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Coin-specific families logic must live in families/. Generic UI uses the families contract only (no if (family === "evm") in shared code). Use this guidance for work in "**/families/**", "**/mvvm/**", "**/renderer/**" and "**/screens/**".

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Coin families contract (Desktop & Mobile UI)

Principle: Coin-specific UI and behavior must live in families/. Generic screens, hooks, and components must not branch on family === "evm" (or any family name). They must use the families contract: optional slots defined in the family type, implemented per family, and consumed via a single lookup (e.g. getLLDCoinFamily(currency.family).SlotName). This keeps generic code family-agnostic and supports modularisation and lazy loading.

Do not do (anti-patterns)

  • Generic code (outside families/<family>/):
    • if (currency.family === "evm") / if (transaction.family === "solana") to render or behave differently.
    • Coin-specific hooks or logic in shared ViewModels / screens (e.g. Canton onboarding branch inside a generic Scan Device VM).
    • Importing a specific coin module (e.g. @ledgerhq/coin-canton) in generic UI to branch on that coin.
  • Exception: Type-narrowing inside a family folder (e.g. invariant(transaction.family === "bitcoin", "...") in families/bitcoin/) is acceptable; the rule applies to generic (shared) code only.

Do (correct pattern)

  1. Define a slot on the contract

    • Desktop: Add an optional property to LLDCoinFamily in apps/ledger-live-desktop/src/renderer/families/types.ts (e.g. NoAssociatedAccounts?: React.ComponentType<...>).
    • Mobile: Use the same idea: a typed contract (or generated map like noAssociatedAccountsByFamily) that families can optionally fill.

  2. Implement only in the family

    • Put the component or logic in families/<family>/ (e.g. families/hedera/NoAssociatedAccounts.tsx) and export it from the family index (Desktop: in the object passed to generated; Mobile: in the generated aggregation if applicable).

  3. Use the contract in generic code

    • Generic code looks up by family and uses the slot if present, with no if (family === "hedera"):
    • Desktop: getLLDCoinFamily(currency.family).NoAssociatedAccounts → use it when defined.
    • Mobile: e.g. getCustomNoAssociatedAccounts(currency) returning a component from a family map, then pass it to the screen (e.g. as CustomNoAssociatedAccounts in route params).

Reference example: Scan Device "no associated accounts"

  • Contract (Desktop):
    apps/ledger-live-desktop/src/renderer/families/types.ts — NoAssociatedAccounts?: React.ComponentType<AddAccountsStepProps> on LLDCoinFamily.
  • Family implementation:
    apps/ledger-live-desktop/src/renderer/families/hedera/NoAssociatedAccounts.tsx and hedera/index.ts exporting it in the family object.
  • Generic usage (Desktop):
    StepImport.tsx / useScanAccounts.ts: getLLDCoinFamily(mainCurrency.family).NoAssociatedAccounts — no Hedera-specific branch.
  • Generic usage (Mobile):
    useScanDeviceAccountsViewModel.ts: getCustomNoAssociatedAccounts(currency) from ~/generated/NoAssociatedAccounts; result passed as CustomNoAssociatedAccounts to the NoAssociatedAccounts screen. No if (family === "hedera") in the VM.

When you need new coin-specific behavior in a generic flow (e.g. post-add-account navigation, custom empty state): extend the contract (add a new optional slot and document it), implement it in the relevant family folder, and have the generic code only read from the contract. Do not add new if (family === "…") branches in shared UI.

Paths

  • Desktop: apps/ledger-live-desktop/src/renderer/families/ — contract in types.ts, implementations per family, aggregation in generated.ts; generic code under renderer/, mvvm/.
  • Mobile: apps/ledger-live-mobile/src/families/ — family-specific UI and flows; generic code under mvvm/, screens/. Use generated maps or a small helper (e.g. getCustomNoAssociatedAccounts) so generic code never branches on family name.