header
main
  article.article
    h2 Dynamic Sticky Sidebar Component

    p Click on the elements below to add them to the sidebar component.

    ul.items.grid
      - for (let i = 0; i < 12; i++)
        li
          button.item
            .thumbnail
            .info
              .title
              .subtitle

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  aside.sidebar
    .component 
      .header Selected Items
      .content
        .empty-text Your cart is currently empty
        ul.items.list
      .footer
        button.button Checkout
        button.button.empty-cart Empty Cart
footer
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:root {
  --space: 2rem;
  --space-xs: calc(var(--space) / 3);
  --space-sm: calc(var(--space) / 2);
  --space-md: calc(var(--space) * 2);

  --color-primary: lightgray;
  --color-accent: whitesmoke;
  --color-dark: black;
  --color-mid: gray;
  --color-light: white;
  --color-highlight: dodgerblue;

  --radius: 0.125rem;
}

/* Here are the base styles for the main layout and sticky component */
* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

main {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.article {
  flex-basis: 0;
  flex-grow: 999;
  min-width: 40%;
}

.sidebar {
  --offset: var(--space);
  flex-grow: 1;
  flex-basis: 300px;
  align-self: start;
  position: sticky;
  top: var(--offset);
}

.component {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr auto;
}

.component .content {
  max-height: 500px;
  overflow-y: auto;
}

.sidebar .component {
  max-height: calc(100vh - var(--offset) * 2);
}

/*
 * Other styles
**/
.visually-hidden {
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0);
  clip-path: inset(50%);
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: absolute;
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: 1px;
}

html,
body {
  height: 100%;
}

[hidden] {
  display: none;
}

body {
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 var(--space);
  font-family: "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  max-width: 1400px;
}

h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3.5rem);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.2;
}

p {
  max-width: 70ch;
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 4vw, 1.25rem);
}

header,
footer {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  margin: var(--space-md) 0;
  padding: var(--space);
  height: 40vh;
  background: repeating-linear-gradient(
    45deg,
    transparent,
    transparent 12px,
    var(--color-accent) 12px,
    var(--color-accent) 24px
  );
}

/* Until flexbox gap is supported in all modern browsers, we use the negative margin trick to create space between the children elements */
main {
  margin-bottom: calc(var(--space-md) * -1);
  margin-left: calc(var(--space-md) * -1);
}

main > * {
  margin-bottom: var(--space-md);
  margin-left: var(--space-md);
}

article > * + * {
  margin-top: var(--space);
}

.component {
  position: relative;
  border: 1px solid var(--color-primary);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04), 0 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04),
    0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03), 0 8px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.03),
    0 16px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02), 0 32px 64px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.02);
}

.component .header,
.component .footer {
  padding: var(--space-sm);
  text-align: center;
}

.component .header {
  border-bottom: inherit;
}

.component .footer {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  border-top: inherit;
}

.component .content {
  padding: var(--space-sm);
  max-height: 500px;
  overflow-y: auto;
  color: var(--color-dark);
}

.empty-text {
  padding: var(--space);
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.item {
  position: relative;
  appearance: none;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: var(--space);
  outline: none;
  width: 100%;
  background-color: var(--color-accent);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-accent);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  cursor: pointer;
}

.item:active {
  transform: translateY(1px);
}

.item:focus {
  outline: 2px solid var(--color-highlight);
}

.item > * {
  pointer-events: none;
}

.info {
  width: 100%;
}

.title,
.subtitle {
  width: 100%;
  height: 0.5rem;
  background-color: var(--color-primary);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
}

.title {
  margin-bottom: var(--space-xs);
  max-width: 15ch;
}

.subtitle {
  max-width: 12ch;
}

.thumbnail {
  flex-shrink: 0;
  width: var(--size);
  height: var(--size);
  background: var(--color-primary);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
}

.grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(200px, 1fr));
  grid-gap: var(--space-sm);
}

.grid .item {
  flex-direction: column;
  text-align: center;
}

.grid .info {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
}

.grid .thumbnail {
  --size: 100px;
  margin-bottom: var(--space);
}

.list > * + * {
  margin-top: var(--space-xs);
}

.list .item {
  padding: var(--space-sm);
}

.list .item::before {
  content: "×";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  padding-right: var(--space-sm);
  font-size: 2rem;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.05rem;
  color: var(--color-primary);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.list .thumbnail {
  --size: 50px;
  margin-right: var(--space-sm);
}

.button {
  appearance: none;
  padding: var(--space-xs) var(--space-sm);
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: white;
  background-color: var(--color-dark);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-dark);
  cursor: pointer;
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  box-shadow: rgba(black, 0.1) 4px 4px;
}

.button:active {
  transform: translateY(1px);
  box-shadow: none;
}

.empty-cart {
  color: var(--color-mid);
  border-color: var(--color-mid);
  background-color: var(--color-light);
}
const items = document.querySelector(".items");
const componentItems = document.querySelector(".component .items");
const emptyText = document.querySelector(".empty-text");
const emptyBtn = document.querySelector(".empty-cart");

items.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
  if (emptyText !== null) {
    emptyText.setAttribute("hidden", true);
  }

  if (e.target.matches(".item")) {
    const item = e.target.cloneNode(true);
    componentItems.append(item);
  }
});

componentItems.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
  if (e.target.matches(".item")) {
    e.target.remove();
  }
  if (componentItems.children.length < 1) {
    emptyText.removeAttribute("hidden");
  }
});

emptyBtn.addEventListener("click", (e) => {
  while (componentItems.lastElementChild) {
    componentItems.removeChild(componentItems.lastElementChild);
  }
  emptyText.removeAttribute("hidden");
});

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