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Reactive TUI TypeScript SDK
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Professional TypeScript SDK for Terminal Applications |
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Advanced TypeScript SDK for building sophisticated terminal applications with CSS styling, comprehensive widget library, and Rust-powered performance
🚀 Overview
Reactive TUI TypeScript SDK is a comprehensive TypeScript framework built on top of the Reactive TUI Rust core. This is not just a collection of examples—it's a full-featured development SDK that provides:
- 🏗️ Advanced Architecture: 1,348-line app engine with sophisticated terminal rendering
- 🎨 Layout Engine: 598-line CSS layout system with responsive design capabilities
- 🔌 Plugin System: 692-line extensible architecture for custom widgets
- 🧭 Router System: 432-line navigation with history and route guards
- 🎭 Theme Engine: 690-line JSON-based theming with hot reload
- 🧩 Widget Library: 25+ sophisticated widgets with TypeScript implementations
- 📱 41+ Examples: Comprehensive demonstrations across API and TUI patterns
This framework bridges the gap between Rust performance and TypeScript developer experience, offering the best of both worlds for terminal application development.
✨ Framework Architecture
🏗️ Core Framework Components
- App Engine (1,348 lines): Advanced application management with terminal rendering, focus handling, and layered rendering system
- Layout Engine (598 lines): Sophisticated CSS layout computation with flexbox, grid, and responsive design
- Plugin Manager (692 lines): Extensible plugin architecture with dynamic loading, dependency resolution, and lifecycle management
- Router System (432 lines): Multi-screen navigation with history, route guards, and transition animations
- Theme System (690 lines): JSON-based theming with inheritance, hot reload, and semantic color mappings
🎯 TypeScript Developer Experience
- Full Type Safety: Complete TypeScript definitions with strict mode support
- Modern ES Modules: Clean import/export patterns with tree-shaking optimization
- Bun Runtime: Optimized for Bun's fast TypeScript execution and hot reload
- Error Boundaries: Comprehensive error handling and recovery systems
- Development Tools: Hot reload, CSS validation, performance monitoring
🎨 Advanced Layout & Styling
- CSS Engine: Full CSS parsing with flexbox, grid, responsive breakpoints, and animations
- Responsive Design: Terminal-aware layouts with
@media
queries for terminal width/height - Component Architecture: React-like component system with lifecycle hooks and props
- Theme Management: JSON-based themes with semantic mappings and utility class generation
- Animation System: Property animations with easing functions and timeline control
🧩 Comprehensive Widget Library (25+ Widgets)
Layout & Navigation
- Grid: Advanced grid layouts with responsive behavior and column/row definitions
- Bar: Header/footer bars with flexible positioning (header, footer, navigation, status, toolbar)
- Tabs: Multi-orientation tab navigation (horizontal, vertical, bottom, card, minimal)
- Modal: Overlay dialogs with backdrop (alert, confirm, prompt, custom, fullscreen)
- Accordion: Expandable/collapsible sections with animations (compact, FAQ, settings)
- Panel: Container panels (dashboard, card, menu) with flexible layouts
Form Controls & Input
- Input: Text input with validation, placeholders, and state management (text, password, email, number, search, phone, URL)
- Button: Interactive buttons with 8 variants (primary, secondary, success, warning, danger, info, ghost, link)
- Checkbox: Single and grouped checkboxes with custom styling and animations
- Switch: Toggle switches with labels and state persistence
- Radio: Radio button groups with orientation control
- Select: Dropdown selection with search and filtering capabilities
- Autocomplete: Type-ahead search with suggestion filtering (command, country, language, user)
- Slider: Range sliders with ticks, orientation, and value formatting
Data Display & Visualization
- DataTable: Sortable, filterable tables with pagination, column management, and virtual scrolling (565-line implementation)
- Tree: Hierarchical tree with lazy loading, custom icons, and node management
- ScrollableList: Virtual scrolling lists with selection modes (file browser, menu, task lists)
- Progress: Progress bars with animations, colors, and custom styling (linear, circular, spinner)
- Spinner: Loading indicators with 30+ animation types (loading, processing, saving)
- RichText: Markdown rendering with syntax highlighting and custom elements
- Viewport: Scrollable areas with virtual rendering and lazy loading
Feedback & Interaction
- Toast: Notification toasts with positioning, duration, and variant types
- Menu: Context menus, menu bars, and dropdown navigation
- FormValidator: Real-time form validation with custom rules and error display
- Animation: Property animations with easing functions and timelines
- HotReload: Development hot reload for CSS and components
📦 Installation
NPM Package (Recommended)
# Install from NPM
npm install reactive-tui-ts
# Or with Bun (recommended)
bun add reactive-tui-ts
From Source
# Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/entrepeneur4lyf/reactive-tui-ts.git
cd reactive-tui-ts
# Install dependencies with Bun (recommended)
bun install
# Or with npm
npm install
🎮 Quick Start
📖 For comprehensive examples and tutorials, see the Examples Guide
Basic Framework Usage
import {
createApp,
div, text, button
} from 'reactive-tui-ts'
// Create a simple TUI application
async function createTuiApp() {
// Create main application
const app = createApp({
title: 'My TUI Application',
stylesheet: './styles/app.css',
component: () => {
return div({ class: 'container' })
.child(text('Welcome to Reactive TUI!', { class: 'title' }))
.child(
button({
id: 'main-btn',
text: 'Click Me!',
variant: 'filled',
color: 'primary',
onClick: () => console.log('Button clicked!')
})
)
.build()
}
})
await app.run()
}
// Create dashboard with widgets
function createDashboard() {
return div({ class: 'dashboard-container' })
.child(
div({ class: 'dashboard-header' })
.child(text('System Dashboard', { class: 'dashboard-title' }))
)
.child(
div({ class: 'dashboard-content' })
.child(createMetricsGrid())
)
.build()
}
function createMetricsGrid() {
return div({ class: 'metrics-grid' })
.child(createMetricCard('CPU Usage', '67%', 'success'))
.child(createMetricCard('Memory', '45%', 'warning'))
.child(createMetricCard('Disk I/O', '23%', 'info'))
.build()
}
function createMetricCard(label: string, value: string, variant: string) {
return div({ class: `metric-card metric-card--${variant}` })
.child(text(label, { class: 'metric-label' }))
.child(text(value, { class: 'metric-value' }))
.build()
}
// Start the application
createTuiApp().catch(console.error)
Advanced CSS Styling
/* Modern CSS with full framework support */
.dashboard-container {
display: grid;
grid-template-areas:
"header header"
"content sidebar";
grid-template-rows: auto 1fr;
grid-template-columns: 1fr 300px;
height: 100vh;
gap: 1rem;
padding: 1rem;
background: var(--color-background);
color: var(--color-text);
}
.dashboard-header {
grid-area: header;
background: var(--color-surface);
padding: 1rem;
border-radius: var(--border-radius);
border-bottom: 2px solid var(--color-primary);
}
.dashboard-title {
font-size: 1.5rem;
font-weight: bold;
text-align: center;
color: var(--color-primary);
}
.metrics-grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr));
gap: 1rem;
margin-bottom: 2rem;
}
.metric-card {
background: var(--color-surface);
padding: 1rem;
border-radius: var(--border-radius);
border-left: 4px solid var(--color-primary);
transition: all 0.3s ease;
}
.metric-card:hover {
transform: translateY(-2px);
box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
}
.metric-card--success {
border-left-color: var(--color-success);
}
.metric-card--warning {
border-left-color: var(--color-warning);
}
.metric-card--info {
border-left-color: var(--color-info);
}
.metric-value {
font-size: 1.5rem;
font-weight: bold;
color: var(--color-primary);
}
.metric-label {
color: var(--color-text-secondary);
font-size: 0.9rem;
}
/* Responsive design for different terminal sizes */
@media (max-width: 120) {
.dashboard-container {
grid-template-areas:
"header"
"content";
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
.metrics-grid {
grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}
}
🎯 Comprehensive Examples (41+ Demos)
The framework includes extensive examples demonstrating all capabilities:
API Demonstrations (15+ Examples)
# Border and Theme Examples
bun run src/examples/api-demos/border-themes-demo.ts # Border styling showcase
bun run src/examples/api-demos/json-theme-demo.ts # JSON theme loading
bun run src/examples/api-demos/theme-showcase-demo.ts # Complete theme system
bun run src/examples/api-demos/theme-validation-demo.ts # Theme validation
# Widget API Examples
bun run src/examples/api-demos/checkbox-demo.ts # Checkbox interactions
bun run src/examples/api-demos/form-controls-demo.ts # Complete form widgets
bun run src/examples/api-demos/progress-showcase.ts # Progress widget variants
bun run src/examples/api-demos/slider-showcase.ts # Slider configurations
bun run src/examples/api-demos/toast-showcase.ts # Toast notification system
bun run src/examples/api-demos/spinner-demo.ts # Loading spinners
# Layout and CSS Examples
bun run src/examples/api-demos/grid-showcase.ts # CSS Grid layouts
bun run src/examples/api-demos/layout-demo.ts # Advanced layouts
bun run src/examples/api-demos/responsive-demo.ts # Responsive design
bun run src/examples/api-demos/utility-styling-demo.ts # Utility CSS classes
bun run src/examples/api-demos/rust-integration-demo.ts # Rust FFI integration
TUI Application Demos (26+ Examples)
# Complete Applications
bun run src/examples/tui-demos/dashboard-demo.ts # Full dashboard app
bun run src/examples/tui-demos/multiscreen-demo.ts # Multi-screen navigation
bun run src/examples/tui-demos/workspace-tabs-demo.ts # Workspace management
bun run src/examples/tui-demos/animated-transitions-demo.ts # Screen transitions
# Widget Demonstrations
bun run src/examples/tui-demos/datatable_demo.ts # Data table with sorting
bun run src/examples/tui-demos/tree_demo.ts # Tree widget with nodes
bun run src/examples/tui-demos/accordion_demo.ts # Accordion sections
bun run src/examples/tui-demos/modal_demo.ts # Modal dialogs
bun run src/examples/tui-demos/autocomplete_demo.ts # Autocomplete search
bun run src/examples/tui-demos/progress_demo.ts # Progress indicators
bun run src/examples/tui-demos/toast_demo.ts # Toast notifications
# Advanced Features
bun run src/examples/tui-demos/plugin_demo.ts # Plugin system
bun run src/examples/tui-demos/hot_reload_demo.ts # Hot reload features
bun run src/examples/tui-demos/form_validation_demo.ts # Form validation
bun run src/examples/tui-demos/animation_demo.ts # Property animations
# Run all examples
bun run src/examples/run-all-examples.ts # Execute all demos
Quick Demo Commands
# Main comprehensive demo
bun run demo:basic
# Individual examples
bun run demo:hello # Hello World example
bun run demo:buttons # Interactive buttons
bun run demo:cards # Card layouts
bun run demo:dashboard # Dashboard with metrics
bun run demo:toasts # Toast notifications
bun run demo:themes # Theme showcase
# List all available examples
bun run examples:list
# Get help with examples
bun run examples:help
# Show all available demos
bun run demo:all
📖 For detailed information about each example, see the Examples Guide
📊 Dashboard Demo
A comprehensive dashboard showcasing:
- Real-time data updates
- CSS Grid layouts
- Interactive charts and graphs
- Status indicators and metrics
- Responsive design patterns
🗂️ Workspace Demo
File manager-style interface featuring:
- Multiple tab management
- Tree view navigation
- Context menus and actions
- Keyboard shortcuts
- State persistence
🔄 Multiscreen Demo
Navigation between different views:
- Screen routing and transitions
- State management across screens
- Breadcrumb navigation
- Back/forward functionality
✨ Transitions Demo
Smooth animations and effects:
- Property animations
- State transition effects
- Loading indicators
- Progress animations
🛠️ Development
Build System
# Development with hot reload
bun run dev
# Type checking
bun run typecheck
# Build for production
bun run build
# Clean build artifacts
bun run clean
Code Quality
# Lint TypeScript code
bun run lint
# Format code
bun run format
# Run tests
bun run test
📚 Framework API Reference
Core Framework Classes
createApp()
- Application Builder
TypeScript application creation with the actual SDK API:
import { createApp } from 'reactive-tui-ts'
import type { AppConfig } from 'reactive-tui-ts'
const config: AppConfig = {
title: 'My TUI App',
stylesheet: './styles/app.css',
component: () => createMainComponent()
}
const app = createApp(config)
// Application methods (actual API)
await app.run() // Start the application
await app.stop() // Stop the application
await app.updateStylesheet(newCSS) // Hot reload CSS
app.setComponent(newComponent) // Update root component
Component Creation
Build UI components with the element builder API:
import { div, text, button } from 'reactive-tui-ts'
import type { Element, ElementBuilder } from 'reactive-tui-ts'
function createMainComponent(): Element {
return div({ class: 'main-container' })
.child(text('Welcome!', { class: 'title' }))
.child(
button({
id: 'action-btn',
text: 'Action',
variant: 'filled',
color: 'primary'
})
)
.build() // Convert ElementBuilder to Element
}
LayoutEngine
- Advanced Layout System
Sophisticated layout computation with responsive design:
import { LayoutEngine, ResponsiveWidget } from 'tui-bun'
const layoutEngine = new LayoutEngine({
width: 400,
height: 200,
terminalSize: { width: 120, height: 30 }
})
// Responsive widget layout
const layout = layoutEngine.computeResponsiveLayout(widget, {
x: 0, y: 0, width: 400, height: 200
})
// CSS-based layout computation
const cssLayout = layoutEngine.computeLayout(element, {
display: 'flex',
flexDirection: 'column',
justifyContent: 'center',
alignItems: 'stretch'
})
// Viewport management
layoutEngine.updateViewport({ width: 500, height: 300 })
const constraints = layoutEngine.getConstraints()
ThemeManager
- Advanced Theme System
Comprehensive theme management with JSON configuration:
import { ThemeManager, ThemeBuilder } from 'tui-bun'
const themeManager = new ThemeManager()
// Load themes from files
await themeManager.loadThemeFile('themes/dark.json')
await themeManager.loadThemeDirectory('./themes')
// Create custom themes
const customTheme = new ThemeBuilder()
.name('Corporate Blue')
.primary('#007acc')
.secondary('#6c757d')
.background('#1a1a1a')
.surface('#2d2d2d')
.build()
// Theme operations
themeManager.registerTheme(customTheme)
themeManager.setActiveTheme('corporate-blue')
const currentTheme = themeManager.getActiveTheme()
// Theme inheritance and composition
const extendedTheme = themeManager.extendTheme('dark', {
colors: { primary: '#ff6b6b' }
})
// Hot reload themes
themeManager.enableHotReload('./themes')
themeManager.onThemeChange((theme) => app.applyTheme(theme))
PluginManager
- Extensible Plugin System
Dynamic plugin loading and widget extension:
import { PluginManager, WidgetPlugin, Plugin } from 'tui-bun'
const pluginManager = new PluginManager()
// Load plugins
await pluginManager.loadPlugin('./plugins/custom-widget.js')
await pluginManager.loadPluginsFromDirectory('./plugins')
// Create custom widget plugin
class CustomChartWidget extends WidgetPlugin {
constructor() {
super({
name: 'custom-chart',
version: '1.0.0',
capabilities: ['widget-provider']
})
}
render() {
return div({ class: 'custom-chart' })
.child(text('Custom Chart Widget'))
}
}
// Register and use plugins
pluginManager.register(new CustomChartWidget())
const chartWidget = pluginManager.createWidget('custom-chart', {
data: chartData,
type: 'line'
})
// Plugin lifecycle
pluginManager.enablePlugin('custom-chart')
pluginManager.disablePlugin('custom-chart')
pluginManager.unloadPlugin('custom-chart')
TUIRouter
- Navigation System
Advanced routing with history and guards:
import { createRouter, fullScreenRouter } from 'tui-bun'
const router = createRouter({
fullScreen: true,
enableHistory: true,
maxHistorySize: 50,
onNavigate: (event) => console.log(`Navigated to ${event.to}`)
})
// Register routes
router.registerRoutes({
'/dashboard': {
title: 'Dashboard',
component: () => createDashboard(),
beforeEnter: () => checkAuth()
},
'/settings': {
title: 'Settings',
component: () => createSettings(),
afterEnter: () => trackPageView()
}
})
// Navigation
await router.navigate('/dashboard')
router.back()
router.forward()
router.replace('/login')
// Route guards and hooks
router.beforeEach(async (to, from) => {
if (to.startsWith('/admin') && !isAdmin()) {
return '/unauthorized'
}
})
router.afterEach((to, from) => {
analytics.track('page_view', { page: to })
})
Advanced Widget System
DataTable
- Sophisticated Data Management
565-line implementation with sorting, filtering, pagination, and virtual scrolling:
import { dataTable, createColumn } from 'tui-bun'
interface UserData {
id: number
name: string
email: string
status: 'active' | 'inactive'
lastLogin: Date
}
const userTable = dataTable<UserData>({
id: 'user-table',
data: userData,
columns: [
createColumn('id', 'ID', { width: 60, sortable: true }),
createColumn('name', 'Name', { width: 150, sortable: true }),
createColumn('email', 'Email', { width: 200, sortable: true }),
createColumn('status', 'Status', {
width: 100,
renderer: (status) => status === 'active' ? '🟢 Active' : '🔴 Inactive'
}),
createColumn('lastLogin', 'Last Login', {
width: 120,
renderer: (date) => date.toLocaleDateString()
})
],
config: {
sortable: true,
filterable: true,
selectable: true,
paginated: true,
virtualScrolling: true
},
callbacks: {
onRowSelect: (rowId, row, selected) => {
console.log(`User ${row.name} ${selected ? 'selected' : 'deselected'}`)
},
onSort: (columnId, order) => {
console.log(`Sorting by ${columnId} in ${order} order`)
}
}
})
Tree
- Hierarchical Data Widget
Tree widget with lazy loading and custom icons:
import { Tree, TreeBuilder, createTreeNode } from 'tui-bun'
const fileTree = new TreeBuilder()
.root(createTreeNode('root', 'Project Files', 'folder'))
.addNode('src', 'src/', 'folder', 'root')
.addNode('components', 'components/', 'folder', 'src')
.addNode('app.ts', 'app.ts', 'file', 'src')
.addNode('index.ts', 'index.ts', 'file', 'src')
.config({
expandable: true,
selectable: true,
lazyLoad: true,
showIcons: true
})
.callbacks({
onNodeSelect: (nodeId, node) => console.log(`Selected: ${node.label}`),
onNodeExpand: (nodeId, node) => loadChildNodes(nodeId),
onNodeCollapse: (nodeId, node) => console.log(`Collapsed: ${node.label}`)
})
.build()
Modal
- Advanced Dialog System
Modal dialogs with backdrop and positioning:
import { modal, alertModal, confirmModal, promptModal } from 'tui-bun'
// Alert modal
const alert = alertModal({
title: 'Success',
message: 'Operation completed successfully!',
type: 'success',
buttons: ['OK']
})
// Confirmation modal
const confirm = confirmModal({
title: 'Confirm Action',
message: 'Are you sure you want to delete this item?',
type: 'warning',
buttons: ['Cancel', 'Delete'],
onConfirm: () => deleteItem(),
onCancel: () => console.log('Cancelled')
})
// Prompt modal
const prompt = promptModal({
title: 'Enter Name',
message: 'Please enter your name:',
placeholder: 'Your name here...',
validation: (value) => value.length >= 2,
onSubmit: (value) => console.log(`Hello, ${value}!`)
})
// Custom modal
const customModal = modal({
title: 'Custom Dialog',
size: 'large',
position: 'center',
backdrop: true,
closable: true,
component: () => createCustomContent()
})
Toast
- Notification System
Toast notifications with positioning and management:
import { toast, ToastManager } from 'tui-bun'
// Create different toast types
const successToast = toast({
message: 'Operation completed successfully!',
variant: 'success',
duration: 3000,
position: 'top-right',
closable: true
})
const errorToast = toast({
message: 'An error occurred',
variant: 'error',
duration: 5000,
position: 'top-center',
actions: [
{ label: 'Retry', action: () => retryOperation() },
{ label: 'Dismiss', action: () => toast.dismiss() }
]
})
// Toast manager
const toastManager = new ToastManager({
maxToasts: 5,
defaultDuration: 3000,
defaultPosition: 'top-right'
})
toastManager.show(successToast)
toastManager.show(errorToast)
toastManager.dismissAll()
🎨 CSS Styling
Modern CSS Features
/* Flexbox layouts */
.flex-container {
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
justify-content: space-between;
align-items: stretch;
gap: 1rem;
}
/* CSS Grid */
.grid-layout {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 200px 1fr 200px;
grid-template-rows: auto 1fr auto;
grid-gap: 1rem;
}
/* Responsive design */
@media (max-width: 80) {
.responsive {
flex-direction: column;
}
}
Color System
/* Semantic colors */
.primary { background: var(--color-primary); }
.secondary { background: var(--color-secondary); }
.success { background: var(--color-success); }
.warning { background: var(--color-warning); }
.error { background: var(--color-error); }
/* Utility classes */
.bg-dark { background: #1e1e1e; }
.text-light { color: #ffffff; }
.border-subtle { border: 1px solid #333; }
🔧 Configuration
TypeScript Configuration
The project uses optimized TypeScript settings:
{
"extends": "@tsconfig/bun/tsconfig.json",
"compilerOptions": {
"strict": true,
"noUncheckedIndexedAccess": true,
"exactOptionalPropertyTypes": true
}
}
Bun Configuration
Optimized for Bun runtime with hot reload support and fast builds.
📖 Learning Resources
Example Patterns
- Component Composition: Building complex UIs from simple components
- State Management: Handling application state with TypeScript
- Event Handling: Type-safe event listeners and callbacks
- CSS Architecture: Scalable styling patterns for terminal UIs
- Performance: Optimizing rendering and memory usage
Best Practices
- Use TypeScript strict mode for maximum type safety
- Leverage CSS custom properties for theming
- Implement proper error boundaries
- Follow semantic HTML-like structure
- Use meaningful CSS class names
🚀 Advanced Examples
Real-World Applications
File Manager
import { createApp, div, text, button, tree } from 'reactive-tui-ts'
import type { Element } from 'reactive-tui-ts'
class FileManager {
private currentPath: string = '/'
createApp() {
return createApp({
title: 'File Manager',
stylesheet: './file-manager.css',
component: () => this.createUI()
})
}
private createUI(): Element {
return div({ class: 'file-manager' })
.child(this.createBreadcrumb())
.child(this.createFileTree())
.build()
}
private createBreadcrumb(): Element {
return div({ class: 'breadcrumb' })
.child(text(`📁 ${this.currentPath}`, { class: 'path' }))
.build()
}
private createFileTree(): any {
// Use the actual tree widget
return tree({
id: 'file-tree',
data: this.getFileData(),
expandable: true,
selectable: true
})
}
return breadcrumb
}
private createFileTree(): JsElement {
// File tree implementation with type safety
const tree = TuiUtils.div()
tree.addClass('file-tree')
return tree
}
}
Data Dashboard
interface MetricData {
label: string
value: number
trend: 'up' | 'down' | 'stable'
color: string
}
class Dashboard {
private metrics: MetricData[] = []
constructor(private app: JsTuiApp) {
this.initializeMetrics()
this.render()
}
private initializeMetrics(): void {
this.metrics = [
{ label: 'CPU Usage', value: 45, trend: 'up', color: '#ff6b6b' },
{ label: 'Memory', value: 67, trend: 'stable', color: '#4ecdc4' },
{ label: 'Disk I/O', value: 23, trend: 'down', color: '#45b7d1' }
]
}
private render(): void {
const dashboard = TuiUtils.div()
dashboard.addClass('dashboard-grid')
this.metrics.forEach(metric => {
const card = this.createMetricCard(metric)
dashboard.addChild(card)
})
this.app.setComponent(dashboard)
}
private createMetricCard(metric: MetricData): JsElement {
const card = TuiUtils.div()
card.addClass('metric-card')
card.setAttribute('data-trend', metric.trend)
const label = TuiUtils.div()
label.addClass('metric-label')
label.setContent(metric.label)
const value = TuiUtils.div()
value.addClass('metric-value')
value.setContent(`${metric.value}%`)
card.addChild(label)
card.addChild(value)
return card
}
}
🎯 Performance Optimization
Memory Management
class OptimizedComponent {
private elements: Map<string, JsElement> = new Map()
createElement(id: string, tag: string): JsElement {
if (this.elements.has(id)) {
return this.elements.get(id)!
}
const element = new JsElement(tag)
element.setId(id)
this.elements.set(id, element)
return element
}
cleanup(): void {
this.elements.clear()
}
}
Efficient Rendering
interface RenderOptions {
batchSize: number
debounceMs: number
}
class BatchRenderer {
private pendingUpdates: JsElement[] = []
private updateTimer: Timer | null = null
constructor(private options: RenderOptions) {}
scheduleUpdate(element: JsElement): void {
this.pendingUpdates.push(element)
if (this.updateTimer) {
clearTimeout(this.updateTimer)
}
this.updateTimer = setTimeout(() => {
this.flushUpdates()
}, this.options.debounceMs)
}
private flushUpdates(): void {
const batch = this.pendingUpdates.splice(0, this.options.batchSize)
// Process batch updates
this.updateTimer = null
}
}
🧪 Testing Examples
Unit Testing with Bun
import { test, expect } from 'bun:test'
import { div, text, button } from 'reactive-tui-ts'
test('Element creation and manipulation', () => {
const elementBuilder = div({ id: 'test-element', class: 'test-class' })
elementBuilder.content('Test content')
const element = elementBuilder.build()
expect(element.id).toBe('test-element')
expect(element.classes).toContain('test-class')
expect(element.content).toBe('Test content')
})
test('Parent-child relationships', () => {
const parent = div()
.child(text('Hello World'))
.build()
expect(parent.children).toHaveLength(1)
expect(parent.children[0].content).toBe('Hello World')
})
Integration Testing
import { createApp } from 'reactive-tui-ts'
test('App initialization and component setting', async () => {
const app = createApp({
title: 'Test App',
component: () => div().child(text('Test')).build()
})
// Test app creation
expect(app).toBeDefined()
expect(typeof app.run).toBe('function')
expect(typeof app.stop).toBe('function')
})
🔍 Debugging and Development
Debug Utilities
class DebugUtils {
static logElementTree(element: JsElement, depth: number = 0): void {
const indent = ' '.repeat(depth)
console.log(`${indent}Element: ${element.constructor.name}`)
// Log element properties and children
}
static validateCSS(css: string): string[] {
return TuiUtils.validateCss(css)
}
static getTerminalInfo(): { width: number; height: number } {
const [width, height] = TuiUtils.getTerminalSize()
return { width, height }
}
}
Development Workflow
# Start development server with hot reload
bun run dev
# Run type checking in watch mode
bun run typecheck --watch
# Format code on save
bun run format --watch
# Run tests continuously
bun run test --watch
📊 Framework Architecture
reactive-tui-ts/ # TypeScript Framework Root
├── src/
│ ├── index.ts # Main framework exports (188 lines)
│ ├── app.ts # Application engine (1,348 lines)
│ ├── app-new.ts # Next-gen app architecture
│ ├── components.ts # Component system (382 lines)
│ ├── layout.ts # Layout engine (598 lines)
│ ├── router.ts # Router system (432 lines)
│ ├── plugin.ts # Plugin architecture (692 lines)
│ ├── css.ts # CSS utilities and hot reload
│ ├── events.ts # Event system
│ ├── error-boundary.ts # Error handling
│ ├── error-reporter.ts # Error reporting
│ ├── types.ts # TypeScript definitions
│ ├── utils.ts # Utility functions
│ ├── widget-factory.ts # Dynamic widget creation
│ ├── generated-types.ts # Auto-generated types
│ │
│ ├── themes/ # Advanced Theme System
│ │ ├── theme-system.ts # Theme manager (690 lines)
│ │ ├── colors.ts # Color system
│ │ ├── borders.ts # Border themes
│ │ └── json-loader.ts # JSON theme loading
│ │
│ ├── widgets/ # Comprehensive Widget Library (25+ widgets)
│ │ ├── base-widget.ts # Base widget class (254 lines)
│ │ ├── datatable.ts # Data table (565 lines)
│ │ ├── tree.ts # Tree widget
│ │ ├── accordion.ts # Accordion sections
│ │ ├── modal.ts # Modal dialogs
│ │ ├── autocomplete.ts # Autocomplete search
│ │ ├── progress.ts # Progress indicators
│ │ ├── slider.ts # Range sliders
│ │ ├── toast.ts # Toast notifications
│ │ ├── button.ts # Button widgets
│ │ ├── input.ts # Input fields
│ │ ├── checkbox.ts # Checkbox controls
│ │ ├── radio.ts # Radio buttons
│ │ ├── select.ts # Select dropdowns
│ │ ├── switch.ts # Toggle switches
│ │ ├── tabs.ts # Tab navigation
│ │ ├── menu.ts # Menu systems
│ │ ├── panel.ts # Panel containers
│ │ ├── bar.ts # Header/footer bars
│ │ ├── grid.ts # Grid layouts
│ │ ├── spinner.ts # Loading spinners
│ │ ├── rich_text.ts # Rich text rendering
│ │ ├── viewport.ts # Scrollable viewports
│ │ ├── scrollable_list.ts # Virtual scrolling lists
│ │ ├── form_validation.ts # Form validation
│ │ ├── animation.ts # Animation system
│ │ ├── hot_reload.ts # Hot reload features
│ │ └── factory-button.ts # Button factory
│ │
│ └── examples/ # Comprehensive Examples (41+ demos)
│ ├── README.md # Examples documentation
│ ├── RUST_INTEGRATION.md # Rust integration guide
│ ├── UTILITY_STYLING.md # CSS utility guide
│ ├── package.json # Example dependencies
│ ├── styles.css # Example styles
│ ├── run-all-examples.ts # Example runner
│ │
│ ├── api-demos/ # API Demonstrations (15+ examples)
│ │ ├── border-themes-demo.ts
│ │ ├── json-theme-demo.ts
│ │ ├── theme-showcase-demo.ts
│ │ ├── checkbox-demo.ts
│ │ ├── form-controls-demo.ts
│ │ ├── progress-showcase.ts
│ │ ├── slider-showcase.ts
│ │ ├── toast-showcase.ts
│ │ ├── grid-showcase.ts
│ │ ├── layout-demo.ts
│ │ ├── responsive-demo.ts
│ │ ├── utility-styling-demo.ts
│ │ ├── rust-integration-demo.ts
│ │ └── combined-runner.ts
│ │
│ └── tui-demos/ # TUI Applications (26+ examples)
│ ├── dashboard-demo.ts
│ ├── multiscreen-demo.ts
│ ├── workspace-tabs-demo.ts
│ ├── animated-transitions-demo.ts
│ ├── datatable_demo.ts
│ ├── tree_demo.ts
│ ├── accordion_demo.ts
│ ├── modal_demo.ts
│ ├── plugin_demo.ts
│ ├── hot_reload_demo.ts
│ ├── form_validation_demo.ts
│ ├── animation_demo.ts
│ └── [21+ more demos...]
│
├── themes/ # JSON Theme Definitions
├── dist/ # Built framework output
├── package.json # Framework dependencies
├── tsconfig.json # TypeScript configuration
└── README.md # Framework documentation
Framework Statistics
- Total Lines: 10,000+ lines of TypeScript code
- Core Architecture: 5 major systems (App, Layout, Router, Plugin, Theme)
- Widget Library: 25+ sophisticated widgets with full implementations
- Examples: 41+ comprehensive demonstrations
- Type Safety: 100% TypeScript with strict mode
- Performance: Optimized for Bun runtime with hot reload
🤝 Contributing
We welcome contributions! Please:
- Fork the repository
- Create a feature branch
- Add TypeScript examples with proper typing
- Include documentation and comments
- Submit a pull request
📄 License
Apache License 2.0 - see LICENSE for details.
🙏 Acknowledgments
- Built on Reactive TUI framework
- Powered by Bun runtime
Made with ❤️ and TypeScript