Implementation Plan: Browser Controls UI
Branch: 002-browser-controls-ui | Date: 2025-09-09 | Spec: spec.md
Input: Feature specification from /home/brice/dev/projects/dumb-browser/specs/002-browser-controls-ui/spec.md
Execution Flow (/plan command scope)
1. Load feature spec from Input path
→ If not found: ERROR "No feature spec at {path}"
2. Fill Technical Context (scan for NEEDS CLARIFICATION)
→ Detect Project Type from context (web=frontend+backend, mobile=app+api)
→ Set Structure Decision based on project type
3. Evaluate Constitution Check section below
→ If violations exist: Document in Complexity Tracking
→ If no justification possible: ERROR "Simplify approach first"
→ Update Progress Tracking: Initial Constitution Check
4. Execute Phase 0 → research.md
→ If NEEDS CLARIFICATION remain: ERROR "Resolve unknowns"
5. Execute Phase 1 → contracts, data-model.md, quickstart.md, agent-specific template file (e.g., `CLAUDE.md` for Claude Code, `.github/copilot-instructions.md` for GitHub Copilot, or `GEMINI.md` for Gemini CLI).
6. Re-evaluate Constitution Check section
→ If new violations: Refactor design, return to Phase 1
→ Update Progress Tracking: Post-Design Constitution Check
7. Plan Phase 2 → Describe task generation approach (DO NOT create tasks.md)
8. STOP - Ready for /tasks command
IMPORTANT: The /plan command STOPS at step 7. Phases 2-4 are executed by other commands:
- Phase 2: /tasks command creates tasks.md
- Phase 3-4: Implementation execution (manual or via tools)
Summary
Implement keyboard and mouse navigation controls for the Wails-based browser: zoom in/out with Ctrl+/-, back/forward navigation with mouse buttons, URL copying with Ctrl+Shift+C, and dynamic window title updates. This feature enhances user experience with standard browser controls while maintaining the application's speed-first principle and single-binary architecture.
Technical Context
Language/Version: Go 1.25.1
Primary Dependencies: Wails v3-alpha.28 (WebView), Cobra (CLI), Viper (config), SQLite3
Storage: SQLite3 database for history/zoom persistence
Testing: Go standard testing, manual verification with keyboard/mouse controls
Target Platform: Linux desktop (Wayland native, tiling WM compatible)
Project Type: single (desktop application with embedded frontend)
Performance Goals: <500ms startup, <100MB baseline memory, <50ms history search
Constraints: Single binary, no external runtime deps, WebKit2GTK system integration
Scale/Scope: Single user desktop app, ~12 functional requirements, 5 new keyboard/mouse controls
Constitution Check
GATE: Must pass before Phase 0 research. Re-check after Phase 1 design.
Simplicity:
- Projects: 1 (single desktop app with embedded frontend) ✓
- Using framework directly? Yes (direct Wails v3 integration, no wrappers) ✓
- Single data model? Yes (existing browser state, minimal zoom state addition) ✓
- Avoiding patterns? Yes (direct service calls, no unnecessary abstractions) ✓
Architecture:
- EVERY feature as library? Yes (keyboard/mouse controls as separate service methods) ✓
- Libraries listed: BrowserService (navigation/zoom), ConfigService (persistence)
- CLI per library: Existing CLI structure maintained, no new commands needed ✓
- Library docs: N/A (internal desktop app, not library distribution)
Testing (NON-NEGOTIABLE):
- RED-GREEN-Refactor cycle enforced? Yes (will create failing tests first) ✓
- Git commits show tests before implementation? Yes (test commits before feature commits) ✓
- Order: Contract→Integration→E2E→Unit strictly followed? Yes ✓
- Real dependencies used? Yes (real SQLite, real Wails WebView) ✓
- Integration tests for: Keyboard event handling, zoom persistence, clipboard integration ✓
- FORBIDDEN: Implementation before test, skipping RED phase ✓
Observability:
- Structured logging included? Yes (existing slog usage maintained) ✓
- Frontend logs → backend? Yes (Wails provides unified logging) ✓
- Error context sufficient? Yes (proper Go error handling) ✓
Versioning:
- Version number assigned? Using existing versioning (0.1.0 → 0.1.1) ✓
- BUILD increments on every change? Yes (patch version bump) ✓
- Breaking changes handled? None expected (additive feature only) ✓
Project Structure
Documentation (this feature)
specs/[###-feature]/
├── plan.md # This file (/plan command output)
├── research.md # Phase 0 output (/plan command)
├── data-model.md # Phase 1 output (/plan command)
├── quickstart.md # Phase 1 output (/plan command)
├── contracts/ # Phase 1 output (/plan command)
└── tasks.md # Phase 2 output (/tasks command - NOT created by /plan)
Source Code (repository root)
# Option 1: Single project (DEFAULT)
src/
├── models/
├── services/
├── cli/
└── lib/
tests/
├── contract/
├── integration/
└── unit/
# Option 2: Web application (when "frontend" + "backend" detected)
backend/
├── src/
│ ├── models/
│ ├── services/
│ └── api/
└── tests/
frontend/
├── src/
│ ├── components/
│ ├── pages/
│ └── services/
└── tests/
# Option 3: Mobile + API (when "iOS/Android" detected)
api/
└── [same as backend above]
ios/ or android/
└── [platform-specific structure]
Structure Decision: Option 1 (Single project) - Desktop application with embedded frontend, existing structure maintained
Phase 0: Outline & Research
-
Extract unknowns from Technical Context above:
- For each NEEDS CLARIFICATION → research task
- For each dependency → best practices task
- For each integration → patterns task
-
Generate and dispatch research agents:
For each unknown in Technical Context:
Task: "Research {unknown} for {feature context}"
For each technology choice:
Task: "Find best practices for {tech} in {domain}"
-
Consolidate findings in research.md using format:
- Decision: [what was chosen]
- Rationale: [why chosen]
- Alternatives considered: [what else evaluated]
Output: research.md with all NEEDS CLARIFICATION resolved
Phase 1: Design & Contracts
Prerequisites: research.md complete
-
Extract entities from feature spec → data-model.md:
- Entity name, fields, relationships
- Validation rules from requirements
- State transitions if applicable
-
Generate API contracts from functional requirements:
- For each user action → endpoint
- Use standard REST/GraphQL patterns
- Output OpenAPI/GraphQL schema to
/contracts/
-
Generate contract tests from contracts:
- One test file per endpoint
- Assert request/response schemas
- Tests must fail (no implementation yet)
-
Extract test scenarios from user stories:
- Each story → integration test scenario
- Quickstart test = story validation steps
-
Update agent file incrementally (O(1) operation):
- Run
/scripts/update-agent-context.sh [claude|gemini|copilot] for your AI assistant
- If exists: Add only NEW tech from current plan
- Preserve manual additions between markers
- Update recent changes (keep last 3)
- Keep under 150 lines for token efficiency
- Output to repository root
Output: data-model.md, /contracts/*, failing tests, quickstart.md, agent-specific file
Phase 2: Task Planning Approach
This section describes what the /tasks command will do - DO NOT execute during /plan
Task Generation Strategy:
- Load
/templates/tasks-template.md as base
- Generate tasks from Phase 1 design docs (contracts, data model, quickstart)
- Each contract → contract test task [P]
- Each entity → model creation task [P]
- Each user story → integration test task
- Implementation tasks to make tests pass
Ordering Strategy:
- TDD order: Tests before implementation
- Dependency order: Models before services before UI
- Mark [P] for parallel execution (independent files)
Estimated Output: 25-30 numbered, ordered tasks in tasks.md
IMPORTANT: This phase is executed by the /tasks command, NOT by /plan
Phase 3+: Future Implementation
These phases are beyond the scope of the /plan command
Phase 3: Task execution (/tasks command creates tasks.md)
Phase 4: Implementation (execute tasks.md following constitutional principles)
Phase 5: Validation (run tests, execute quickstart.md, performance validation)
Complexity Tracking
Fill ONLY if Constitution Check has violations that must be justified
| Violation |
Why Needed |
Simpler Alternative Rejected Because |
| [e.g., 4th project] |
[current need] |
[why 3 projects insufficient] |
| [e.g., Repository pattern] |
[specific problem] |
[why direct DB access insufficient] |
Progress Tracking
This checklist is updated during execution flow
Phase Status:
Gate Status:
Based on Constitution v2.1.1 - See /memory/constitution.md
source
1# Implementation Plan: Browser Controls UI
2
3**Branch**: `002-browser-controls-ui` | **Date**: 2025-09-09 | **Spec**: [spec.md](./spec.md)
4**Input**: Feature specification from `/home/brice/dev/projects/dumb-browser/specs/002-browser-controls-ui/spec.md`
5
6## Execution Flow (/plan command scope)
7```
81. Load feature spec from Input path
9 → If not found: ERROR "No feature spec at {path}"
102. Fill Technical Context (scan for NEEDS CLARIFICATION)
11 → Detect Project Type from context (web=frontend+backend, mobile=app+api)
12 → Set Structure Decision based on project type
133. Evaluate Constitution Check section below
14 → If violations exist: Document in Complexity Tracking
15 → If no justification possible: ERROR "Simplify approach first"
16 → Update Progress Tracking: Initial Constitution Check
174. Execute Phase 0 → research.md
18 → If NEEDS CLARIFICATION remain: ERROR "Resolve unknowns"
195. Execute Phase 1 → contracts, data-model.md, quickstart.md, agent-specific template file (e.g., `CLAUDE.md` for Claude Code, `.github/copilot-instructions.md` for GitHub Copilot, or `GEMINI.md` for Gemini CLI).
206. Re-evaluate Constitution Check section
21 → If new violations: Refactor design, return to Phase 1
22 → Update Progress Tracking: Post-Design Constitution Check
237. Plan Phase 2 → Describe task generation approach (DO NOT create tasks.md)
248. STOP - Ready for /tasks command
25```
26
27**IMPORTANT**: The /plan command STOPS at step 7. Phases 2-4 are executed by other commands:
28- Phase 2: /tasks command creates tasks.md
29- Phase 3-4: Implementation execution (manual or via tools)
30
31## Summary
32Implement keyboard and mouse navigation controls for the Wails-based browser: zoom in/out with Ctrl+/-, back/forward navigation with mouse buttons, URL copying with Ctrl+Shift+C, and dynamic window title updates. This feature enhances user experience with standard browser controls while maintaining the application's speed-first principle and single-binary architecture.
33
34## Technical Context
35**Language/Version**: Go 1.25.1
36**Primary Dependencies**: Wails v3-alpha.28 (WebView), Cobra (CLI), Viper (config), SQLite3
37**Storage**: SQLite3 database for history/zoom persistence
38**Testing**: Go standard testing, manual verification with keyboard/mouse controls
39**Target Platform**: Linux desktop (Wayland native, tiling WM compatible)
40**Project Type**: single (desktop application with embedded frontend)
41**Performance Goals**: <500ms startup, <100MB baseline memory, <50ms history search
42**Constraints**: Single binary, no external runtime deps, WebKit2GTK system integration
43**Scale/Scope**: Single user desktop app, ~12 functional requirements, 5 new keyboard/mouse controls
44
45## Constitution Check
46*GATE: Must pass before Phase 0 research. Re-check after Phase 1 design.*
47
48**Simplicity**:
49- Projects: 1 (single desktop app with embedded frontend) ✓
50- Using framework directly? Yes (direct Wails v3 integration, no wrappers) ✓
51- Single data model? Yes (existing browser state, minimal zoom state addition) ✓
52- Avoiding patterns? Yes (direct service calls, no unnecessary abstractions) ✓
53
54**Architecture**:
55- EVERY feature as library? Yes (keyboard/mouse controls as separate service methods) ✓
56- Libraries listed: BrowserService (navigation/zoom), ConfigService (persistence)
57- CLI per library: Existing CLI structure maintained, no new commands needed ✓
58- Library docs: N/A (internal desktop app, not library distribution)
59
60**Testing (NON-NEGOTIABLE)**:
61- RED-GREEN-Refactor cycle enforced? Yes (will create failing tests first) ✓
62- Git commits show tests before implementation? Yes (test commits before feature commits) ✓
63- Order: Contract→Integration→E2E→Unit strictly followed? Yes ✓
64- Real dependencies used? Yes (real SQLite, real Wails WebView) ✓
65- Integration tests for: Keyboard event handling, zoom persistence, clipboard integration ✓
66- FORBIDDEN: Implementation before test, skipping RED phase ✓
67
68**Observability**:
69- Structured logging included? Yes (existing slog usage maintained) ✓
70- Frontend logs → backend? Yes (Wails provides unified logging) ✓
71- Error context sufficient? Yes (proper Go error handling) ✓
72
73**Versioning**:
74- Version number assigned? Using existing versioning (0.1.0 → 0.1.1) ✓
75- BUILD increments on every change? Yes (patch version bump) ✓
76- Breaking changes handled? None expected (additive feature only) ✓
77
78## Project Structure
79
80### Documentation (this feature)
81```
82specs/[###-feature]/
83├── plan.md # This file (/plan command output)
84├── research.md # Phase 0 output (/plan command)
85├── data-model.md # Phase 1 output (/plan command)
86├── quickstart.md # Phase 1 output (/plan command)
87├── contracts/ # Phase 1 output (/plan command)
88└── tasks.md # Phase 2 output (/tasks command - NOT created by /plan)
89```
90
91### Source Code (repository root)
92```
93# Option 1: Single project (DEFAULT)
94src/
95├── models/
96├── services/
97├── cli/
98└── lib/
99
100tests/
101├── contract/
102├── integration/
103└── unit/
104
105# Option 2: Web application (when "frontend" + "backend" detected)
106backend/
107├── src/
108│ ├── models/
109│ ├── services/
110│ └── api/
111└── tests/
112
113frontend/
114├── src/
115│ ├── components/
116│ ├── pages/
117│ └── services/
118└── tests/
119
120# Option 3: Mobile + API (when "iOS/Android" detected)
121api/
122└── [same as backend above]
123
124ios/ or android/
125└── [platform-specific structure]
126```
127
128**Structure Decision**: Option 1 (Single project) - Desktop application with embedded frontend, existing structure maintained
129
130## Phase 0: Outline & Research
1311. **Extract unknowns from Technical Context** above:
132 - For each NEEDS CLARIFICATION → research task
133 - For each dependency → best practices task
134 - For each integration → patterns task
135
1362. **Generate and dispatch research agents**:
137 ```
138 For each unknown in Technical Context:
139 Task: "Research {unknown} for {feature context}"
140 For each technology choice:
141 Task: "Find best practices for {tech} in {domain}"
142 ```
143
1443. **Consolidate findings** in `research.md` using format:
145 - Decision: [what was chosen]
146 - Rationale: [why chosen]
147 - Alternatives considered: [what else evaluated]
148
149**Output**: research.md with all NEEDS CLARIFICATION resolved
150
151## Phase 1: Design & Contracts
152*Prerequisites: research.md complete*
153
1541. **Extract entities from feature spec** → `data-model.md`:
155 - Entity name, fields, relationships
156 - Validation rules from requirements
157 - State transitions if applicable
158
1592. **Generate API contracts** from functional requirements:
160 - For each user action → endpoint
161 - Use standard REST/GraphQL patterns
162 - Output OpenAPI/GraphQL schema to `/contracts/`
163
1643. **Generate contract tests** from contracts:
165 - One test file per endpoint
166 - Assert request/response schemas
167 - Tests must fail (no implementation yet)
168
1694. **Extract test scenarios** from user stories:
170 - Each story → integration test scenario
171 - Quickstart test = story validation steps
172
1735. **Update agent file incrementally** (O(1) operation):
174 - Run `/scripts/update-agent-context.sh [claude|gemini|copilot]` for your AI assistant
175 - If exists: Add only NEW tech from current plan
176 - Preserve manual additions between markers
177 - Update recent changes (keep last 3)
178 - Keep under 150 lines for token efficiency
179 - Output to repository root
180
181**Output**: data-model.md, /contracts/*, failing tests, quickstart.md, agent-specific file
182
183## Phase 2: Task Planning Approach
184*This section describes what the /tasks command will do - DO NOT execute during /plan*
185
186**Task Generation Strategy**:
187- Load `/templates/tasks-template.md` as base
188- Generate tasks from Phase 1 design docs (contracts, data model, quickstart)
189- Each contract → contract test task [P]
190- Each entity → model creation task [P]
191- Each user story → integration test task
192- Implementation tasks to make tests pass
193
194**Ordering Strategy**:
195- TDD order: Tests before implementation
196- Dependency order: Models before services before UI
197- Mark [P] for parallel execution (independent files)
198
199**Estimated Output**: 25-30 numbered, ordered tasks in tasks.md
200
201**IMPORTANT**: This phase is executed by the /tasks command, NOT by /plan
202
203## Phase 3+: Future Implementation
204*These phases are beyond the scope of the /plan command*
205
206**Phase 3**: Task execution (/tasks command creates tasks.md)
207**Phase 4**: Implementation (execute tasks.md following constitutional principles)
208**Phase 5**: Validation (run tests, execute quickstart.md, performance validation)
209
210## Complexity Tracking
211*Fill ONLY if Constitution Check has violations that must be justified*
212
213| Violation | Why Needed | Simpler Alternative Rejected Because |
214|-----------|------------|-------------------------------------|
215| [e.g., 4th project] | [current need] | [why 3 projects insufficient] |
216| [e.g., Repository pattern] | [specific problem] | [why direct DB access insufficient] |
217
218
219## Progress Tracking
220*This checklist is updated during execution flow*
221
222**Phase Status**:
223- [x] Phase 0: Research complete (/plan command)
224- [x] Phase 1: Design complete (/plan command)
225- [x] Phase 2: Task planning complete (/plan command - describe approach only)
226- [ ] Phase 3: Tasks generated (/tasks command)
227- [ ] Phase 4: Implementation complete
228- [ ] Phase 5: Validation passed
229
230**Gate Status**:
231- [x] Initial Constitution Check: PASS
232- [x] Post-Design Constitution Check: PASS
233- [x] All NEEDS CLARIFICATION resolved
234- [x] Complexity deviations documented (none required)
235
236---
237*Based on Constitution v2.1.1 - See `/memory/constitution.md`*