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Analytical navigation of A2UI Spec-Driven Development module and codebase blueprints.

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A2UI Blueprint Navigator Skill

This skill provides precise analytical methods and recipes for discovering blueprints, inspecting commit-hash compliance, and mapping language-agnostic specifications to physical directories in the monorepo.

1. Understanding Blueprints Layout

Spec-Driven Development (SDD) in A2UI confines all specifications and compliance files inside blueprints/:

  1. Module Blueprints (blueprints/modules/): Language-agnostic authorities specifying core architecture, APIs, types, and expected behaviors (e.g. a2ui_core.blueprint.md).
  2. Feature Blueprints (blueprints/features/): Standalone optional feature specifications (features/<name>.blueprint.md) and merged required features (features/archived/<name>.blueprint.md).
  3. Codebase Blueprints (blueprints/codebases/<relative_codebase_path>/codebase.blueprint.md): Local metadata trackers documenting codebase compliance with a specific git commit hash of its associated Module Blueprint (module_blueprint_commit).

2. Commit-Hash Module Compliance

Rather than checking against a list of required feature names, a codebase's compliance status is tracked by the git commit hash of its associated Module Blueprint (module_blueprint_commit).

  • When a feature is merged into a Module Blueprint (blueprints/modules/<module>.blueprint.md), the file's git commit hash advances.
  • Codebase blueprints verify and update compliance by checking diffs against module_blueprint_commit.

3. Navigator Recipes

Recipe A: Check if a Codebase is Up to Date with its Module Blueprint

  1. Open the codebase blueprint at blueprints/codebases/<relative_path>/codebase.blueprint.md.
  2. Inspect module_blueprint_commit in the YAML frontmatter.
  3. Retrieve the latest commit hash of the associated module blueprint: 
    git log -n 1 --pretty=format:%H blueprints/modules/<associated_module>.blueprint.md
  4. If module_blueprint_commit matches the latest commit hash, the codebase is up to date.
  5. If they differ, inspect the exact specification diff that needs to be implemented: 
    git diff <module_blueprint_commit>..HEAD blueprints/modules/<associated_module>.blueprint.md

Recipe B: Find the Module Blueprint for a Particular Codebase

  1. Locate the codebase blueprint at blueprints/codebases/<relative_path>/codebase.blueprint.md.
  2. Look up associated_module in the frontmatter.
  3. Open blueprints/modules/<associated_module>.blueprint.md.