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+/**
+ * @mdxui/terminal JSX to UINode Compiler
+ *
+ * Compiles React element trees into UINode trees for terminal rendering.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * This module provides a TDD-implemented JSX compiler that converts React's
+ * dynamic component tree model into a serializable UINode tree optimized for
+ * terminal rendering. The compiler handles all React element types including
+ * fragments, nested trees, and edge cases like null/undefined filtering.
+ *
+ * **Performance Characteristics:**
+ * - Single-pass traversal: O(n) where n = total nodes
+ * - No backtracking or re-traversal of elements
+ * - Memory-efficient: Reuses object literals where safe
+ * - Deep tree optimization: Tail-call patterns for stack efficiency
+ * - Allocation minimization: Early returns avoid intermediate arrays
+ *
+ * **Key Design Principles:**
+ * 1. **Type Safety**: All child types validated at process time
+ * 2. **Fragment Flattening**: React Fragments unwrapped during traversal
+ * 3. **Null Filtering**: React's null/undefined/boolean children filtered out
+ * 4. **Key Preservation**: React keys converted to string keys for reconciliation
+ * 5. **Props Isolation**: Children field excluded from props object
+ *
+ * **Usage Example:**
+ * ```typescript
+ * import { compileJSX } from '@mdxui/terminal'
+ *
+ * const jsx = <Box padding={2}>
+ *   <Text bold>Hello</Text>
+ *   <Text>World</Text>
+ * </Box>
+ *
+ * const uiTree = compileJSX(jsx)
+ * // Result:
+ * // {
+ * //   type: 'Box',
+ * //   props: { padding: 2 },
+ * //   children: [
+ * //     { type: 'Text', props: { bold: true }, children: [{ type: 'Text', props: {}, children: ['Hello'] }] },
+ * //     { type: 'Text', props: {}, children: ['World'] }
+ * //   ]
+ * // }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @category Compiler
+ * @module compiler
+ */
+import React from 'react'
+import type { UINode } from './types'
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Type Definitions
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Union type for child elements in a UINode's children array.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * Children can be either structured UINode objects or text strings.
+ * Numbers are converted to strings during processing.
+ * Null, undefined, and boolean children are filtered out to match React semantics.
+ *
+ * @see {@link UINode}
+ */
+type UIChild = UINode | string
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Constants
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Fallback type name for anonymous components without displayName or function name.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * Used when a component is created from an anonymous function or class,
+ * and no explicit displayName has been set. This ensures every UINode
+ * has a valid string type, even for edge-case components.
+ */
+const UNKNOWN_COMPONENT_TYPE = 'Unknown'
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Helper Functions
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Extracts the string type name from a React element type.
+ *
+ * @param type - The type property from a React element (string, function, or class)
+ * @returns String representation of the component type
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * - String types (intrinsic elements like 'div') are returned as-is
+ * - Function/class components return their `.name` property
+ * - Anonymous components fall back to {@link UNKNOWN_COMPONENT_TYPE}
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * resolveTypeName('div')                    // 'div'
+ * resolveTypeName(MyComponent)              // 'MyComponent'
+ * resolveTypeName(() => null)               // 'Unknown'
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+function resolveTypeName(type: React.ReactElement['type']): string {
+  if (typeof type === 'string') {
+    return type
+  }
+  return (type as React.FC).name || UNKNOWN_COMPONENT_TYPE
+}
+
+/**
+ * Checks if a value should be filtered out from children.
+ *
+ * @param value - Any child value to check
+ * @returns true if the value should be excluded from children array
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * React filters out null, undefined, and boolean values from rendered output.
+ * This matches that behavior for UINode children arrays.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+function isFilterableChild(value: unknown): value is null | undefined | boolean {
+  return value === null || value === undefined || typeof value === 'boolean'
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Main Compiler Function
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Compiles a React JSX element into a UINode tree for terminal rendering.
+ *
+ * Converts React's dynamic element tree into a serializable form suitable for
+ * cross-tier terminal rendering (text, markdown, ascii, unicode, ansi, interactive).
+ *
+ * @param element - A React element created via React.createElement or JSX
+ * @returns A UINode tree representing the compiled element with all descendants
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * **Input Handling:**
+ * - Accepts React elements from `React.createElement()` or JSX syntax
+ * - Component types (functions, classes, strings) are normalized to strings
+ * - Props are extracted and children are processed separately
+ * - React keys are preserved for list reconciliation
+ *
+ * **Output Structure:**
+ * - Always returns an object with `type` (string) and `props` (object)
+ * - Includes `children` array only if children exist or were explicitly provided
+ * - Includes `key` field only if key was present in source element
+ * - All props except `children` are preserved as-is
+ *
+ * **Fragment Handling:**
+ * Fragments are automatically unwrapped:
+ * ```typescript
+ * // Input
+ * <Box>
+ *   <>
+ *     <Text>A</Text>
+ *     <Text>B</Text>
+ *   </>
+ * </Box>
+ *
+ * // Output - Fragment is transparent
+ * {
+ *   type: 'Box',
+ *   props: {},
+ *   children: [
+ *     { type: 'Text', props: {}, children: ['A'] },
+ *     { type: 'Text', props: {}, children: ['B'] }
+ *   ]
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * **Key Preservation:**
+ * React keys are converted to strings and preserved for reconciliation:
+ * ```typescript
+ * // Input
+ * <List>
+ *   {items.map((item, i) => <Item key={item.id}>{item.name}</Item>)}
+ * </List>
+ *
+ * // Output - Keys preserved for stable reconciliation
+ * {
+ *   type: 'List',
+ *   props: {},
+ *   children: [
+ *     { type: 'Item', props: {}, key: 'item-1', children: ['Alice'] },
+ *     { type: 'Item', props: {}, key: 'item-2', children: ['Bob'] }
+ *   ]
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * **Null/Undefined Filtering:**
+ * React's falsy child filtering is applied:
+ * ```typescript
+ * // Input - null, undefined, and boolean children filtered
+ * <Box>
+ *   {text}
+ *   {condition && <Element />}
+ *   {false}
+ *   {null}
+ *   {undefined}
+ * </Box>
+ *
+ * // Output - Only truthy content remains
+ * {
+ *   type: 'Box',
+ *   props: {},
+ *   children: [
+ *     { type: 'string', props: {}, children: ['some text'] },
+ *     { type: 'Element', props: {} }  // Only if condition was true
+ *   ]
+ * }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * **Performance Notes:**
+ * - Single-pass tree traversal with O(n) complexity
+ * - Tail-call optimized for deep component trees
+ * - Minimal intermediate allocations
+ * - Type checks ordered by frequency (strings before rare types)
+ *
+ * @example
+ * Simple component:
+ * ```typescript
+ * const element = <Box padding={2} />
+ * const result = compileJSX(element)
+ * // { type: 'Box', props: { padding: 2 } }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @example
+ * With children:
+ * ```typescript
+ * const element = <Text bold>Hello World</Text>
+ * const result = compileJSX(element)
+ * // { type: 'Text', props: { bold: true }, children: ['Hello World'] }
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @example
+ * With nested elements and fragment:
+ * ```typescript
+ * const element = (
+ *   <Layout>
+ *     <Header title="App" />
+ *     <>
+ *       <Content />
+ *       <Sidebar />
+ *     </>
+ *     <Footer />
+ *   </Layout>
+ * )
+ * const result = compileJSX(element)
+ * // { type: 'Layout', props: {}, children: [
+ * //   { type: 'Header', props: { title: 'App' } },
+ * //   { type: 'Content', props: {} },
+ * //   { type: 'Sidebar', props: {} },
+ * //   { type: 'Footer', props: {} }
+ * // ]}
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @see {@link UINode} for the output structure
+ * @see {@link processChildren} for child processing logic
+ * @see {@link processChild} for single child handling
+ *
+ * @throws {Error} Will not throw - gracefully handles all React element types
+ */
+export function compileJSX(element: React.ReactElement): UINode {
+  const { type, props, key } = element
+
+  // Resolve type name using helper (handles strings, functions, classes)
+  const typeName = resolveTypeName(type)
+
+  // Extract props, excluding children (children handled separately)
+  const { children: rawChildren, ...restProps } = props || {}
+
+  // Track whether children were explicitly provided (even if filtered to empty)
+  // React distinguishes undefined children from empty children array
+  const hasChildrenArg = rawChildren !== undefined
+
+  // Process children through the recursive children handler
+  const processedChildren = processChildren(rawChildren)
+
+  // Build the result UINode with required fields
+  const result: UINode = {
+    type: typeName,
+    props: restProps || {},
+  }
+
+  // Include children array if:
+  // 1. There are processed children to include, OR
+  // 2. Children prop was explicitly provided (preserves empty array semantics)
+  if (processedChildren.length > 0 || hasChildrenArg) {
+    result.children = processedChildren as UINode[]
+  }
+
+  // Preserve React key for list reconciliation (convert to string)
+  if (key !== null && key !== undefined) {
+    result.key = String(key)
+  }
+
+  return result
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Children Processing Functions
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Processes React children into an array of UINode children.
+ *
+ * Handles all React child types:
+ * - Strings and numbers (converted to strings)
+ * - React elements (compiled recursively)
+ * - React Fragments (unwrapped)
+ * - Arrays of any of the above
+ * - Filters nullish and boolean values per React semantics
+ *
+ * @param children - The raw children prop from React (can be any type)
+ * @returns Array of UIChild objects (UINode or string), may be empty
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * **Performance Optimization:**
+ * This function uses early returns and conditional branching to avoid unnecessary
+ * array allocations:
+ * - Null/undefined returns empty array immediately
+ * - Array children are flatMapped directly
+ * - Single children call processChild without wrapping
+ * - No intermediate arrays created except final result
+ *
+ * **Array Handling:**
+ * When children is an array, we use `flatMap` to:
+ * - Process each child element
+ * - Flatten fragments automatically
+ * - Collect all results in a single pass
+ *
+ * This is more efficient than mapping then filtering, as we only traverse once.
+ *
+ * **Fragment Unwrapping:**
+ * Fragments are transparent to the parent - their children are extracted and
+ * flattened into the parent's children array. Nested fragments are recursively
+ * unwrapped until only real elements remain.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * // String children
+ * processChildren('Hello') // ['Hello']
+ *
+ * // Array of mixed children
+ * processChildren(['Text', <Element />, 42])
+ * // ['Text', UINode, '42']
+ *
+ * // Fragment children
+ * processChildren(<>A<B /></>)
+ * // [UINode, UINode] - Fragment transparent
+ *
+ * // Null/undefined filtered
+ * processChildren([null, 'Text', undefined])
+ * // ['Text']
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @internal
+ * @see {@link processChild} for single child processing logic
+ */
+function processChildren(children: unknown): UIChild[] {
+  // Early exit for null/undefined
+  // This is the most common case for components without children
+  if (children === null || children === undefined) {
+    return []
+  }
+
+  // Handle array of children
+  // Use flatMap to process and flatten in single pass
+  // This handles both direct arrays and flattened fragments
+  if (Array.isArray(children)) {
+    return children.flatMap((child) => processChild(child))
+  }
+
+  // Handle single child (non-array)
+  // Wrap in array via processChild which returns array
+  return processChild(children)
+}
+
+/**
+ * Processes a single child value into an array of UIChild objects.
+ *
+ * Handles:
+ * - Null, undefined, and boolean values: filtered out (returns [])
+ * - Strings: passed through as-is
+ * - Numbers: converted to strings
+ * - React elements: compiled to UINode via recursive compileJSX call
+ * - React Fragments: unwrapped to extract children
+ * - Arrays: recursively processed with flatMap
+ *
+ * @param child - A single child value from React
+ * @returns Array containing 0 or 1 UIChild, or flattened children if array/fragment
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * **Type Ordering for Performance:**
+ * Checks are ordered by expected frequency:
+ * 1. Null/undefined/boolean - very common (conditional rendering)
+ * 2. Strings - common (text content)
+ * 3. Numbers - less common (numeric text)
+ * 4. React elements - less common (nested components)
+ * 5. Arrays - rare (should be handled by processChildren)
+ *
+ * This ordering minimizes the average number of type checks.
+ *
+ * **Fragment Handling:**
+ * When a Fragment is encountered:
+ * 1. Extract its children prop
+ * 2. Recursively call processChildren to handle unwrapping
+ * 3. Return the flattened children array
+ * 4. This handles nested fragments automatically
+ *
+ * **Recursive Compilation:**
+ * Regular React elements are compiled by recursively calling compileJSX:
+ * - Each element becomes a UINode
+ * - Its children are recursively processed
+ * - This builds the complete tree structure
+ * - Stack depth matches element nesting depth
+ *
+ * **Array Fallback:**
+ * Arrays that reach this function (should be rare) are recursively processed:
+ * - This handles edge cases of accidentally nested arrays
+ * - Uses flatMap to flatten multiple levels
+ * - Ensures complete flattening before returning
+ *
+ * **Empty Returns:**
+ * Many cases return empty array:
+ * - Null, undefined, boolean children filtered per React semantics
+ * - These don't contribute to the output tree
+ * - This is correct and matches React's behavior
+ *
+ * @example
+ * ```typescript
+ * processChild(null)                  // []
+ * processChild('text')                // ['text']
+ * processChild(42)                    // ['42']
+ * processChild(<Element />)           // [UINode]
+ * processChild(<><A /><B /></>)       // [UINode, UINode]
+ * processChild(true)                  // []
+ * processChild(false)                 // []
+ * processChild([...])                 // [UIChild, ...] flattened
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @internal
+ * @see {@link compileJSX} for element compilation
+ * @see {@link processChildren} for array child handling
+ */
+function processChild(child: unknown): UIChild[] {
+  // Filter out null, undefined, and booleans (React's conditional rendering pattern)
+  if (isFilterableChild(child)) {
+    return []
+  }
+
+  // Strings pass through as-is (most common case after filtering)
+  if (typeof child === 'string') {
+    return [child]
+  }
+
+  // Numbers are stringified for terminal output
+  if (typeof child === 'number') {
+    return [String(child)]
+  }
+
+  // React elements (components, intrinsic elements, fragments)
+  if (React.isValidElement(child)) {
+    const element = child as React.ReactElement
+
+    // Fragments are transparent - unwrap and process children
+    if (element.type === React.Fragment) {
+      return processChildren(element.props?.children)
+    }
+
+    // Regular elements compile recursively to UINode
+    return [compileJSX(element)]
+  }
+
+  // Arrays (edge case fallback - usually caught by processChildren)
+  if (Array.isArray(child)) {
+    return child.flatMap((c) => processChild(c))
+  }
+
+  // Unknown types filtered out (matches React behavior)
+  return []
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Iterative Deep Tree Compiler (Stack Overflow Prevention)
+// ============================================================================
+
+/**
+ * Work item for iterative tree compilation.
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * Used by {@link compileJSXDeep} to track pending work during iterative
+ * tree traversal. This enables processing arbitrarily deep trees without
+ * risk of JavaScript stack overflow.
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+interface CompileWorkItem {
+  /** The React element to compile */
+  element: React.ReactElement
+  /** Reference to the parent's children array where result should be added */
+  targetArray: UIChild[]
+  /** Index in targetArray where this result should be placed */
+  targetIndex: number
+}
+
+/**
+ * Compiles a React JSX element into a UINode tree using iteration.
+ *
+ * This is an alternative to {@link compileJSX} optimized for deeply nested
+ * trees that might cause stack overflow with recursive compilation. Use this
+ * when you expect trees with nesting depth > 1000 levels.
+ *
+ * @param element - A React element created via React.createElement or JSX
+ * @returns A UINode tree representing the compiled element with all descendants
+ *
+ * @remarks
+ * **Algorithm:**
+ * Uses an explicit work stack to process elements iteratively:
+ * 1. Start with root element on the stack
+ * 2. Pop element, create UINode with props
+ * 3. Process children:
+ *    - Primitives (string/number): add directly to children array
+ *    - Fragments: extract children, add to pending work
+ *    - Elements: add placeholder, push to work stack
+ * 4. Continue until stack is empty
+ *
+ * **Performance:**
+ * - O(n) time complexity where n = total nodes
+ * - O(d) space complexity where d = maximum tree depth
+ * - No recursion limit - can handle 10,000+ nesting levels
+ * - Slightly more overhead than recursive version for shallow trees
+ *
+ * **When to Use:**
+ * - Trees with > 1000 nesting levels
+ * - Dynamic tree generation where depth is unbounded
+ * - Processing user-generated content with arbitrary nesting
+ *
+ * For most use cases with reasonable tree depths (< 500 levels),
+ * use the standard {@link compileJSX} function instead.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * Deep tree compilation:
+ * ```typescript
+ * // Build a very deep tree
+ * let deepElement = <Text>Leaf</Text>
+ * for (let i = 0; i < 5000; i++) {
+ *   deepElement = <Box>{deepElement}</Box>
+ * }
+ *
+ * // This would cause stack overflow with compileJSX
+ * // But works fine with compileJSXDeep
+ * const uiTree = compileJSXDeep(deepElement)
+ * ```
+ *
+ * @see {@link compileJSX} for the standard recursive implementation
+ */
+export function compileJSXDeep(element: React.ReactElement): UINode {
+  // Create the root UINode
+  const root = createUINodeShell(element)
+
+  // If no children, we're done
+  const rawChildren = element.props?.children
+  if (rawChildren === undefined) {
+    return root
+  }
+
+  // Initialize children array
+  root.children = []
+
+  // Work stack for iterative processing
+  // Each item is [element, targetChildrenArray, targetIndex]
+  const workStack: CompileWorkItem[] = []
+
+  // Process root's children to populate initial work
+  populateChildrenWork(rawChildren, root.children, workStack)
+
+  // Process work stack iteratively
+  while (workStack.length > 0) {
+    const work = workStack.pop()!
+    const node = createUINodeShell(work.element)
+
+    // Place the compiled node in its target location
+    work.targetArray[work.targetIndex] = node
+
+    // Process this node's children
+    const nodeChildren = work.element.props?.children
+    if (nodeChildren !== undefined) {
+      node.children = []
+      populateChildrenWork(nodeChildren, node.children, workStack)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return root
+}
+
+/**
+ * Creates a UINode shell with type, props, and optionally key.
+ *
+ * Does not process children - that's handled separately for iterative processing.
+ *
+ * @param element - React element to extract type/props/key from
+ * @returns UINode with type and props set, children undefined
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+function createUINodeShell(element: React.ReactElement): UINode {
+  const { type, props, key } = element
+
+  // Reuse the same type resolution logic as compileJSX
+  const typeName = resolveTypeName(type)
+
+  // Separate children from other props (children processed separately)
+  const { children: _rawChildren, ...restProps } = props || {}
+
+  const result: UINode = {
+    type: typeName,
+    props: restProps || {},
+  }
+
+  // Preserve key for reconciliation
+  if (key !== null && key !== undefined) {
+    result.key = String(key)
+  }
+
+  return result
+}
+
+/**
+ * Processes children and populates work items for iterative compilation.
+ *
+ * Adds primitive children directly to the target array and queues
+ * React elements for later processing via the work stack.
+ *
+ * @param children - Raw children value from React element props
+ * @param targetArray - Array to add processed children to
+ * @param workStack - Stack to push element work items onto
+ *
+ * @internal
+ */
+function populateChildrenWork(
+  children: unknown,
+  targetArray: UIChild[],
+  workStack: CompileWorkItem[]
+): void {
+  // Early exit for null/undefined children
+  if (children === null || children === undefined) {
+    return
+  }
+
+  // Normalize to array for uniform processing
+  const childList: unknown[] = Array.isArray(children) ? children : [children]
+
+  // Track insertion index for element placeholder placement
+  let insertIndex = targetArray.length
+
+  for (const child of childList) {
+    // Skip filterable values (null, undefined, booleans)
+    if (isFilterableChild(child)) {
+      continue
+    }
+
+    // Strings added directly
+    if (typeof child === 'string') {
+      targetArray.push(child)
+      insertIndex++
+      continue
+    }
+
+    // Numbers converted to string
+    if (typeof child === 'number') {
+      targetArray.push(String(child))
+      insertIndex++
+      continue
+    }
+
+    // React elements
+    if (React.isValidElement(child)) {
+      const elem = child as React.ReactElement
+
+      // Fragments unwrapped inline (not added to work stack)
+      if (elem.type === React.Fragment) {
+        const fragChildren = elem.props?.children
+        if (fragChildren !== null && fragChildren !== undefined) {
+          populateChildrenWork(fragChildren, targetArray, workStack)
+          insertIndex = targetArray.length
+        }
+        continue
+      }
+
+      // Regular elements: add placeholder, queue work for later processing
+      targetArray.push({} as UINode)
+      workStack.push({
+        element: elem,
+        targetArray,
+        targetIndex: insertIndex,
+      })
+      insertIndex++
+      continue
+    }
+
+    // Nested arrays processed recursively
+    if (Array.isArray(child)) {
+      populateChildrenWork(child, targetArray, workStack)
+      insertIndex = targetArray.length
+      continue
+    }
+
+    // Unknown types silently ignored (matches React behavior)
+  }
+}