- name
- Effect-TS Architecture
- description
- This skill should be used when creating, implementing, or modifying a store, service, or domain layer. Covers Effect-TS services, Svelte 5 stores, store helpers, domain error handling, creating new domains, adding service methods, or validating architectural consistency
# Effect-TS 7-Layer Architecture
Architecture patterns for this Holochain hApp's frontend: Service → Store → Schema → Errors → Composables → Components → Testing.
## Key Reference Files
- **Service template**: `ui/src/lib/services/zomes/serviceTypes.service.ts`
- **Store template**: `ui/src/lib/stores/serviceTypes.store.svelte.ts`
- **Store helpers**: `ui/src/lib/utils/store-helpers/` (withLoadingState, createGenericCacheSyncHelper, etc.)
- **Zome helpers**: `ui/src/lib/utils/zome-helpers.ts` (wrapZomeCallWithErrorFactory)
- **Error contexts**: `ui/src/lib/errors/error-contexts.ts`
- **Cache service**: `ui/src/lib/utils/cache.svelte` (CacheServiceTag, CacheServiceLive)
## Service Layer Pattern
Services use `Context.Tag` for DI and `wrapZomeCallWithErrorFactory` to wrap Promise-based zome calls into Effects:
```typescript
import { HolochainClientServiceTag } from '$lib/services/HolochainClientService.svelte';
import { Effect as E, Layer, Context } from 'effect';
import { wrapZomeCallWithErrorFactory } from '$lib/utils/zome-helpers';
import { MyDomainError } from '$lib/errors/my-domain.errors';
import { MY_DOMAIN_CONTEXTS } from '$lib/errors/error-contexts';
export interface MyDomainService {
readonly createEntity: (input: EntityInDHT) => E.Effect<Record, MyDomainError>;
// ... other methods
}
export class MyDomainServiceTag extends Context.Tag('MyDomainService')<
MyDomainServiceTag, MyDomainService
>() {}
export const MyDomainServiceLive: Layer.Layer<
MyDomainServiceTag, never, HolochainClientServiceTag
> = Layer.effect(
MyDomainServiceTag,
E.gen(function* () {
const holochainClient = yield* HolochainClientServiceTag;
const wrapZomeCall = <T>(zomeName: string, fnName: string, payload: unknown, context: string) =>
wrapZomeCallWithErrorFactory<T, MyDomainError>(
holochainClient, zomeName, fnName, payload, context, MyDomainError.fromError
);
const createEntity = (input: EntityInDHT) =>
wrapZomeCall('my_zome', 'create_entity', { entity: input }, MY_DOMAIN_CONTEXTS.CREATE);
return MyDomainServiceTag.of({ createEntity });
})
);
```
## Store Layer Pattern
Stores use **Svelte 5 Runes** (`$state()`, `$derived()`), import helpers from `$lib/utils/store-helpers`, and file extension is `.store.svelte.ts`:
```typescript
import { withLoadingState, createGenericCacheSyncHelper, createStatusAwareEventEmitters,
createUIEntityFromRecord, createStatusTransitionHelper, processMultipleRecordCollections,
type LoadingStateSetter } from '$lib/utils/store-helpers';
import { CacheServiceTag, CacheServiceLive } from '$lib/utils/cache.svelte';
export const createMyDomainStore = () => E.gen(function* () {
const service = yield* MyDomainServiceTag;
const cacheService = yield* CacheServiceTag;
// Svelte 5 Runes for reactive state
const entities: UIEntity[] = $state([]);
let loading: boolean = $state(false);
let error: string | null = $state(null);
const setters: LoadingStateSetter = {
setLoading: (v) => { loading = v; },
setError: (v) => { error = v; }
};
// Use standardized helpers
const { syncCacheToState } = createGenericCacheSyncHelper({ all: entities });
const eventEmitters = createStatusAwareEventEmitters<UIEntity>('myDomain');
// ... withLoadingState(() => pipe(...)) pattern for operations
});
// Store instance creation
const store = pipe(
createMyDomainStore(),
E.provide(CacheServiceLive),
E.provide(MyDomainServiceLive),
E.provide(HolochainClientServiceLive),
E.runSync
);
export default store;
```
## Validation
Run `npx tsx .claude/skills/effect-ts-7layer-architecture/validation/architecture-check.ts ServiceType` to validate a domain's architectural compliance.
## 9 Store Helper Functions
All imported from `$lib/utils/store-helpers`:
1. `createUIEntityFromRecord` — Entity creation from Holochain records
2. `createGenericCacheSyncHelper` — Cache-to-state synchronization
3. `createStatusAwareEventEmitters` — Type-safe event emission
4. `withLoadingState` — Loading/error state management
5. `createStatusTransitionHelper` — Status workflow (pending/approved/rejected)
6. `processMultipleRecordCollections` — Multi-collection response handling
7. `createStandardEventEmitters` — Basic CRUD event emission
8. `LoadingStateSetter` (type) — Setter interface for loading state
9. `EntityStatus` (type) — Status type for status transitions
## Effect.gen vs .pipe Decision Matrix
| Use case | Style |
|---|---|
| Injecting/Retrieving dependencies | `Effect.gen` |
| Conditional logic | `Effect.gen` |
| Sequential operations | `Effect.gen` |
| Error handling (`mapError`, `catchAll`) | `.pipe` |
| Adding tracing/logging | `.pipe` |
| Layer building | `.pipe` |
| Simple transforms | `.pipe` |
## Architecture Rules
- Services return `E.Effect<T, DomainError>`, never raw Promises
- Stores use `$state()` and `$derived()` (Svelte 5), never `writable`/`readable`
- Store files must have `.store.svelte.ts` extension
- All domain errors extend tagged error pattern with `fromError` static method
- Error contexts defined in `$lib/errors/error-contexts.ts`
- DI via `E.provide()` / `E.provideService()` chains
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