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+<template>
+  <v-popover
+    :open.sync="isPopoverOpen"
+    :disabled="!hasAuthor || !showAuthorPopover"
+    :open-group="Math.random()"
+    placement="top-start"
+    trigger="manual"
+    offset="5">
+    <a
+      v-router-link
+      :href="author.slug ? $router.resolve({ name: 'profile-slug', params: { slug: author.slug } }).href : null"
+      @mouseover="popoverMouseEnter"
+      @mouseleave="popoveMouseLeave">
+      <ds-avatar
+        :image="author.avatar"
+        :name="author.name"
+        size="32px" /> <b class="username">{{ author.name }}</b>
+    </a>
+    <div
+      slot="popover"
+      style="min-width: 250px;"
+      @mouseover="popoverMouseEnter"
+      @mouseleave="popoveMouseLeave">
+      <ds-flex>
+        <ds-flex-item class="ds-tab-nav-item ds-tab-nav-item-active">
+          <ds-space margin="small">
+            <ds-text
+              size="x-large"
+              style="margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center">{{ author.contributionsCount }}</ds-text>
+            <ds-text
+              size="small"
+              style="text-align: center">Beiträge</ds-text>
+          </ds-space>
+        </ds-flex-item>
+        <ds-flex-item class="ds-tab-nav-item">
+          <ds-space margin="small">
+            <ds-text
+              size="x-large"
+              style="margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center">{{ author.commentsCount }}</ds-text>
+            <ds-text
+              size="small"
+              style="text-align: center">Kommentare</ds-text>
+          </ds-space>
+        </ds-flex-item>
+        <ds-flex-item class="ds-tab-nav-item">
+          <ds-space margin="small">
+            <ds-text
+              size="x-large"
+              style="margin-bottom: 0; text-align: center">{{ author.followedByCount }}</ds-text>
+            <ds-text
+              size="small"
+              style="text-align: center">Fans</ds-text>
+          </ds-space>
+        </ds-flex-item>
+      </ds-flex>
+      <ds-flex
+        gutter="x-small"
+        style="margin-bottom: 0;">
+        <ds-flex-item :width="{base: 3}">
+          <hc-follow-button :follow-id="author.id" />
+        </ds-flex-item>
+        <ds-flex-item :width="{base: 1}" >
+          <ds-button full-width>
+            <ds-icon name="user-times"/>
+          </ds-button>
+        </ds-flex-item>
+      </ds-flex>
+      <!--<ds-space margin-bottom="x-small" />-->
+    </div>
+  </v-popover>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import HcFollowButton from '~/components/FollowButton.vue'
+
+let mouseEnterTimer = null
+let mouseLeaveTimer = null
+
+export default {
+  name: 'HcAuthor',
+  components: {
+    HcFollowButton
+  },
+  props: {
+    post: { type: Object, default: null },
+    showAuthorPopover: { type: Boolean, default: true }
+  },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      isPopoverOpen: false
+    }
+  },
+  computed: {
+    author() {
+      return this.hasAuthor
+        ? this.post.author.User
+        : {
+            name: 'Anonymus'
+          }
+    },
+    hasAuthor() {
+      return Boolean(this.post && this.post.author)
+    }
+  },
+  beforeDestroy() {
+    clearTimeout(mouseEnterTimer)
+    clearTimeout(mouseLeaveTimer)
+  },
+  methods: {
+    popoverMouseEnter() {
+      clearTimeout(mouseEnterTimer)
+      clearTimeout(mouseLeaveTimer)
+      if (!this.isPopoverOpen) {
+        mouseEnterTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+          this.isPopoverOpen = true
+        }, 500)
+      }
+    },
+    popoveMouseLeave() {
+      clearTimeout(mouseEnterTimer)
+      clearTimeout(mouseLeaveTimer)
+      if (this.isPopoverOpen) {
+        mouseLeaveTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+          this.isPopoverOpen = false
+        }, 300)
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+</script>