soulsync/webui

WebUI Hybrid Rendering

SoulSync's web UI is in a transition phase:

• most pages still render through the legacy vanilla JS shell
• /issues is rendered by the new React app
• a small shell bridge keeps both runtimes aware of the active page, profile context, and navigation state

How It Fits Together

flowchart LR
    Browser["Browser parses /webui/index.html"]
    Legacy["Legacy shell scripts\n(core.js -> ... -> init.js)"]
    Bridge["shell-bridge.js\nwindow.SoulSyncWebShellBridge"]
    React["Vite React app\nsrc/app/main.tsx"]
    Router["TanStack Router\nwindow.SoulSyncWebRouter"]

    Browser --> Legacy
    Browser --> React
    Legacy --> Bridge
    React --> Router
    Router --> Bridge
    Bridge --> Legacy

Runtime Roles

• webui/static/init.js

  • boots the legacy shell
  • selects the active profile
  • handles the old page activation flow

• webui/static/shell-bridge.js

  • owns the browser-side bridge object
  • exposes window.SoulSyncWebShellBridge
  • syncs page chrome between legacy and React

• webui/src/app/main.tsx

  • mounts the React app
  • binds window.SoulSyncWebRouter

• webui/src/platform/shell/route-controllers.tsx

  • listens for bridge readiness
  • keeps React pages aligned with the shell

Load Order

The current order in index.html matters:

1. legacy shell scripts load first
2. init.js sets up the shell runtime
3. shell-bridge.js publishes the shell bridge after those helpers exist
4. the Vite React app is injected through {{ vite_assets('body') }} and boots as a module after parsing

That order avoids load-time references to missing globals and keeps the React side able to react to bridge readiness events. The React entry can start fetching early, but the shell bridge and legacy globals are already available by the time the React runtime starts acting on them.

Notes

• The bridge is intentionally small and browser-only.
• This is the start of the migration, not a full replacement of the legacy shell.
• When adding another React page, check whether it needs:
  • a route entry in webui/src/platform/shell/route-manifest.ts
  • bridge typings in webui/src/platform/shell/globals.d.ts
  • a legacy fallback path in webui/static/init.js
  • bridge glue or handoff logic in webui/static/shell-bridge.js

Development

The repo root now owns the full local-dev instructions. Start there for the portable launcher and backend/frontend setup:

1. README.md for the end-to-end dev flow
2. npm run check and npm run fix for React-side linting and formatting