uui-components

name	uui-components
description	Helps create and modify UUI (EPAM Unified UI) components following established patterns. Use when creating new components, modifying existing components, working with withMods, component props, styling, or component architecture in the UUI library.

UUI Components Skill

Package Structure

• @epam/uui-components — Legacy package with logic-only components (no visual styles). Contains older components.
• @epam/uui — Package for ready-to-use, themeable components. All new components must be created here in the uui/ folder.

When creating new components, add them to uui/components/, not to uui-components/.

File Path Conventions

Components are organized by category in uui/components/:

Category	Path	Examples
buttons	uui/components/buttons/	Button, IconButton, LinkButton
inputs	uui/components/inputs/	Checkbox, TextInput, NumericInput, Switch
typography	uui/components/typography/	Text, TextPlaceholder, RichTextView
overlays	uui/components/overlays/	Modal, Tooltip, DropdownMenu
layout	uui/components/layout/	FlexRow, FlexCell, Blocker
pickers	uui/components/pickers/	PickerInput, PickerModal
datePickers	uui/components/datePickers/	DatePicker, RangeDatePicker
dnd	uui/components/dnd/	Drag and drop
widgets	uui/components/widgets/	Tag, Badge, Spinner
tables	uui/components/tables/	DataTable
filters	uui/components/filters/	FiltersPanel
navigation	uui/components/navigation/	MainMenu, TabButton
forms	uui/components/forms/	Form components
fileUpload	uui/components/fileUpload/	File upload
errors	uui/components/errors/	Error handling

Each component typically has:

• ComponentName.tsx — Component implementation
• ComponentName.module.scss — Styles (SCSS modules)
• __tests__/ComponentName.test.tsx — Unit tests

Component Creation Workflows

Workflow 1: Wrapping Existing uui-components Component

When wrapping a logic-only component from @epam/uui-components:

Example: IconButton

import * as uuiComponents from '@epam/uui-components';
import { withMods, Overwrite } from '@epam/uui-core';
import { settings } from '../../settings';
import css from './IconButton.module.scss';

// 1. Define mods type for themeable properties
interface IconButtonMods {
    color?: 'info' | 'success' | 'error' | 'primary' | 'accent' | 'critical' | 'warning' | 'secondary' | 'neutral' | 'white';
    size?: '18' | '24' | '30' | '36';
}

export interface IconButtonModsOverride {}

// 2. Create props interface extending core props
export type IconButtonCoreProps = Omit<uuiComponents.IconButtonProps, 'size'>;
export interface IconButtonProps extends IconButtonCoreProps, Overwrite<IconButtonMods, IconButtonModsOverride> {}

// 3. Create applyMods function that returns CSS classes
function applyIconButtonMods(props: IconButtonProps) {
    return [
        'uui-icon_button',
        `uui-color-${props.color || 'neutral'}`,
        css.root, // SCSS module class
    ];
}

// 4. Wrap with withMods HOC
export const IconButton = withMods<uuiComponents.IconButtonProps, IconButtonProps>(
    uuiComponents.IconButton, // Core component
    applyIconButtonMods, // Mods function
    (props) => {
        // Optional: transform props or add defaults
        return {
            dropdownIcon: props.dropdownIcon || settings.iconButton.icons.dropdownIcon,
        };
    },
);

Key points:

• withMods<CoreProps, Props>(coreComponent, applyMods, propsTransformer?)
• applyMods returns array of CSS class strings
• Third parameter is optional function to transform/inject props
• Use Overwrite<Mods, ModsOverride> pattern for extensibility

Workflow 2: Brand-New Component (No uui-components Counterpart)

When creating a component from scratch:

Example: TextPlaceholder

import * as React from 'react';
import cx from 'classnames';
import { IHasCX, IHasRawProps } from '@epam/uui-core';
import css from './TextPlaceholder.module.scss';
import { PropsWithChildren } from 'react';

// 1. Define props interface
export interface ITextPlaceholderProps extends IHasRawProps<React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement>>, IHasCX {
    wordsCount?: number;
    isNotAnimated?: boolean;
}

export type TextPlaceholderProps = PropsWithChildren<ITextPlaceholderProps>;

// 2. Implement component directly
export const TextPlaceholder: React.FunctionComponent<TextPlaceholderProps> = (props) => {
    // Component logic here
    return (
        <div className={cx(css.root, 'uui-text-placeholder')} {...props.rawProps}>
            {/* Component JSX */}
        </div>
    );
};

Key points:

• Implement directly without withMods if not themeable
• Use IHasCX and IHasRawProps from @epam/uui-core for standard props
• Use cx (classnames) for conditional classes
• Use SCSS modules for styling

Styling Patterns

SCSS Modules

Components use SCSS modules (.module.scss):

// IconButton.module.scss
.root {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    // Styles here
}

Import in component:

import css from './IconButton.module.scss';

Mods to CSS Classes

The applyMods function maps props to CSS classes:

function applyButtonMods(mods: ButtonProps) {
    return [
        css.root, // SCSS module class
        'uui-button', // Global UUI class
        `uui-fill-${mods.fill || 'solid'}`, // Dynamic class from prop
        `uui-color-${mods.color || 'primary'}`,
        `uui-size-${mods.size || settings.button.sizes.default}`,
    ];
}

Patterns:

• Use css.root for component-specific styles
• Use uui-* prefixed classes for themeable utilities
• Use settings.componentName.* for default values
• Return array of class strings (will be joined by withMods)

Export Pattern

Component-Level Index

Each category folder has an index.ts that re-exports components:

// uui/components/buttons/index.ts
export * from './Button';
export * from './IconButton';
export * from './LinkButton';

Root Index

Main uui/components/index.ts re-exports all categories:

// uui/components/index.ts
export * from './buttons';
export * from './inputs';
export * from './typography';
// ... etc

When adding a new component:

1. Export from component file: export const MyComponent = ...
2. Add to category index.ts: export * from './MyComponent';
3. If new category, add to root index.ts: export * from './newCategory';

Common Patterns

cx Prop (IHasCX)

Most components extend IHasCX, which adds a cx prop for consumer styling. Always merge props.cx into the root element's classNames so consumers can pass custom classes:

import cx from 'classnames';

// With withMods — withMods merges cx automatically
// Manual mods:
<div className={cx(applyTagMods(props), props.cx)}>
<Clickable cx={cx(applyTagMods(props), props.cx)} {...props} />

Using Settings

The settings object (uui/settings.tsx) provides theme-specific defaults: icons, sizes, placeholders. Structure: settings.<component>.<category>.<key>.

Access:

import { settings } from '../../settings';

// Icons
dropdownIcon: props.dropdownIcon || settings.iconButton.icons.dropdownIcon,
// Sizes
size: props.size || settings.button.sizes.default,

Structure: Each component has nested objects (e.g. icons, sizes). Themes override via PartialSettings — see skin packages (loveship, epam-electric, epam-promo) for how settings are merged. To add new component settings, add a section in uui/settings.tsx following existing patterns (e.g. accordionSettings, buttonSettings).

Props Transformation

The third parameter of withMods can transform props:

export const TextInput = withMods<CoreTextInputProps, TextInputProps>(
    uuiTextInput,
    applyTextInputMods,
    () => ({
        acceptIcon: settings.textInput.icons.acceptIcon,
        cancelIcon: settings.textInput.icons.clearIcon,
        dropdownIcon: settings.textInput.icons.dropdownIcon,
    }),
);

Conditional Mods

Apply mods conditionally in applyMods:

function applyCheckboxMods(mods: CheckboxMods) {
    return [
        css.root,
        `uui-size-${mods.size || settings.checkbox.sizes.default}`,
        'uui-control-mode-' + (mods.mode || 'form'),
        'uui-color-primary',
    ];
}

Additional Patterns

Using forwardRef

Many components expose refs via React.forwardRef. Use when consumers need direct DOM access (e.g. focus management, measurements):

import React from 'react';
import { withMods } from '@epam/uui-core';
import * as uuiComponents from '@epam/uui-components';

// withMods works with forwardRef components automatically.
// If the core component uses forwardRef, the wrapped component inherits it.
export const Switch = withMods<uuiComponents.SwitchProps, SwitchProps>(uuiComponents.Switch, applySwitchMods);

For brand-new components without withMods:

export const Tag = React.forwardRef<HTMLElement, TagProps>((props, ref) => {
    return (
        <div ref={ ref } className={ cx(applyTagMods(props), props.cx) }>
            {/* ... */}
        </div>
    );
});

Manual Mods (without withMods)

Some components apply mods manually instead of using withMods. This is common when wrapping primitives like Clickable with forwardRef:

export const Tag = React.forwardRef<HTMLElement, TagProps>((props, ref) => {
    return (
        <Clickable
            cx={ cx(applyTagMods(props), props.cx) }
            ref={ ref }
            { ...props }
        />
    );
});

function applyTagMods(props: TagProps) {
    return [
        css.root,
        `uui-size-${props.size || '36'}`,
        `uui-color-${props.color || 'neutral'}`,
    ];
}

See uui/components/widgets/Tag.tsx, uui/components/layout/FlexRow.tsx for examples.

Data-Driven Components (DataTable, PickerInput)

Components like DataTable, PickerInput, PickerModal, and FiltersPanel use DataSource from @epam/uui-core. See .cursor/skills/data-sources/SKILL.md for DataSource usage.

Deprecation Warnings

Use devLogger to warn about deprecated prop values:

import { devLogger } from '@epam/uui-core';

devLogger.warnAboutDeprecatedPropValue<IconButtonProps, 'color'>({
    component: 'IconButton',
    propName: 'color',
    propValue: props.color,
    condition: () => ['info', 'success'].includes(props.color),
    message: "'info' and 'success' colors are deprecated. Use 'primary' instead.",
});

References

• Example wrapping component: uui/components/buttons/IconButton.tsx
• Example brand-new component: uui/components/typography/TextPlaceholder.tsx
• Example with complex mods: uui/components/inputs/TextInput.tsx
• Example with props transformation: uui/components/buttons/Button.tsx
• Example with forwardRef + manual mods: uui/components/widgets/Tag.tsx