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geti-ui-dev

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Develop and validate changes in `application/ui/` for the React and TypeScript frontend. Use when touching `application/ui/src/**`, frontend tests, RSBuild or Vitest config, Playwright setup, package scripts, or generated API typings under `src/api`. Helps with Node and npm requirements, install and build commands, lint, typecheck, test workflows, and coordination with backend OpenAPI changes.

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Geti UI Development

For the full architecture reference (feature-folder layout, data fetching, generated API types, and vendored packages) read application/ui/AGENTS.md.

Quick Start

  • Work from application/ui/.
  • Use Node >=24.2.0 and npm >=11.14.0.
  • Install or refresh dependencies with npm ci.
  • Start with npm run format:check, npm run lint, npm run cyclic-deps-check, and npm run type-check.

Workflow

  1. Keep the change inside the existing UI structure under src/ unless the task explicitly calls for build or tooling updates.
  2. Use existing component, routing, testing, and styling patterns instead of introducing a new structure.
  3. Regenerate API types instead of hand-editing them when the backend contract changes.
  4. Escalate to component (Playwright) or e2e tests only when the change affects rendered browser behavior, i.e. prefer unit over Playwright over e2e tests.

Verification

  • Use npm run format:check for Prettier verification.
  • Use npm run lint, npm run cyclic-deps-check, and npm run type-check for normal code changes.
  • Use npm run test:unit or npm run test:unit:coverage for logic and component behavior covered by Vitest.
  • Use npm run test:component or npm run test:e2e only when the task reaches Playwright coverage.
  • Use npm run build before finishing broader UI changes.

API Type Notes

  • npm run build:api reads src/api/openapi-spec.json and regenerates src/api/openapi-spec.d.ts.
  • npm run update-spec downloads the spec from http://localhost:7860 and then rebuilds the TypeScript types.
  • Use $geti-openapi-sync when backend API changes are part of the task.

Coordination Notes

  • The preinstall script clones pinned Geti UI workspace packages into packages/; do not edit those generated packages.
  • Keep generated API artifacts and the consuming UI changes in the same change set when the contract changes.