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+"""
+A simple animated sidebar.
+
+See comments for details.
+
+"""
+
+from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
+from textual.containers import Vertical
+from textual.reactive import reactive
+from textual.widget import Widget
+from textual.widgets import Footer, Label
+
+TEXT = """I must not fear.
+Fear is the mind-killer.
+Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
+I will face my fear.
+I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
+And when it has gone past, I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
+Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."""
+
+
+class Sidebar(Widget):
+    """
+    Our sidebar widget.
+
+    Add desired content to compose()
+
+    """
+
+    DEFAULT_CSS = """
+    Sidebar {
+        width: 30;
+        /* Needs to go in its own layer to sit above content */
+        layer: sidebar; 
+        /* Dock the sidebar to the appropriate side */
+        dock: left;
+        /* Offset x to be -100% to move it out of view by default */
+        offset-x: -100%;
+
+        background: $boost;
+        border-right: vkey $background;    
+
+        /* Enable animation */
+        transition: offset 200ms;
+        
+        &.-visible {
+            /* Set offset.x to 0 to make it visible when class is applied */
+            offset-x: 0;
+        }
+
+        & > Vertical {
+            margin: 1 2;
+        }
+    }
+    """
+
+    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
+        with Vertical():
+            yield Label("Your scrollbar here!")
+
+
+class SidebarApp(App):
+    """
+    Test app to show our sidebar.
+    """
+
+    DEFAULT_CSS = """
+    Screen {    
+        layers: sidebar;
+    }
+
+    """
+
+    BINDINGS = [("s", "toggle_sidebar", "Toggle Sidebar")]
+
+    show_sidebar = reactive(False)
+
+    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
+        yield Sidebar()
+        yield Label(TEXT)
+        yield Footer()
+
+    def action_toggle_sidebar(self) -> None:
+        """Toggle the sidebar visibility."""
+        self.show_sidebar = not self.show_sidebar
+
+    def watch_show_sidebar(self, show_sidebar: bool) -> None:
+        """Set or unset visible class when reactive changes."""
+        self.query_one(Sidebar).set_class(show_sidebar, "-visible")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    app = SidebarApp()
+    app.run()