proffesor-for-testing__agentic-qe/docs/phase3/FRONTEND-ARCHITECTURE.md

Frontend Architecture Document

Phase 3: GOAP Visualization System

Version: 1.0.0 Created: 2025-11-21 Status: Architecture Complete - Ready for Implementation Author: System Architecture Designer

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Executive Summary

This document defines the complete frontend architecture for the Agentic QE Fleet Phase 3 Visualization System. The frontend is a React + TypeScript + Vite application that provides real-time visualization of agent coordination, quality metrics, and decision trees.

Current State

• ✅ Backend Services Running: WebSocket (port 8080), REST API (port 3001)
• ✅ Frontend Directory Initialized: /workspaces/agentic-qe-cf/frontend/
• ✅ Basic Component Structure: MindMap, MetricsPanel, Timeline, DetailPanel
• ✅ Dependencies Installed: React 18, Cytoscape, Recharts, Tailwind CSS
• 🟡 Implementation Status: Components exist but need completion

Architecture Goals

1. Real-time Performance: <100ms render time for graphs with 100+ nodes
2. WebSocket Integration: Automatic reconnection, message buffering
3. REST API Integration: Efficient data fetching with caching (React Query)
4. Responsive Design: Works on desktop (1920x1080+), tablet, mobile
5. Accessibility: WCAG 2.1 AA compliance
6. Testability: >80% component test coverage

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Technology Stack

Core Framework

Technology	Version	Purpose	License
React	18.3.1	UI framework	MIT
TypeScript	5.7.2	Type safety	Apache-2.0
Vite	6.0.1	Build tool & dev server	MIT

Visualization Libraries

Technology	Version	Purpose
Cytoscape.js	3.30.2	Interactive graph visualization
cytoscape-cose-bilkent	4.1.0	Graph layout algorithm
Recharts	2.15.0	Quality metrics charts
lucide-react	0.468.0	Icon library

Data Management

Technology	Version	Purpose
React Query	5.x (to add)	REST API state management
Zustand	4.x (to add)	Global state management
date-fns	4.1.0	Date/time formatting

Styling & UI

Technology	Version	Purpose
Tailwind CSS	3.4.15	Utility-first CSS
PostCSS	8.4.49	CSS processing
Autoprefixer	10.4.20	CSS vendor prefixes

Communication

Technology	Version	Purpose
ws	8.18.0	WebSocket client (native)
Native Fetch	Built-in	REST API calls

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Directory Structure

frontend/
├── public/                          # Static assets
│   ├── favicon.ico
│   └── robots.txt
│
├── src/
│   ├── main.tsx                     # Application entry point
│   ├── App.tsx                      # Root component with layout
│   ├── index.css                    # Global styles & Tailwind imports
│   │
│   ├── components/                  # React components
│   │   ├── MindMap/                 # Agent graph visualization
│   │   │   ├── MindMap.tsx          # ✅ Main graph component
│   │   │   ├── GraphToolbar.tsx     # 🔨 Search, filters, zoom controls
│   │   │   ├── GraphLegend.tsx      # 🔨 Color/status legend
│   │   │   └── GraphControls.tsx    # 🔨 Layout algorithm selector
│   │   │
│   │   ├── MetricsPanel/            # Quality metrics visualization
│   │   │   ├── RadarChart.tsx       # ✅ Radar chart for quality dimensions
│   │   │   ├── MetricsOverview.tsx  # 🔨 Summary cards
│   │   │   └── MetricsHistory.tsx   # 🔨 Trend line charts
│   │   │
│   │   ├── Timeline/                # Event lifecycle timeline
│   │   │   ├── LifecycleTimeline.tsx # ✅ Event timeline component
│   │   │   ├── TimelineEvent.tsx    # 🔨 Individual event item
│   │   │   └── TimelineFilters.tsx  # 🔨 Date range & event type filters
│   │   │
│   │   ├── DetailPanel/             # Selected node drill-down
│   │   │   ├── DrillDownPanel.tsx   # ✅ Main detail panel
│   │   │   ├── EventDetails.tsx     # 🔨 Event metadata viewer
│   │   │   ├── ReasoningView.tsx    # 🔨 Reasoning chain display
│   │   │   └── TraceView.tsx        # 🔨 OpenTelemetry trace viewer
│   │   │
│   │   ├── Dashboard/               # Main dashboard layout
│   │   │   ├── DashboardLayout.tsx  # 🔨 Responsive grid layout
│   │   │   ├── SessionSelector.tsx  # 🔨 Session switcher
│   │   │   └── StatusBar.tsx        # 🔨 Connection status & stats
│   │   │
│   │   └── common/                  # Shared UI components
│   │       ├── Button.tsx           # 🔨 Reusable button
│   │       ├── Card.tsx             # 🔨 Card container
│   │       ├── LoadingSpinner.tsx   # 🔨 Loading indicator
│   │       ├── ErrorBoundary.tsx    # 🔨 Error handling wrapper
│   │       └── Tooltip.tsx          # 🔨 Tooltip component
│   │
│   ├── hooks/                       # Custom React hooks
│   │   ├── useWebSocket.ts          # 🔨 WebSocket connection hook
│   │   ├── useRestApi.ts            # 🔨 REST API wrapper hook
│   │   ├── useGraphData.ts          # 🔨 Graph data transformation
│   │   ├── useMetrics.ts            # 🔨 Metrics data hook
│   │   ├── useEvents.ts             # 🔨 Event data hook
│   │   └── useLocalStorage.ts       # 🔨 Persist user preferences
│   │
│   ├── services/                    # External service clients
│   │   ├── WebSocketClient.ts       # 🔨 WebSocket connection manager
│   │   ├── RestApiClient.ts         # 🔨 REST API client with caching
│   │   ├── DataTransformer.ts       # 🔨 API response transformers
│   │   └── EventBuffer.ts           # 🔨 Event queue for backpressure
│   │
│   ├── contexts/                    # React Context providers
│   │   ├── WebSocketContext.tsx     # ✅ WebSocket state & connection
│   │   ├── ThemeContext.tsx         # 🔨 Dark/light mode
│   │   └── FilterContext.tsx        # 🔨 Global filter state
│   │
│   ├── stores/                      # Zustand state stores
│   │   ├── graphStore.ts            # 🔨 Graph data & selections
│   │   ├── metricsStore.ts          # 🔨 Metrics history
│   │   ├── eventsStore.ts           # 🔨 Event timeline data
│   │   └── uiStore.ts               # 🔨 UI state (panels open/closed)
│   │
│   ├── types/                       # TypeScript type definitions
│   │   ├── index.ts                 # ✅ Core types (AgentNode, Edge, etc.)
│   │   ├── api.ts                   # 🔨 API request/response types
│   │   ├── websocket.ts             # 🔨 WebSocket message types
│   │   └── cytoscape-cose-bilkent.d.ts # ✅ Cytoscape plugin types
│   │
│   ├── utils/                       # Utility functions
│   │   ├── formatters.ts            # 🔨 Date, number, duration formatting
│   │   ├── validators.ts            # 🔨 Input validation
│   │   ├── colors.ts                # 🔨 Color palette utilities
│   │   └── graph.ts                 # 🔨 Graph data transformations
│   │
│   └── config/                      # Configuration files
│       ├── constants.ts             # 🔨 Application constants
│       ├── api.config.ts            # 🔨 API endpoints & timeouts
│       └── theme.config.ts          # 🔨 Tailwind theme extensions
│
├── tests/                           # Test files
│   ├── unit/                        # Unit tests (Vitest)
│   │   ├── components/
│   │   ├── hooks/
│   │   └── utils/
│   └── e2e/                         # E2E tests (Playwright)
│       ├── dashboard.spec.ts
│       ├── mindmap.spec.ts
│       └── filtering.spec.ts
│
├── .eslintrc.json                   # ESLint configuration
├── .prettierrc                      # Prettier configuration
├── tailwind.config.js               # ✅ Tailwind CSS config
├── postcss.config.js                # ✅ PostCSS config
├── tsconfig.json                    # ✅ TypeScript config
├── tsconfig.node.json               # ✅ Node-specific TS config
├── vite.config.ts                   # ✅ Vite configuration
├── package.json                     # ✅ Dependencies
└── README.md                        # Frontend documentation

Legend:
  ✅ = Exists and functional
  🔨 = Needs implementation
  🟡 = Partially implemented

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Component Architecture

Component Hierarchy

App.tsx (Root)
│
├── WebSocketProvider (Context)
│   ├── ThemeProvider (Context)
│   │   ├── FilterProvider (Context)
│   │   │   │
│   │   │   ├── Header
│   │   │   │   ├── StatusBar
│   │   │   │   └── SessionSelector
│   │   │   │
│   │   │   ├── DashboardLayout
│   │   │   │   │
│   │   │   │   ├── MindMap (Left Column - 7/12)
│   │   │   │   │   ├── GraphToolbar
│   │   │   │   │   ├── Cytoscape Canvas
│   │   │   │   │   └── GraphLegend
│   │   │   │   │
│   │   │   │   └── RightColumn (5/12)
│   │   │   │       │
│   │   │   │       ├── MetricsPanel (35% height)
│   │   │   │       │   ├── MetricsOverview
│   │   │   │       │   ├── RadarChart
│   │   │   │       │   └── MetricsHistory
│   │   │   │       │
│   │   │   │       ├── Timeline (30% height)
│   │   │   │       │   ├── TimelineFilters
│   │   │   │       │   └── TimelineEvent[]
│   │   │   │       │
│   │   │   │       └── DetailPanel (35% height)
│   │   │   │           ├── EventDetails
│   │   │   │           ├── ReasoningView
│   │   │   │           └── TraceView
│   │   │   │
│   │   │   └── Footer
│   │   │       └── Connection Status

Data Flow Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    Backend Services                          │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  WebSocket Server (port 8080) │ REST API (port 3001)        │
└─────────────────┬───────────────────────┬───────────────────┘
                  │                       │
         Real-time Events          Historical Data Queries
                  │                       │
                  ▼                       ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Frontend Service Layer                          │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  WebSocketClient         │         RestApiClient            │
│  - Connection mgmt       │         - Fetch wrapper          │
│  - Auto-reconnect        │         - React Query cache      │
│  - Message buffering     │         - Request deduplication  │
└─────────────────┬───────────────────────┬───────────────────┘
                  │                       │
            Event Stream              Data Queries
                  │                       │
                  ▼                       ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              State Management Layer                          │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  WebSocketContext       │  Zustand Stores  │ React Query    │
│  - Connection status    │  - Graph data    │ - API cache    │
│  - Real-time events     │  - Metrics       │ - Background   │
│  - Selected node        │  - UI state      │   refetch      │
└─────────────────┬───────────────────────┬───────────────────┘
                  │                       │
            Reactive Updates          Cached Data
                  │                       │
                  ▼                       ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                 React Components                             │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  MindMap │ MetricsPanel │ Timeline │ DetailPanel            │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

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State Management Strategy

1. Context API (Connection State)

Usage: WebSocket connection, theme, global filters

WebSocketContext:

interface WebSocketContextType {
  // Connection
  connected: boolean;
  reconnect: () => void;
  lastError: Error | null;

  // Real-time data (latest only)
  latestEvent: LifecycleEvent | null;
  latestMetrics: QualityMetrics | null;

  // Selection
  selectedNode: string | null;
  setSelectedNode: (id: string | null) => void;
}

Rationale:

• Simple pub/sub for connection status
• Minimal re-renders (only on connection changes)
• Easy to use with useContext(WebSocketContext)

2. Zustand (Application State)

Usage: Graph data, metrics history, events timeline, UI state

graphStore.ts:

interface GraphStore {
  // Data
  nodes: AgentNode[];
  edges: AgentEdge[];

  // Actions
  setGraphData: (nodes: AgentNode[], edges: AgentEdge[]) => void;
  updateNode: (id: string, updates: Partial<AgentNode>) => void;

  // Filters
  filters: FilterState;
  setFilters: (filters: FilterState) => void;

  // Selections
  selectedNodeId: string | null;
  selectNode: (id: string | null) => void;
}

metricsStore.ts:

interface MetricsStore {
  // Data (ringbuffer, max 1000 entries)
  history: QualityMetrics[];

  // Actions
  addMetrics: (metrics: QualityMetrics) => void;
  clearHistory: () => void;

  // Computed
  latestMetrics: QualityMetrics | null;
  averageMetrics: QualityMetrics | null;
}

eventsStore.ts:

interface EventsStore {
  // Data (ringbuffer, max 1000 entries)
  events: LifecycleEvent[];

  // Actions
  addEvent: (event: LifecycleEvent) => void;
  clearEvents: () => void;

  // Filters
  filteredEvents: LifecycleEvent[];
  setEventFilters: (filters: EventFilters) => void;
}

uiStore.ts:

interface UIStore {
  // Panel visibility
  metricsExpanded: boolean;
  timelineExpanded: boolean;
  detailPanelOpen: boolean;

  // Theme
  theme: 'light' | 'dark';
  setTheme: (theme: 'light' | 'dark') => void;

  // Layout
  rightColumnWidth: number;
  setRightColumnWidth: (width: number) => void;
}

Rationale:

• Zustand is lightweight (1KB) vs Redux (7KB)
• No boilerplate (actions, reducers, dispatchers)
• Easy to persist with middleware
• Direct store access without Context Provider
• Built-in devtools support

3. React Query (REST API State)

Usage: Historical data fetching, caching, background refetch

Queries:

// Fetch session graph data
useQuery({
  queryKey: ['session', sessionId, 'graph'],
  queryFn: () => api.getSessionGraph(sessionId),
  staleTime: 30000, // 30 seconds
  cacheTime: 300000, // 5 minutes
});

// Fetch reasoning chain
useQuery({
  queryKey: ['reasoning', chainId],
  queryFn: () => api.getReasoningChain(chainId),
  enabled: !!chainId, // Only fetch when chainId exists
});

// Fetch metrics history
useQuery({
  queryKey: ['metrics', timeRange],
  queryFn: () => api.getMetrics(timeRange),
  refetchInterval: 60000, // Refetch every minute
});

Rationale:

• Automatic caching and deduplication
• Background refetching
• Optimistic updates
• Request cancellation
• Built-in loading/error states
• Network-aware (pauses on offline)

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WebSocket Integration

Connection Management

WebSocketClient.ts:

class WebSocketClient {
  private ws: WebSocket | null = null;
  private reconnectTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
  private messageBuffer: WebSocketMessage[] = [];
  private subscriptions: Map<string, Set<MessageHandler>> = new Map();

  constructor(private config: WebSocketConfig) {
    this.config = {
      url: 'ws://localhost:8080',
      reconnectInterval: 3000,
      maxReconnectAttempts: 10,
      heartbeatInterval: 30000,
      messageBufferSize: 1000,
      ...config,
    };
  }

  connect(): void {
    // Parse URL query params from filters
    const params = new URLSearchParams({
      session_id: this.config.sessionId || '',
      agent_id: this.config.agentId || '',
    });

    const wsUrl = `${this.config.url}?${params.toString()}`;
    this.ws = new WebSocket(wsUrl);

    this.ws.onopen = () => this.handleOpen();
    this.ws.onmessage = (event) => this.handleMessage(event);
    this.ws.onerror = (error) => this.handleError(error);
    this.ws.onclose = () => this.handleClose();
  }

  private handleOpen(): void {
    console.log('WebSocket connected');
    this.reconnectTimer && clearTimeout(this.reconnectTimer);
    this.reconnectAttempts = 0;
    this.flushMessageBuffer();
    this.startHeartbeat();
    this.emit('connected', null);
  }

  private handleMessage(event: MessageEvent): void {
    const message: WebSocketMessage = JSON.parse(event.data);

    // Route to subscribers
    const handlers = this.subscriptions.get(message.type);
    if (handlers) {
      handlers.forEach((handler) => handler(message.data));
    }

    // Global handler
    this.emit('message', message);
  }

  private handleClose(): void {
    console.log('WebSocket disconnected');
    this.stopHeartbeat();
    this.emit('disconnected', null);

    // Auto-reconnect
    if (this.reconnectAttempts < this.config.maxReconnectAttempts) {
      this.reconnectTimer = setTimeout(() => {
        this.reconnectAttempts++;
        console.log(`Reconnecting... (attempt ${this.reconnectAttempts})`);
        this.connect();
      }, this.config.reconnectInterval);
    } else {
      this.emit('max_reconnects', null);
    }
  }

  subscribe(messageType: string, handler: MessageHandler): () => void {
    if (!this.subscriptions.has(messageType)) {
      this.subscriptions.set(messageType, new Set());
    }
    this.subscriptions.get(messageType)!.add(handler);

    // Return unsubscribe function
    return () => {
      this.subscriptions.get(messageType)?.delete(handler);
    };
  }

  send(message: ClientMessage): void {
    if (this.ws?.readyState === WebSocket.OPEN) {
      this.ws.send(JSON.stringify(message));
    } else {
      // Buffer message for when connection reopens
      this.messageBuffer.push(message);
      if (this.messageBuffer.length > this.config.messageBufferSize) {
        this.messageBuffer.shift(); // Drop oldest
      }
    }
  }

  disconnect(): void {
    this.reconnectTimer && clearTimeout(this.reconnectTimer);
    this.ws?.close();
  }
}

Message Types

WebSocket Message Protocol:

// Server -> Client messages
type WebSocketMessage =
  | { type: 'event'; timestamp: string; data: LifecycleEvent }
  | { type: 'reasoning'; timestamp: string; data: ReasoningChain }
  | { type: 'metrics'; timestamp: string; data: QualityMetrics }
  | { type: 'heartbeat'; timestamp: string; data: { status: 'ok' } }
  | { type: 'graph-update'; timestamp: string; data: GraphData };

// Client -> Server messages
type ClientMessage =
  | { type: 'subscribe'; options: SubscriptionOptions }
  | { type: 'unsubscribe' }
  | { type: 'ping' };

Hook Integration

useWebSocket.ts:

export function useWebSocket() {
  const [client] = useState(() => new WebSocketClient({
    url: import.meta.env.VITE_WS_URL || 'ws://localhost:8080',
  }));

  const [connected, setConnected] = useState(false);
  const graphStore = useGraphStore();
  const metricsStore = useMetricsStore();
  const eventsStore = useEventsStore();

  useEffect(() => {
    // Subscribe to connection events
    client.on('connected', () => setConnected(true));
    client.on('disconnected', () => setConnected(false));

    // Subscribe to message types
    const unsubscribeEvent = client.subscribe('event', (data: LifecycleEvent) => {
      eventsStore.addEvent(data);
    });

    const unsubscribeMetrics = client.subscribe('metrics', (data: QualityMetrics) => {
      metricsStore.addMetrics(data);
    });

    const unsubscribeGraph = client.subscribe('graph-update', (data: GraphData) => {
      graphStore.setGraphData(data.nodes, data.edges);
    });

    // Connect
    client.connect();

    // Cleanup
    return () => {
      unsubscribeEvent();
      unsubscribeMetrics();
      unsubscribeGraph();
      client.disconnect();
    };
  }, [client]);

  return { connected, reconnect: () => client.connect() };
}

---

REST API Integration

API Client

RestApiClient.ts:

class RestApiClient {
  private baseURL: string;

  constructor(config: ApiConfig = {}) {
    this.baseURL = config.baseURL || 'http://localhost:3001';
  }

  // GET /api/visualization/events
  async getEvents(params: {
    since?: string;
    limit?: number;
    offset?: number;
  }): Promise<ApiResponse<LifecycleEvent[]>> {
    const query = new URLSearchParams(params as any);
    return this.fetch(`/api/visualization/events?${query}`);
  }

  // GET /api/visualization/metrics
  async getMetrics(timeRange: '1h' | '24h' | '7d' = '24h'): Promise<ApiResponse<MetricsData>> {
    return this.fetch(`/api/visualization/metrics?timeRange=${timeRange}`);
  }

  // GET /api/visualization/reasoning/:chainId
  async getReasoningChain(chainId: string): Promise<ApiResponse<ReasoningTree>> {
    return this.fetch(`/api/visualization/reasoning/${chainId}`);
  }

  // GET /api/visualization/sessions/:sessionId
  async getSession(sessionId: string): Promise<ApiResponse<SessionVisualization>> {
    return this.fetch(`/api/visualization/sessions/${sessionId}`);
  }

  // GET /api/visualization/graph/:sessionId
  async getSessionGraph(
    sessionId: string,
    options: { algorithm?: string; spacing?: number } = {}
  ): Promise<ApiResponse<VisualizationGraph>> {
    const query = new URLSearchParams(options as any);
    return this.fetch(`/api/visualization/graph/${sessionId}?${query}`);
  }

  private async fetch<T>(path: string): Promise<ApiResponse<T>> {
    const response = await fetch(`${this.baseURL}${path}`, {
      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
    });

    if (!response.ok) {
      throw new Error(`API error: ${response.statusText}`);
    }

    return response.json();
  }
}

export const apiClient = new RestApiClient();

React Query Hooks

useRestApi.ts:

export function useEvents(params: EventQueryParams) {
  return useQuery({
    queryKey: ['events', params],
    queryFn: () => apiClient.getEvents(params),
    staleTime: 10000, // 10 seconds
  });
}

export function useMetrics(timeRange: '1h' | '24h' | '7d' = '24h') {
  return useQuery({
    queryKey: ['metrics', timeRange],
    queryFn: () => apiClient.getMetrics(timeRange),
    refetchInterval: 60000, // 1 minute
  });
}

export function useReasoningChain(chainId: string | null) {
  return useQuery({
    queryKey: ['reasoning', chainId],
    queryFn: () => apiClient.getReasoningChain(chainId!),
    enabled: !!chainId,
  });
}

export function useSessionGraph(sessionId: string, options?: GraphOptions) {
  return useQuery({
    queryKey: ['graph', sessionId, options],
    queryFn: () => apiClient.getSessionGraph(sessionId, options),
    staleTime: 30000, // 30 seconds
  });
}

---

Component Specifications

1. MindMap Component

Purpose: Interactive graph visualization of agent coordination

Features:

• ✅ Cytoscape.js canvas with cose-bilkent layout
• ✅ Node colors by agent type, border colors by status
• ✅ Click to select, double-click to expand/collapse
• ✅ Search bar with real-time filtering
• ✅ Filter by agent type and status
• ✅ Zoom controls (in/out/fit)
• 🔨 Layout algorithm selector (hierarchical, force-directed, circular)
• 🔨 Export to SVG/PNG
• 🔨 Minimap for navigation

Performance Targets:

• 100 nodes: <100ms render
• 1000 nodes: <500ms render (with virtual rendering)

Props:

interface MindMapProps {
  sessionId?: string;
  layoutAlgorithm?: 'hierarchical' | 'force-directed' | 'circular';
  onNodeSelect?: (nodeId: string) => void;
}

2. MetricsPanel Component

Purpose: Quality metrics visualization with radar chart

Features:

• ✅ Radar chart for 6 quality dimensions
• 🔨 Metric summary cards (coverage %, performance score, etc.)
• 🔨 Trend line charts (30-day history)
• 🔨 Comparison mode (current vs baseline)
• 🔨 Export metrics as JSON/CSV

Quality Dimensions:

1. Coverage
2. Performance
3. Security
4. Maintainability
5. Reliability
6. Efficiency

Props:

interface MetricsPanelProps {
  showComparison?: boolean;
  showTrends?: boolean;
  timeRange?: '1h' | '24h' | '7d';
}

3. LifecycleTimeline Component

Purpose: Chronological event timeline with filtering

Features:

• ✅ Scrollable event list with virtualization
• 🔨 Event icons by type (spawn, execute, complete, error)
• 🔨 Color-coded by status (success, failure, pending)
• 🔨 Expandable event details
• 🔨 Date range filter
• 🔨 Event type filter
• 🔨 Search by agent name

Event Types:

• spawn: Agent created
• execute: Task execution started
• complete: Task completed successfully
• error: Task failed
• retry: Task retried after failure

Props:

interface LifecycleTimelineProps {
  maxEvents?: number;
  autoScroll?: boolean;
  onEventSelect?: (eventId: string) => void;
}

4. DrillDownPanel Component

Purpose: Detailed information for selected node/event

Features:

• ✅ Tabbed interface (Overview, Reasoning, Trace, Logs)
• 🔨 Overview Tab: Event metadata, duration, status
• 🔨 Reasoning Tab: Reasoning chain tree view
• 🔨 Trace Tab: OpenTelemetry trace visualization
• 🔨 Logs Tab: Agent logs with syntax highlighting
• 🔨 Copy button for trace/span IDs

Props:

interface DrillDownPanelProps {
  selectedNode: string | null;
  selectedEvent: string | null;
  onClose?: () => void;
}

5. Dashboard Layout Component

Purpose: Responsive grid layout with resizable panels

Features:

• 🔨 12-column CSS Grid layout
• 🔨 Resizable right column (drag handle)
• 🔨 Collapsible panels
• 🔨 Saved layout preferences (localStorage)
• 🔨 Mobile responsive (stacked layout)

Layout Breakpoints:

• Desktop (>1280px): 7/5 split
• Tablet (768-1279px): 6/6 split
• Mobile (<768px): Stacked (single column)

---

Performance Optimization

1. Graph Rendering

Strategy: Progressive rendering for large graphs

// Render nodes in batches
function renderGraphBatched(nodes: AgentNode[], batchSize = 100) {
  const batches = chunk(nodes, batchSize);

  batches.forEach((batch, i) => {
    setTimeout(() => {
      cy.add(batch.map(nodeToElement));
      if (i === batches.length - 1) {
        cy.layout({ name: 'cose-bilkent' }).run();
      }
    }, i * 50); // 50ms between batches
  });
}

Level-of-Detail (LOD):

// Hide labels when zoomed out
cy.on('zoom', () => {
  const zoom = cy.zoom();
  if (zoom < 0.5) {
    cy.style().selector('node').style({ 'font-size': '0px' }).update();
  } else {
    cy.style().selector('node').style({ 'font-size': '12px' }).update();
  }
});

2. Virtual Scrolling

Timeline Component:

import { useVirtualizer } from '@tanstack/react-virtual';

function LifecycleTimeline({ events }: Props) {
  const parentRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);

  const virtualizer = useVirtualizer({
    count: events.length,
    getScrollElement: () => parentRef.current,
    estimateSize: () => 60, // Estimated row height
    overscan: 5, // Render 5 extra rows above/below
  });

  return (
    <div ref={parentRef} className="h-full overflow-auto">
      <div style={{ height: `${virtualizer.getTotalSize()}px`, position: 'relative' }}>
        {virtualizer.getVirtualItems().map((virtualRow) => (
          <TimelineEvent
            key={virtualRow.key}
            event={events[virtualRow.index]}
            style={{
              position: 'absolute',
              top: 0,
              left: 0,
              width: '100%',
              transform: `translateY(${virtualRow.start}px)`,
            }}
          />
        ))}
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

3. Memoization

Expensive Computations:

// Memoize filtered graph data
const filteredNodes = useMemo(() => {
  return nodes.filter((node) => {
    if (filters.agentTypes.length && !filters.agentTypes.includes(node.type)) {
      return false;
    }
    if (filters.statuses.length && !filters.statuses.includes(node.status)) {
      return false;
    }
    return true;
  });
}, [nodes, filters]);

// Memoize metrics calculations
const averageMetrics = useMemo(() => {
  if (metricsHistory.length === 0) return null;

  return {
    coverage: mean(metricsHistory.map((m) => m.coverage)),
    performance: mean(metricsHistory.map((m) => m.performance)),
    // ...
  };
}, [metricsHistory]);

4. Debouncing & Throttling

Search Input:

import { useDebouncedValue } from '@/hooks/useDebouncedValue';

function GraphToolbar() {
  const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState('');
  const debouncedQuery = useDebouncedValue(searchQuery, 300); // 300ms delay

  useEffect(() => {
    // Filter graph with debounced value
    graphStore.setFilters({ searchQuery: debouncedQuery });
  }, [debouncedQuery]);

  return (
    <input
      value={searchQuery}
      onChange={(e) => setSearchQuery(e.target.value)}
    />
  );
}

Scroll Events:

import { useThrottledCallback } from '@/hooks/useThrottledCallback';

function Timeline() {
  const handleScroll = useThrottledCallback((e: Event) => {
    // Check if scrolled to bottom
    const target = e.target as HTMLDivElement;
    const bottom = target.scrollHeight - target.scrollTop === target.clientHeight;

    if (bottom) {
      // Load more events
      fetchMoreEvents();
    }
  }, 200); // 200ms throttle

  return <div onScroll={handleScroll}>...</div>;
}

---

Testing Strategy

Unit Tests (Vitest + React Testing Library)

Coverage Target: >80%

Example Test:

// tests/unit/components/MindMap/MindMap.test.tsx
import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
import { MindMap } from '@/components/MindMap/MindMap';
import { WebSocketProvider } from '@/contexts/WebSocketContext';

describe('MindMap', () => {
  it('renders graph with nodes and edges', () => {
    const mockGraphData = {
      nodes: [
        { id: 'node1', label: 'Test Node', type: 'coder', status: 'running' },
      ],
      edges: [],
    };

    render(
      <WebSocketProvider>
        <MindMap />
      </WebSocketProvider>
    );

    // Wait for Cytoscape to render
    expect(screen.getByText(/nodes/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
  });

  it('filters nodes by agent type', () => {
    render(
      <WebSocketProvider>
        <MindMap />
      </WebSocketProvider>
    );

    const filterButton = screen.getByRole('button', { name: /coder/i });
    fireEvent.click(filterButton);

    // Verify filter applied
    expect(filterButton).toHaveClass('bg-primary-500');
  });
});

Integration Tests

WebSocket Integration:

// tests/integration/websocket.test.ts
import { WebSocketClient } from '@/services/WebSocketClient';

describe('WebSocketClient', () => {
  let server: MockWebSocketServer;

  beforeEach(() => {
    server = new MockWebSocketServer('ws://localhost:8080');
  });

  it('connects and receives messages', async () => {
    const client = new WebSocketClient({ url: 'ws://localhost:8080' });

    const messagePromise = new Promise((resolve) => {
      client.subscribe('event', resolve);
    });

    client.connect();

    // Wait for connection
    await waitFor(() => expect(client.isConnected()).toBe(true));

    // Send mock message from server
    server.send({ type: 'event', data: { id: '123', agentId: 'test' } });

    const message = await messagePromise;
    expect(message).toEqual({ id: '123', agentId: 'test' });
  });

  it('reconnects automatically on disconnect', async () => {
    const client = new WebSocketClient({
      url: 'ws://localhost:8080',
      reconnectInterval: 100,
    });

    client.connect();
    await waitFor(() => expect(client.isConnected()).toBe(true));

    // Simulate disconnect
    server.close();
    await waitFor(() => expect(client.isConnected()).toBe(false));

    // Should reconnect automatically
    server.open();
    await waitFor(() => expect(client.isConnected()).toBe(true), { timeout: 500 });
  });
});

E2E Tests (Playwright)

Dashboard Flow:

// tests/e2e/dashboard.spec.ts
import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';

test('dashboard loads and displays graph', async ({ page }) => {
  await page.goto('http://localhost:3000');

  // Wait for WebSocket connection
  await expect(page.locator('.bg-green-500')).toBeVisible(); // Connection indicator

  // Verify graph rendered
  await expect(page.locator('canvas')).toBeVisible();

  // Verify panels present
  await expect(page.locator('text=Quality Metrics')).toBeVisible();
  await expect(page.locator('text=Event Timeline')).toBeVisible();
});

test('node selection shows details', async ({ page }) => {
  await page.goto('http://localhost:3000');

  // Click a node in the graph (assuming at least one node exists)
  await page.locator('canvas').click({ position: { x: 400, y: 300 } });

  // Detail panel should show
  await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="detail-panel"]')).toBeVisible();
  await expect(page.locator('text=Event Details')).toBeVisible();
});

test('filtering reduces visible nodes', async ({ page }) => {
  await page.goto('http://localhost:3000');

  // Get initial node count
  const initialCount = await page.locator('[data-cy="node-count"]').innerText();

  // Apply filter
  await page.click('button:has-text("coder")');

  // Node count should be different
  const filteredCount = await page.locator('[data-cy="node-count"]').innerText();
  expect(filteredCount).not.toBe(initialCount);
});

---

Deployment & Build

Environment Variables

.env.development:

VITE_API_URL=http://localhost:3001
VITE_WS_URL=ws://localhost:8080
VITE_ENABLE_DEVTOOLS=true

.env.production:

VITE_API_URL=https://api.example.com
VITE_WS_URL=wss://ws.example.com
VITE_ENABLE_DEVTOOLS=false

Build Scripts

package.json:

{
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "vite --port 3000",
    "build": "tsc && vite build",
    "preview": "vite preview",
    "lint": "eslint . --ext ts,tsx --max-warnings 0",
    "lint:fix": "eslint . --ext ts,tsx --fix",
    "format": "prettier --write \"src/**/*.{ts,tsx,css}\"",
    "test": "vitest",
    "test:ui": "vitest --ui",
    "test:coverage": "vitest run --coverage",
    "test:e2e": "playwright test",
    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
  }
}

Vite Configuration

vite.config.ts (existing):

import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react';
import path from 'path';

export default defineConfig({
  plugins: [react()],
  resolve: {
    alias: {
      '@': path.resolve(__dirname, './src'),
    },
  },
  server: {
    port: 3000,
    proxy: {
      '/api': {
        target: 'http://localhost:3001',
        changeOrigin: true,
      },
      '/ws': {
        target: 'ws://localhost:8080',
        ws: true,
      },
    },
  },
  build: {
    outDir: 'dist',
    sourcemap: true,
    rollupOptions: {
      output: {
        manualChunks: {
          vendor: ['react', 'react-dom'],
          cytoscape: ['cytoscape', 'cytoscape-cose-bilkent'],
          charts: ['recharts'],
        },
      },
    },
  },
});

---

Dependencies to Add

Additional NPM Packages

Run these commands in /workspaces/agentic-qe-cf/frontend/:

# State Management
npm install zustand@4.5.0
npm install @tanstack/react-query@5.17.0

# Virtual Scrolling
npm install @tanstack/react-virtual@3.0.1

# Utilities
npm install clsx@2.1.0
npm install lodash-es@4.17.21
npm install @types/lodash-es@4.17.12

# Testing
npm install -D vitest@1.1.0
npm install -D @testing-library/react@14.1.2
npm install -D @testing-library/jest-dom@6.1.5
npm install -D @testing-library/user-event@14.5.1
npm install -D @playwright/test@1.40.1

# Development
npm install -D prettier@3.1.1
npm install -D eslint-config-prettier@9.1.0

Updated package.json (Complete)

{
  "name": "agentic-qe-visualization",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "type": "module",
  "scripts": {
    "dev": "vite --port 3000",
    "build": "tsc && vite build",
    "preview": "vite preview",
    "lint": "eslint . --ext ts,tsx --max-warnings 0",
    "lint:fix": "eslint . --ext ts,tsx --fix",
    "format": "prettier --write \"src/**/*.{ts,tsx,css}\"",
    "test": "vitest",
    "test:ui": "vitest --ui",
    "test:coverage": "vitest run --coverage",
    "test:e2e": "playwright test",
    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "react": "^18.3.1",
    "react-dom": "^18.3.1",
    "cytoscape": "^3.30.2",
    "cytoscape-cose-bilkent": "^4.1.0",
    "recharts": "^2.15.0",
    "date-fns": "^4.1.0",
    "lucide-react": "^0.468.0",
    "zustand": "^4.5.0",
    "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.17.0",
    "@tanstack/react-virtual": "^3.0.1",
    "clsx": "^2.1.0",
    "lodash-es": "^4.17.21"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@types/react": "^18.3.12",
    "@types/react-dom": "^18.3.1",
    "@types/cytoscape": "^3.21.8",
    "@types/lodash-es": "^4.17.12",
    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^8.15.0",
    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^8.15.0",
    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.4",
    "@testing-library/react": "^14.1.2",
    "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^6.1.5",
    "@testing-library/user-event": "^14.5.1",
    "@playwright/test": "^1.40.1",
    "autoprefixer": "^10.4.20",
    "eslint": "^9.15.0",
    "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^5.0.0",
    "eslint-plugin-react-refresh": "^0.4.14",
    "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.1.0",
    "postcss": "^8.4.49",
    "prettier": "^3.1.1",
    "tailwindcss": "^3.4.15",
    "typescript": "^5.7.2",
    "vite": "^6.0.1",
    "vitest": "^1.1.0"
  }
}

---

Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)

ADR-001: State Management - Zustand over Redux

Status: Accepted

Context: Need global state management for graph data, metrics, events

Decision: Use Zustand instead of Redux

Rationale:

• Zustand: 1KB, Redux: 7KB (smaller bundle)
• No boilerplate (actions, reducers, types)
• Built-in TypeScript support
• Easy to persist with middleware
• DevTools support via zustand/middleware
• Direct store access without Provider wrappers

Consequences:

• Simpler codebase, faster development
• May need to learn Zustand patterns (low learning curve)

---

ADR-002: Data Fetching - React Query

Status: Accepted

Context: Need to fetch historical data from REST API with caching

Decision: Use React Query (@tanstack/react-query)

Rationale:

• Automatic caching and request deduplication
• Background refetching
• Optimistic updates
• Built-in loading/error states
• Request cancellation
• Network-aware (pauses on offline)
• Better than SWR for complex scenarios

Consequences:

• Additional 13KB to bundle
• Need QueryClientProvider wrapper
• Standard patterns for data fetching

---

ADR-003: WebSocket - Native over Socket.io

Status: Accepted

Context: Need real-time WebSocket connection to backend

Decision: Use native WebSocket API

Rationale:

• Backend uses native ws library (not Socket.io)
• No need for Socket.io features (rooms, namespaces)
• Smaller bundle size (0KB vs 50KB)
• Simple message protocol (JSON)
• Easy to implement reconnection logic

Consequences:

• Need to implement reconnection manually
• No built-in acknowledgements (not needed)

---

ADR-004: Styling - Tailwind CSS

Status: Accepted

Context: Need utility-first CSS framework

Decision: Use Tailwind CSS (already configured)

Rationale:

• Fast development with utility classes
• No CSS file bloat (purges unused)
• Design system via tailwind.config.js
• Responsive design utilities
• Dark mode support

Consequences:

• Long className strings (but readable)
• Need to learn Tailwind conventions

---

ADR-005: Graph Layout - Cytoscape.js

Status: Accepted

Context: Need interactive graph visualization

Decision: Use Cytoscape.js with cose-bilkent layout

Rationale:

• Production-ready, battle-tested
• Rich API for node/edge manipulation
• Multiple layout algorithms
• Good performance (1000+ nodes)
• Active community

Alternatives Considered:

• D3.js: More flexible but requires more code
• vis.js: Less powerful layout algorithms
• React Flow: Better for flowcharts, not agent graphs

Consequences:

• Larger bundle (200KB)
• Need to learn Cytoscape API

---

Next Steps for Implementation

Phase 1: Foundation (Week 1)

1. Install Dependencies

   cd /workspaces/agentic-qe-cf/frontend
   npm install zustand @tanstack/react-query @tanstack/react-virtual clsx lodash-es
   npm install -D vitest @testing-library/react @playwright/test prettier
   

2. Create Service Layer

   • Implement WebSocketClient.ts with reconnection
   • Implement RestApiClient.ts with fetch wrapper
   • Create API type definitions in types/api.ts

3. Setup State Management

   • Create Zustand stores (graph, metrics, events, ui)
   • Setup React Query provider in main.tsx
   • Create custom hooks for state access

Phase 2: Core Components (Week 2)

4. Complete MindMap Component

   • Add layout algorithm selector
   • Implement export to SVG/PNG
   • Add minimap for large graphs

5. Complete MetricsPanel Component

   • Add metric summary cards
   • Implement trend line charts
   • Add comparison mode

6. Complete Timeline Component

   • Add event type icons
   • Implement date range filter
   • Add virtualization for performance

7. Complete DetailPanel Component

   • Implement tabbed interface
   • Add reasoning chain tree view
   • Add OpenTelemetry trace visualization

Phase 3: Integration (Week 3)

8. Integrate WebSocket

   • Connect WebSocketClient to Zustand stores
   • Test automatic reconnection
   • Verify real-time updates

9. Integrate REST API

   • Create React Query hooks for all endpoints
   • Test caching behavior
   • Verify background refetch

10. Dashboard Layout

    • Implement resizable panels
    • Add layout persistence (localStorage)
    • Test responsive breakpoints

Phase 4: Polish & Testing (Week 4)

11. Performance Optimization

    • Add virtual scrolling to timeline
    • Implement graph batched rendering
    • Add memoization to expensive computations

12. Testing

    • Write unit tests for components (>80% coverage)
    • Write integration tests for WebSocket/API
    • Write E2E tests for critical flows

13. Documentation

    • Component usage guide
    • Developer setup instructions
    • Deployment guide

---

Memory Storage

Store this architecture document in the memory namespace:

aqe/phase3/frontend-architecture/
  - complete-architecture.md    # This document
  - component-specs/            # Detailed component specifications
  - adr/                        # Architecture Decision Records
  - implementation-plan.json    # Phased implementation checklist

---

Conclusion

This frontend architecture provides a complete, production-ready blueprint for implementing the Phase 3 GOAP Visualization System. Key highlights:

✅ Technology Stack Defined: React 18 + TypeScript + Vite + Tailwind ✅ State Management Strategy: Zustand + React Query + Context API ✅ WebSocket Integration: Native WebSocket with auto-reconnect ✅ REST API Integration: React Query with caching ✅ Component Specifications: 4 major components (MindMap, Metrics, Timeline, Detail) ✅ Performance Strategy: Virtual scrolling, memoization, batched rendering ✅ Testing Strategy: Unit (Vitest), Integration, E2E (Playwright) ✅ Deployment Ready: Build scripts, environment variables, Vite config

Status: ✅ Architecture Complete - Ready for Handoff to Implementation Agents

The frontend can now be built incrementally by following the 4-week implementation plan. All architectural decisions are documented, and integration points with the backend are clearly defined.

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Document Metadata:

• Total Pages: 38
• Total Word Count: ~8,500
• Diagrams: 3 (Component Hierarchy, Data Flow, Directory Structure)
• Code Examples: 25+
• ADRs: 5