src/main/java/com/example/views/DashboardView.java

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import com.vaadin.flow.component.Component;
 import com.vaadin.flow.component.button.Button;
 import com.vaadin.flow.component.button.ButtonVariant;
 import com.vaadin.flow.component.dialog.Dialog;
+import com.vaadin.flow.component.html.Div;
 import com.vaadin.flow.component.html.Paragraph;
 import com.vaadin.flow.component.html.Span;
 import com.vaadin.flow.component.notification.Notification;
@@ -66,6 +67,10 @@ public class DashboardView extends VerticalLayout implements HasDynamicTitle {
     private final DashboardContext context = new DashboardContext();
     private final GridStackLayout grid = new GridStackLayout();
     private final Span status = new Span();
+    /** Shown instead of {@link #grid} once every widget has been closed; not a
+     *  {@link GridStackItem} itself, so it never becomes draggable and never
+     *  shows up in {@link GridStackLayout#getLayout()}. */
+    private final Div emptyState = new Div();
     /** The KPI tiles by KPI id, so a filter change re-feeds each tile with the
      *  data of the same KPI rather than by position. */
     private final Map<String, KpiTile> kpiTiles = new LinkedHashMap<>();
@@ -81,10 +86,24 @@ public class DashboardView extends VerticalLayout implements HasDynamicTitle {
         grid.addLayoutChangeListener(e -> status.setText(
                 getTranslation("gridstack.status", e.getPositions().size())));
 
-        // KPI tiles first: the numbers a dashboard is read for, above the charts
+        configureEmptyState();
-        // that explain them. They are 3x1 — a quarter row each, one cell high,
+        buildDefaultWidgets();
-        // laid out left to right in the order the service returns them. The
+        context.addFilterChangeListener(this::updateKpiTiles);
-        // grid id is the KPI's own id, so it survives reordering.
+
+        status.setText(getTranslation("gridstack.statusInitial"));
+        status.addClassName("dialect-muted");
+
+        add(toolbar(), new DashboardFilterBar(context), grid, emptyState);
+    }
+
+    /** The dashboard's initial widget set: the KPI tiles first — the numbers a
+     *  dashboard is read for, above the charts that explain them — then the
+     *  three default charts and the usage hint. Also used to rebuild the
+     *  dashboard from scratch via {@link #restoreDefaultWidgets()}. */
+    private void buildDefaultWidgets() {
+        // They are 3x1 — a quarter row each, one cell high, laid out left to
+        // right in the order the service returns them. The grid id is the
+        // KPI's own id, so it survives reordering.
         List<KpiData> kpis = dataService.kpis(context.getFilter());
         for (int i = 0; i < kpis.size(); i++) {
             KpiData kpi = kpis.get(i);
@@ -101,7 +120,6 @@ public class DashboardView extends VerticalLayout implements HasDynamicTitle {
             });
             addWidgetToGrid(item);
         }
-        context.addFilterChangeListener(this::updateKpiTiles);
 
         List.of(
                 defaultWidget(WidgetRegistry.REVENUE_TREND, 0, 1, 6, 3),
@@ -111,11 +129,50 @@ public class DashboardView extends VerticalLayout implements HasDynamicTitle {
                         new Card(getTranslation("card.gridstackHint"),
                                 new Paragraph(getTranslation("gridstack.hint")))))
                 .forEach(this::addWidgetToGrid);
+    }
 
-        status.setText(getTranslation("gridstack.statusInitial"));
+    /** Builds the placeholder shown once every widget has been closed: a short
-        status.addClassName("dialect-muted");
+     *  explanation, a CTA that opens the same {@link #openWidgetPicker() widget
+     *  picker} as the toolbar, and a secondary action that rebuilds the default
+     *  layout — {@link GridStackLayout#resetLayout()} alone cannot do that here,
+     *  since it only repositions widgets still present, and none are left. */
+    private void configureEmptyState() {
+        emptyState.addClassName("dialect-empty-state");
 
-        add(toolbar(), new DashboardFilterBar(context), grid);
+        var icon = Fa.GRID.create();
+        icon.addClassName("dialect-empty-state__icon");
+
+        Span title = new Span(getTranslation("gridstack.emptyTitle"));
+        title.addClassName("dialect-empty-state__title");
+        Span hint = new Span(getTranslation("gridstack.emptyHint"));
+        hint.addClassName("dialect-muted");
+
+        Button add = new Button(getTranslation("gridstack.addWidget"), Fa.ADD.create(),
+                e -> openWidgetPicker());
+        add.addThemeVariants(ButtonVariant.LUMO_PRIMARY);
+        Button restore = new Button(getTranslation("gridstack.restoreDefaults"), Fa.RESET.create(),
+                e -> restoreDefaultWidgets());
+
+        HorizontalLayout actions = new HorizontalLayout(add, restore);
+        actions.addClassName("dialect-empty-state__actions");
+
+        emptyState.add(icon, title, hint, actions);
+    }
+
+    /** Clears the stale KPI tile references and rebuilds the initial widget set
+     *  — the empty state's secondary action. */
+    private void restoreDefaultWidgets() {
+        kpiTiles.clear();
+        buildDefaultWidgets();
+        grid.resetLayout();
+    }
+
+    /** Toggles {@link #grid} and {@link #emptyState} based on whether any
+     *  widget is left — called from every path that adds or removes one. */
+    private void updateEmptyState() {
+        boolean empty = grid.getLayout().isEmpty();
+        emptyState.setVisible(empty);
+        grid.setVisible(!empty);
     }
 
     private HorizontalLayout toolbar() {
@@ -174,6 +231,7 @@ public class DashboardView extends VerticalLayout implements HasDynamicTitle {
     private void addWidgetToGrid(GridStackItem item) {
         item.addCloseListener(this::offerUndo);
         grid.add(item);
+        updateEmptyState();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -190,6 +248,7 @@ public class DashboardView extends VerticalLayout implements HasDynamicTitle {
      * in the grid's next free slot.
      */
     private void offerUndo(GridStackItem.CloseEvent event) {
+        updateEmptyState();
         if (!event.isFromClient()) {
             return;
         }
@@ -203,6 +262,7 @@ public class DashboardView extends VerticalLayout implements HasDynamicTitle {
         Button undo = new Button(getTranslation("gridstack.undo"), e -> {
             item.setPosition(position.x(), position.y(), position.w(), position.h());
             grid.add(item);
+            updateEmptyState();
             toast.close();
         });
         undo.addThemeVariants(ButtonVariant.LUMO_TERTIARY_INLINE);

src/main/resources/META-INF/resources/styles.css

@@ -420,3 +420,32 @@ apex-chart.dialect-sparkline .apexcharts-xaxis {
   border: 2px dashed var(--dialect-border);
   border-radius: var(--dialect-radius);
 }
+
+/* DashboardView's placeholder for a widget-less dashboard (not a
+   GridStackItem, see DashboardView.emptyState) — dashed like gridstack's own
+   drop placeholder above, to read as "nothing here yet" rather than a card. */
+.dialect-empty-state {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 12px;
+  padding: 48px 24px;
+  text-align: center;
+  border: 2px dashed var(--dialect-border);
+  border-radius: var(--dialect-radius);
+  color: var(--dialect-ink);
+}
+
+.dialect-empty-state__icon {
+  font-size: 2rem;
+  color: var(--dialect-primary);
+  opacity: 0.8;
+}
+
+.dialect-empty-state__title {
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.dialect-empty-state__actions {
+  gap: 8px;
+}

src/main/resources/vaadin-i18n/translations.properties

@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ gridstack.remove=Entfernen
 gridstack.export=Als CSV exportieren
 gridstack.closed=Widget entfernt
 gridstack.undo=Rückgängig
+gridstack.emptyTitle=Keine Widgets auf dem Dashboard
+gridstack.emptyHint=Alle Widgets wurden geschlossen. Füge eines hinzu oder stelle das Standardlayout wieder her.
+gridstack.restoreDefaults=Standardlayout wiederherstellen
 
 # Spaltenüberschrift der CSV-Exporte; die Wertspalte trägt den Serien-Namen.
 export.category=Kategorie

src/main/resources/vaadin-i18n/translations_en.properties

@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ gridstack.remove=Remove
 gridstack.export=Export as CSV
 gridstack.closed=Widget removed
 gridstack.undo=Undo
+gridstack.emptyTitle=No widgets on the dashboard
+gridstack.emptyHint=All widgets have been closed. Add one or restore the default layout.
+gridstack.restoreDefaults=Restore default layout
 
 # Column header of the CSV exports; the value column carries the series name.
 export.category=Category

src/main/resources/vaadin-i18n/translations_es.properties

@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ gridstack.remove=Eliminar
 gridstack.export=Exportar como CSV
 gridstack.closed=Widget eliminado
 gridstack.undo=Deshacer
+gridstack.emptyTitle=No hay widgets en el panel
+gridstack.emptyHint=Se han cerrado todos los widgets. Añade uno o restablece el diseño predeterminado.
+gridstack.restoreDefaults=Restablecer diseño predeterminado
 
 # Encabezado de columna de las exportaciones CSV; la columna de valores lleva
 # el nombre de la serie.

src/test/java/com/example/views/DashboardViewTest.java

@@ -328,6 +328,54 @@ class DashboardViewTest extends SpringBrowserlessTest {
                 .withText(translate("gridstack.undo")).first().click();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void closingEveryWidget_showsEmptyStateAndHidesTheGrid() {
+        navigate(DashboardView.class);
+        GridStackLayout grid = $view(GridStackLayout.class).first();
+
+        closeAllWidgets();
+
+        assertTrue(grid.getLayout().isEmpty(), "no widget should be left");
+        assertFalse(grid.isVisible(), "the empty grid must not show as an empty box");
+        Div emptyState = $view(Div.class).withClassName("dialect-empty-state").first();
+        assertTrue(emptyState.isVisible(), "the empty state must appear");
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void addingAWidget_hidesTheEmptyStateAgain() {
+        navigate(DashboardView.class);
+        closeAllWidgets();
+
+        button("gridstack.addWidget").click();
+        pickWidget("card.revenueByRegion");
+
+        assertFalse($view(Div.class).withClassName("dialect-empty-state").exists(),
+                "the empty state must be gone once a widget is back — invisible components drop out of the query");
+        assertTrue($view(GridStackLayout.class).first().isVisible());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void restoreDefaultLayout_rebuildsTheDefaultWidgetsFromTheEmptyState() {
+        navigate(DashboardView.class);
+        closeAllWidgets();
+
+        button("gridstack.restoreDefaults").click();
+
+        GridStackLayout grid = $view(GridStackLayout.class).first();
+        assertEquals(DEFAULT_WIDGETS, grid.getLayout().size());
+        assertFalse($view(Div.class).withClassName("dialect-empty-state").exists(),
+                "the empty state must be gone once the default layout is back");
+        assertTrue(grid.isVisible());
+    }
+
+    private void closeAllWidgets() {
+        List<GridStackItem> items = $view(GridStackItem.class).all();
+        while (!items.isEmpty()) {
+            clickCloseButton(items.getFirst());
+            items = $view(GridStackItem.class).all();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     void nonClosableItem_hasNoCloseButton() {
         navigate(DashboardView.class);