create-ui-widget

name	create-ui-widget
description	Process for building, exporting, and registering reusable UI components in the packages/app_ui package. References design-to-code.md for design tokens (typography, colors, spacing).

UI Widget Creation Skill

This skill defines the process for adding new reusable UI widgets to the packages/app_ui/ package.

[!NOTE] For details on mapping Figma designs, typography, HSL colors, spacing, and asset generation, refer to the Design-to-Code Skill.

1. Directory Structure

Widgets must be placed in packages/app_ui/lib/src/widgets/ by category:

packages/app_ui/lib/src/widgets/
├── buttons/
│   └── primary_button.dart    # Class name: YzPrimaryButton
├── layout/
│   └── web/
│       └── scaffold_web.dart  # Class name: YzScaffoldWeb

2. Implementation Rules

Follow these rules when implementing a widget in app_ui:

• Naming: Class names must prefix with Yz (e.g. YzPrimaryButton). File names must be snake_case without yz_ prefix (e.g. primary_button.dart).
• Generic Naming: Always use generic, domain-agnostic names for widgets. For example, name a button YzPrimaryButton rather than YzLoginButton, even if it is currently only used on a specific screen.
• Web suffix: If a web variant exists for a shared concept, append Web (e.g., YzScaffoldWeb).
• No Helper Functions: Do not use helper methods like _buildHeader(). Split components into private classes (e.g., _Header) within the same file (this applies to widgets inside app_ui, NOT feature views).
• Externalize Text: Never hardcode user-facing strings in app_ui. Always pass them as parameters so the feature views can handle translations.
• Configuration Models: If a widget has complex parameters, create a dedicated config class in the same file (e.g., YzPanelConfig).

2.1 Example Implementation

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

/// Content card for displaying simple text.
///
/// ---
/// @UI: Card | Content
/// @Source: — | Status: manual
/// @Style: Bg: surface | Radius: md
/// @Layout: Padding: md
class YzCard extends StatelessWidget {
  const YzCard({
    required this.title,
    required this.onTap,
    super.key,
  });

  final String title;
  final VoidCallback onTap;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return GestureDetector(
      onTap: onTap,
      child: Container(
        padding: const EdgeInsets.all(AppSpacing.md),
        child: Text(title),
      ),
    );
  }
}

3. Exports

Always export your new widget in the root library files:

• Mobile/Shared widgets: packages/app_ui/lib/app_ui.dart
• Web-specific widgets: packages/app_ui/lib/app_ui_web.dart

4. Widget Annotations (Code-as-Truth)

We do not use a centralized registry.md. Instead, every reusable widget must include a strict 4-line doc-comment block directly above the class definition. This allows AI agents to rapidly filter and deduplicate widgets across the entire codebase using grep_search.

The Annotation Schema

The block must be separated by a horizontal rule (---) and consists of 4 grouped @ tags:

1. @UI: Category and Intent (e.g., Button | Primary CTA).
2. @Source: Figma breadcrumb and sync status (e.g., Login > Hero > CTA | Status: synced).
3. @Style: Colors and shapes (Bg, Text, Radius, Border, Shadow).
4. @Layout: Spacing and structure (Padding, Size, Icon).

Rules

1. Omit Defaults: To keep the footprint minimal, only include properties that are actively styled. If a widget has no border or shadow, do not write Border: none. Omit them entirely.
2. 80-Character Limit: The grouped lines must not exceed 80 characters. If a line is too long, wrap it to a new line with the same tag prefix.

Dictionary Keys

Use exact keys and tokens (e.g., Bg: primary | Radius: pill):

• Bg: Semantic color (e.g., primary, surface, transparent)
• Text: Typography token (e.g., labelLarge, bodyMedium)
• Radius: Shape (e.g., sm, md, pill)
• Border: Outline style (e.g., outline, error)
• Shadow: Elevation (e.g., sm, md)
• Padding: Spacing (e.g., sm, md, lg)
• Size: Layout behavior (e.g., expanded, shrink, fixed)
• Icon: Presence (e.g., leading, trailing, only)