Solution: Real-time synchronization of design and development with Onlook
Onlook solves the pain point of design-development disconnect with the following core features:
- Real-time two-way binding: After installing the Onlook plugin, when designers drag and drop tweak components in the browser, the tool automatically tracks changes to DOM nodes and maps them to the props or TailwindCSS class names of React components.
- Code Generation LogicOnlook's code conversion engine breaks down the visual changes into: 1) component structure changes 2) style class updates 3) layout property adjustments into three types of operations, generating corresponding JSX/Tailwind code snippets.
- Version Control Integration: When hitting publish, the tool creates a feature branch via the GitHub API, submitting PRs containing component file changes and style updates to keep the codebase tidy.
Points of Attention: 1) Make sure the project is using React version 18+ 2) For custom components, editable regions need to be declared via the data-onlook-component attribute 3) Complex animations are recommended to still be implemented via code.
This answer comes from the articleOnlook: open source Cursor for front-end design, design and publish code in React applicationsThe
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