Measured entry
shadcn-block-calendar-04
A client-side React block for selecting a date range in one month. It ships as a shadcn registry TSX file with local selection state and wraps the shared shadcn Calendar component. That primitive brings in react-day-picker, date-fns, Radix Slot, Tailwind styling, and the usual cn utility.



Measured
Every value below was written by the harness on the run that produced the frames above. None of it is derived from the prose.
| Build | OK |
|---|---|
| Mount | OK |
| Console errors | 0 |
| Uncaught page errors | 0 |
| Horizontal overflow | clean at 375, 768, 1440 |
| Axe critical | 0 |
| Axe serious | 0 |
| Axe moderate | 0 |
| Axe minor | 0 |
| Gzip marginal | 50.9 KB (116.3 KB build, 65.4 KB baseline) |
| Bare mode | FAIL |
| Provider required | NO |
| Demo used | none |
What the harness recorded
BARE BUILD
✗ Build failed in 29.48s error during build: [vite:load-fallback] Could not load <sandbox>/src/lib/utils (imported by src/components/ui/calendar.tsx): ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '<sandbox>/src/lib/utils'
Verdict
A solid, focused range-selection example for an existing shadcn codebase. It builds and mounts in the configured harness, but the bare mount fails because it needs a shadcn-style setup, including the shared utility module and calendar primitive.
Use it if
- You need an inline date-range picker with a preselected interval.
- Your app already uses shadcn components, Tailwind theme tokens, and path aliases.
- You want selection state kept locally but easy to connect to form or filter state.
Skip it if
- You need a single-date picker, time selection, or timezone-aware scheduling.
- You want a standalone package that works without copying shadcn support files.
- You need a popover field rather than an always-visible calendar.
Install
| Declared dependencies | react-day-picker@latest, date-fns, @radix-ui/react-slot |
|---|---|
| Missing on install | none |
| Bare install | fails once the shadcn-style helpers are removed, so it needs that setup |
| Provider | no provider required in the harness |
In a non-shadcn project, add the Calendar primitive, react-day-picker, date-fns, and Radix Slot. Provide the cn helper under the expected utility path, configure the import alias, and bring over the Tailwind theme tokens and component styles. Rewrite aliases if your project uses different paths.
Source and credit
This page is a review, not a copy. The component source lives with its author and this site does not republish it. Read the license before you use anything.
Author repository
github.com/shadcn-ui/uiAlternatives
Other published entries for the calendar pattern, ordered by what they measured: mounts first, then clean axe scans, then bare-mode passes, then the smaller bundle.
- shadcn-calendarunclassified
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- YES
- A11y
- 0
- Gzip
- 37.3KB
- Bare
- fail
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- NO
- shadcn-block-calendar-01minimal-flat
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- YES
- A11y
- 0
- Gzip
- 50.8KB
- Bare
- fail
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- NO
- shadcn-block-calendar-02minimal-flat
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- YES
- A11y
- 0
- Gzip
- 50.9KB
- Bare
- fail
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- NO
- shadcn-block-calendar-03minimal-flat
- Renders
- YES
- A11y
- 0
- Gzip
- 50.9KB
- Bare
- fail
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- NO
- shadcn-block-calendar-05minimal-flat
- Renders
- YES
- A11y
- 0
- Gzip
- 50.9KB
- Bare
- fail
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- NO
- shadcn-block-calendar-06minimal-flat
- Renders
- YES
- A11y
- 0
- Gzip
- 50.9KB
- Bare
- fail
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- NO