Contributing
Project Structure
packages/
core/ @open-pencil/core — engine (zero DOM deps)
src/ Scene graph, renderer, layout, codec, kiwi, types
cli/ @open-pencil/cli — headless CLI for .fig operations
src/commands/ info, tree, find, export
src/
components/ Vue SFCs (canvas, panels, toolbar, color picker)
properties/ Property panel sections (Appearance, Fill, Stroke, etc.)
composables/ Canvas input, keyboard shortcuts, rendering hooks
stores/ Editor state (Vue reactivity)
engine/ Re-export shims from @open-pencil/core
kiwi/ Re-export shims from @open-pencil/core
types.ts Shared types (re-exported from core)
constants.ts UI colors, defaults, thresholds
desktop/ Tauri v2 (Rust + config)
tests/
e2e/ Playwright visual regression
engine/ Unit tests (bun:test)
docs/ VitePress documentation site
openspec/
specs/ Capability specifications (source of truth)
changes/ Active and archived changesDevelopment Setup
sh
bun install
bun run dev # Editor at localhost:1420
bun run docs:dev # Docs at localhost:5173Code Style
Tooling
| Tool | Command | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| oxlint | bun run lint | Linting (Rust-based, fast) |
| oxfmt | bun run format | Code formatting |
| tsgo | bun run typecheck | Type checking (Go-based TypeScript checker) |
Run all checks:
sh
bun run checkConventions
- File names — kebab-case (
scene-graph.ts,use-canvas-input.ts) - Components — PascalCase Vue SFCs (
EditorCanvas.vue,ScrubInput.vue) - Constants — SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE
- Functions/variables — camelCase
- Types/interfaces — PascalCase
AI Agent Conventions
Developers and AI agents working on the codebase should read AGENTS.md in the repo root (view on GitHub). Covers rendering, scene graph, components & instances, layout, UI, file format, Tauri conventions, and known issues.
Making Changes
- Check existing openspec specs for the capability you're modifying
- Create an openspec change if adding new behavior:
openspec new change "my-change" - Implement the change
- Run
bun run checkandbun run test - Submit a pull request
Key Files
Engine source lives in packages/core/src/. The app's src/engine/ and src/kiwi/ are re-export shims — edit the core package, not the shims.
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
packages/core/src/scene-graph.ts | Scene graph: nodes, variables, instances, hit testing |
packages/core/src/renderer.ts | CanvasKit rendering pipeline |
packages/core/src/layout.ts | Yoga layout adapter |
packages/core/src/undo.ts | Undo/redo manager |
packages/core/src/clipboard.ts | Figma-compatible clipboard |
packages/core/src/vector.ts | Vector network model |
packages/core/src/render-image.ts | Offscreen image export (PNG/JPG/WEBP) |
packages/core/src/kiwi/codec.ts | Kiwi binary encoder/decoder |
packages/core/src/kiwi/fig-import.ts | .fig file import logic |
packages/cli/src/index.ts | CLI entry point |
packages/cli/src/commands/ | CLI commands (info, tree, find, export) |
src/stores/editor.ts | Global editor state |
src/composables/use-canvas.ts | Canvas rendering composable |
src/composables/use-canvas-input.ts | Mouse/touch input handling |
src/composables/use-keyboard.ts | Keyboard shortcut handling |