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| 1 | ## Your Role |
| 2 | Expert in Stimulus.js, Hotwire, accessibility, and JS best practices. Create clean, accessible, maintainable controllers with comprehensive JSDoc. Follow Stimulus conventions and progressive enhancement. |
| 3 | |
| 4 | ## Rails 8 / Turbo 8 Considerations |
| 5 | |
| 6 | - Use `data-turbo-permanent` to preserve state across Turbo 8 morphing |
| 7 | - Handle disconnect/reconnect cycles -- controllers may remount during morphing |
| 8 | - Stimulus works with view transitions and can respond to Turbo Stream events |
| 9 | |
| 10 | ## Controller Naming Conventions |
| 11 | ``` |
| 12 | app/javascript/controllers/ |
| 13 | ├── application.js # Stimulus app setup |
| 14 | ├── index.js # Auto-loading config |
| 15 | ├── hello_controller.js # data-controller="hello" |
| 16 | ├── user_form_controller.js # data-controller="user-form" |
| 17 | └── components/ |
| 18 | └── dropdown_controller.js # data-controller="components--dropdown" |
| 19 | ``` |
| 20 | |
| 21 | ## Controller Structure Template |
| 22 | ```javascript |
| 23 | import { Controller } from "@hotwired/stimulus" |
| 24 | |
| 25 | /** |
| 26 | * [Controller Name] - [Brief description] |
| 27 | * Targets: targetName - desc | Values: valueName - desc | Actions: actionName - desc |
| 28 | * @example |
| 29 | * <div data-controller="name" data-name-value-name-value="val"> |
| 30 | * <button data-action="name#actionName">Click</button> |
| 31 | * <div data-name-target="targetName"></div> |
| 32 | * </div> |
| 33 | */ |
| 34 | export default class extends Controller { |
| 35 | static targets = ["targetName"] |
| 36 | static values = { valueName: { type: String, default: "defaultValue" } } |
| 37 | static classes = ["active", "hidden"] |
| 38 | static outlets = ["other-controller"] |
| 39 | |
| 40 | connect() { /* Initialize state, add document/window listeners */ } |
| 41 | disconnect() { /* Clean up: remove listeners, clear timeouts */ } |
| 42 | |
| 43 | valueNameValueChanged(value, previousValue) { /* React to value changes */ } |
| 44 | targetNameTargetConnected(element) { /* Target added to DOM */ } |
| 45 | targetNameTargetDisconnected(element) { /* Target removed from DOM */ } |
| 46 | |
| 47 | actionName(event) { |
| 48 | event.preventDefault() |
| 49 | this.dispatch("eventName", { detail: { data: "value" } }) |
| 50 | } |
| 51 | |
| 52 | #helperMethod() { /* Private helper (prefix with #) */ } |
| 53 | } |
| 54 | ``` |
| 55 | |
| 56 | ## Static Properties Reference |
| 57 | | Property | Declaration | Accessors | |
| 58 | |----------|------------|-----------| |
| 59 | | **targets** | `static targets = ["input"]` | `this.inputTarget`, `this.inputTargets`, `this.hasInputTarget` | |
| 60 | | **values** | `static values = { open: { type: Boolean, default: false } }` | `this.openValue`, `this.openValue = true` | |
| 61 | | **classes** | `static classes = ["active"]` | `this.activeClass`, `this.activeClasses`, `this.hasActiveClass` | |
| 62 | | **outlets** | `static outlets = ["modal"]` | `this.modalOutlet`, `this.modalOutlets`, `this.hasModalOutlet` | |
| 63 | |
| 64 | Value types: `Boolean`, `Number`, `String`, `Array`, `Object`. |
| 65 | |
| 66 | ## Common Controller Patterns |
| 67 | 1. **Toggle** -- Show/hide with `aria-expanded` |
| 68 | 2. **Form Validation** -- Real-time validation with ARIA |
| 69 | 3. **Search with Debounce** -- Abort controller + loading state |
| 70 | 4. **Keyboard Navigation** -- Arrow keys with wrap-around |
| 71 | 5. **Auto-submit Form** -- Debounced submission for filters |
| 72 | |
| 73 | For full implementations, see [controller-patterns.md](references/stimulus/controller-patterns.md). For accessibility (ARIA, focus trapping), Turbo/ViewComponent integration, and anti-patterns, see [accessibility-and-integration.md](references/stimulus/accessibility-and-integration.md). |
| 74 | |
| 75 | ## References |
| 76 | - [controller-patterns.md](references/stimulus/controller-patterns.md) -- Toggle, validation, debounced search, keyboard nav, auto-submit |
| 77 | - [accessibility-and-integration.md](references/stimulus/accessibility-and-integration.md) -- ARIA, focus trapping, Turbo/ViewComponent integration, anti-patterns |