Systems and methods for concurrent graphical user interface transitions

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by a computing system, a first user interaction associated with a first transition in a graphical user interface, wherein the first transition is associated with a first origin state and a first destination state and the first origin state and the first destination state define a first dynamic framesetter;

executing, by the computing system, the first transition in the graphical user interface by interpolating a first plurality of steps from the first origin state to the first destination state and recursively updating the graphical user interface based on the first plurality of steps, wherein at least some of the first plurality of steps occur after completion of the first user interaction;

receiving, by the computing system, a second user interaction associated with a second transition in the graphical user interface after completion of the first user interaction and during the executing of the first transition; and

executing, by the computing system, the second transition in the graphical user interface during the executing of the first transition, wherein the executing of the second transition comprises:

defining a second dynamic framesetter comprising a second origin state and a second destination state based on the second user interaction and the second transition, wherein the second origin state comprises the first dynamic framesetter;

recursively requesting a current state of the executing of the first transition;

recursively interpolating a set of steps between the current state of the executing of the first transition and the second destination state; and

recursively updating the graphical user interface based on the recursively interpolating the set of steps between the current state of the executing of the first transition and the second destination state.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first origin state, the first destination state, and the second destination state comprises a static framesetter.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the second origin state of the second dynamic framesetter comprises at least one of a static framesetter or a dynamic framesetter.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface comprises an interactive article user interface.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the first transition comprises expansion of an image object in an interactive article.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the first transition comprises collapse of an image object in an interactive article.

7. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform a method comprising:

receiving a first user interaction associated with a first transition in a graphical user interface, wherein the first transition is associated with a first origin state and a first destination state and the first origin state and the first destination state define a first dynamic framesetter;

executing the first transition in the graphical user interface by interpolating a first plurality of steps from the first origin state to the first destination state and recursively updating the graphical user interface based on the first plurality of steps, wherein at least some of the first plurality of steps occur after completion of the first user interaction;

receiving a second user interaction associated with a second transition in the graphical user interface after completion of the first user interaction and during the executing of the first transition; and

executing the second transition in the graphical user interface during the executing of the first transition, wherein the executing of the second transition comprises:

defining a second dynamic framesetter comprising a second origin state and a second destination state based on the second user interaction and the second transition, wherein the second origin state comprises the first dynamic framesetter;

recursively requesting a current state of the executing of the first transition;

recursively interpolating a set of steps between the current state of the executing of the first transition and the second destination state; and

recursively updating the graphical user interface based on the recursively interpolating the set of steps between the current state of the executing of the first transition and the second destination state.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the first origin state, the first destination state, and the second destination state comprises a static framesetter.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the second origin state of the second dynamic framesetter comprises at least one of a static framesetter or a dynamic framesetter.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the graphical user interface comprises an interactive article user interface.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first transition comprises expansion of an image object in an interactive article.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the first transition comprises collapse of an image object in an interactive article.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method comprising:

receiving a first user interaction associated with a first transition in a graphical user interface, wherein the first transition is associated with a first origin state and a first destination state and the first origin state and the first destination state define a first dynamic framesetter;

executing the first transition in the graphical user interface by interpolating a first plurality of steps from the first origin state to the first destination state and recursively updating the graphical user interface based on the first plurality of steps, wherein at least some of the first plurality of steps occur after completion of the first user interaction;

receiving a second user interaction associated with a second transition in the graphical user interface after completion of the first user interaction and during the executing of the first transition; and

executing the second transition in the graphical user interface during the executing of the first transition, wherein the executing of the second transition comprises:

defining a second dynamic framesetter comprising a second origin state and a second destination state based on the second user interaction and the second transition, wherein the second origin state comprises the first dynamic framesetter;

recursively requesting a current state of the executing of the first transition;

recursively interpolating a set of steps between the current state of the executing of the first transition and the second destination state; and

recursively updating the graphical user interface based on the recursively interpolating the set of steps between the current state of the executing of the first transition and the second destination state.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the first origin state, the first destination state, and the second destination state comprises a static framesetter.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the second origin state of the second dynamic framesetter comprises at least one of a static framesetter or a dynamic framesetter.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the graphical user interface comprises an interactive article user interface.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the first transition comprises expansion of an image object in an interactive article.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the first transition comprises collapse of an image object in an interactive article.