Basic onboarding modal that's shown to users once

app/assets/javascripts/components/actions/onboarding.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { openModal } from './modal';
+import { changeSetting, saveSettings } from './settings';
+
+export function showOnboardingOnce() {
+  return (dispatch, getState) => {
+    const alreadySeen = getState().getIn(['settings', 'onboarded']);
+
+    if (!alreadySeen) {
+      dispatch(openModal('ONBOARDING'));
+      dispatch(changeSetting(['onboarded'], true));
+      dispatch(saveSettings());
+    }
+  };
+};

app/assets/javascripts/components/containers/mastodon.jsx

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   connectTimeline,
   disconnectTimeline
 } from '../actions/timelines';
+import { showOnboardingOnce } from '../actions/onboarding';
 import { updateNotifications, refreshNotifications } from '../actions/notifications';
 import createBrowserHistory from 'history/lib/createBrowserHistory';
 import {
@@ -106,6 +107,8 @@ const Mastodon = React.createClass({
     if (typeof window.Notification !== 'undefined' && Notification.permission === 'default') {
       Notification.requestPermission();
     }
+
+    store.dispatch(showOnboardingOnce());
   },
 
   componentWillUnmount () {

app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/modal_root.jsx

@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import PureRenderMixin from 'react-addons-pure-render-mixin';
 import MediaModal from './media_modal';
+import OnboardingModal from './onboarding_modal';
 import { TransitionMotion, spring } from 'react-motion';
 
 const MODAL_COMPONENTS = {
-  'MEDIA': MediaModal
+  'MEDIA': MediaModal,
+  'ONBOARDING': OnboardingModal
 };
 
 const ModalRoot = React.createClass({

app/assets/javascripts/components/features/ui/components/onboarding_modal.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import PureRenderMixin from 'react-addons-pure-render-mixin';
+import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
+import { defineMessages, injectIntl, FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
+import Permalink from '../../../components/permalink';
+
+const PageOne = ({ acct, domain }) => (
+  <div className='onboarding-modal__page onboarding-modal__page-one'>
+    <h1><FormattedMessage id='onboarding.page_one.welcome' defaultMessage='Welcome to Mastodon!' /></h1>
+    <p><FormattedMessage id='onboarding.page_one.federation' defaultMessage='Mastodon is a decentralized federation of {instances} linking up and forming one larger social network.' values={{ instances: <a href='https://instances.mastodon.xyz' target='_blank' rel='noopener'><FormattedMessage id='onboarding.page_one.different_instances' defaultMessage='different server instances' /></a> }} /></p>
+    <p><FormattedMessage id='onboarding.page_one.handle' defaultMessage='You are on {domain}, your full handle is {handle}' values={{ domain: <strong>{domain}</strong>, handle: <strong>@{acct}@{domain}</strong> }}/></p>
+  </div>
+);
+
+const PageTwo = ({ admin }) => (
+  <div className='onboarding-modal__page onboarding-modal__page-two'>
+    <p>
+      <FormattedMessage id='onboarding.page_two.admin' defaultMessage="Your instance's admin is {admin}." values={{ admin: <Permalink href={admin.get('url')} to={`/accounts/${admin.get('id')}`}>@{admin.get('acct')}</Permalink> }} />
+      <br />
+      <FormattedMessage id='onboarding.page_two.read_guidelines' defaultMessage='Please read the {guidelines} of your instance.' values={{ guidelines: <a href='/about/more' target='_blank'><FormattedMessage id='onboarding.page_two.guidelines' defaultMessage='community guidelines' /></a> }}/>
+    </p>
+    <p><FormattedMessage id='onboarding.page_two.read_guidelines' defaultMessage='Mastodon is free open-source software. You can report bugs, request features, or contribute to the code on {github}.' values={{ github: <a href='https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>GitHub</a> }} /></p>
+    <p><FormattedMessage id='onboarding.page_two.apps_available' defaultMessage='There are {apps} available for iOS and Android.' values={{ apps: <a href='https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon/blob/master/docs/Using-Mastodon/Apps.md' target='_blank' rel='noopener'><FormattedMessage id='onboarding.page_two.various_app' defaultMessage='mobile apps' /></a> }} /></p>
+    <p><strong><FormattedMessage id='onboarding.page_two.have_fun' defaultMessage='Have fun!' /></strong></p>
+  </div>
+);
+
+const mapStateToProps = state => ({
+  me: state.getIn(['accounts', state.getIn(['meta', 'me'])]),
+  admin: state.getIn(['accounts', state.getIn(['meta', 'admin'])]),
+  domain: state.getIn(['meta', 'domain'])
+});
+
+const OnboardingModal = React.createClass({
+
+  propTypes: {
+    onClose: React.PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    intl: React.PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+    me: ImmutablePropTypes.map.isRequired,
+    domain: React.PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    admin: ImmutablePropTypes.map
+  },
+
+  getInitialState () {
+    return {
+      currentIndex: 0
+    };
+  },
+
+  mixins: [PureRenderMixin],
+
+  handleSkip (e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    this.props.onClose();
+  },
+
+  handleDot (i, e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    this.setState({ currentIndex: i });
+  },
+
+  handleNext (maxNum, e) {
+    e.preventDefault();
+
+    if (this.state.currentIndex < maxNum - 1) {
+      this.setState({ currentIndex: this.state.currentIndex + 1 });
+    } else {
+      this.props.onClose();
+    }
+  },
+
+  render () {
+    const { me, admin, domain } = this.props;
+
+    const pages = [
+      <PageOne acct={me.get('acct')} domain={domain} />,
+      <PageTwo admin={admin} />
+    ];
+
+    const { currentIndex } = this.state;
+    const hasMore = currentIndex < pages.length - 1;
+
+    let nextOrDoneBtn;
+
+    if(hasMore) {
+      nextOrDoneBtn = <a href='#' onClick={this.handleNext.bind(null, pages.length)} className='onboarding-modal__nav onboarding-modal__next'><FormattedMessage id='onboarding.next' defaultMessage='Next' /></a>;
+    } else {
+      nextOrDoneBtn = <a href='#' onClick={this.handleNext.bind(null, pages.length)} className='onboarding-modal__nav onboarding-modal__done'><FormattedMessage id='onboarding.next' defaultMessage='Done' /></a>;
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <div className='modal-root__modal onboarding-modal'>
+        <div className='onboarding-modal__pager'>
+          {pages.map((page, i) => <div key={i} className={i === currentIndex ? 'active' : null}>{page}</div>)}
+        </div>
+
+        <div className='onboarding-modal__paginator'>
+          <div>
+            <a href='#' className='onboarding-modal__skip' onClick={this.handleSkip}><FormattedMessage id='onboarding.skip' defaultMessage='Skip' /></a>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className='onboarding-modal__dots'>
+            {pages.map((_, i) => <div key={i} onClick={this.handleDot.bind(null, i)} className={`onboarding-modal__dot ${i === currentIndex ? 'active' : ''}`} />)}
+          </div>
+
+          <div>
+            {nextOrDoneBtn}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+});
+
+export default connect(mapStateToProps)(injectIntl(OnboardingModal));

app/assets/javascripts/components/reducers/settings.jsx

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { STORE_HYDRATE } from '../actions/store';
 import Immutable from 'immutable';
 
 const initialState = Immutable.Map({
+  onboarded: false,
+
   home: Immutable.Map({
     shows: Immutable.Map({
       reblog: true,

app/assets/stylesheets/components.scss

@@ -1893,3 +1893,118 @@ button.active i.fa-retweet {
     max-height: 80vh;
   }
 }
+
+.onboarding-modal {
+  background: $color2;
+  color: $color1;
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+}
+
+.onboarding-modal__pager {
+  height: 80vh;
+  width: 80vw;
+  max-width: 500px;
+  max-height: 500px;
+  display: flex;
+
+  & > div {
+    padding: 25px;
+    display: none;
+    flex-direction: column;
+    align-items: center;
+    justify-content: center;
+    user-select: text;
+
+    &.active {
+      display: flex;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.onboarding-modal__paginator {
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+  background: darken($color2, 8%);
+  display: flex;
+  padding: 25px;
+
+  & > div {
+    min-width: 33px;
+  }
+
+  a {
+    color: darken($color2, 34%);
+    text-decoration: none;
+    font-size: 14px;
+    font-weight: 500;
+
+    &:hover, &:focus, &:active {
+      color: darken($color2, 38%);
+    }
+
+    &.onboarding-modal__done, &.onboarding-modal__next {
+      color: $color4;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.onboarding-modal__dots {
+  flex: 1 1 auto;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.onboarding-modal__dot {
+  width: 14px;
+  height: 14px;
+  border-radius: 14px;
+  background: darken($color2, 16%);
+  margin: 0 3px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+
+  &:hover {
+    background: darken($color2, 18%);
+  }
+
+  &.active {
+    cursor: default;
+    background: darken($color2, 24%);
+  }
+}
+
+.onboarding-modal__page {
+  text-align: center;
+  cursor: default;
+
+  h1 {
+    font-size: 18px;
+    font-weight: 500;
+    color: $color1;
+    margin-bottom: 20px;
+  }
+
+  a {
+    color: $color4;
+
+    &:hover, &:focus, &:active {
+      color: lighten($color4, 4%);
+    }
+  }
+
+  p {
+    font-size: 16px;
+    color: lighten($color1, 8%);
+    margin-bottom: 10px;
+
+    &:last-child {
+      margin-bottom: 0;
+    }
+
+    strong {
+      font-weight: 500;
+    }
+  }
+}

app/controllers/home_controller.rb

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class HomeController < ApplicationController
     @body_classes = 'app-body'
     @token        = find_or_create_access_token.token
     @web_settings = Web::Setting.find_by(user: current_user)&.data || {}
+    @admin        = Account.find_local(Setting.site_contact_username)
   end
 
   private

app/views/home/initial_state.json.rabl

@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ node(:meta) do
   {
     access_token: @token,
     locale: I18n.locale,
+    domain: Rails.configuration.x.local_domain,
     me: current_account.id,
+    admin: @admin.try(:id),
   }
 end
 
@@ -16,9 +18,10 @@ node(:compose) do
 end
 
 node(:accounts) do
-  {
+  store = {}
-    current_account.id => partial('api/v1/accounts/show', object: current_account),
+  store[current_account.id] = partial('api/v1/accounts/show', object: current_account)
-  }
+  store[@admin.id] = partial('api/v1/accounts/show', object: @admin) unless @admin.nil?
+  store
 end
 
 node(:settings) { @web_settings }