Component Extraction & Context Refactor - Summary
🔧 What We Did
- Extracted HomePage's 286-line monolithic component into focused parts
- Created ToolPanel (105 lines) for tool selection UI
- Created Workbench (203 lines) for view management
- Created ToolWorkflowContext (220 lines) for centralized state
- Reduced HomePage to 60 lines of provider setup
- Eliminated all prop drilling - components use contexts directly
🏆 Why This is Good
- Maintainability: Each component has single purpose, easy
debugging/development
- Architecture: Clean separation of concerns, future features easier to
add
- Code Quality: 105% more lines but organized/purposeful vs tangled
spaghetti code
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Co-authored-by: Connor Yoh <connor@stirlingpdf.com>
Co-authored-by: James Brunton <jbrunton96@gmail.com>
Overview
Replaced scattered file inputs with a unified modal-based upload system.
Users now upload files via a global Files button with intelligent
tool-aware filtering.
Key Changes
🔄 New Upload Flow
- Before: Direct file inputs throughout the UI
- After: Single Files button → Modal → Tool filters files automatically
🎯 Smart File Filtering
- Modal shows only supported file types based on selected tool
- Visual indicators for unsupported files (grayed out + badges)
- Automatic duplicate detection
✨ Enhanced UX
- Files button shows active state when modal is open
- Consistent upload experience across all tools
- Professional modal workflow
Architecture
New Components
FilesModalProvider → FileUploadModal → Tool-aware filtering
Button System Redesign
type: 'navigation' | 'modal' | 'action'
// Only navigation buttons stay active
// Modal buttons show active when modal open
Files Changed
- ✅ QuickAccessBar.tsx - Added Files button
- ✅ FileUploadModal.tsx - New tool-aware modal
- ✅ HomePage.tsx - Integrated modal system
- ✅ ConvertE2E.spec.ts - Updated tests for modal workflow
Benefits
- Unified UX: One place to upload files
- Smart Filtering: Only see relevant file types
- Better Architecture: Clean separation of concerns
- Improved Testing: Reliable test automation
Migration: File uploads now go through Files button → modal instead of
direct inputs. All existing functionality preserved.
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Co-authored-by: Connor Yoh <connor@stirlingpdf.com>
