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React Compiler and Export

Purpose

Translate supported DesignForge document semantics into maintainable React and TypeScript source code, styles, tokens, assets, and a runnable project structure.

Compiler principles

  • Read a stable, validated document snapshot.
  • Convert it into a typed intermediate representation (IR).
  • Resolve component and instance relationships.
  • Emit deterministic output for the same input and configuration.
  • Preserve token references where possible rather than replacing them with unexplained literals.
  • Report unsupported semantics and warnings.
  • Keep the exported application independent of DesignForge at runtime.

Proposed compilation pipeline

flowchart TD
    Snapshot[Validated Document Snapshot] --> IR[Compiler Intermediate Representation]
    IR --> Layout[Resolve Layout and Constraints]
    Layout --> Components[Emit React Components]
    Components --> Styles[Emit CSS / Styling]
    Components --> Tokens[Emit Design Tokens]
    Components --> Assets[Package Assets]
    Styles --> Package[Project Package]
    Tokens --> Package
    Assets --> Package
    Package --> Validate[Type Check / Build Validation]
    Validate --> Report[Export Report and Diagnostics]
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Expected project artifacts

The initial baseline may generate files such as:

exported-project/
  package.json
  tsconfig.json
  README.md
  src/
    App.tsx
    components/
    tokens/
      tokens.ts
    styles/
  public/
    assets/

Exact file layout may evolve, but it should remain documented and predictable.

Supported output and validation

The documented baseline targets React 18/19 with TypeScript and project CSS/styles. Validate versions and dependency choices during implementation rather than treating them as immutable. Include build checks where the environment permits.

The compiler should produce a report containing:

  • Exported pages/components
  • Generated and copied assets
  • Warnings and unsupported features
  • Type/build validation results
  • Any behavior that differs from the editor or prototype runtime

Live preview

Where the application provides an embedded React preview, render generated output in a controlled sandbox. Preview errors should be isolated from the editor and reported clearly.

Other export formats

The broader product requirements include image and PDF export and supported vector/image formats. Implement each format through an explicit export adapter with defined fidelity, scope, scale, naming, and error behavior. Do not claim a format works until its export and round-trip or visual tests pass.

Acceptance criteria

  • The same document snapshot and compiler configuration produce stable output.
  • Exported React projects build and run independently of DesignForge.
  • Components, tokens, assets, and supported layout semantics are represented correctly.
  • Unsupported features are reported.
  • Export failures do not corrupt the source project.
  • Generated code is understandable and maintainable, not just a screenshot wrapped in a component.

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