beta-0.1.0

What's new

Build system: WORKSPACE → bzlmod

The standalone Valdi build and the CLI bootstrap now use Bazel's module system (bzlmod) instead of WORKSPACE. Bootstrapped projects generate MODULE.bazel with archive_override entries for Valdi and all sub-modules. A custom Bazel registry ships pre-patched versions of rules_swift, rules_kotlin, rules_nodejs, websocketpp, and others so consumers don't need to carry patches.

Hermetic Android SDK & NDK

Android builds no longer require a locally installed SDK or NDK. Both are downloaded hermetically by Bazel with SHA-256 verification, eliminating version mismatch issues across contributor machines.

App icon generation from SVG

valdi_application() now accepts an SVG source and generates platform-specific icon variants at build time. No more default icons on sample apps. (#99, @scorsin-oai)

WebView native template element

New <webview> element for embedding web content in Valdi views, with platform-native implementations on iOS, Android, and macOS. (#97, @scorsin-oai)

New WebNavigator and WebNavStack classes integrate with the browser History API, enabling push/pop navigation, deep linking, and browser back/forward for Valdi web apps.

Snapshot (pixel) tests

Visual regression testing infrastructure: a headless CLI rasterizes fixture components via SnapDrawing, diffs them pixel-by-pixel against baselines, and produces 3-panel diff images. Runs in both internal and GitHub Actions CI.

Runtime fixes

• maskImage property on <view> elements
• Fix Value::operator== for cross-subtype string equality
• Guard font loader to prevent crashes on unknown font names
• ConsoleLogTransformer: use optional chaining for runtime guard
• Fix ANDROID_WITH_JNI define for Android platform builds

CI and build improvements

• Expanded CI coverage with Yoga layout tests
• Node 22 registry entry for rules_nodejs 6.2.0
• Disk cache and build optimization for CI
• Shared CI env setup scripts
• Repo hygiene: license detection, area labeler, sensitive file notices

CLI improvements

• valdi agent-check: single command for resolve → build → lint → test validation
• valdi analyze duplicates: scans modules for reinvented UI patterns, clusters by AST similarity
• 10+ new AI skills: navigation, animations, gestures, localization, error handling, component dedup
• valdi doctor no longer requires local Android SDK/NDK
• Bootstrap defaults to beta-0.1.0 for both Valdi and Valdi_Widgets

Documentation

• module.yaml removed; BUILD.bazel is now the source of truth
• Updated setup and contribution docs

Community contributions

• App icon generation from SVG (#99, @scorsin-oai)
• WebView native template element (#97, @scorsin-oai)
• Fix const enum IR emission — skip runtime codegen for const enum declarations (#89, @AugustHagedal)
• Fix typo in title label reference (#21, @catalinmiron)

Upgrading

npx @snap/valdi@1.1.0 bootstrap

New projects default to beta-0.1.0. Existing projects: update VALDI_TAG in your MODULE.bazel and the --registry URL in .bazelrc to point at beta-0.1.0.

Known issues

• Yoga 2.x upgrade and SVG runtime support are in progress on main but not included in this tag
• valdi_widgets should use beta-0.1.0 (the beta-0.0.3 tag predates bzlmod and will fail)

beta-0.0.3

This is the third Valdi beta release that contains a number of fixes and improvements:

• New cursor rules for the core framework
• Updated dependencies (boringssl, harfbuzz, protobuf, rules_apple, Android NDK)

Improvements to the CLI published to npm:

• Broader Linux distro support in doctor and dev_setup
• Bootstrapped apps are pinned to beta-0.0.3
• Bootstrapped apps now include cursor rules to help distinguish Valdi from other platforms
• Templates for new modules with --template (ui_component, cpp_bridge_module, ios_android_bridge_module, ios_android_view_module)
• Project name sanitization to avoid reserved keywords and dashes

Getting started:

# Install globally
npm install -g @snap/valdi

# Set up your development environment
valdi dev_setup

# Verify your setup
valdi doctor

# Create a new directory for your project
mkdir my_valdi_app
cd my_valdi_app

# Initialize the project
valdi bootstrap

# Build and install on iOS
valdi install ios

# Or build and install on Android
valdi install android

# Start hot reload for development
valdi hotreload

beta-0.0.2

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beta-0.0.1

Our first beta release.