KIMU Extensions

KIMU-CORE is built around the concepts of modularity and extensibility. Extensions are the heart of customization, expansion, and evolution of your application—without ever touching the core code.

🚀 Why Extensions?

• Modularity: Every feature, UI element, or logic block can be an extension. Add only what you need, keeping the app lightweight and focused.
• Runtime loading: Extensions can be loaded, updated, or removed even at runtime—without having to rebuild or redistribute the core.
• Pure Web Components: Each extension, once compiled, becomes a standard Web Component, compatible with any modern browser and framework. You can reuse extensions even outside of KIMU-CORE.
• MVC Structure: Clear separation between:
  • Model: logic and state (component.ts)
  • View: UI template (view.html)
  • Controller: lifecycle logic and interaction (component.ts)
  • Style: custom CSS (style.css)
• Scalability: You can build anything from a simple button to a complete app as an extension.
• Community & sharing: Extensions can be packaged, shared, and reused across projects and teams.
• Isolation: Each extension runs in its own scope, avoiding conflicts and facilitating maintenance.
• Security: Isolation reduces risks of collisions and vulnerabilities.
• Educational & Embedded: The lightweight and modular nature makes KIMU-CORE ideal for educational projects, rapid prototyping, and embedded applications.

📚 Extensions Guide

This guide is organized into logical sections to help you master extension development in KIMU:

🏁 Get Started

Learn the basic structure of an extension and create your first "Hello World".

🔧 Extension Anatomy

Deep dive into the fundamental components: decorator, component class, and templates.

🎭 Development Patterns

Discover the most common patterns for different types of extensions: static, interactive, dynamic.

🔄 Communication

Learn how to make extensions communicate with each other using events and global store.

🎨 Advanced Templates

Master advanced techniques for dynamic and interactive HTML templates.

📦 Lifecycle

Properly manage initialization, updates, and cleanup of extensions.

🚀 Best Practices

Follow best practices for robust, performant, and maintainable extensions.

🎯 What You Can Build

KIMU extensions can be:

• UI Widgets: Buttons, cards, forms, dashboards
• Complete Applications: Todo lists, chat, editors
• Integrations: External APIs, services, databases
• Tools: Calculators, converters, utilities
• Games: Puzzles, quizzes, simulations
• Educational Components: Interactive lessons, quizzes

🚀 Start Now!

Ready to create your first extension? Start with the Getting Started Guide!