syntaxify 0.1.0-alpha.8

AST-based Flutter UI code generator with multi-style design system. Write components once, render in Material, Cupertino, or custom designs.

Changelog

0.1.0-alpha.1 - 2025-12-19

⚠️ Alpha Release - API may change

Initial alpha release to reserve package name and gather early feedback.

Features

Core Architecture:

• ✅ Renderer pattern (WHAT vs HOW separation)
• ✅ Multi-style design system support
• ✅ AST-based code generation

Components (Full Renderer Support):

• ✅ AppButton - Buttons with variants (primary, secondary, text, outlined)
• ✅ AppText - Text with typography variants
• ✅ AppInput - Text fields with validation

Design Styles:

• ✅ Material Design
• ✅ Cupertino (iOS)
• ✅ Neo (Modern/Custom)

CLI Commands:

• ✅ syntaxify init - Initialize project structure
• ✅ syntaxify build - Generate components with smart path detection
• ✅ syntaxify clean - Remove generated files

Screen Generation:

• ✅ Generate screen scaffolds from meta definitions
• ✅ Preserve user edits on rebuild (screens not regenerated)

Bug Fixes

• Fixed path detection for lib/syntaxify/design_system
• Fixed screen overwrite issue (user edits now preserved)
• Fixed barrel file exports (screens excluded)
• Fixed meta file imports to use public API

Documentation

• Comprehensive README with problem statement
• Real-world fintech app example
• User manual and developer manual
• Working example app with live style switching

Known Limitations

• Only 3 components with full renderer support
• Custom components get basic Container widget (not full renderer pattern)
• No tests yet
• API may change in future releases

Roadmap

See GitHub for full roadmap and issues.

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0.1.0

• Major Restructure: Separated editable screens from generated components
  • Screens now generate to lib/screens/ (editable by users)
  • Components generate to lib/syntaxify/generated/ (regenerated on build)
  • Design system in lib/syntaxify/design_system/ (customizable)
• Improved Commands: Added syntaxify executable for shorter commands
  • syntaxify init - Initialize project structure
  • syntaxify build - Generate components and screens
• Package Imports: Screens now use package imports instead of relative paths
• Init Command: Now creates lib/syntaxify/design_system/ for customization
• Renamed: Project renamed from "Forge" to "Syntaxify"

0.0.1

• Initial Alpha Release.
• Added Syntaxify CLI with build and clean commands.
• Implemented Button component generator.
• Added support for multiple themes (Material, Cupertino, Neo).
• Implemented 5-layer SOLID architecture.