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Query Cell

A notebook SQL cell with a hard-edged frame: highlighted SQL, ⌘/Ctrl + Enter to run, a status strip with rows and milliseconds, typed result columns, and errors that mark their line.

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Build a SQL notebook cell in a playful-technical, diagrammatic style: warm off-white page #f4efea, white cell, ink #383838, 2px solid ink borders on everything, 2px corners, and a flat 4px 4px 0 hard shadow (no blur). Labels, buttons and numbers use DM Mono uppercase; body text is Inter light. Header row (2px rule under it): a small sky-blue #6fc2ff 'SQL' tag with an ink border and the cell name, then a yellow #ffde00 'RUN' button with a play glyph (and a white 'CANCEL' beside it while running). Buttons lift on hover: translate(−2px, −2px) with a 2px hard shadow; pressing removes the lift. Editor: a 44px line-number gutter and a code area where a transparent, non-wrapping textarea sits exactly over a highlighted <pre> (same DM Mono 14px/22px and padding), scrolled together; keywords blue #2160a8, functions teal #0f7f72, strings orange #b8540f, numbers purple #8c3fb0, comments grey italic. A 2px inset sky outline marks focus. A status strip in the page colour under a 2px rule: '⌘ ↵ to run', then 'Running · 230 ms' with a small spinner and a live millisecond count, then '412 rows · 38 ms' with a teal square, or 'Error on line 2' in rust. Errors add a pale coral panel with the engine's message in mono and highlight the failing line number in the gutter with a coral edge. Results: a scrollable table up to 20rem tall with a sticky header; each header shows the column name and a tiny bordered type tag (VARCHAR, BIGINT); numeric columns right-align with tabular numbers and locale grouping; NULL shows faint italic. Selected variant — Light (light): Light theme: page #f4efea, cell #ffffff, ink, borders and hard shadow #383838, muted #6f6a64, faint #a39e97, faint rules rgb(56 56 56 / 0.14), run yellow #ffde00, sky #6fc2ff, teal #16aa98, coral #ff9538, error panel #ffe1d6 with text #b33a12. This selection takes precedence over references to other themes or options in the general brief. Implement this selected appearance; do not add a variant picker or alternative appearances unless requested. Implementation requirements: Use React and TypeScript. Keep the component self-contained, with uniquely scoped CSS and no animation libraries. Include required imports, styles and font setup in the result. Interaction: ⌘/Ctrl + Enter or Run calls run(sql, signal); Cancel or Escape aborts the signal and shows 'Cancelled'. Results and errors from the last run replace each other; a thrown error with a numeric line marks that line. Only the first maxRows rows render, with a note. Tab is left alone so keyboard users can leave the editor. Motion: Buttons lift 2px on hover over 120ms; the spinner turns while running. Reduced motion slows the spinner and removes the lift transition. Accessibility: The textarea is labelled with the cell name and the run shortcut, described by the status line (role=status), and marked aria-invalid after an error. The error message is a role=alert. The result region is focusable and labelled with its row count; headers are scoped columns. Responsive behavior: The editor and results scroll horizontally rather than wrapping SQL; under 30rem the gutter narrows. Touch: Run and Cancel are buttons; the editor is a normal textarea on touch keyboards. Preserve keyboard access, visible focus and reduced-motion behavior. Keep fictional demo data and simulated service calls in a separate usage example; expose callbacks for real actions and recover from rejected requests. Keep usage-example links inside the demo: use local buttons or prevent navigation. Demonstration links must not navigate to Vitrine routes or open other pages; preserve real URL support in the reusable component itself. Verify the result at narrow and wide viewport sizes, with keyboard input and reduced motion enabled.

Notes

Interaction
⌘/Ctrl + Enter or Run calls run(sql, signal); Cancel or Escape aborts the signal and shows 'Cancelled'. Results and errors from the last run replace each other; a thrown error with a numeric line marks that line. Only the first maxRows rows render, with a note. Tab is left alone so keyboard users can leave the editor.
Motion
Buttons lift 2px on hover over 120ms; the spinner turns while running. Reduced motion slows the spinner and removes the lift transition.
Accessibility
The textarea is labelled with the cell name and the run shortcut, described by the status line (role=status), and marked aria-invalid after an error. The error message is a role=alert. The result region is focusable and labelled with its row count; headers are scoped columns.
Responsive
The editor and results scroll horizontally rather than wrapping SQL; under 30rem the gutter narrows.
On touch
Run and Cancel are buttons; the editor is a normal textarea on touch keyboards.

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