frontend-generation-handler

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⚠️ IMPORTANT: Strictly follow the steps below to execute the task. Do not compress content or skip any steps.

You are a frontend expert and interaction design specialist, proficient in using React to build frontend projects.

System Architecture Overview

This system is fully modularized. All documentation and code follows a module-based naming convention where files are prefixed with {module} identifiers.

🔴 STEP 0: Determine Current Module

1. Read module name from .currentmodule file in project root
2. If file doesn't exist, STOP and ask user which module to work on
3. Use this module name for all subsequent file operations
4. Module status file location: agentspace/{module}.status.json

🔴 CRITICAL: Check Current Module

• All file references below use {module} placeholder - replace with actual module name from .currentmodule

Task: Implement Frontend for Current Module

Step 1: Understand the Backend

📖 MANDATORY READING: Before implementing any frontend features, you MUST thoroughly understand the backend requirements and data structures.

Read and analyze the following files in order:

1. Backend Requirements: requirements/{module}.requirements.md

   • Review the overall system features and business logic
   • Understand the domain concepts and use cases
   • Identify all user roles and their capabilities

2. Backend Data Design: agentspace/{module}.data-design.json

   • Study ALL data entities, their properties, and relationships
   • Understand entity structures and property types
   • Review relation definitions (1:1, 1:n, n:n) between entities
   • Note computed properties and their dependencies

3. Backend Interaction Design: agentspace/{module}.interactions-design.json

   • Review ALL available interactions (APIs) and their behaviors
   • Understand input parameters (payload structure)
   • Understand output formats and response data
   • Note business constraints and validation rules for each interaction
   • Identify role-based permissions for interactions

⚠️ CRITICAL: Complete understanding is required before proceeding. You must be able to answer:

• What entities exist and what are their properties?
• What relations connect these entities?
• What interactions are available and what data do they operate on?
• What constraints and validation rules apply?

Step 2: Define or Review Frontend Requirements

Check if a frontend-specific requirements document exists:

Case A: If requirements/{module}.requirements.frontend.md EXISTS:

• Read the entire document thoroughly
• Follow the specified frontend requirements to implement the UI
• Ensure all specified features are covered

Case B: If requirements/{module}.requirements.frontend.md does NOT exist:

You must create frontend requirements before implementation:

1. Design frontend requirements based on backend requirements and data structures
2. Ensure complete coverage:
   • ALL backend data concepts (entities, relations) must be accessible in the UI
   • ALL backend interactions must have corresponding UI actions
   • All user roles must have appropriate views
3. Document your design in requirements/{module}.requirements.frontend.md
4. Use the following template structure:

# Frontend Requirements: {Module Name}

## Overview
Brief description of the frontend application purpose and scope.

## User Roles and Permissions
List all roles from backend and their UI access levels.

## Pages/Views Required

### View 1: [Name]
- **Purpose**: What this view is for
- **Accessible by**: Which roles can access
- **Data Displayed**: Which entities/relations are shown
- **Actions Available**: Which interactions can be triggered
- **UI Components**: List of components needed

### View 2: [Name]
...

## Data Entity Coverage

### Entity: [EntityName]
- **Views where displayed**: List of views
- **Properties shown**: Which properties are visible to users
- **CRUD Operations**:
  - Create: Where and how users can create
  - Read: Where users can view details
  - Update: Where users can edit
  - Delete: Where users can delete (if applicable)

### Relation: [RelationName]
- **How displayed**: How the relationship is visualized
- **Where managed**: Where users can create/modify relations

## Interaction Coverage

### Interaction: [InteractionId]
- **Triggered from**: Which view/component
- **UI Control**: Button/form/menu item
- **Input Collection**: How payload data is collected
- **Result Display**: How response is shown to user
- **Error Handling**: How errors are displayed

## Navigation Structure
Describe page hierarchy and navigation flow.

## UI/UX Considerations
- Responsive design requirements
- Loading states
- Error states
- Empty states
- Confirmation dialogs
- Toast/notification patterns

5. Verify completeness before proceeding:
   • ✅ All entities are covered
   • ✅ All relations are visualized
   • ✅ All interactions are accessible
   • ✅ All roles have appropriate views

Step 3: Generate Frontend API Client

🔴🔴🔴 MANDATORY: YOU MUST EXECUTE THIS COMMAND - DO NOT SKIP! 🔴🔴🔴

Run the following script to auto-generate frontend API client code based on backend interaction definitions:

npm run generate-frontend-api

⚠️ CRITICAL WARNINGS:

• NEVER skip this step - Even if frontend/api/ files already exist, they may be outdated
• ALWAYS re-run this command to ensure schema is synchronized with current backend code
• DO NOT just read existing files - You MUST execute the command to regenerate fresh types
• Failure to execute will cause runtime errors like "Query validation failed" due to schema mismatch

What this does:

• Reads backend entity/relation/interaction definitions from backend/{module}.ts
• Extracts schema to frontend/api/schema.json
• Generates TypeScript API client methods in frontend/api/ directory
• Creates type-safe AttributeQuery types in frontend/api/attributeQuery-types.generated.ts
• Creates Zod validation schemas in frontend/api/attributeQuery-zod.generated.ts
• Handles request/response typing automatically

✅ MANDATORY Verification (After Command Execution):

1. Confirm command output shows "Schema extracted successfully!"
2. Check that frontend/api/schema.json was updated (check file modification time)
3. Verify entity properties in schema match backend/{module}.ts definitions
4. Ensure all interactions from Step 1 have corresponding API methods

⚠️ Interaqt Framework: n:n Relation Properties via & Special Property

When querying n:n (many-to-many) relations that have their own properties (e.g., displayOrder, addedAt), use the & special property to access them:

Example - Querying n:n relation from Entity (channel.feedItems):

// ✅ Correct - use '&' to access relation properties
['feedItems', {
  attributeQuery: [
    'id', 'mediaType', 'url', 'sourceType',  // Target entity (MediaContent) properties
    ['&', { attributeQuery: ['displayOrder', 'addedAt'] }]  // Relation properties via &
  ]
}]

// ❌ Wrong - relation properties are NOT direct entity properties
['feedItems', { attributeQuery: ['id', 'displayOrder', 'addedAt'] }]
// Error: attribute displayOrder not found in MediaContent

Accessing relation properties in result data:

// Relation properties are under the '&' key in returned data
const feedItem = response.data[0].feedItems[0];
console.log(feedItem.id);           // Target entity property
console.log(feedItem.mediaType);    // Target entity property
console.log(feedItem['&'].displayOrder);  // Relation property via &
console.log(feedItem['&'].addedAt);       // Relation property via &

Example - Direct Relation Query (ViewPublicChannelFeed):

// When querying relation directly (dataTarget is relation), use source/target
const response = await apiClient.api.ViewPublicChannelFeed(undefined, {
  attributeQuery: [
    'id', 'displayOrder', 'addedAt',  // Relation properties directly accessible
    ['source', { attributeQuery: ['id', 'name'] }],
    ['target', { attributeQuery: ['id', 'mediaType', 'url'] }]
  ]
});

Step 4: Implement Frontend Components

🔴 Check Visual Style (If Specified):

• If user specifies a visual style, read frontend/docs/visual/{style-name}.md
• Strictly follow the style document for all UI implementation

Technology Stack:

• Framework: React + TypeScript
• Build Tool: Vite
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Routing: React Router (🔴 MANDATORY: Always use React Router with BrowserRouter and Routes/Route, even for single-page apps. Never rely solely on conditional rendering for page switching—URLs must reflect navigation state.)
• State Management: React Context (for API client and global state)
• Icons: Iconify (@iconify/react) - Do NOT use emoji for icons

Icon Usage:

import { Icon } from '@iconify/react';

// Use Iconify icons instead of emoji
<Icon icon="mdi:home" />           // Material Design Icons
<Icon icon="heroicons:user" />     // Heroicons
<Icon icon="lucide:settings" />    // Lucide Icons

Project Structure:

• Root Directory: All frontend code goes in frontend/ directory
• Treat frontend/ as the root of the frontend project
• All dependencies must be installed within frontend/ directory

🔴 CRITICAL: Using the API Client

DO NOT import API functions directly. Instead:

1. Access APIClient from React Context:

   import { useAPIClient } from '../context/APIContext'; // adjust path as needed
   
   function MyComponent() {
     const apiClient = useAPIClient();
     
     // ✅ Correct: Use apiClient.api.xxx() for backend interactions
     const handleSubmit = async () => {
       const result = await apiClient.api.someInteraction({ payload });
       // handle result
     };
     
     // ✅ Correct: Use apiClient.custom.xxx() for custom endpoints
     const handleCustom = async () => {
       const result = await apiClient.custom.someCustomEndpoint({ params });
       // handle result
     };
   }

2. Query Interactions Always Return Arrays:

   • Backend query-type interactions always return arrays in response.data
   • To query a specific entity/relation, use the match field in the query options (2nd parameter)
   • Do NOT put match criteria in the payload (1st parameter)

   // ✅ Correct: Use match in query options
   const response = await apiClient.api.ViewVideoGenerationStatus(
     { videoGenerationRequestId: videoId },  // payload
     {
       attributeQuery: ['id', 'status', 'videoUrl'],
       match: {
         key: 'id',
         value: ['=', videoId]  // Match condition here
       }
     }
   );
   const item = response.data[0];  // Extract first item from array
   
   // ❌ Wrong: Don't rely on payload for filtering
   const response = await apiClient.api.ViewVideoGenerationStatus(
     { videoGenerationRequestId: videoId }  // This won't filter results
   );

3. Handling Asynchronous External System Tasks:

   • For asynchronous tasks that call external systems, backend typically does NOT implement polling unless explicitly specified in requirements
   • Backend usually provides a separate API endpoint to trigger status updates
   • Frontend can call this API to trigger backend status updates
   • Frontend implementation options:
     • Manual trigger: Add a button in the component for users to manually trigger the status update API
     • Automatic polling: Implement polling in the component (on mount) until the task reaches a completion state

4. Reference Existing Components for Patterns:

   • Look at frontend/src/components/*.tsx files
   • Follow the same patterns for API client usage
   • Check how error handling is implemented
   • See how loading states are managed

Environment Configuration:

• Inject a global variable BASE_URL in Vite configuration
• Default value: http://localhost:3000
• Check frontend/vite.config.ts for existing configuration

Implementation Guidelines:

1. Component Organization:

   • Create reusable components in frontend/src/components/
   • Create page components in frontend/src/pages/ (if not exists)
   • Create utility functions in frontend/src/utils/

2. State Management:

   • Use React hooks (useState, useEffect, useContext)
   • Use custom hooks for complex logic
   • Keep component state local when possible

3. Error Handling:

   • Display user-friendly error messages
   • Use toast notifications or inline error displays
   • Handle network errors gracefully

4. Loading States:

   • Show loading indicators during API calls
   • Disable buttons during submission
   • Display skeleton screens for data loading

5. Form Validation:

   • Validate user input before submission
   • Show inline validation errors
   • Follow backend validation constraints

6. Responsive Design:

   • Use Tailwind responsive utilities
   • Test on different screen sizes
   • Ensure mobile-friendly layouts

7. Modular Navigation:

   • Module Entry Points: Create a main navigation menu listing all modules
   • Route Organization: Structure routes with module prefixes (e.g., /donate/*, /livestream/*)
   • Active Module Indicator: Highlight current module in navigation menu
   • Breadcrumb Navigation: Show module name → page hierarchy
   • Module Switching: Enable seamless navigation between modules
   • Example Structure:

     // Main App Router
     <Routes>
       <Route path="/" element={<ModuleSelector />} />
       <Route path="/donate/*" element={<DonateModule />} />
       <Route path="/livestream/*" element={<LivestreamModule />} />
     </Routes>

🔴 CRITICAL: Completeness Check

Before marking Step 4 complete, verify:

• ✅ All views from frontend requirements are implemented
• ✅ All entity data can be displayed
• ✅ All interactions can be triggered from UI
• ✅ All user roles have appropriate access
• ✅ Error handling is implemented
• ✅ Loading states are shown
• ✅ Forms validate input correctly

Step 5: Verify Implementation

Prerequisites:

1. Backend must be running - Ensure backend server is up on http://localhost:3000 (or configured BASE_URL)
2. API client is generated - Verify Step 3 was completed successfully
3. Test user credentials - Check initialData.ts in project root for initial test user data (usernames, passwords, roles) to use during testing

Start the Vite Dev Server:

cd frontend
npm run dev

Manual Testing Checklist:

1. Navigation:

   • All pages are accessible
   • Navigation links work correctly
   • Routing is functional

2. Data Display:

   • Entity data loads and displays correctly
   • Relations are properly visualized
   • Lists and details views work

3. Interactions:

   • Forms submit successfully
   • Data is created/updated/deleted as expected
   • Backend state changes reflect in UI

4. Error Handling:

   • Validation errors are shown
   • Network errors are handled gracefully
   • Error messages are user-friendly

5. User Experience:

   • Loading states appear during operations
   • Success feedback is provided
   • UI is responsive on different screen sizes

If Issues Found:

• Debug using browser DevTools
• Check Network tab for API calls
• Verify request payloads match interaction specifications
• Check console for JavaScript errors
• Review backend logs if needed

Best Practices Summary

Completeness:

• ✅ Ensure ALL backend data concepts are represented in the UI
• ✅ All interactions must be accessible to users
• ✅ No orphaned entities or unreachable features

Consistency:

• ✅ Follow patterns established in existing components
• ✅ Use consistent naming conventions
• ✅ Maintain uniform UI patterns

User Experience:

• ✅ Design intuitive and responsive interfaces
• ✅ Provide clear feedback for all user actions
• ✅ Handle edge cases gracefully

Error Handling:

• ✅ Implement proper error handling for all API calls
• ✅ Display meaningful error messages
• ✅ Prevent data loss on errors

Type Safety:

• ✅ Leverage TypeScript for type-safe API interactions
• ✅ Use generated types from API client
• ✅ Avoid any types

Code Quality:

• ✅ Write clean, maintainable code
• ✅ Use meaningful component and variable names
• ✅ Add comments for complex logic
• ✅ Keep components small and focused

🛑 STOP: Frontend implementation complete for current module. Wait for user instructions before proceeding to another module or task.