color="text.secondary" href="https://mui.com/">
-        Sitemark
+    <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ color: 'text.secondary' }}>
+      <Link color="text.secondary" href="https://www.aetoskia.com/">
+        {'Copyright © Aetoskia Internal Infrastructure — All rights reserved.'}
       </Link>
       &nbsp;
       {new Date().getFullYear()}
@@ -29,197 +19,17 @@ function Copyright() {
 export default function Footer() {
   return (
     <React.Fragment>
-      <Divider />
       <Container
         sx={{
           display: 'flex',
           flexDirection: 'column',
           alignItems: 'center',
-          gap: { xs: 4, sm: 8 },
-          py: { xs: 8, sm: 10 },
+          gap: { xs: 2, sm: 4 },
+          py: { xs: 2, sm: 4 },
           textAlign: { sm: 'center', md: 'left' },
         }}
       >
-        <Box
-          sx={{
-            display: 'flex',
-            flexDirection: { xs: 'column', sm: 'row' },
-            width: '100%',
-            justifyContent: 'space-between',
-          }}
-        >
-          <Box
-            sx={{
-              display: 'flex',
-              flexDirection: 'column',
-              gap: 4,
-              minWidth: { xs: '100%', sm: '60%' },
-            }}
-          >
-            <Box sx={{ width: { xs: '100%', sm: '60%' } }}>
-              <Typography
-                variant="body2"
-                gutterBottom
-                sx={{ fontWeight: 600, mt: 2 }}
-              >
-                Join the newsletter
-              </Typography>
-              <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ color: 'text.secondary', mb: 2 }}>
-                Subscribe for weekly updates. No spams ever!
-              </Typography>
-              <InputLabel htmlFor="email-newsletter">Email</InputLabel>
-              <Stack direction="row" spacing={1} useFlexGap>
-                <TextField
-                  id="email-newsletter"
-                  hiddenLabel
-                  size="small"
-                  variant="outlined"
-                  fullWidth
-                  aria-label="Enter your email address"
-                  placeholder="Your email address"
-                  slotProps={{
-                    htmlInput: {
-                      autoComplete: 'off',
-                      'aria-label': 'Enter your email address',
-                    },
-                  }}
-                  sx={{ width: '250px' }}
-                />
-                <Button
-                  variant="contained"
-                  color="primary"
-                  size="small"
-                  sx={{ flexShrink: 0 }}
-                >
-                  Subscribe
-                </Button>
-              </Stack>
-            </Box>
-          </Box>
-          <Box
-            sx={{
-              display: { xs: 'none', sm: 'flex' },
-              flexDirection: 'column',
-              gap: 1,
-            }}
-          >
-            <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ fontWeight: 'medium' }}>
-              Product
-            </Typography>
-            <Link color="text.secondary" variant="body2" href="#">
-              Features
-            </Link>
-            <Link color="text.secondary" variant="body2" href="#">
-              Testimonials
-            </Link>
-            <Link color="text.secondary" variant="body2" href="#">
-              Highlights
-            </Link>
-            <Link color="text.secondary" variant="body2" href="#">
-              Pricing
-            </Link>
-            <Link color="text.secondary" variant="body2" href="#">
-              FAQs
-            </Link>
-          </Box>
-          <Box
-            sx={{
-              display: { xs: 'none', sm: 'flex' },
-              flexDirection: 'column',
-              gap: 1,
-            }}
-          >
-            <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ fontWeight: 'medium' }}>
-              Company
-            </Typography>
-            <Link color="text.secondary" variant="body2" href="#">
-              About us
-            </Link>
-            <Link color="text.secondary" variant="body2" href="#">
-              Careers
-            </Link>
-            <Link color="text.secondary" variant="body2" href="#">
-              Press
-            </Link>
-          </Box>
-          <Box
-            sx={{
-              display: { xs: 'none', sm: 'flex' },
-              flexDirection: 'column',
-              gap: 1,
-            }}
-          >
-            <Typography variant="body2" sx={{ fontWeight: 'medium' }}>
-              Legal
-            </Typography>
-            <Link color="text.secondary" variant="body2" href="#">
-              Terms
-            </Link>
-            <Link color="text.secondary" variant="body2" href="#">
-              Privacy
-            </Link>
-            <Link color="text.secondary" variant="body2" href="#">
-              Contact
-            </Link>
-          </Box>
-        </Box>
-        <Box
-          sx={{
-            display: 'flex',
-            justifyContent: 'space-between',
-            pt: { xs: 4, sm: 8 },
-            width: '100%',
-            borderTop: '1px solid',
-            borderColor: 'divider',
-          }}
-        >
-          <div>
-            <Link color="text.secondary" variant="body2" href="#">
-              Privacy Policy
-            </Link>
-            <Typography sx={{ display: 'inline', mx: 0.5, opacity: 0.5 }}>
-              &nbsp;•&nbsp;
-            </Typography>
-            <Link color="text.secondary" variant="body2" href="#">
-              Terms of Service
-            </Link>
-            <Copyright />
-          </div>
-          <Stack
-            direction="row"
-            spacing={1}
-            useFlexGap
-            sx={{ justifyContent: 'left', color: 'text.secondary' }}
-          >
-            <IconButton
-              color="inherit"
-              size="small"
-              href="https://github.com/mui"
-              aria-label="GitHub"
-              sx={{ alignSelf: 'center' }}
-            >
-              <GitHubIcon />
-            </IconButton>
-            <IconButton
-              color="inherit"
-              size="small"
-              href="https://x.com/MaterialUI"
-              aria-label="X"
-              sx={{ alignSelf: 'center' }}
-            >
-              <TwitterIcon />
-            </IconButton>
-            <IconButton
-              color="inherit"
-              size="small"
-              href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/mui/"
-              aria-label="LinkedIn"
-              sx={{ alignSelf: 'center' }}
-            >
-              <LinkedInIcon />
-            </IconButton>
-          </Stack>
-        </Box>
+        <Copyright />
       </Container>
     </React.Fragment>
   );

src/blog/components/Latest.tsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { styled } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import NavigateNextRoundedIcon from '@mui/icons-material/NavigateNextRounded';
 import CircularProgress from '@mui/material/CircularProgress';
 import type { Article } from '../providers/Article'; // ✅ import type for correctness
+import Fade from '@mui/material/Fade'; // ✅ for smooth appearance
 
 
 const StyledTypography = styled(Typography)({
@@ -98,12 +99,11 @@ interface LatestProps {
 export default function Latest({ articles, onSelectArticle, onLoadMore }: LatestProps) {
   const [visibleCount, setVisibleCount] = React.useState(2);
   const [loadingMore, setLoadingMore] = React.useState(false);
+  const [animating, setAnimating] = React.useState(false);
+  const loaderRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
 
   const displayedArticles = articles.slice(0, visibleCount);
 
-  // Intersection Observer ref
-  const loaderRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
-
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!loaderRef.current) return;
 
@@ -114,17 +114,22 @@ export default function Latest({ articles, onSelectArticle, onLoadMore }: Latest
           console.log('🟡 Intersection triggered — loading more blogs...');
           setLoadingMore(true);
 
+          // simulate API load delay
+          await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
+
           if (onLoadMore) {
             console.log(`📡 Calling onLoadMore(offset=${visibleCount}, limit=2)`);
             await onLoadMore(visibleCount, 2);
           }
 
+          setAnimating(true);
           setVisibleCount((prev) => {
             const newCount = prev + 2;
             console.log(`✅ Increasing visibleCount from ${prev} → ${newCount}`);
             return newCount;
           });
 
+          setTimeout(() => setAnimating(false), 600);
           setLoadingMore(false);
         }
       },
@@ -150,42 +155,58 @@ export default function Latest({ articles, onSelectArticle, onLoadMore }: Latest
       <Grid container spacing={8} columns={12} sx={{ my: 4 }}>
         {displayedArticles.map((article, index) => (
           <Grid key={index} size={{ xs: 12, sm: 6 }}>
-            <Box
-              sx={{
-                display: 'flex',
-                flexDirection: 'column',
-                justifyContent: 'space-between',
-                gap: 1,
-                height: '100%',
-              }}
-            >
-              <Typography gutterBottom variant="caption" component="div">
-                {article.tag}
-              </Typography>
-
-              <TitleTypography
-                gutterBottom
-                variant="h6"
-                tabIndex={0}
-                onClick={() => onSelectArticle?.(index)}
+            <Fade in timeout={animating ? 700 : 0}>
+              <Box
+                sx={{
+                  display: 'flex',
+                  flexDirection: 'column',
+                  justifyContent: 'space-between',
+                  gap: 1,
+                  height: '100%',
+                  transition: 'transform 0.3s ease',
+                  '&:hover': { transform: 'translateY(-3px)' },
+                }}
               >
-                {article.title}
-                <NavigateNextRoundedIcon className="arrow" sx={{ fontSize: '1rem' }} />
-              </TitleTypography>
+                <Typography gutterBottom variant="caption" component="div">
+                  {article.tag}
+                </Typography>
 
-              <StyledTypography variant="body2" color="text.secondary" gutterBottom>
-                {article.description}
-              </StyledTypography>
+                <TitleTypography
+                  gutterBottom
+                  variant="h6"
+                  tabIndex={0}
+                  onClick={() => onSelectArticle?.(index)}
+                >
+                  {article.title}
+                  <NavigateNextRoundedIcon className="arrow" sx={{ fontSize: '1rem' }} />
+                </TitleTypography>
 
-              <Author authors={article.authors} />
-            </Box>
+                <StyledTypography variant="body2" color="text.secondary" gutterBottom>
+                  {article.description}
+                </StyledTypography>
+
+                <Author authors={article.authors} />
+              </Box>
+            </Fade>
           </Grid>
         ))}
       </Grid>
 
-      {/* Infinite scroll loader */}
-      <Box ref={loaderRef} sx={{ display: 'flex', justifyContent: 'center', py: 3 }}>
-        {loadingMore && <CircularProgress size={28} />}
+      <Box
+        ref={loaderRef}
+        sx={{
+          display: 'flex',
+          justifyContent: 'center',
+          py: 3,
+          opacity: loadingMore ? 1 : 0.6,
+          transition: 'opacity 0.4s ease',
+        }}
+      >
+        {loadingMore ? (
+          <CircularProgress size={32} thickness={5} />
+        ) : (
+          <Typography variant="caption">Scroll to load more...</Typography>
+        )}
       </Box>
     </Box>
   );

src/blog/components/MainContent.tsx

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import { styled } from '@mui/material/styles';
 import SearchRoundedIcon from '@mui/icons-material/SearchRounded';
 import RssFeedRoundedIcon from '@mui/icons-material/RssFeedRounded';
 
-import { useArticles } from '../providers/Article';
 
 const StyledCard = styled(Card)(({ theme }) => ({
   display: 'flex',
@@ -138,7 +137,6 @@ export default function MainContent({
         <Typography variant="h1" gutterBottom>
           Blog
         </Typography>
-        <Typography>Stay in the loop with the latest about our products</Typography>
       </div>
       <Box
         sx={{