/* ==========================================================================
   HailGeeks Blog — article card system + category cards
   One card system, shared 16:9 media, category eyebrow, title, single meta row.
   ========================================================================== */

/* Category accent classes — the controlled set referenced by
   category.accent_class. Components read --cat-color / --cat-soft. */
.cat-blue   { --cat-color: var(--cat-color-blue);   --cat-soft: var(--cat-soft-blue); }
.cat-orange { --cat-color: var(--cat-color-orange); --cat-soft: var(--cat-soft-orange); }
.cat-green  { --cat-color: var(--cat-color-green);  --cat-soft: var(--cat-soft-green); }
.cat-purple { --cat-color: var(--cat-color-purple); --cat-soft: var(--cat-soft-purple); }
.cat-gold   { --cat-color: var(--cat-color-gold);   --cat-soft: var(--cat-soft-gold); }
.cat-teal   { --cat-color: var(--cat-color-teal);   --cat-soft: var(--cat-soft-teal); }

/* ---------- Base card ---------- */

.card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  background: var(--color-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-card);
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: border-color .15s, box-shadow .15s, transform .15s;
  /* Default accent when no category accent class is present */
  --cat-color: var(--cat-color-blue);
  --cat-soft: var(--cat-soft-blue);
}

a.card:hover, .card--link:hover {
  border-color: var(--color-border-blue);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card-hover);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.card__media {
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: var(--ratio-card);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #12325a, #1277e1);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.card__media img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
}

/* Missing-image state — the approved navy→blue gradient with a faint icon */
.card__media-icon {
  position: absolute;
  right: 14px;
  bottom: 10px;
  font-size: 44px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .14);
}

.card__body {
  padding: 18px 20px 20px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  flex: 1;
}

.card__cat {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--cat-color);
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.card__title {
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--color-heading);
  line-height: 1.28;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
}

.card__excerpt {
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  margin: 10px 0 0;
}

.card__meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 9px;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin: 16px 0 0;
}

.card__meta-dot {
  width: 3px;
  height: 3px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--color-disabled);
  flex: none;
}

/* Push meta to the card bottom so grid rows align */
.card__body .card__meta { margin-top: auto; padding-top: 16px; }
.card__body .card__meta:not(:only-child) { margin-top: auto; }

/* ---------- Featured card (homepage lead) ---------- */

.card--featured { border-radius: 20px; border-color: #e6ecf3; }
.card--featured > a { display: block; }

.card--featured .card__media { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0b2e4e 0%, #154b7e 55%, #1277e1 130%); }

.card--featured .card__media-icon {
  right: 24px;
  bottom: 16px;
  font-size: 88px;
}

.card--featured .card__cat-badge {
  position: absolute;
  left: 16px;
  top: 16px;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--color-navy);
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  padding: 6px 11px;
}

.card--featured .card__body { padding: 24px 26px 26px; }

.card--featured .card__title {
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.6vw, 29px);
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  line-height: 1.14;
  margin: 0;
}

.card--featured .card__excerpt {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--color-home-body);
  margin: 12px 0 0;
}

.card--featured .card__meta {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--color-meta);
  margin: 16px 0 0;
  padding-top: 0;
}

/* ---------- Secondary featured card (horizontal, homepage side stack) ---------- */

.card--secondary {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 96px 1fr;
  border-radius: var(--radius-card);
  border-color: #e6ecf3;
}

.card--secondary .card__media {
  aspect-ratio: auto;
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 96px;
}

.card--secondary .card__media-icon {
  right: 8px;
  bottom: 6px;
  font-size: 26px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .18);
}

.card--secondary .card__body { padding: 14px 16px; }

.card--secondary .card__title {
  font-size: 15.5px;
  margin: 6px 0 0;
}

.card--secondary .card__meta {
  font-size: 12.5px;
  color: var(--color-meta);
  margin: 8px 0 0;
  padding-top: 0;
}

/* ---------- Compact card (related articles, author lists) ---------- */

.card--compact { border-radius: 14px; }

.card--compact .card__media-icon { right: 12px; bottom: 8px; font-size: 38px; }

.card--compact .card__body { padding: 16px 18px 18px; }

.card--compact .card__title { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; margin: 7px 0 0; }

.card--compact .card__meta { margin: 10px 0 0; padding-top: 10px; }

/* ---------- Category cards ---------- */

/* Homepage "What are you trying to figure out?" tile */
.category-card {
  background: var(--color-surface);
  border: 1px solid #e6ecf3;
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  padding: 24px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 14px;
  min-height: 150px;
  transition: transform .16s ease, box-shadow .16s ease, border-color .16s ease;
  --cat-color: var(--cat-color-blue);
  --cat-soft: var(--cat-soft-blue);
}

.category-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card-hover-lg);
  border-color: #cfe0f5;
}

.category-card__icon,
.category-tile__icon {
  flex: none;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-md);
  background: var(--cat-soft);
  color: var(--cat-color);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 20px;
}

.category-card__name {
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: -.01em;
  color: var(--color-heading);
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.category-card__foot {
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--color-meta);
  margin-top: auto;
}

.category-card__foot .fa-arrow-right { font-size: 11px; color: var(--color-blue); }

/* Horizontal category tile (related categories) */
.category-tile {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  background: var(--color-surface);
  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 20px 22px;
  transition: border-color .15s, box-shadow .15s, transform .15s;
  --cat-color: var(--cat-color-blue);
  --cat-soft: var(--cat-soft-blue);
}

.category-tile:hover {
  border-color: var(--color-border-blue);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-card-hover);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}

.category-tile__text { min-width: 0; }

.category-tile__name {
  display: block;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: var(--color-heading);
}

.category-tile__desc {
  display: block;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  color: var(--color-muted);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-top: 2px;
  display: -webkit-box;
  -webkit-line-clamp: 1;
  -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
  overflow: hidden;
}