myscript/iinkts/manager-patterns

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Patterns for creating and extending managers in iinkTS. Use when adding a new manager, extending AbstractTransformManager, or understanding dependency injection and manager lifecycle.

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Manager Patterns

Responsibility Rule

One manager = one responsibility. If a manager exceeds ~200 lines, it's doing too much — extract a sub-manager or utility.

Manager familyLocationResponsibility
Base managerssrc/manager/base/Shared by all variants (ColorPalette, Erase)
Simple managerssrc/manager/simple/INKV2 variant (IWriterManager, IHistoryManager)
Interactive managerssrc/manager/interactive/INTERACTIVEINK variant (16+ managers)

Creating a New Manager

Minimal structure:

typescript
import { LoggerManager, LoggerCategory } from "@/logger"
import type { IIModel } from "@/model"
import type { SVGRenderer } from "@/renderer/svg"
export class IIMyFeatureManager {
#logger = LoggerManager.getLogger(LoggerCategory.CANVAS)
#model: IIModel
#renderer: SVGRenderer
constructor(model: IIModel, renderer: SVGRenderer) {
this.#model = model
this.#renderer = renderer
}
// Public API — all effects explicit
async doThing(symbolId: string): Promise<void> {
const symbol = this.#model.getSymbol(symbolId)
if (!symbol) return
// ... logic
}
}

Rules:

  • Private fields with # (not _)
  • Logger always first private field
  • Constructor receives dependencies — never reach for singletons
  • Async methods return Promise<void> or Promise<T>, never fire-and-forget
  • No hidden side-effects — if you emit an event or mutate model, it must be obvious from the method name

Extending AbstractTransformManager

For managers that apply a geometric transform to symbols:

typescript
import { AbstractTransformManager } from "@/manager/interactive/transform/AbstractTransformManager"
import type { TMyParams } from "./types"
export class IIMyTransformManager extends AbstractTransformManager<TMyParams> {
// Template method — implement the actual transform
protected applyToSymbol(symbol: TSymbol, params: TMyParams): TSymbol {
// return transformed copy of symbol
}
}

AbstractTransformManager handles: selection iteration, model update, renderer refresh, history push. You only implement applyToSymbol.

Existing subclasses: IITranslateManager, IIRotationManager, IIResizeManager.

Using DeferredPromise for Initialization

When manager needs async setup before it can be used:

typescript
import { DeferredPromise } from "@/utils/DeferredPromise"
export class IIMyManager {
initialized = new DeferredPromise<void>()
async init(): Promise<void> {
await doAsyncSetup()
this.initialized.resolve()
}
}
// Caller:
await manager.initialized.promise

Dependency Injection — What to Accept

Prefer narrow interfaces over concrete classes:

typescript
// Good — accepts the interface
constructor(model: IIModel, renderer: SVGRenderer) {}
// Avoid — grabs canvas from global or passes whole canvas
constructor(canvas: InteractiveInkCanvas) {}

Manager Registration

New managers are instantiated in InteractiveInkCanvas constructor and stored as public properties:

typescript
// In InteractiveInkCanvas.ts
this.myFeature = new IIMyFeatureManager(this.model, this.renderer)

Export the manager class from src/manager/index.ts so consumers can type-hint it.

Anti-Patterns

Anti-patternFix
this.canvas.model.getSymbol(id) inside managerAccept model in constructor
Emitting events from inside a private helperEmit only from public methods
setTimeout / fire-and-forget asyncReturn Promise, let caller await
Manager calling another manager directlyRoute through canvas or use events
Logic > 20 lines in one methodExtract named helper

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