rezi-create-screen

Development

Create a new screen/page for a Rezi TUI application. Use when adding views, pages, or screens to an app.

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When to use

Use this skill when:

Adding a new screen or page to a Rezi application
Setting up a view function for an app route
Scaffolding a new section of a TUI

Source of truth

packages/core/src/widgets/ui.ts — all ui.* factory functions
packages/core/src/widgets/composition.ts — defineWidget() and animation hooks
packages/core/src/router/ — router and route definitions
packages/core/src/keybindings/ — keybinding system
packages/create-rezi/templates/starship/ — large-screen routing and animation patterns
docs/guide/widget-authoring.md — design system integration patterns

Steps

Create screen file at src/screens/{screen-name}.ts:

import type { VNode } from "@rezi-ui/core";
import { ui } from "@rezi-ui/core";
import type { AppState } from "../types.js";

type ScreenHandlers = Readonly<{
  onPrimaryAction: () => void;
}>;

export function renderMyScreen(_state: AppState, handlers: ScreenHandlers): VNode {
  return ui.page({
    p: 1,
    gap: 1,
    header: ui.header({ title: "Screen Title" }),
    body: ui.column({ gap: 1 }, [
      ui.text("Screen content"),
      ui.actions([
        ui.button({
          id: "my-screen-action",
          label: "Go",
          intent: "primary",
          onPress: handlers.onPrimaryAction,
        }),
      ]),
    ]),
  });
}

Prefer intent-based button styling (intent: "primary", "secondary", "danger", "success", "warning", "link"):

ui.button({
  id: "action",
  label: "Go",
  intent: "primary",
  onPress: handleAction,
})

Use ui.page() or ui.appShell() as the screen root

If the screen needs motion, prefer declarative hooks inside defineWidget:

import { defineWidget, ui, useAnimatedValue, useTransition } from "@rezi-ui/core";

const AnimatedScreen = defineWidget<{ target: number }>((props, ctx) => {
  const drift = useTransition(ctx, props.target, {
    duration: 180,
    easing: "easeOutCubic",
  });
  const energy = useAnimatedValue(ctx, props.target, {
    mode: "spring",
    spring: {
      stiffness: 190,
      damping: 22,
    },
  });

  return ui.box(
    {
      width: Math.round(20 + drift),
      opacity: Math.max(0.35, Math.min(1, energy.value / 100)),
      transition: { duration: 180, easing: "easeInOutCubic", properties: ["size", "opacity"] },
      exitTransition: { duration: 200, easing: "easeInCubic", properties: ["opacity"] },
    },
    [ui.text("Animated screen")],
  );
});

If using router, add a route definition (see rezi-routing skill)
Add keybindings for screen-specific actions in src/helpers/keybindings.ts or your route command resolver

Wire into src/main.ts via a view builder or route factory:

app.view((state) =>
  renderMyScreen(state, {
    onPrimaryAction: () => dispatch({ type: "open-my-screen" }),
  }),
);

For routed apps, add the screen to src/screens/index.ts:

{
  id: "my-screen",
  title: "My Screen",
  screen: (_params, context) =>
    renderMyScreen(context.state, {
      onPrimaryAction: () => dispatch({ type: "open-my-screen" }),
    }),
}

Verification

Screen renders without errors
Navigation keybindings work
State types include any new fields
For animated screens: transitions retarget smoothly and no timer leaks occur on unmount