Explanation

Conceptual guides that explain the architecture and design decisions behind wilco.

These documents help you understand why things work the way they do.

Contents:

• System Architecture
  • Overview
  • Component system
  • Bridge pattern
  • Deployment modes
  • Module registry
  • Caching strategy
  • See also
• Request Lifecycle
  • API mode (development)
  • Static mode (production)
  • Error handling
  • Multi-component pages
  • See also
• Bundling and esbuild
  • How bundling works
  • esbuild configuration
  • External dependencies
  • esbuild resolution order
  • Source map handling
  • Pre-compilation pipeline
  • See also
• Live Preview System
  • Overview
  • Django implementation
  • Non-Django implementation
  • Image preview
  • UI layout
  • Debouncing
  • See also
• Standalone Loader
  • Overview
  • How it works
  • Module registry
  • ESM transformation
  • Global API
  • Static mode (pre-built bundles)
  • Live preview extension
  • Building the loader
  • Error handling
  • Debugging