Responsive Layout Builder

Overview

The Responsive Layout Builder is a web tool that lets developers quickly create and test page layouts. You can split the screen into sections, adjust them, and instantly see the generated code in JSX + Tailwind or HTML + CSS. Future updates will add breakpoint-specific settings(sm, md, lg) so layouts adapt better on different devices.

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What It Can Do

• Interactive canvas with split panes (horizontal / vertical)

• Add a new pane by splitting the selected one

• Choose row or column orientation for the next split

• Resize panes by dragging the divider (live updates with proportional sizing)

• Double-click divider to reset split to 50/50

• Select panes (highlighted visually)

• Rearrange panes by dragging one pane onto another (swaps label and color)

• Delete a pane (parent collapses automatically, root is protected)

• Reset everything back to a single pane

• Real-time code generation:

  • JSX + Tailwind: flex markup with flex ratios

  • HTML + CSS: auto-generated class names with proportional flex values

• Copy generated code with one click

How It Works

• State Tree (layoutSlice): A binary tree of LeafNode and SplitNode

  • SplitNode: has orientation (row | col) and sizes [a,b]

  • LeafNode: stores label and color (for visuals only)

• Actions: split, resize, rearrange, delete, reset

• Canvas Rendering: recursive components (SplitView and LeafView) render the layout

• Resizing: drag events adjust pane sizes (kept between 0.1–0.9)

• Rearranging: swaps colors/labels instead of restructuring nodes (simpler for now)

• Code Output: two code generators (JSX + HTML/CSS) read from the tree

Running Locally

npm install
npm run dev
# open http://localhost:3000

The builder is at: http://localhost:3000/home

Roadmap / TODO

• Undo / Redo history (e.g., last 50 actions)
• Breakpoint model (different layout for each screen size)

Contributing

Contributions welcome! Please fork the repo and submit a PR.

Proposed flow:

1. Open an issue describing the enhancement.
2. Discuss and refine the approach.
3. Submit PR with clear before/after notes + screenshots.

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Quick Start (TL;DR)

npm i
npm run dev
open http://localhost:3000/home

Enjoy experimenting and feel free to suggest improvements!