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Run the full API change workflow after modifying types in smelter-api. Generates schemas, TypeScript types, and verifies everything is in sync.

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Run the API change workflow. All steps must pass before the change is considered complete.

Steps

  1. Register new routes in OpenAPI spec If a new route was added, ensure it is listed in the #[openapi(paths(...))] macro in tools/src/bin/generate_from_types.rs. Each route handler function must be referenced there for it to appear in the generated OpenAPI specification.

  2. Generate JSON schemas from Rust types Run: cargo run -p tools --bin generate_from_types This generates tools/schemas/scene.schema.json and tools/schemas/api_types.schema.json.

  3. Generate TypeScript types from schemas Run in ./ts: pnpm run generate-types This generates ts/smelter/src/api.generated.ts.

  4. Build the TypeScript SDK to verify compatibility Run in ./ts: pnpm i && pnpm build:all

  5. Show a summary of all generated/changed files so the user can review what was affected.

  6. Try to update SDK: Update TypeScript SDK code if the generated types require manual adaptation. In most cases you will need to:

    • add/modify type in ts/smelter package e.g. ts/smelter/src/types/input.ts
    • add/modify mapping in ts/smelter-core package e.g. ts/smelter-core/src/api/input.ts. In most cases it will be just switching snake case to camel case, but consider if there are more idiomatic alternatives.
    • add/modify type in ts/smelter-node/src/api.ts.
    • add/modify type in ts/smelter-web-client/src/api.ts. Inform user if it's not obvious how the changes should be adapted.