# Description of Changes
This PR is a very large change to the workings of the TypeScript SDK and
as such requires a higher bar of testing than other PRs. However, it
does several important things:
1. Unifies the API of the server and client so they not only have the
same API, but they actually implement it with the same TypeScript types.
This fixes several inconsistencies between them and fixes several small
bugs as well.
2. Closes https://github.com/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/issues/3365
3. Closes https://github.com/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/issues/3431
4. Closes https://github.com/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/issues/3435
5. Subsumes the work done in
https://github.com/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/pull/3447
6. Derives all type information on the client from a single
`RemoteModule` type which vastly cleans up the correctness of type
checking on the client and helped me to find several small bugs
It accomplishes this by changing code generation of TypeScript on the
client to code generation approximately what a developer would manually
write in their module. The ultimate goal would be to allow the developer
to use the types and functions that they define on in their module
directly on the client without needing to do any code generation at all,
provided they are using TypeScript on the server and client.
https://github.com/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/issues/3365 is resolved by
`.build()`ing the `DbConnection` inside a React `useEffect` rather than
doing it directly in line with the render of the provider. In order to
do that we needed to not expose the `DbConnection` directly to
developers by returning a different type from `useSpacetimeDB`.
`useSpacetimeDB` now returns a `ConnectionState` object which is stored
as React state and updates when any of the fields change. This change
also resolves https://github.com/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/issues/3431.
https://github.com/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/issues/3435 was the issue
that initially lead me down the rabbit hole of unifying the server and
the client because it was nearly impossible to track down all the
various type functions and how they connect to the values that we code
generate on the server. After several hours of attempting this, I
decided to clean up the types a bit to be more uniform.
Implementing the unification between the client and the server also
necessitated fully implemented parts of the API that were fully
implemented on the server, but were broken or missing on the client.
# API and ABI breaking changes
[Unification] -> Means that this is breaking behavior for the client
SDK, but that the new behavior is identical to the server's existing
behavior
## Breaking changes:
- Table accessor names and index accessor names are converted to
camelCase on the `ctx`, so `ctx.db.foo_bar` is now `ctx.db.fooBar`
- [Unification] On the client `my_table.iter()` returns
`IterableIterator` instead of an `Array`
- [Unification] `module_bindings` now export `TypeBuilder`s for all
types instead of a `type MyType` and object `MyType`, so instead of
using `MyType` as a type directly, you need to infer the type `MyType`
-> `Infer<typeof MyType>`.
- [Unification] We no longer generate and export `MyTypeVariants` for
sum types (these are now accessed by `Infer<typeof
MyType.variants.myVariant>`)
- [Unification] `MyType.getTypeScriptAlgebraicType()` has been replaced
with `MyType.algebraicType`
- `useSpacetimeDB()` no longer takes type parameters
- `useTable()` now takes a `TableDef` parameter and type params are
inferred
- `useTable()` now just returns an `Array` directly instead of a object
with `{ rows }`
- [Unification] `ctx.reducers.createPlayer(argA, argB)` ->
`ctx.reducers.createPlayer({ argA, argB })`
- [Unification] `ctx.reducers.onCreatePlayer(ctx, argA, argB)` ->
`ctx.reducers.onCreatePlayer(ctx, { argA, argB })`
- [Unification] `ctx.reducers.removeOnCreatePlayer(ctx, argA, argB)` ->
`ctx.reducers.removeOnCreatePlayer(ctx, { argA, argB })`
- [Unification] `myTable.count(): number` -> `myTable.count(): bigint`
## Additive changes:
- `Infer<>` now also does `InferTypeOfRow<>` if applicable
- Added a `useReducer()` React hook
- `module_bindings` now exports a `tables` object with references to all
the `TableDef`s
- `module_bindings` now exports a `reducers` object with references to
all the `ReducerDef`s
- Added a new `MyType.create('MyVariant', ...)` function in addition to
the `MyType.MyVariant(...)` constructors (this is private)
## Notable things that did not change:
- `MyType.serialize(writer: BinaryWriter, value: Infer<typeof MyType>)`
and `MyType.deserialize(reader: BinaryReader): Infer<typeof MyType>` are
still supported exactly as before.
- The `MyType.MyVariant(...)` constructor function on sum types is still
present, but implemented with the private `MyType.create('MyVariant',
...)`. We could choose to move away from this API later if we didn't
like the variants polluting the namespace
# Expected complexity level and risk
4 - This is a deep reaching an complex change for the SDK. For the
server, it is much less deep reaching since it reuses much of the same
machinery, although it does require thorough testing there as some of
the code was modified.
This change is fully localized to TypeScript and does not touch the host
(or other languages) at all, and therefore only impacts a beta aspect of
SpacetimeDB.
# Testing
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- [ ] Added regression test for
https://github.com/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/issues/3435
- [x] Manually tested `test-app` and `test-react-router-app`
- [ ] Add test cases for camelCase-ing
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Signed-off-by: Tyler Cloutier <cloutiertyler@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Noa <coolreader18@gmail.com>
# Description of Changes
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here. -->
This is a follow-up to
https://github.com/clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB/pull/2356 . Essentially we
want to remove this `return` statement so that you can both install the
vcruntime and also continue installing SpacetimeDB without having to run
the installer twice on Windows.
# API and ABI breaking changes
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None
# Expected complexity level and risk
1 - this affects windows installation.
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# Testing
I tested this on a new Windows 11 install. You can test the script by
downloading it from this PR and then running the following:
```
iex (Get-Content .\spacetime-install.ps1 -Raw -Encoding UTF8)
```
- [x] I have tested this
This is from a brand-new Windows11 install with all updates installed:
<img width="971" height="328" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/76e9b813-64f9-4a92-b961-c2136fa1372e"
/>
Then I opened a new terminal window:
<img width="815" height="162" alt="image"
src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/49e7cf95-fa37-4a5b-9fdd-7722e2055495"
/>
Signed-off-by: John Detter <4099508+jdetter@users.noreply.github.com>
Add VCRuntime detection and installation. This runtime is mandatory.
# Description of Changes
Update the Windows powershell script to install VCRuntime.
# Expected complexity level and risk
Not complex.
Download directly from Microsoft.
# Testing
Tested on a clean Windows 10 machine.
Co-authored-by: Zeke Foppa <196249+bfops@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: John Detter <4099508+jdetter@users.noreply.github.com>
# Description of Changes
We recently merged several repos together. This PR clarifies the license
terms for several subdirectories, as well as the relationship between
the licenses.
The licenses in our subdirectories have become symbolic links to
licenses in our toplevel `licenses` directory. For any particular
subdirectory's license file in the diff, you can click `... -> View
file` and then click on the text that says "Symbolic Link" on that page.
This will take you to the license file that it links to.
I have also updated the `tools/upgrade-version` script to update the
change date in the new `licenses/BSL.txt` file.
# API and ABI breaking changes
None.
# Expected complexity level and risk
1
# Testing
None. Only changes to license files.
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Co-authored-by: Zeke Foppa <bfops@users.noreply.github.com>
Tyler Cloutier