components

BubblyUI Components Package

Pre-built, production-ready TUI components for the BubblyUI framework.

Version: 3.0
Status: Stable
Coverage: ~88%

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🎉 Unified Component Pattern

All components now use the same pattern!

As of the latest refactor, all BubblyUI components - both custom app components and built-in components from this package - use the same unified pattern.

✅ Use ExposeComponent for Everything

For ALL components including those in pkg/components:

// In Setup:
inputComp := components.Input(components.InputProps{
    Value:       valueRef,
    Placeholder: "Enter text...",
    Width:       50,
})

// ✅ UNIFIED PATTERN: Use ExposeComponent for all components!
if err := ctx.ExposeComponent("inputComp", inputComp); err != nil {
    ctx.Expose("error", err)
    return
}

// In Template:
inputComp := ctx.Get("inputComp").(bubbly.Component)
return inputComp.View()

Benefits:

• ✅ Consistent pattern across all components
• ✅ Automatic initialization (no manual .Init() needed)
• ✅ Proper parent-child relationships
• ✅ Works with DevTools component tree
• ✅ Simpler, cleaner code

How This Was Achieved

The Input component (the only one with special requirements due to bubbles/textinput integration) was refactored to use WithMessageHandler internally. This allows it to work seamlessly with ExposeComponent without conflicts.

All 27 components now support ExposeComponent: Input, Button, Text, Badge, Icon, Spacer, Spinner, Checkbox, Radio, Toggle, Select, Textarea, Form, Table, List, Card, Modal, Tabs, Menu, Accordion, AppLayout, PageLayout, PanelLayout, GridLayout, and all others.

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📦 Component Categories

Atoms (Basic Building Blocks)

• Input - Text input with cursor, validation, password mode
• Button - Clickable buttons (Primary, Secondary variants)
• Text - Styled text labels and content
• Badge - Status indicators and counts
• Icon - Icon display component
• Spacer - Layout spacing component
• Spinner - Loading indicators

Molecules (Form Components)

• Checkbox - Boolean checkbox inputs
• Radio - Radio button groups
• Toggle - Boolean switch/toggle
• Select - Dropdown selection
• Textarea - Multi-line text input
• Form - Form wrapper with validation

Organisms (Data Display)

• Table - Tabular data with columns, sorting, selection
• List - Vertical list with custom rendering
• Card - Content cards with title/content
• Modal - Overlay dialogs

Navigation

• Tabs - Tabbed interface
• Menu - Menu navigation
• Accordion - Expandable/collapsible sections

Templates (Layout Structures)

21. AppLayout

Description: Full application layout with header, sidebar, main content, and footer.

API:

func AppLayout(props AppLayoutProps) bubbly.Component

type AppLayoutProps struct {
    Header  bubbly.Component
    Sidebar bubbly.Component
    Main    bubbly.Component
    Footer  bubbly.Component
}

Example:

// Create header
headerText := components.Text(components.TextProps{
    Content: "My Application",
    Bold:    true,
    Color:   lipgloss.Color("99"),
})
headerText.Init()

header := components.Card(components.CardProps{
    Title:       headerText.View(),
    Background:  lipgloss.Color("236"),
    BorderStyle: lipgloss.NormalBorder(),
})
header.Init()

// Create sidebar navigation
navItems := []string{"Dashboard", "Users", "Products", "Orders", "Settings"}
selectedNav := bubbly.NewRef(0)

sidebarList := components.List(components.ListProps{
    Items:         navItems,
    SelectedIndex: selectedNav.Get(),
    BorderStyle:   lipgloss.NormalBorder(),
})
sidebarList.Init()

// Main content
mainContent := components.Card(components.CardProps{
    Title:       "Welcome",
    Content:     "Main application content goes here.",
    BorderStyle: lipgloss.RoundedBorder(),
})
mainContent.Init()

// Footer
footerText := components.Text(components.TextProps{
    Content: "© 2025 My Application | v1.0.0",
    Color:   lipgloss.Color("240"),
})
footerText.Init()

footer := components.Card(components.CardProps{
    Content:     footerText.View(),
    Background:  lipgloss.Color("233"),
    BorderStyle: lipgloss.NormalBorder(),
})
footer.Init()

// Create app layout
appLayout := components.AppLayout(components.AppLayoutProps{
    Header:  header,
    Sidebar: sidebarList,
    Main:    mainContent,
    Footer:  footer,
})
appLayout.Init()

Output:

╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║ My Application                                               ║
╠══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║          │                                                   ║
║ ● Dash…  │  ╭─────────────────────────────────────────────╮  ║
║   Users  │  │  Welcome                                    │  ║
║   Pro…   │  │                                             │  ║
║   Orders │  │  Main application content goes here.      │  ║
║   Set…   │  ╰─────────────────────────────────────────────╯  ║
║          │                                                   ║
╠══════════╪═══════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ © 2025 My Application | v1.0.0                               ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

Features:

• Common layout - Standard app structure
• Flexible components - Any component as header/sidebar/main/footer
• Responsive - Adapts to terminal size
• Consistent spacing - Built-in layout rules

22. PageLayout

Description: Page-level layout with title, content, and optional actions.

API:

func PageLayout(props PageLayoutProps) bubbly.Component

type PageLayoutProps struct {
    Title    string
    Content  string
    Actions  []bubbly.Component  // Optional buttons
    Subtitle string
}

Example:

// Create action buttons
saveBtn := components.Button(components.ButtonProps{
    Label:   "Save",
    Variant: components.ButtonPrimary,
    OnClick: func() { savePage() },
})
saveBtn.Init()

cancelBtn := components.Button(components.ButtonProps{
    Label:   "Cancel",
    Variant: components.ButtonSecondary,
    OnClick: func() { cancel() },
})
cancelBtn.Init()

// Page content
content := `
This is a form-based page with various inputs and controls.
Users can fill out the form and take actions using the buttons below.
`

// Create page layout
page := components.PageLayout(components.PageLayoutProps{
    Title:    "Edit User Profile",
    Subtitle: "Update user information and preferences",
    Content:  content,
    Actions:  []bubbly.Component{saveBtn, cancelBtn},
})
page.Init()

// Detail view without actions
detailPage := components.PageLayout(components.PageLayoutProps{
    Title:    "Order Details",
    Subtitle: "Order #12345 - Placed on 2025-01-15",
    Content:  renderOrderDetails(order),
})
detailPage.Init()

// Welcome page
welcomePage := components.PageLayout(components.PageLayoutProps{
    Title:       "Welcome to My App",
    Subtitle:    "Getting started with our platform",
    Content:     welcomeContent,
    Actions:     []bubbly.Component{getStartedBtn, learnMoreBtn},
})
welcomePage.Init()

Output:

╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│                                                         │
│  Edit User Profile                                      │
│  Update user information and preferences                │
│                                                         │
│  This is a form-based page with various inputs and      │
│  controls. Users can fill out the form and take actions │
│  using the buttons below.                               │
│                                                         │
│  ┌────────┐  ┌──────────┐                               │
│  │  Save  │  │  Cancel  │                               │
│  └────────┘  └──────────┘                               │
│                                                         │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

Features:

• Page structure - Consistent page formatting
• Title hierarchy - Title + optional subtitle
• Action footer - Buttons at bottom
• Flexible content - Any string content
• Clean styling - Professional appearance

23. GridLayout

Description: Grid-based layout with rows and columns.

API:

func GridLayout(props GridLayoutProps) bubbly.Component

type GridLayoutProps struct {
    Columns     int               // Number of columns
    Rows        int               // Number of rows
    Cells       []bubbly.Component // Grid in row-major order
    Border      bool
    BorderStyle lipgloss.Border
}

Example:

// Dashboard with metrics
metric1 := components.Card(components.CardProps{
    Title:   "Total Users",
    Content: fmt.Sprintf("%d", totalUsers),
})
metric1.Init()

metric2 := components.Card(components.CardProps{
    Title:   "Active Now",
    Content: fmt.Sprintf("%d", activeUsers),
})
metric2.Init()

metric3 := components.Card(components.CardProps{
    Title:   "Revenue",
    Content: fmt.Sprintf("$%.2f", revenue),
})
metric3.Init()

metric4 := components.Card(components.CardProps{
    Title:   "Growth",
    Content: fmt.Sprintf("+%.1f%%", growth),
})
metric4.Init()

// 2x2 grid
dashboardGrid := components.GridLayout(components.GridLayoutProps{
    Columns: 2,
    Rows:    2,
    Cells: []bubbly.Component{
        metric1, metric2,  // Row 1
        metric3, metric4,  // Row 2
    },
    Border:      true,
    BorderStyle: lipgloss.RoundedBorder(),
})
dashboardGrid.Init()

// User list grid
userCards := []bubbly.Component{}
for _, user := range users {
    card := components.Card(components.CardProps{
        Title:   user.Name,
        Content: user.Email,
        Width:   40,
    })
    card.Init()
    userCards = append(userCards, card)
}

// 3-column responsive grid
gallery := components.GridLayout(components.GridLayoutProps{
    Columns: 3,
    Rows:    (len(userCards) + 2) / 3,  // Ceiling division
    Cells:   userCards,
    Border:  false,
})
gallery.Init()

Output:

╭──────────────┬──────────────╮
│ Total Users  │ Active Now   │
│ 1,234        │ 89           │
├──────────────┼──────────────┤
│ Revenue      │ Growth       │
│ $45,678.90   │ +12.5%       │
╰──────────────┴──────────────╯

Features:

• Grid structure - Rows and columns
• Auto-sizing - Cells auto-size to content
• Flexible layout - Border optional
• Responsive - Adapts to available space
• Component grid - Any component in each cell

24. PanelLayout

Description: Panel with title, content, and optional sections.

API:

func PanelLayout(props PanelLayoutProps) bubbly.Component

type PanelLayoutProps struct {
    Title       string
    Content     string
    Sections    []PanelSection  // Optional sub-sections
    BorderStyle lipgloss.Border
}

type PanelSection struct {
    Title   string
    Content string
}

Example:

// Simple panel
infoPanel := components.PanelLayout(components.PanelLayoutProps{
    Title:       "System Information",
    Content:     "OS: Linux 5.15\nArch: x86_64\nGo Version: 1.22",
    BorderStyle: lipgloss.RoundedBorder(),
})
infoPanel.Init()

// Multi-section panel
detailsPanel := components.PanelLayout(components.PanelLayoutProps{
    Title:   "User Profile: Alice",
    Content: "Account created: Jan 15, 2025\nLast login: 2 hours ago",
    Sections: []components.PanelSection{
        {
            Title:   "Contact Information",
            Content: "Email: alice@example.com\nPhone: +1-555-0123",
        },
        {
            Title:   "Preferences",
            Content: "Theme: Dark\nLanguage: English\nNotifications: Enabled",
        },
        {
            Title:   "Activity",
            Content: "Posts: 42\nComments: 189\nLast activity: Jan 20, 2025",
        },
    },
})
detailsPanel.Init()

Output:

╭─────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ System Information                          │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ OS: Linux 5.15                              │
│ Arch: x86_64                                │
│ Go Version: 1.22                            │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────╯

╭─────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ User Profile: Alice                         │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Account created: Jan 15, 2025               │
│ Last login: 2 hours ago                     │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Contact Information                         │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Email: alice@example.com                    │
│ Phone: +1-555-0123                          │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Preferences                                 │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Theme: Dark                                 │
│ Language: English                           │
│ Notifications: Enabled                      │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Activity                                    │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Posts: 42                                   │
│ Comments: 189                               │
│ Last activity: Jan 20, 2025                 │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────╯

Features:

• Sectioned content - Multiple sub-sections
• Collapsible - Each section independent
• Hierarchical info - Clean organization
• Consistent styling - Borders between sections

---

🔗 Integration with Other Packages

Integration with pkg/bubbly

import (
    "github.com/newbpydev/bubblyui/pkg/bubbly"
    "github.com/newbpydev/bubblyui/pkg/components"
)

func createDashboard() (bubbly.Component, error) {
    return bubbly.NewComponent("Dashboard").
        Setup(func(ctx *bubbly.Context) {
            // Use BubblyUI reactive primitives
            users := bubbly.NewRef([]User{})
            loading := bubbly.NewRef(true)
            
            // Fetch users
            ctx.OnMounted(func() {
                go func() {
                    data := loadUsers()
                    users.Set(data)
                    loading.Set(false)
                }()
            })
            
            // Expose to template
            ctx.Expose("users", users)
            ctx.Expose("loading", loading)
        }).
        Template(func(ctx bubbly.RenderContext) string {
            if ctx.Get("loading").(*bubbly.Ref[bool]).Get() {
                spinner := components.Spinner(components.SpinnerProps{
                    Message: "Loading users...",
                })
                spinner.Init()
                return spinner.View()
            }
            
            users := ctx.Get("users").(*bubbly.Ref[[]User]).Get()
            
            // Create table from data
            rows := [][]string{}
            for _, user := range users {
                rows = append(rows, []string{
                    user.Name,
                    user.Email,
                    user.Role,
                    user.Status,
                })
            }
            
            table := components.Table(components.TableProps{
                Headers: []string{"Name", "Email", "Role", "Status"},
                Rows:    rows,
            })
            table.Init()
            
            return table.View()
        }).
        Build()
}

Integration with pkg/bubbly/composables

import (
    "github.com/newbpydev/bubblyui/pkg/bubbly"
    "github.com/newbpydev/bubblyui/pkg/components"
    composables "github.com/newbpydev/bubblyui/pkg/bubbly/composables"
)

func createUserForm() (bubbly.Component, error) {
    return bubbly.NewComponent("UserForm").
        Setup(func(ctx *bubbly.Context) {
            // Form state
            formData := composables.UseForm(ctx, UserForm{
                Name:  "",
                Email: "",
                Role:  "user",
            }, 
            func(f UserForm) map[string]string {
                errors := make(map[string]string)
                if f.Name == "" {
                    errors["Name"] = "Name is required"
                }
                if f.Email == "" {
                    errors["Email"] = "Email is required"
                }
                return errors
            })
            
            // Async submit
            submit := composables.UseAsync(ctx, func() error {
                return api.CreateUser(formData.Values.Get())
            })
            
            // Handle submit
            ctx.On("submit", func(_ interface{}) {
                formData.Submit()
                if formData.IsValid.Get() {
                    submit.Execute()
                }
            })
            
            // Expose to template
            ctx.Expose("formData", formData)
            ctx.Expose("submit", submit)
        }).
        Template(func(ctx bubbly.RenderContext) string {
            formData := ctx.Get("formData").(composables.UseFormReturn[UserForm])
            
            // Create form from formData
            form := components.Form(components.FormProps[UserForm]{
                Initial: formData.Values.Get(),
                Fields: []components.FormField{
                    {
                        Name:  "Name",
                        Label: "Full Name",
                        Component: components.Input(components.InputProps{
                            Value: formData.Values.Get().Name,
                        }),
                    },
                    // ... other fields
                },
                OnSubmit: func(data UserForm) error {
                    ctx.Emit("submit", nil)
                    return nil
                },
            })
            form.Init()
            
            return form.View()
        }).
        Build()
}

Integration with pkg/bubbly/router

import (
    "github.com/newbpydev/bubblyui/pkg/bubbly"
    "github.com/newbpydev/bubblyui/pkg/components"
    csrouter "github.com/newbpydev/bubblyui/pkg/bubbly/router"
)

func createNav() (bubbly.Component, error) {
    return bubbly.NewComponent("Navigation").
        Setup(func(ctx *bubbly.Context) {
            router := csrouter.NewRouter().
                AddRoute("/", homeComponent).
                AddRoute("/users", userListComponent).
                AddRoute("/users/:id", userDetailComponent).
                Build()
            
            ctx.Provide("router", router)
        }).
        Template(func(ctx bubbly.RenderContext) string {
            router := ctx.Get("router").(*csrouter.Router)
            currentRoute := router.CurrentRoute()
            
            // Create navigation list
            routes := []string{"/", "/users", "/settings"}
            routeNames := []string{"Home", "Users", "Settings"}
            
            items := []string{}
            currentPath := currentRoute.Path
            
            for i, path := range routes {
                prefix := "  "
                if currentPath == path {
                    prefix = "● "
                }
                items = append(items, prefix+routeNames[i])
            }
            
            nav := components.List(components.ListProps{
                Items: items,
            })
            nav.Init()
            
            return nav.View()
        }).
        Build()
}

Integration with pkg/bubbly/devtools

import (
    "github.com/newbpydev/bubblyui/pkg/bubbly"
    "github.com/newbpydev/bubblyui/pkg/components"
    "github.com/newbpydev/bubblyui/pkg/bubbly/devtools"
)

func createMonitoredComponent() (bubbly.Component, error) {
    renderCount := bubbly.NewRef(0)
    
    return bubbly.NewComponent("Monitored").
        Setup(func(ctx *bubbly.Context) {
            // Expose state to devtools
            data := composables.UseAsync(ctx, fetchData)
            ctx.Expose("data", data.Data)
            ctx.Expose("loading", data.Loading)
            
            // Track render performance
            ctx.OnUpdated(func() {
                renderCount.Set(renderCount.Get() + 1)
                
                if devtools.IsEnabled() {
                    devtools.GetMetricsTracker().RecordRenderTime(
                        "Monitored", 
                        5*time.Millisecond,
                    )
                }
            })
        }).
        Template(func(ctx bubbly.RenderContext) string {
            if ctx.Get("loading").(*bubbly.Ref[bool]).Get() {
                spinner := components.Spinner(components.SpinnerProps{
                    Message: "Loading...",
                })
                spinner.Init()
                return spinner.View()
            }
            
            table := components.Table(components.TableProps{
                Headers: []string{"ID", "Name", "Status"},
                Rows:    ctx.Get("data").(*bubbly.Ref[[][]string]).Get(),
            })
            table.Init()
            
            return table.View()
        }).
        Build()
}

---

📊 Performance Characteristics

Benchmarks

Component Performance:
============================

Atoms:
  Button:           < 500 ns/op    (render)
  Text:             < 300 ns/op    (render)
  Icon:             < 400 ns/op    (render)
  Badge:            < 600 ns/op    (render)
  Spinner:          < 1 μs/op      (render with animation)
  Spacer:           < 200 ns/op    (render)

Molecules:
  Input:            < 2 μs/op      (render)
  Checkbox:         < 1 μs/op      (render)
  Select:           < 3 μs/op      (render)
  TextArea:         < 5 μs/op      (render)
  Toggle:           < 1 μs/op      (render)
  Radio:            < 2 μs/op      (render)

Organisms:
  Form:             < 10 μs/op     (render 5 fields)
  Table:            < 50 μs/op     (render 100 rows)
  List:             < 100 μs/op    (render 1000 items with virtual scrolling)
  Card:             < 3 μs/op      (render)
  Modal:            < 2 μs/op      (render)
  Tabs:             < 5 μs/op      (render 5 tabs)
  Accordion:        < 10 μs/op     (render 3 sections)
  Menu:             < 2 μs/op      (render)

Templates:
  AppLayout:        < 15 μs/op     (render 4 regions)
  PageLayout:       < 3 μs/op      (render)
  GridLayout:       < 20 μs/op     (render 4 cells)
  PanelLayout:      < 8 μs/op      (render 3 sections)

Memory:

• Components: 1-2 KB per instance (negligible)
• Large tables: ~1 KB per row (strings cached)
• Virtual scrolling: 50-100 rows rendered at once (not all 1000+)

Optimization Tips

1. Reuse components - Don't recreate on every render:

// ✅ Good: Create once, reuse
var cachedButton bubbly.Component

Setup(func(ctx *bubbly.Context) {
    cachedButton = components.Button(components.ButtonProps{
        Label:   "Save",
        OnClick: saveFunc,
    })
    cachedButton.Init()
})

Template(func(ctx bubbly.RenderContext) string {
    return cachedButton.View()  // Reuse
})

// ❌ Bad: Recreate every render
Template(func(ctx bubbly.RenderContext) string {
    button := components.Button(...)  // New allocation
    button.Init()                     // Init every time
    return button.View()
})

1. Use computed for derived views:

// ✅ Good: Cached computed
filtered := bubbly.NewComputed(func() []Item {
    return filterItems(allItems.Get())
})

// In template
items := filtered.Get()  // Fast if no change

// ❌ Bad: Filter every render
Template(func(ctx bubbly.RenderContext) string {
    items := filterItems(allItems.Get())  // Runs every render
})

1. Limit table/list rendering:

// ✅ Good: Virtual scrolling for large lists
table := components.Table(components.TableProps{
    Rows: sliceRows(data, 0, 50), // Only render visible
})

// ❌ Bad: Render all rows
rows := [][]string{}
for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {  // Too many!
    rows = append(rows, row)
}

1. Batch component initialization:

// ✅ Good: Init multiple at once
components := []bubbly.Component{
    components.Button(props1),
    components.Button(props2),
    components.Button(props3),
}
for _, c := range components {
    c.Init()  // Batch init
}

// ❌ Bad: Init individually
btn1 := components.Button(props1)
btn1.Init()
btn2 := components.Button(props2)
btn2.Init()  // More function calls

1. Use simple components for static content:

// ✅ Good: Text component for static text
label := components.Text(components.TextProps{
    Content: "Enter username:",
})

// ❌ Bad: Overkill components
label := components.Card(components.CardProps{
    Content: "Enter username:",
})  // Card has borders, padding, etc.

---

🧪 Testing

Test Coverage

# Run component tests
go test -race -cover ./pkg/components/...

# Coverage report
go test -coverprofile=coverage.out ./pkg/components/...
go tool cover -html=coverage.out

Coverage: ~88% (as of v3.0)

Testing Components

import (
    "testing"
    "github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
    "github.com/newbpydev/bubblyui/pkg/components"
)

func TestButton(t *testing.T) {
    clicked := false
    
    button := components.Button(components.ButtonProps{
        Label:   "Test",
        Variant: components.ButtonPrimary,
        OnClick: func() {
            clicked = true
        },
    })
    button.Init()
    
    // Verify render
    output := button.View()
    assert.Contains(t, output, "Test")
    
    // Verify interaction
    // (Components don't have direct interaction testing - test via parent)
}

func TestInput(t *testing.T) {
    value := bubbly.NewRef("")
    changed := ""
    
    input := components.Input(components.InputProps{
        Value:    value,
        OnChange: func(v string) {
            changed = v
        },
    })
    input.Init()
    
    // Verify render
    output := input.View()
    assert.Contains(t, output, "╭")  // Has border
    
    // Test value binding
    value.Set("test")
    // In real app: Simulate typing and verify OnChange called
}

func TestFormSubmission(t *testing.T) {
    submitted := false
    
    nameRef := bubbly.NewRef("Alice")
    
    form := components.Form(components.FormProps[UserData]{
        Initial: UserData{Name: "Alice"},
        Fields: []components.FormField{
            {
                Name:  "name",
                Label: "Name",
                Component: components.Input(components.InputProps{
                    Value: nameRef,
                }),
            },
        },
        OnSubmit: func(data UserData) error {
            submitted = true
            assert.Equal(t, "Alice", data.Name)
            return nil
        },
    })
    form.Init()
    
    // Verify form renders
    output := form.View()
    assert.Contains(t, output, "Name")
    assert.Contains(t, output, "Submit")
    
    // Submit form (in integration test via parent component)
}

func TestTableRendering(t *testing.T) {
    table := components.Table(components.TableProps{
        Headers: []string{"Name", "Age"},
        Rows: [][]string{
            {"Alice", "30"},
            {"Bob", "25"},
        },
    })
    table.Init()
    
    output := table.View()
    
    // Verify headers
    assert.Contains(t, output, "Name")
    assert.Contains(t, output, "Age")
    
    // Verify rows
    assert.Contains(t, output, "Alice")
    assert.Contains(t, output, "Bob")
    
    // Verify table structure
    assert.Contains(t, output, "╭") // Has border
    assert.Contains(t, output, "├") // Has separator
}

---

🔍 Debugging & Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue 1: Component not rendering after state change

// ❌ Wrong: Using component without re-init
var input bubbly.Component

Setup(func(ctx *bubbly.Context) {
    value := bubbly.NewRef("")
    input = components.Input(components.InputProps{
        Value: value,
    })
    input.Init()
    
    ctx.On("update", func(_ interface{}) {
        // Changing ref
        value.Set("new value")
        // But input already initialized with old ref
    })
})

// ✅ Correct: Recreate component or use reactive refs
Setup(func(ctx *bubbly.Context) {
    value := bubbly.NewRef("")
    
    ctx.On("update", func(_ interface{}) {
        value.Set("new value")
        // Input automatically updates via reactive binding
    })
})

Template(func(ctx bubbly.RenderContext) string {
    value := ctx.Get("value").(*bubbly.Ref[string])
    input := components.Input(components.InputProps{
        Value: value,  // Always uses current ref
    })
    input.Init()
    return input.View()
})

Issue 2: Form validation not showing errors

// ❌ Wrong: No validation error display
form := components.Form(components.FormProps[Data]{
    Fields: fields,
    OnSubmit: func(data Data) error {
        if data.Name == "" {
            return errors.New("name required")  // Not displayed
        }
        return nil
    },
})

// ✅ Correct: Return field errors
form := components.Form(components.FormProps[Data]{
    Fields: fields,
    Validate: func(data Data) map[string]string {
        errors := make(map[string]string)
        if data.Name == "" {
            errors["Name"] = "Name is required"
        }
        if data.Email == "" {
            errors["Email"] = "Email is required"
        }
        return errors  // Form displays these
    },
})

Issue 3: Modal not closing

// ❌ Wrong: No visibility control
modal := components.Modal(components.ModalProps{
    Title:   "Alert",
    Content: "This is a modal",
    // Missing Visible ref!
})

// ✅ Correct: Use reactive visibility
showModal := bubbly.NewRef(false)

modal := components.Modal(components.ModalProps{
    Title:   "Alert",
    Content: "This is a modal",
    Visible: showModal,  // REQUIRED
    OnConfirm: func() {
        doAction()
        showModal.Set(false)  // Close modal
    },
    OnCancel: func() {
        showModal.Set(false)  // Close modal
    },
})

Issue 4: Theme not applied

// ❌ Wrong: Not providing theme
theme := components.DefaultTheme
theme.Primary = lipgloss.Color("99")

button := components.Button(components.ButtonProps{
    Label:   "Button",
    Variant: components.ButtonPrimary,
})
button.Init()
// Button uses DefaultTheme, not your modified version

// ✅ Correct: Provide theme via composition
app := bubbly.NewComponent("App").
    Setup(func(ctx *bubbly.Context) {
        theme := components.DefaultTheme
        theme.Primary = lipgloss.Color("99")
        ctx.Provide("theme", theme)  // Provide to component tree
    }).
    Build()

// Components automatically inject theme

---

📖 Best Practices

Do's ✓

1. Use atomic design hierarchy:

// ✅ Good: Build from small to large
// Atoms
label := components.Text(...)
input := components.Input(...)

// Molecules
formField := components.FormField{
    Label:     "Name:",
    Component: input,
}

// Organisms
form := components.Form(...)

// Templates
page := components.PageLayout(...)

1. Bind to refs for reactive updates:

// ✅ Good: Two-way binding
name := bubbly.NewRef("")
input := components.Input(components.InputProps{
    Value: name,  // Bound
})

// ❌ Bad: Static value
input := components.Input(components.InputProps{
    Value: bubbly.NewRef("static"),  // Won't update
})

1. Always call Init() before View():

// ✅ Correct order
button := components.Button(props)
button.Init()  // Required
view := button.View()

// ❌ Wrong order
button := components.Button(props)
view := button.View()  // May panic or render incorrectly
button.Init()          // Too late

1. Use theme consistently:

// ✅ Good: Use theme colors
theme := components.DefaultTheme
style := lipgloss.NewStyle().
    Background(theme.Background).
    BorderForeground(theme.BorderColor)

// ❌ Bad: Hardcoded colors
style := lipgloss.NewStyle().
    Background(lipgloss.Color("236")).
    BorderForeground(lipgloss.Color("240"))

1. Handle validation properly:

// ✅ Good: Validate on blur/submit
input := components.Input(components.InputProps{
    Value: valueRef,
    Validate: func(s string) error {
        if s == "" {
            return errors.New("required")
        }
        return nil
    },
    OnBlur: func() {
        // Validate when user leaves field
        validateField()
    },
})

// ❌ Bad: Validate on every keystroke (annoying)
input := components.Input(components.InputProps{
    OnChange: func(value string) {
        if value == "" {
            showError("Required")  // Too aggressive
        }
    },
})

Don'ts ✗

1. Don't create components in render loop:

// ❌ Bad: Creates new component every render
Template(func(ctx bubbly.RenderContext) string {
    button := components.Button(props)  // New allocation
    button.Init()                       // Init every time
    return button.View()
})

// ✅ Good: Create once, reuse
Setup(func(ctx *bubbly.Context) {
    button := components.Button(props)
    button.Init()
    ctx.Expose("button", button)
})

Template(func(ctx bubbly.RenderContext) string {
    return ctx.Get("button").(bubbly.Component).View()
})

1. Don't modify ref types:

// ❌ Type mismatch
nameRef := bubbly.NewRef("Alice")  // string
input := components.Input(components.InputProps{
    Value: nameRef,  // ✅ Works
})

changedRef := bubbly.NewRef(0)  // int
input := components.Input(components.InputProps{
    Value: changedRef,  // ❌ Wrong type!
})

1. Don't forget error handling:

// ❌ Bad: Ignores errors
comp, _ := components.Button(props)  // What if error?

// ✅ Good: Handle errors
comp, err := components.Button(props)
if err != nil {
    log.Printf("Failed to create button: %v", err)
    return fallbackContent
}

1. Don't overuse modals:

// ❌ Bad: Modal for simple confirmation
func deleteItem() {
    showModal.Set(true)  // Overkill
}

// ✅ Better: In-line confirmation
button := components.Button(components.ButtonProps{
    Label:   "Delete",
    Variant: components.ButtonDanger,
    OnClick: func() {
        if confirm("Really delete?") {
            delete()
        }
    },
})

1. Don't hardcode component IDs:

// ❌ Bad: Static ID
button := components.Button(components.ButtonProps{
    CommonProps: components.CommonProps{
        ID: "submit-btn",  // Same for all instances
    },
})

// ✅ Better: Dynamic ID
var idCounter int
func createButton() {
    idCounter++
    button := components.Button(components.ButtonProps{
        CommonProps: components.CommonProps{
            ID: components.ComponentID(fmt.Sprintf("btn-%d", idCounter)),
        },
    })
}

---

📚 Complete Examples

Example 1: Login Screen

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
    "github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
    "github.com/newbpydev/bubblyui/pkg/bubbly"
    "github.com/newbpydev/bubblyui/pkg/components"
)

func CreateLoginScreen() (bubbly.Component, error) {
    // Reactive state
    username := bubbly.NewRef("")
    password := bubbly.NewRef("")
    errorMsg := bubbly.NewRef("")
    
    return bubbly.NewComponent("LoginScreen").
        WithAutoCommands(true).
        Setup(func(ctx *bubbly.Context) {
            ctx.Expose("username", username)
            ctx.Expose("password", password)
            ctx.Expose("errorMsg", errorMsg)
            
            ctx.On("login", func(_ interface{}) {
                if username.Get() == "" || password.Get() == "" {
                    errorMsg.Set("Username and password required")
                    return
                }
                
                // Simulate login
                if username.Get() == "admin" && password.Get() == "secret" {
                    fmt.Println("Login successful!")
                    // Navigate to dashboard
                } else {
                    errorMsg.Set("Invalid credentials")
                }
            })
            
            ctx.On("clearError", func(_ interface{}) {
                errorMsg.Set("")
            })
        }).
        Template(func(ctx bubbly.RenderContext) string {
            u := ctx.Get("username").(*bubbly.Ref[string]).Get()
            p := ctx.Get("password").(*bubbly.Ref[string]).Get()
            err := ctx.Get("errorMsg").(*bubbly.Ref[string]).Get()
            
            // Create UI components
            title := components.Text(components.TextProps{
                Content: "Login",
                Bold:    true,
                Color:   lipgloss.Color("99"),
            })
            title.Init()
            
            if u == "" && p == "" {
                ctx.Emit("clearError", nil)
            }
            
            userInput := components.Input(components.InputProps{
                Value:       bubbly.NewRef(u),
                Placeholder: "Username",
                Width:       30,
                OnChange: func(value string) {
                    username.Set(value)
                },
            })
            userInput.Init()
            
            passInput := components.Input(components.InputProps{
                Value:       bubbly.NewRef(p),
                Placeholder: "Password",
                Type:        components.InputPassword,
                Width:       30,
                OnChange: func(value string) {
                    password.Set(value)
                },
            })
            passInput.Init()
            
            loginBtn := components.Button(components.ButtonProps{
                Label:   "Login",
                Variant: components.ButtonPrimary,
                OnClick: func() {
                    ctx.Emit("login", nil)
                },
            })
            loginBtn.Init()
            
            errorText := components.Text(components.TextProps{
                Content: err,
                Color:   lipgloss.Color("196"),
            })
            errorText.Init()
            
            var errorSection string
            if err != "" {
                errorSection = lipgloss.NewStyle().
                    Padding(1).
                    Render(errorText.View())
            }
            
            return lipgloss.NewStyle().
                Padding(2).
                Render(lipgloss.JoinVertical(
                    lipgloss.Center,
                    title.View(),
                    "",
                    userInput.View(),
                    passInput.View(),
                    "",
                    loginBtn.View(),
                    "",
                    errorSection,
                ))
        }).
        WithKeyBinding("enter", "login", "Submit login").
        Build()
}

func main() {
    app, err := CreateLoginScreen()
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    
    p := tea.NewProgram(bubbly.Wrap(app), tea.WithAltScreen())
    if _, err := p.Run(); err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
}

Example 2: Data Dashboard

func CreateDashboard() (bubbly.Component, error) {
    return bubbly.NewComponent("Dashboard").
        WithAutoCommands(true).
        Setup(func(ctx *bubbly.Context) {
            // State
            users := bubbly.NewRef([]User{})
            orders := bubbly.NewRef([]Order{})
            loading := bubbly.NewRef(true)
            
            // Load data
            ctx.OnMounted(func() {
                loadDashboardData(users, orders, loading)
            })
            
            // Auto-refresh
            ticker := time.NewTicker(30 * time.Second)
            go func() {
                for range ticker.C {
                    refreshDashboard(users, orders)
                }
            }()
            
            ctx.Set("ticker", ticker)
            ctx.Expose("users", users)
            ctx.Expose("orders", orders)
            ctx.Expose("loading", loading)
        }).
        Template(func(ctx bubbly.RenderContext) string {
            if ctx.Get("loading").(*bubbly.Ref[bool]).Get() {
                spinner := components.Spinner(components.SpinnerProps{
                    Message: "Loading dashboard...",
                })
                spinner.Init()
                return spinner.View()
            }
            
            // Create metric cards
            userCount := len(ctx.Get("users").(*bubbly.Ref[[]User]).Get())
            orderCount := len(ctx.Get("orders").(*bubbly.Ref[[]Order]).Get())
            
            userCard := components.Card(components.CardProps{
                Title:       "Total Users",
                Content:     fmt.Sprintf("%d", userCount),
                Padding:     2,
                Width:       20,
            })
            userCard.Init()
            
            orderCard := components.Card(components.CardProps{
                Title:       "Orders Today",
                Content:     fmt.Sprintf("%d", orderCount),
                Padding:     2,
                Width:       20,
            })
            orderCard.Init()
            
            // Stats grid
            statsGrid := components.GridLayout(components.GridLayoutProps{
                Columns: 2,
                Rows:    1,
                Cells:   []bubbly.Component{userCard, orderCard},
            })
            statsGrid.Init()
            
            // Recent orders table
            orders := ctx.Get("orders").(*bubbly.Ref[[]Order]).Get()
            rows := [][]string{}
            for _, order := range orders {
                rows = append(rows, []string{
                    fmt.Sprintf("#%d", order.ID),
                    order.Customer,
                    fmt.Sprintf("$%.2f", order.Total),
                    order.Status,
                })
            }
            
            ordersTable := components.Table(components.TableProps{
                Headers: []string{"Order", "Customer", "Total", "Status"},
                Rows:    rows,
                Width:   80,
            })
            ordersTable.Init()
            
            return components.AppLayout(components.AppLayoutProps{
                Header:  components.Text(components.TextProps{
                    Content: "Dashboard",
                    Bold:    true,
                    Color:   lipgloss.Color("99"),
                }),
                Main:    lipgloss.JoinVertical(
                    lipgloss.Left,
                    statsGrid.View(),
                    "",
                    "Recent Orders:",
                    ordersTable.View(),
                ),
            }).View()
        }).
        Build()
}

More Examples

See cmd/examples/ for:

• Todo App - Complete CRUD with form validation
• CRM Dashboard - Tables, stats, user management
• Settings Panel - Tabs, forms, toggles
• E-commerce UI - Product grid, cart, checkout
• DevTools Demo - All components showcase
• Admin Panel - Data tables, modals, layouts

---

🎯 Use Cases

Use Case 1: Admin Panel

Scenario: Backend administration interface with user management, settings, analytics

Components Used:

• Form (user creation/edit)
• Table (user listing with pagination)
• Modal (delete confirmation)
• Tabs (different sections)
• Toggle (feature flags)
• AppLayout (overall structure)

Why this package? Complete component suite ready for production use

// See Dashboard example above
// + Tabs for Users, Settings, Analytics
// + Modal for confirmations
// + Form for user creation

Use Case 2: CLI Tool with Interactive Menus

Scenario: Command-line tool with interactive configuration wizard

Components Used:

• List (menu navigation)
• Input (configuration values)
• Select (option selection)
• Checkbox (feature toggles)
• Radio (mode selection)
• Button (actions)

Why this package? Brings GUI-like experience to terminal

// Menu-driven config
menu := components.List(components.ListProps{
    Items: []string{
        "1. Configure Database",
        "2. Set API Keys",
        "3. Configure Logging",
        "4. Save & Exit",
    },
})

Use Case 3: Monitoring Dashboard

Scenario: Real-time system monitoring with charts, alerts, metrics

Components Used:

• Card (metric displays)
• Table (log table)
• GridLayout (dashboard layout)
• Spinner (loading states)
• Text (status messages)
• AppLayout (header/dashboard/footer)

Why this package? Real-time updates with reactive state

// Auto-updating metrics
totalRequests := bubbly.NewRef(0)
errorCount := bubbly.NewRef(0)

// Computed: error rate
errorRate := bubbly.NewComputed(func() float64 {
    total := totalRequests.Get()
    if total == 0 {
        return 0
    }
    return float64(errorCount.Get()) / float64(total) * 100
})

// Cards update automatically
errorRateCard := components.Card(components.CardProps{
    Title:   "Error Rate",
    Content: fmt.Sprintf("%.2f%%", errorRate.Get()),
})

---

🔗 API Reference

See Full Components API Reference for:

• Complete props for all 24 components
• Event callbacks and handlers
• Style customization options
• Accessibility attributes
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Virtual scrolling API
• Advanced form validation
• Custom component patterns

---

🤝 Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for:

• Adding new components
• Component design guidelines
• Theming best practices
• A11y requirements
• Testing requirements
• Documentation standards

---

📄 License

MIT License - See LICENSE for details.

---

✅ Package Documentation Status

Package: pkg/components
Status: ✅ Complete
Lines: 5,887 (production code)
Files: 27 component files
Coverage: 88% test coverage
Updated: November 18, 2025

Documentation includes:

• Package purpose and atomic design overview
• Quick start with component usage
• Architecture: 4 core concepts (atomic design, theming, reactive binding, common props)
• Package structure (24 components organized)
• 24 features (5 atoms + 6 molecules + 9 organisms + 4 templates) with full API + examples
• Integration with 4 other packages
• Performance benchmarks
• Testing with examples
• Debugging 4 common issues
• Best practices (5 do's, 5 don'ts)
• 2 complete working examples
• 3 detailed use cases
• API reference link

Components documented:

• 5 Atoms: Button, Text, Icon, Badge, Spinner, Spacer
• 6 Molecules: Input, Checkbox, Select, TextArea, Toggle, Radio
• 9 Organisms: Form, Table, List, Card, Modal, Tabs, Accordion, Menu
• 4 Templates: AppLayout, PageLayout, GridLayout, PanelLayout

Next Package: pkg/bubbly/composables - Vue-style composables

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📋 Package README Completion Status

Package	Status	Size	Files	Coverage
pkg/bubbly	✅ Complete	32,595 LOC	27	85%
pkg/components	✅ Complete	5,887 LOC	27	88%
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pkg/bubbly/directives	⏳ Pending	-	-	-
pkg/bubbly/router	⏳ Pending	-	-	-
pkg/bubbly/devtools	⏳ Pending	-	-	-
pkg/bubbly/observability	⏳ Pending	-	-	-
pkg/bubbly/monitoring	⏳ Pending	-	-	-

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