Add preview slot to NodeDefinition; show translucent shape during move

User feedback: the move tool's CursorSphere is just a vertical line,
hard to tell what you're moving. Placement gets a translucent shape
that follows the cursor; move should too.

NodeDefinition.preview?: () => Promise<{ default: ComponentType<{ node }> }>
opt-in lazy component that renders a translucent ghost of the node.
Used by:
- The placement tool (ShelfTool) — renders the preview at the cursor
  position so the user sees the shape they're placing.
- The move tool (MoveRegistryNodeTool) — renders the preview at the
  drag target alongside the CursorSphere. Plus the original node is
  also dragged via live transforms, so the user sees both: the actual
  node moving + a translucent ghost at the same spot.

Implementation:
- New nodes/shelf/preview.tsx: ShelfPreview component. Renders the
  same shape as ShelfRenderer but `transparent: true, opacity: 0.5`.
- shelfDefinition.preview = () => import('./preview').
- ShelfTool's placement preview now uses <ShelfPreview node={defaults} />
  instead of an inline copy of the box geometry.
- MoveRegistryNodeTool lazy-loads `def.preview` (cached by loader,
  Suspense-wrapped). If a kind doesn't define `preview`, only the
  CursorSphere shows — matches today's behavior.

Phase 4 may merge `preview` with `renderer` behind an `opacity` prop
so kinds don't duplicate JSX between the solid and translucent
versions; until then defining `preview` is opt-in and one extra file.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Wassim SAMAD
2026-05-14 16:01:32 -04:00
co-authored by Claude Opus 4.7
parent a090c22f42
commit e84b1ec8bc
5 changed files with 130 additions and 52 deletions
@@ -12,7 +12,15 @@ import {
useLiveTransforms,
useScene,
} from '@pascal-app/core'
import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
import {
type ComponentType,
lazy,
Suspense,
useCallback,
useEffect,
useMemo,
useState,
} from 'react'
import { markToolCancelConsumed } from '../../../hooks/use-keyboard'
import { sfxEmitter } from '../../../lib/sfx-bus'
import useEditor from '../../../store/use-editor'
@@ -20,21 +28,44 @@ import { CursorSphere } from '../shared/cursor-sphere'
const roundToHalf = (value: number) => Math.round(value * 2) / 2
// Cache lazy preview components keyed by their module loader so React.lazy
// isn't re-invoked across renders.
const previewCache = new WeakMap<() => Promise<unknown>, ComponentType<{ node: AnyNode }>>()
function loadPreview(node: AnyNode): ComponentType<{ node: AnyNode }> | null {
const def = nodeRegistry.get(node.type)
if (!def?.preview) return null
const cached = previewCache.get(def.preview)
if (cached) return cached
const Comp = lazy(def.preview as () => Promise<{ default: ComponentType<{ node: AnyNode }> }>)
previewCache.set(def.preview, Comp)
return Comp
}
/**
* Generic move tool for any registry-backed kind. Mirrors MoveColumnTool's
* shape but parses re-creation through `nodeRegistry.get(kind).schema`
* instead of a hardcoded schema reference. Used as the fallback in
* `<MoveTool>` for kinds without a bespoke mover.
* Generic move tool for any registry-backed kind.
*
* Phase 4 may consolidate this with the per-kind movers if they all
* collapse to the same position+rotation shape — until then they live
* side by side.
* Behavior mirrors MoveColumnTool's shape:
* - Pauses scene history on activation, resumes on commit / cancel / unmount.
* - On each `grid:move`, applies a live transform to the original node so it
* visibly follows the cursor (no second copy of the node).
* - On `grid:click`, commits the position to the scene store.
* - If the kind exposes a `preview` component on its NodeDefinition, render
* it as a translucent ghost at the cursor too — the user sees the shape
* they're moving (better UX than just CursorSphere's line).
*
* Phase 4 may merge the preview slot with the renderer behind an `opacity`
* prop. Until then, defining `preview` on a NodeDefinition gives nice move
* + placement UX for free.
*/
export function MoveRegistryNodeTool({ node }: { node: AnyNode }) {
const initialPosition: [number, number, number] =
'position' in node && Array.isArray((node as { position?: unknown }).position)
? ((node as { position: [number, number, number] }).position ?? [0, 0, 0])
: [0, 0, 0]
const initialPosition: [number, number, number] = useMemo(
() =>
'position' in node && Array.isArray((node as { position?: unknown }).position)
? ((node as { position: [number, number, number] }).position ?? [0, 0, 0])
: [0, 0, 0],
[node],
)
const [previewPosition, setPreviewPosition] = useState<[number, number, number]>(initialPosition)
const exitMoveMode = useCallback(() => {
@@ -67,15 +98,11 @@ export function MoveRegistryNodeTool({ node }: { node: AnyNode }) {
const nodeId = node.id
if (nodeId && useScene.getState().nodes[nodeId]) {
// Existing node — just update its position.
committed = true
useLiveTransforms.getState().clear(nodeId)
useScene.temporal.getState().resume()
useScene.getState().updateNode(nodeId, { position } as Partial<AnyNode>)
} else if (node.parentId) {
// Orphan re-create path — re-parse the node fresh via the kind's
// schema in the registry. Mirrors MoveColumnTool's behavior for
// registry-supplied kinds.
const def = nodeRegistry.get(node.type)
if (def) {
const reparsed = def.schema.parse({
@@ -124,9 +151,18 @@ export function MoveRegistryNodeTool({ node }: { node: AnyNode }) {
}
}, [exitMoveMode, initialPosition, node])
// Cursor color from the def's presentation if available, else a neutral fallback.
const def = nodeRegistry.get(node.type)
const cursorColor = def?.presentation?.icon.kind === 'iconify' ? '#a78bfa' : '#a78bfa'
const Preview = loadPreview(node)
return <CursorSphere color={cursorColor} height={2.5} position={previewPosition} />
return (
<>
<CursorSphere color="#a78bfa" height={2.5} position={previewPosition} />
{Preview && (
<Suspense fallback={null}>
<group position={previewPosition}>
<Preview node={node} />
</group>
</Suspense>
)}
</>
)
}