makepad-splash_skill

Overview

This skill provides expert help for the Makepad Splash scripting language: writing Splash scripts, explaining syntax and patterns, and guiding AI-driven dynamic UI and workflow automation. It targets developers using Makepad for rapid prototyping, runtime scripting, HTTP/async operations, and AI-integrated UI generation.

How this skill works

Before producing answers, the skill attempts to read the local Splash tutorial reference to incorporate precise, up-to-date examples. If the local reference cannot be read or is empty, it informs you to run a sync command to refresh docs: "Local documentation is incomplete; run /sync-crate-skills makepad --force to update documentation" and still answers from built-in knowledge and common patterns. The skill then generates Splash code snippets, explains control flow, built-in objects (console, http, timer, ui), and shows embedding and runtime evaluation via cx.eval and cx.eval_with_context.

When to use it

• Rapidly prototype UI layouts without rebuilding the app
• Create or modify runtime behavior via scripts and timers
• Generate dynamic forms or views from AI models
• Make HTTP requests and handle async flows inside the app
• Automate repetitive workflows or create plugin-style extensions

Best practices

• Use Splash for flexibility and runtime logic; keep performance-critical code in Rust
• Read the local tutorial reference first; sync docs if missing
• Sandbox network requests and validate external data before use
• Prefer small, composable functions and UI builders for testability
• Use cx.eval_with_context to provide necessary app context to scripts

Example use cases

• Create a dynamic settings panel whose fields are generated from a remote schema
• Build an AI-assisted form generator that constructs inputs based on model output
• Schedule background tasks with timer.interval and clear them when views unmount
• Fetch data via http.get and populate widgets on async completion
• Embed Splash in Rust with script!{ ... } and evaluate user scripts at runtime