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+using osu.Framework.Allocation;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics;
+using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
+using osu.Game.Online.API;
+using osu.Game.Online.Placeholders;
+
+namespace osu.Game.Online
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A <see cref="Container"/> for dislaying online content who require a local user to be logged in.
+    /// Shows its children only when the local user is logged in and supports displaying a placeholder if not.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class OnlineViewContainer : Container, IOnlineComponent
+    {
+        private readonly Container content;
+        private readonly Container placeholderContainer;
+        private readonly Placeholder placeholder;
+
+        private const int transform_time = 300;
+
+        protected override Container<Drawable> Content => content;
+
+        public OnlineViewContainer(string placeholder_message)
+        {
+            InternalChildren = new Drawable[]
+            {
+                content = new Container
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                },
+                placeholderContainer = new Container
+                {
+                    RelativeSizeAxes = Axes.Both,
+                    Alpha = 0,
+                    Child = placeholder = new LoginPlaceholder()
+                },
+            };
+        }
+
+        public void APIStateChanged(IAPIProvider api, APIState state)
+        {
+            switch (state)
+            {
+                case APIState.Offline:
+                case APIState.Connecting:
+                    Schedule(() =>updatePlaceholderVisibility(true));
+                    break;
+
+                default:
+                    Schedule(() => updatePlaceholderVisibility(false));
+                    break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void updatePlaceholderVisibility(bool show_placeholder)
+        {
+            if (show_placeholder)
+            {
+                    content.FadeOut(transform_time / 2, Easing.OutQuint);
+                    placeholder.ScaleTo(0.8f).Then().ScaleTo(1, 3 * transform_time, Easing.OutQuint);
+                    placeholderContainer.FadeInFromZero(2 * transform_time, Easing.OutQuint);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                    placeholderContainer.FadeOut(transform_time / 2, Easing.OutQuint);
+                    content.FadeIn(transform_time, Easing.OutQuint);
+            }
+        }
+
+        [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
+        private void load(IAPIProvider api)
+        {
+            api.Register(this);
+        }
+    }
+}