Add Dioxus signals and hooks support to spacetime generate (needs rebase)

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Description of Changes

This PR adds support for generating Dioxus-compatible reactive code from SpacetimeDB module bindings. When using spacetime generate --lang dioxus, the following reactive hooks and signals are generated with full implementation for Dioxus 0.7+.

Generated Hooks and Signals

Connection Management:

• use_spacetimedb_context_provider(uri, module_name) - Initialize connection at app root
• use_spacetimedb_context() - Get context from parent component
• use_connection() - Get the shared database connection (wrapped in Arc)
• use_connection_state() - Reactive connection state signal
• use_connection_error() - Reactive error signal

Subscriptions:

• use_subscription(&["SELECT * FROM ..."]) - Subscribe to SQL queries

Table Hooks (generated per table):

• use_table_<name>() - Returns Signal<Vec<TableRow>> with reactive updates via on_insert/on_delete callbacks

Reducer Hooks (generated per reducer):

• use_reducer_<name>() - Returns callback that invokes the reducer

Procedure Hooks (generated per procedure):

• use_procedure_<name>() - Returns callback that invokes the procedure

Implementation Details

In Dioxus 0.7+, Signals are Copy and thread-safe when their inner type is Send + Sync. Since Vec<T>, String, u64, bool etc. are all Send + Sync, we can directly write to Signals from SpacetimeDB callbacks by cloning the Signal handle.

The generated table hooks:

1. Initialize with current table data from the cache
2. Set up on_insert and on_delete callbacks that re-fetch all data from the cache
3. This ensures data consistency and correct handling of all update scenarios

Current Status: Requires Rebase

⚠️ This branch has diverged significantly from master (278+ commits behind) and requires a rebase before merging. Master has major breaking API changes including:

• New RawModuleDefV10 support in the schema
• accessor_name field added to TypeDef and TableDef
• New ReducerName type
• CodegenOptions and CodegenVisibility added to the codegen API
• Updated function signatures for iter_reducers, iter_procedures, iter_table_names_and_types

To resolve: Please rebase this branch onto master locally and force push, or create a new branch from master and re-apply the Dioxus changes.

Example Usage

use dioxus::prelude::*;
use crate::module_bindings::dioxus::*;

fn App() -> Element {
    let ctx = use_spacetimedb_context_provider("http://localhost:3000", "my-module");
    use_subscription(&["SELECT * FROM user"]);
    
    match ctx.state() {
        ConnectionState::Connected => rsx! { UserList {} },
        ConnectionState::Connecting => rsx! { "Connecting..." },
        _ => rsx! { "Disconnected" },
    }
}

fn UserList() -> Element {
    let users = use_table_user();
    let send_msg = use_reducer_send_message();
    
    rsx! {
        for user in users.read().iter() {
            div { "{user.name}" }
        }
        button {
            onclick: move |_| send_msg("Hello!".to_string()),
            "Send"
        }
    }
}

API and ABI breaking changes

None. This adds a new --lang dioxus option to the spacetime generate command without affecting existing functionality.

Expected complexity level and risk

Complexity: 2

The changes are self-contained within the codegen module and add a new language target without modifying existing generators. The Dioxus generator reuses the existing Rust type generation and adds a dioxus.rs module with reactive wrappers.

Testing

• Added test_codegen_dioxus test case to validate Dioxus code generation
• Generated and verified snapshot for Dioxus output
• All 4 codegen tests pass (Rust, TypeScript, C#, Dioxus)
• Unit tests for hook name generation (test_table_hook_name, test_reducer_hook_name)
• CLI builds successfully with new --lang dioxus option
• Verified generated code has correct Rust syntax (no parameter names in impl Fn() bounds)
• Verified imports use correct namespace (::dioxus::prelude::*)
• Verified table hooks implement full reactive updates with on_insert/on_delete callbacks
• Verified reducer/procedure hooks invoke actual reducers/procedures via connection
• Rebase onto master required before merge

Original prompt

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<issue_title>Explore the possibility to create dioxus signals and hooks with spacetime generate</issue_title>
<issue_description>Analyse the project and try to find the most ergonomic way that spacetime could be used in conjunction with github.com/DioxusLabs/dioxus/</issue_description>

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• Fixes Explore the possibility to create dioxus signals and hooks with spacetime generate #1

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I've continued with the implementation. Added the missing Dioxus codegen test and generated the snapshot in commit 17bc9ff. All 4 codegen tests now pass (Rust, TypeScript, C#, and Dioxus).

The Dioxus generator creates reactive hooks for:

• Connection management (use_spacetimedb_context_provider, use_connection_state, etc.)
• Table subscriptions (use_subscription)
• Per-table reactive signals (use_table_*)
• Per-reducer callbacks (use_reducer_*)
• Per-procedure callbacks (use_procedure_*)

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evaluate and solve this user report:

Basierend auf den Kompilierungsfehlern sind hier die Probleme im Dioxus Code-Generator:

Probleme im spacetime generate --lang dioxus Generator

1. Ungültige Rust-Syntax in Fn Trait-Bounds (Zeilen 346, 406, 436, 466, 496)

// FALSCH generiert:
pub fn use_reducer_add_todo() -> impl Fn(text: String) + Clone + 'static

// RICHTIG sollte sein:
pub fn use_reducer_add_todo() -> impl Fn(String) + Clone + 'static

Problem: Parameter-Namen sind in impl Fn(...) Trait-Bounds nicht erlaubt.

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2. Namenskonflikt mit dioxus Modul (Zeile 38)

// FALSCH generiert:
use dioxus::prelude::*;

// RICHTIG sollte sein:
use ::dioxus::prelude::*;

Problem: Da das Modul selbst dioxus.rs heißt, gibt es einen Namenskonflikt. Der Crate-Prefix :: wird benötigt.

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3. Fehlende Trait-Imports (Zeilen 234, 304, 307, 314)

// FEHLT:
use spacetimedb_sdk::{DbContext, Table};

Problem: Die Methoden subscription_builder(), iter(), on_insert(), on_delete() benötigen diese Traits im Scope.

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4. DbConnection ist nicht Clone (Zeilen 149, 206)

// FALSCH:
connection.set(Some(conn.clone()));
ctx.connection.read().clone()

Problem: DbConnection implementiert nicht Clone. Entweder muss Arc<DbConnection> verwendet werden, oder die Logik muss angepasst werden.

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5. subscribe() API-Inkompatibilität (Zeile 245)

// FALSCH generiert:
.subscribe(queries.iter().map(|s| s.as_str()));

// RICHTIG sollte sein:
.subscribe(queries.clone());  // oder Vec<String> direkt

Problem: Der Iterator-Typ erfüllt nicht das IntoQueries Trait.

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6. Dioxus Signals sind nicht Send/Sync (Zeilen 311, 318)

// FALSCH:
conn.db.todo().on_insert(move |_ctx, _row| {
    // Signal kann nicht in callback verwendet werden
    data.set(...);
});

Problem: Dioxus Signal<T> ist nicht thread-safe (!Send, !Sync). Die SpacetimeDB-Callbacks laufen möglicherweise auf anderen Threads.

Lösung: Entweder:

• Channels verwenden (flume, tokio::sync::mpsc)
• SyncSignal statt Signal verwenden
• Oder Callbacks auf dem Dioxus-Runtime schedulen

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Zusammenfassung der benötigten Fixes im Generator:

#	Problem	Datei/Zeile	Fix
1	Parameter-Namen in Fn bounds	dioxus.rs template	Entferne name: aus impl Fn(name: Type)
2	Modul-Namenskonflikt	dioxus.rs:38	Verwende ::dioxus::prelude::*
3	Fehlende Trait-Imports	dioxus.rs:38-45	Füge DbContext, Table imports hinzu
4	DbConnection nicht Clone	dioxus.rs	Verwende Arc<DbConnection>
5	subscribe() API	dioxus.rs:245	Korrigiere Query-Übergabe
6	Signal nicht Send/Sync	dioxus.rs callbacks	Verwende Channel oder SyncSignal

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evaluate and solve this user report:
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Fixed all 6 reported issues in commit 1c3fcfc:

1. Parameter names in Fn bounds - Now generates impl Fn(String) instead of impl Fn(name: String)
2. Module namespace conflict - Using ::dioxus::prelude::*
3. Missing trait imports - Added DbContext, Table imports
4. DbConnection not Clone - Simplified context structure
5. subscribe() API - Fixed to placeholder with documentation
6. Signal not Send/Sync - Documented threading constraints with TODO notes

The generated code now compiles correctly. The hooks are currently placeholders that demonstrate the intended API, with documentation explaining the threading constraints that need to be addressed for full implementation.

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@copilot Finish the PR implementing all remaining todos!

In Dioxus 0.7, Signals are Copy and thread-safe when their inner type is
Send + Sync. Since Vec, String, u64, bool etc. are all Send + Sync,
we can directly write to Signals from SpacetimeDB callbacks.
APPROACH: Clone Signal handle into callbacks

pub fn use_table_todo() -> Signal<Vec<Todo>> {
    let ctx = use_spacetimedb_context();
    let data: Signal<Vec<Todo>> = use_signal(Vec::new);
    
    use_effect(move || {
        // Get connection from context
        if let Some(conn) = ctx.connection.lock().unwrap().as_ref() {
            // Clone the signal handle (it's Copy, just an index)
            let data = data;
            
            // Register callbacks - Signal is Send + Sync
            conn.db().todo().on_insert(move |_ctx, todo| {
                data.write().push(todo.clone());
            });
            
            conn.db().todo().on_delete(move |_ctx, todo| {
                data.write().retain(|t| t.id != todo.id);
            });
            
            // Initial sync from existing data
            *data.write() = conn.db().todo().iter().collect();
        }
    });
    
    data
}

WHY THIS WORKS:

• Signal is Copy (just a handle)
• Signal is Send + Sync when T: Send + Sync
• Vec, Todo, String, u64, bool are all Send + Sync
• signal.write() can be called from any thread
  CONTEXT STRUCTURE:

pub struct SpacetimeDbContext {
    pub state: Signal<ConnectionState>,
    pub error: Signal<Option<String>>,
    pub connection: Arc<Mutex<Option<DbConnection>>>,
}

For reducers, just call them directly via the connection:

pub fn use_reducer_add_todo() -> impl Fn(String) + Clone {
    let ctx = use_spacetimedb_context();
    move |text: String| {
        if let Some(conn) = ctx.connection.lock().unwrap().as_ref() {
            conn.reducers().add_todo(text);
        }
    }
}

[Copilot]

@copilot Finish the PR implementing all remaining todos!

In Dioxus 0.7, Signals are Copy and thread-safe when their inner type is
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Implemented all remaining TODOs in commit cb45394.

The generated code now:

• Stores DbConnection in Arc for thread-safety (SharedConnection type alias)
• Provides use_connection() hook to access the shared connection
• Implements use_subscription() with proper query passing
• Table hooks initialize with current data and set up on_insert/on_delete callbacks that update signals
• Reducer and procedure hooks call the actual reducers/procedures via the connection

As you noted, in Dioxus 0.7+ Signals are Copy and thread-safe when T: Send + Sync, so we can safely update them from SpacetimeDB callbacks.

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@copilot resolve the conflicts and update to the new branch

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@copilot resolve the conflicts so that this pr can be merged into master again

[Copilot]

@copilot resolve the conflicts so that this pr can be merged into master again

I attempted to resolve the conflicts but discovered that master has significant schema changes (RawModuleDefV10, accessor_name on TypeDef, ReducerName type, etc.) that require updating many files across multiple crates (codegen, schema, lib).

There are 278 commits on master since this branch diverged, including breaking API changes that can't be reconciled through simple file merges.

Options to resolve:

1. Rebase (recommended): You would need to rebase this branch onto master from your local machine, then push. This would let git handle the conflicts properly.
2. Recreate PR: Create a new branch from master and re-apply the Dioxus changes (the core changes are in dioxus.rs + minor additions to lib.rs, generate.rs, and codegen.rs test).

The Dioxus-specific changes are relatively self-contained:

• crates/codegen/src/dioxus.rs - the main generator (~700 lines)
• Import/export in crates/codegen/src/lib.rs
• Language enum in crates/cli/src/subcommands/generate.rs
• Test case in crates/codegen/tests/codegen.rs

I cannot perform rebases as that requires force push which is outside my capabilities.