Setup OpenDesign Output Environment

Initializes OpenDesign folder structure, downloads viewer, and creates an empty manifest for design mockups.

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name: setup-opendesign description: Use when ./opendesign/index.html does not exist in the current project. Initialises the OpenDesign output folder structure, copies the viewer, and writes an empty manifest.

You are setting up the OpenDesign output environment for this project for the first time. Complete all steps below in order, then announce completion.

Steps

  1. Download viewer.html from GitHub.

    Fetch the file from:

    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/manalkaff/opendesign/main/skills/opendesign/viewer.html
    

    Write the response body directly to ./opendesign/index.html (create ./opendesign/ first if it does not exist). If the fetch fails, tell the user:

    Could not download the OpenDesign viewer. Check your internet connection and try again, or manually copy viewer.html from the opendesign plugin to ./opendesign/index.html.

  2. Create output folders if they do not already exist:

    • ./opendesign/mockups/
    • ./opendesign/design-systems/
  3. Write ./opendesign/manifest.json if it does not already exist:

    {
      "generated": "<current ISO 8601 timestamp>",
      "sections": [
        {
          "id": "mockups",
          "label": "Mockups",
          "groups": []
        },
        {
          "id": "design-systems",
          "label": "Design Systems",
          "groups": []
        }
      ]
    }
    
  4. Announce to the user:

    OpenDesign is set up. Open ./opendesign/index.html in your browser to view mockups. If previews don't load, serve the folder with python -m http.server 8080 and open http://localhost:8080/opendesign/.

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