Contract Scaffolding Skill

Creates an OpenAPI contract component that defines the API specification and generates TypeScript types for use by server and webapp components.

When to Use

Use when creating a contract component. Contract components support multiple instances (e.g., contracts/customer-api/, contracts/back-office-api/).

What It Creates

The directory path is components/contracts/{name}/ based on the component name in sdd/sdd-settings.yaml. Delegate to the techpack-settings skill for directory path resolution — it maps component type (contract) + name to a filesystem path (e.g., type=contract, name=customer-api → components/contracts/customer-api/).

components/contracts/{name}/
├── package.json          # Component package metadata and devDependencies
├── openapi.yaml          # OpenAPI 3.0 specification
├── .gitignore            # Ignores generated/ directory
└── generated/            # Generated types (git-ignored)
    └── api-types.ts      # Generated TypeScript types (from openapi.yaml)

OpenAPI Template

The template openapi.yaml includes:

• Basic info section with project name and description
• Placeholder for paths (add endpoints as features are implemented)
• Reusable Error schema and standard error responses

Note: Health check endpoints (/health, /readiness, /liveness) are NOT defined in the OpenAPI spec. They are infrastructure endpoints implemented directly in the controller.

Type Generation

The contract component generates TypeScript types from the OpenAPI spec via the system CLI:

<plugin-root>/fullstack-typescript/system/system-run.sh contract generate-types <component-name>
<plugin-root>/fullstack-typescript/system/system-run.sh contract validate <component-name>

This creates generated/api-types.ts inside the contract component. The contract is published as a workspace package — server and webapp components consume types by declaring a workspace dependency and importing:

import type { components } from '@project-name/contract';

type Greeting = components['schemas']['Greeting'];

Template Variables

Usage

Generates the contract component directory with an OpenAPI spec and type generation scripts. Invoked by the scaffolding skill during project creation.

Templates Location

All templates are colocated in this skill's templates/ directory:

skills/components/contract/contract-scaffolding/templates/
├── package.json
└── openapi.yaml

Scaffold Spec

To scaffold a contract component, build a spec and invoke the engine:

<plugin-root>/fullstack-typescript/system/system-run.sh scaffolding apply --spec spec.json

Variables

Operations

{
  "target_dir": "<project-root>",
  "base_dir": "<plugin-root>/skills",
  "variables": { "PROJECT_NAME": "<project-name>" },
  "operations": [
    {
      "type": "template_dir",
      "source": "components/contract/contract-scaffolding/templates",
      "dest": "components/contracts/<contract-name>"
    },
    {
      "type": "write_file",
      "path": "components/contracts/<contract-name>/.gitignore",
      "content": "node_modules/\ngenerated/\n"
    }
  ]
}

No conditions needed.

Input

Schema: schemas/input.schema.json

Accepts contract name and optional project metadata for OpenAPI spec generation.

Output

Schema: schemas/output.schema.json

Returns the scaffolding engine result: created files, directories, and scripts; skipped paths; errors; and a human-readable summary.

Related Skills

• techpack-settings — Authoritative source for contract component settings schema and directory mappings.
• typescript-standards — Generated TypeScript types must follow these coding conventions. Defines strict typing, readonly patterns, and import standards.

Integration with Other Components

                    ┌─────────────────┐
                    │    contract/    │
                    │  openapi.yaml   │
                    └────────┬────────┘
                             │
                    contract generate-types
                             │
                    ┌────────▼────────┐
                    │   generated/    │
                    │    types.ts     │
                    │ (workspace pkg) │
                    └────────┬────────┘
                             │
              import type from '@project/contract'
                             │
              ┌──────────────┴──────────────┐
              │                             │
    ┌─────────▼─────────┐       ┌───────────▼───────────┐
    │      server/      │       │        webapp/        │
    │  "workspace:*"    │       │    "workspace:*"      │
    └───────────────────┘       └───────────────────────┘