Code Generation & IDE Integration

Code Generation Interface
Code generation interface showing framework selection and generation options

Code Generation Process

Automatic Code Generation

  1. Click "Generate Code" button

  2. Select target framework and technology stack

  3. System generates complete codebase

  4. Real-time generation with progress updates

  5. Complete project code created

What Gets Generated

  • Complete Application: Full application codebase

  • Framework-Specific Code: Tailored to selected framework

  • Best Practice Implementation: Industry-standard code patterns

  • Configuration Files: Project configuration and setup

  • Documentation: Code documentation and comments

  • Tests: Unit tests and integration tests

Framework-Specific Code Generation

Next.js Code Generation

Project Structure

project-name/
├── app/
│   ├── (auth)/
│   │   ├── login/
│   │   └── register/
│   ├── (dashboard)/
│   │   ├── dashboard/
│   │   └── profile/
│   ├── api/
│   │   ├── auth/
│   │   └── users/
│   ├── globals.css
│   └── layout.tsx
├── components/
│   ├── ui/
│   ├── forms/
│   └── layout/
├── lib/
│   ├── utils.ts
│   ├── auth.ts
│   └── db.ts
├── types/
│   └── index.ts
├── public/
└── package.json

Generated Components

// Example Generated Component
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button"
import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card"
import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input"
import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label"

interface UserProfileProps {
  user: {
    id: string
    email: string
    firstName: string
    lastName: string
  }
  onUpdate: (user: User) => void
}

export function UserProfile({ user, onUpdate }: UserProfileProps) {
  const [isEditing, setIsEditing] = useState(false)
  const [formData, setFormData] = useState(user)

  const handleSubmit = async (e: React.FormEvent) => {
    e.preventDefault()
    try {
      await onUpdate(formData)
      setIsEditing(false)
    } catch (error) {
      console.error('Failed to update user:', error)
    }
  }

  return (
    <Card>
      <CardHeader>
        <CardTitle>User Profile</CardTitle>
      </CardHeader>
      <CardContent>
        {isEditing ? (
          <form onSubmit={handleSubmit} className="space-y-4">
            <div>
              <Label htmlFor="firstName">First Name</Label>
              <Input
                id="firstName"
                value={formData.firstName}
                onChange={(e) => setFormData({...formData, firstName: e.target.value})}
              />
            </div>
            <div>
              <Label htmlFor="lastName">Last Name</Label>
              <Input
                id="lastName"
                value={formData.lastName}
                onChange={(e) => setFormData({...formData, lastName: e.target.value})}
              />
            </div>
            <div className="flex gap-2">
              <Button type="submit">Save</Button>
              <Button variant="outline" onClick={() => setIsEditing(false)}>
                Cancel
              </Button>
            </div>
          </form>
        ) : (
          <div className="space-y-2">
            <p><strong>Name:</strong> {user.firstName} {user.lastName}</p>
            <p><strong>Email:</strong> {user.email}</p>
            <Button onClick={() => setIsEditing(true)}>
              Edit Profile
            </Button>
          </div>
        )}
      </CardContent>
    </Card>
  )
}

Generated API Routes

// Example Generated API Route
import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server'
import { z } from 'zod'
import { db } from '@/lib/db'
import { auth } from '@/lib/auth'

const updateUserSchema = z.object({
  firstName: z.string().min(1),
  lastName: z.string().min(1),
  email: z.string().email(),
})

export async function PUT(
  request: NextRequest,
  { params }: { params: { id: string } }
) {
  try {
    const session = await auth()
    if (!session) {
      return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Unauthorized' }, { status: 401 })
    }

    const body = await request.json()
    const validatedData = updateUserSchema.parse(body)

    const updatedUser = await db.user.update({
      where: { id: params.id },
      data: validatedData,
    })

    return NextResponse.json(updatedUser)
  } catch (error) {
    if (error instanceof z.ZodError) {
      return NextResponse.json(
        { error: 'Validation error', details: error.errors },
        { status: 400 }
      )
    }

    console.error('Error updating user:', error)
    return NextResponse.json(
      { error: 'Internal server error' },
      { status: 500 }
    )
  }
}

React Code Generation

Component Structure

// Example Generated React Component
import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
import { Button } from './Button'
import { Input } from './Input'
import { Card } from './Card'

interface TodoItemProps {
  todo: {
    id: string
    text: string
    completed: boolean
  }
  onToggle: (id: string) => void
  onDelete: (id: string) => void
  onEdit: (id: string, text: string) => void
}

export const TodoItem: React.FC<TodoItemProps> = ({
  todo,
  onToggle,
  onDelete,
  onEdit
}) => {
  const [isEditing, setIsEditing] = useState(false)
  const [editText, setEditText] = useState(todo.text)

  const handleEdit = () => {
    if (editText.trim()) {
      onEdit(todo.id, editText.trim())
      setIsEditing(false)
    }
  }

  const handleKeyPress = (e: React.KeyboardEvent) => {
    if (e.key === 'Enter') {
      handleEdit()
    } else if (e.key === 'Escape') {
      setEditText(todo.text)
      setIsEditing(false)
    }
  }

  return (
    <Card className={`todo-item ${todo.completed ? 'completed' : ''}`}>
      <div className="todo-content">
        {isEditing ? (
          <Input
            value={editText}
            onChange={(e) => setEditText(e.target.value)}
            onKeyDown={handleKeyPress}
            onBlur={handleEdit}
            autoFocus
          />
        ) : (
          <span
            className={todo.completed ? 'line-through' : ''}
            onDoubleClick={() => setIsEditing(true)}
          >
            {todo.text}
          </span>
        )}
      </div>
      <div className="todo-actions">
        <Button
          variant="outline"
          size="sm"
          onClick={() => onToggle(todo.id)}
        >
          {todo.completed ? 'Undo' : 'Complete'}
        </Button>
        <Button
          variant="outline"
          size="sm"
          onClick={() => onDelete(todo.id)}
        >
          Delete
        </Button>
      </div>
    </Card>
  )
}

Vue Code Generation

Component Structure

<!-- Example Generated Vue Component -->
<template>
  <div class="user-profile">
    <div class="profile-header">
      <h2>User Profile</h2>
      <button @click="toggleEdit" class="edit-button">
        {{ isEditing ? 'Cancel' : 'Edit' }}
      </button>
    </div>
    
    <div class="profile-content">
      <form v-if="isEditing" @submit.prevent="handleSubmit">
        <div class="form-group">
          <label for="firstName">First Name</label>
          <input
            id="firstName"
            v-model="formData.firstName"
            type="text"
            required
          />
        </div>
        
        <div class="form-group">
          <label for="lastName">Last Name</label>
          <input
            id="lastName"
            v-model="formData.lastName"
            type="text"
            required
          />
        </div>
        
        <div class="form-group">
          <label for="email">Email</label>
          <input
            id="email"
            v-model="formData.email"
            type="email"
            required
          />
        </div>
        
        <div class="form-actions">
          <button type="submit" class="save-button">Save</button>
          <button type="button" @click="cancelEdit" class="cancel-button">
            Cancel
          </button>
        </div>
      </form>
      
      <div v-else class="profile-display">
        <p><strong>Name:</strong> {{ user.firstName }} {{ user.lastName }}</p>
        <p><strong>Email:</strong> {{ user.email }}</p>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</template>

<script setup lang="ts">
import { ref, reactive } from 'vue'

interface User {
  id: string
  firstName: string
  lastName: string
  email: string
}

interface Props {
  user: User
}

interface Emits {
  (e: 'update', user: User): void
}

const props = defineProps<Props>()
const emit = defineEmits<Emits>()

const isEditing = ref(false)
const formData = reactive({ ...props.user })

const toggleEdit = () => {
  isEditing.value = !isEditing.value
  if (!isEditing.value) {
    Object.assign(formData, props.user)
  }
}

const cancelEdit = () => {
  isEditing.value = false
  Object.assign(formData, props.user)
}

const handleSubmit = async () => {
  try {
    emit('update', { ...formData })
    isEditing.value = false
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Failed to update user:', error)
  }
}
</script>

<style scoped>
.user-profile {
  max-width: 600px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 20px;
}

.profile-header {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.form-group {
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.form-group label {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 5px;
  font-weight: bold;
}

.form-group input {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 8px;
  border: 1px solid #ddd;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

.form-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
}

.save-button, .cancel-button {
  padding: 8px 16px;
  border: none;
  border-radius: 4px;
  cursor: pointer;
}

.save-button {
  background-color: #007bff;
  color: white;
}

.cancel-button {
  background-color: #6c757d;
  color: white;
}
</style>

IDE Integration

VS Code Integration

Extension Features

  • Project Import: Import generated projects into VS Code

  • Code Navigation: Navigate between generated files

  • IntelliSense: Enhanced IntelliSense for generated code

  • Debugging: Debug generated applications

  • Git Integration: Git integration for version control

Workspace Configuration

// .vscode/settings.json
{
  "typescript.preferences.importModuleSpecifier": "relative",
  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
  "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
    "source.fixAll.eslint": true
  },
  "eslint.workingDirectories": ["src"],
  "typescript.preferences.includePackageJsonAutoImports": "auto"
}

Launch Configuration

// .vscode/launch.json
{
  "version": "0.2.0",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "name": "Next.js: debug server-side",
      "type": "node",
      "request": "launch",
      "program": "${workspaceFolder}/node_modules/.bin/next",
      "args": ["dev"],
      "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
      "console": "integratedTerminal"
    },
    {
      "name": "Next.js: debug client-side",
      "type": "chrome",
      "request": "launch",
      "url": "http://localhost:3000"
    }
  ]
}

IntelliJ IDEA Integration

Project Import

  • Project Structure: Import generated project structure

  • Module Configuration: Configure project modules

  • Build Configuration: Setup build configurations

  • Run Configurations: Setup run configurations

  • Debug Configurations: Setup debug configurations

Code Assistance

  • Code Completion: Enhanced code completion

  • Refactoring: Code refactoring tools

  • Code Analysis: Static code analysis

  • Error Detection: Error detection and highlighting

  • Quick Fixes: Quick fix suggestions

WebStorm Integration

Project Setup

  • Project Import: Import generated projects

  • Framework Detection: Automatic framework detection

  • Configuration: Project configuration

  • Dependencies: Dependency management

  • Build Tools: Build tool integration

Development Features

  • Live Editing: Live editing capabilities

  • Hot Reload: Hot reload functionality

  • Debugging: Advanced debugging features

  • Testing: Integrated testing tools

  • Version Control: Version control integration

Code Quality Features

Code Standards

TypeScript Configuration

// tsconfig.json
{
  "compilerOptions": {
    "target": "ES2020",
    "lib": ["dom", "dom.iterable", "ES6"],
    "allowJs": true,
    "skipLibCheck": true,
    "strict": true,
    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
    "noEmit": true,
    "esModuleInterop": true,
    "module": "esnext",
    "moduleResolution": "node",
    "resolveJsonModule": true,
    "isolatedModules": true,
    "jsx": "preserve",
    "incremental": true,
    "plugins": [
      {
        "name": "next"
      }
    ],
    "baseUrl": ".",
    "paths": {
      "@/*": ["./*"]
    }
  },
  "include": ["next-env.d.ts", "**/*.ts", "**/*.tsx", ".next/types/**/*.ts"],
  "exclude": ["node_modules"]
}

ESLint Configuration

// .eslintrc.json
{
  "extends": [
    "next/core-web-vitals",
    "@typescript-eslint/recommended"
  ],
  "parser": "@typescript-eslint/parser",
  "plugins": ["@typescript-eslint"],
  "rules": {
    "@typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars": "error",
    "@typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any": "warn",
    "prefer-const": "error",
    "no-var": "error"
  }
}

Prettier Configuration

// .prettierrc
{
  "semi": true,
  "trailingComma": "es5",
  "singleQuote": true,
  "printWidth": 80,
  "tabWidth": 2,
  "useTabs": false
}

Testing Integration

Jest Configuration

// jest.config.js
const nextJest = require('next/jest')

const createJestConfig = nextJest({
  dir: './',
})

const customJestConfig = {
  setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/jest.setup.js'],
  moduleNameMapping: {
    '^@/(.*)$': '<rootDir>/$1',
  },
  testEnvironment: 'jest-environment-jsdom',
}

module.exports = createJestConfig(customJestConfig)

Test Examples

// Example Generated Test
import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react'
import { UserProfile } from './UserProfile'

const mockUser = {
  id: '1',
  email: 'test@example.com',
  firstName: 'John',
  lastName: 'Doe'
}

const mockOnUpdate = jest.fn()

describe('UserProfile', () => {
  beforeEach(() => {
    mockOnUpdate.mockClear()
  })

  it('renders user information', () => {
    render(<UserProfile user={mockUser} onUpdate={mockOnUpdate} />)
    
    expect(screen.getByText('John Doe')).toBeInTheDocument()
    expect(screen.getByText('test@example.com')).toBeInTheDocument()
  })

  it('allows editing user information', () => {
    render(<UserProfile user={mockUser} onUpdate={mockOnUpdate} />)
    
    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Edit Profile'))
    
    const firstNameInput = screen.getByDisplayValue('John')
    fireEvent.change(firstNameInput, { target: { value: 'Jane' } })
    
    fireEvent.click(screen.getByText('Save'))
    
    expect(mockOnUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
      ...mockUser,
      firstName: 'Jane'
    })
  })
})

Code Export Options

Export Formats

Project Export

  • ZIP Archive: Complete project as ZIP file

  • Git Repository: Export as Git repository

  • Docker Container: Export as Docker container

  • Cloud Deployment: Deploy to cloud platforms

  • Local Development: Setup for local development

Code Export

  • Individual Files: Export individual code files

  • Component Library: Export as component library

  • NPM Package: Export as NPM package

  • GitHub Repository: Export to GitHub repository

  • GitLab Repository: Export to GitLab repository

Deployment Integration

Vercel Integration

  • Automatic Deployment: Deploy to Vercel automatically

  • Environment Variables: Configure environment variables

  • Domain Configuration: Configure custom domains

  • Performance Monitoring: Monitor application performance

  • Analytics Integration: Integrate analytics

Netlify Integration

  • Automatic Deployment: Deploy to Netlify automatically

  • Form Handling: Configure form handling

  • Edge Functions: Configure edge functions

  • CDN Configuration: Configure CDN settings

  • Build Configuration: Configure build settings

AWS Integration

  • S3 Deployment: Deploy to AWS S3

  • CloudFront: Configure CloudFront CDN

  • Lambda Functions: Deploy serverless functions

  • RDS Database: Configure RDS database

  • Elastic Beanstalk: Deploy to Elastic Beanstalk

Code Generation Complete
Complete code generation showing all frameworks and IDE integration options

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