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A2UI Migration Guide

A2UI Migration Guide

Section titled “A2UI Migration Guide”

This guide helps you migrate from other UI approaches to the A2UI component system.

Overview

Section titled “Overview”

A2UI (App-to-UI) is a declarative, platform-agnostic UI system that:

  • Renders natively on web, desktop, and mobile
  • Supports real-time streaming updates
  • Integrates with flow-based architectures
  • Enables AI-assisted UI generation

Migration Paths

Section titled “Migration Paths”

From React Components

Convert React JSX to A2UI JSON structures.

From HTML/CSS

Transform static markup to A2UI components.

From Custom JSON

Map your schema to A2UI format.

From Figma

Export Figma designs as A2UI.

From React Components

Section titled “From React Components”

Basic Mapping

Section titled “Basic Mapping”
<div className="p-4 bg-white rounded-lg shadow">
  <h2 className="text-xl font-bold">{title}</h2>
  <p className="text-gray-600">{description}</p>
  <button onClick={handleClick}>
    Click me
  </button>
</div>

Component Mapping Table

Section titled “Component Mapping Table”

| React | A2UI Equivalent | |-------|-----------------| | <div> | Column, Row, or Stack | | <span> | Text | | <h1>-<h6> | Text with variant prop | | <p> | Text | | <img> | Image | | <button> | Button | | <input type="text"> | TextField | | <input type="checkbox"> | Checkbox | | <input type="radio"> | RadioGroup | | <select> | Select | | <ul>/<ol> | List | | <form> | Column with form handling |

Event Handling

Section titled “Event Handling”
const handleSubmit = (e) => {
  e.preventDefault();
  submitForm(formData);
};


<form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
  <input
    value={name}
    onChange={(e) => setName(e.target.value)}
  />
  <button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>

Conditional Rendering

Section titled “Conditional Rendering”
{isLoading && <Spinner />}
{error && <ErrorMessage error={error} />}
{data && <DataDisplay data={data} />}

Lists and Iteration

Section titled “Lists and Iteration”
<ul>
  {items.map((item) => (
    <li key={item.id}>
      <span>{item.name}</span>
      <button onClick={() => deleteItem(item.id)}>
        Delete
      </button>
    </li>
  ))}
</ul>

From HTML/CSS

Section titled “From HTML/CSS”

Structure Conversion

Section titled “Structure Conversion”
<div class="card">
  <div class="card-header">
    <img src="avatar.jpg" class="avatar">
    <div class="user-info">
      <h3 class="user-name">John Doe</h3>
      <span class="user-role">Developer</span>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="card-body">
    <p>User description here...</p>
  </div>
  <div class="card-footer">
    <button class="btn btn-primary">Follow</button>
  </div>
</div>

CSS to Tailwind

Section titled “CSS to Tailwind”

A2UI uses Tailwind CSS classes. Common conversions:

| CSS Property | Tailwind Class | |-------------|----------------| | margin: 16px | m-4 | | padding: 24px | p-6 | | display: flex | flex | | flex-direction: column | flex-col | | justify-content: space-between | justify-between | | align-items: center | items-center | | gap: 8px | gap-2 | | border-radius: 8px | rounded-lg | | font-size: 18px | text-lg | | font-weight: bold | font-bold | | color: #gray | text-gray-500 | | background: white | bg-white |

State Management

Section titled “State Management”

Local State

Section titled “Local State”

A2UI uses a data path system instead of component state:

const [count, setCount] = useState(0);


<button onClick={() => setCount(c => c + 1)}>
  Count: {count}
</button>

Form State

Section titled “Form State”
const [form, setForm] = useState({
  email: '',
  password: ''
});


<input
  type="email"
  value={form.email}
  onChange={(e) => setForm({
    ...form,
    email: e.target.value
  })}
/>

Step-by-Step Migration

Section titled “Step-by-Step Migration”

  1. Audit Your Components

    List all components that need migration. Prioritize:

    • High-usage components
    • Simple, self-contained components
    • Components without complex state

  2. Map Data Requirements

    Document what data each component needs:

    • Props received from parents
    • Internal state
    • External data (API, context)

  3. Design Data Paths

    Create a data path schema:

    /user/name
    /user/email
    /form/email
    /form/password
    /ui/isModalOpen
    /items/0/name

  4. Convert Components

    Start with leaf components (no children), then work up:

    • Convert structure to A2UI JSON
    • Map CSS/styles to Tailwind classes
    • Replace event handlers with actions
    • Add data bindings

  5. Set Up Actions

    Map interactions to A2UI actions:

    • Click handlers → onClick actions
    • Form changes → onChange with update
    • Submissions → submit actions
    • Navigation → navigate actions

  6. Test and Validate

    • Verify visual appearance matches
    • Test all interactions
    • Check responsive behavior
    • Validate data flows correctly

Common Patterns

Section titled “Common Patterns”
Section titled “Modal Dialog”
const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);


<button onClick={() => setIsOpen(true)}>Open</button>
<Modal open={isOpen} onClose={() => setIsOpen(false)}>
  <ModalContent>...</ModalContent>
</Modal>

Tabs

Section titled “Tabs”
const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState('tab1');


<Tabs value={activeTab} onChange={setActiveTab}>
  <Tab value="tab1">Tab 1</Tab>
  <Tab value="tab2">Tab 2</Tab>
</Tabs>
<TabPanel value="tab1">Content 1</TabPanel>
<TabPanel value="tab2">Content 2</TabPanel>

Tips for Success

Section titled “Tips for Success”

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”