@teleporthq/teleport-plugin-html-base-component 0.42.0-alpha.0 → 0.42.0

package/src/node-handlers.ts

@@ -21,17 +21,55 @@ import {
   ComponentStructure,
   UIDLComponentOutputOptions,
   UIDLElement,
+  ElementsLookup,
+  UIDLConditionalNode,
+  PropDefaultValueTypes,
+  UIDLCMSListRepeaterNode,
 } from '@teleporthq/teleport-types'
 import { join, relative } from 'path'
-import { HASTBuilders, HASTUtils } from '@teleporthq/teleport-plugin-common'
-import { StringUtils, UIDLUtils } from '@teleporthq/teleport-shared'
+import { HASTBuilders, HASTUtils, ASTUtils } from '@teleporthq/teleport-plugin-common'
+import { GenericUtils, StringUtils, UIDLUtils } from '@teleporthq/teleport-shared'
 import { staticNode } from '@teleporthq/teleport-uidl-builders'
 import { createCSSPlugin } from '@teleporthq/teleport-plugin-css'
+import { generateUniqueKeys, createNodesLookup } from '@teleporthq/teleport-uidl-resolver'
 import { DEFAULT_COMPONENT_CHUNK_NAME } from './constants'
 
+const isValidURL = (url: string) => {
+  try {
+    /* tslint:disable:no-unused-expression */
+    new URL(url)
+    return true
+  } catch (error) {
+    return false
+  }
+}
+
+const addNodeToLookup = (
+  key: string,
+  tag: HastNode | HastText | Array<HastNode | HastText>,
+  nodesLoookup: Record<string, HastNode | HastText | Array<HastNode | HastText>>
+) => {
+  // In html code-generation we combine the nodes of the component that is being consumed with the current component.
+  // As html can't load the component at runtime like react or any other frameworks. So, we merge the component as a standalone
+  // component in the current component.
+  const currentLookup = nodesLoookup[key]
+  if (currentLookup) {
+    if (Array.isArray(currentLookup)) {
+      Array.isArray(tag) ? currentLookup.push(...tag) : currentLookup.push(tag)
+    } else {
+      nodesLoookup[key] = Array.isArray(tag) ? [currentLookup, ...tag] : [currentLookup, tag]
+    }
+
+    return
+  }
+
+  nodesLoookup[key] = tag
+}
+
 type NodeToHTML<NodeType, ReturnType> = (
   node: NodeType,
-  templatesLookUp: Record<string, unknown>,
+  componentName: string,
+  nodesLookup: Record<string, HastNode | HastText | Array<HastNode | HastText>>,
   propDefinitions: Record<string, UIDLPropDefinition>,
   stateDefinitions: Record<string, UIDLStateDefinition>,
   subComponentOptions: {
@@ -43,16 +81,28 @@ type NodeToHTML<NodeType, ReturnType> = (
     dependencies: Record<string, UIDLDependency>
     options: GeneratorOptions
     outputOptions: UIDLComponentOutputOptions
+  },
+  /**
+   * This param is just to be able to handle CMS array mappers/Repeater nodes. A bit hacky, better support should be implemented
+   */
+  resolvedExpressions?: {
+    expressions: Record<string, UIDLPropDefinition>
+    currentIndex: number
   }
 ) => ReturnType
 
-export const generateHtmlSynatx: NodeToHTML<UIDLNode, Promise<HastNode | HastText>> = async (
+export const generateHtmlSyntax: NodeToHTML<
+  UIDLNode,
+  Promise<HastNode | HastText | Array<HastNode | HastText>>
+> = async (
   node,
-  templatesLookUp,
+  compName,
+  nodesLookup,
   propDefinitions,
   stateDefinitions,
   subComponentOptions,
-  structure
+  structure,
+  resolvedExpressions
 ) => {
   switch (node.type) {
     case 'inject':
@@ -66,25 +116,180 @@ export const generateHtmlSynatx: NodeToHTML<UIDLNode, Promise<HastNode | HastTex
       return HASTBuilders.createHTMLNode(node.type)
 
     case 'element':
-      return generatElementNode(
+      const elementNode = await generateElementNode(
         node,
-        templatesLookUp,
+        compName,
+        nodesLookup,
         propDefinitions,
         stateDefinitions,
         subComponentOptions,
-        structure
+        structure,
+        resolvedExpressions
       )
+      return elementNode
 
     case 'dynamic':
-      return generateDynamicNode(
+      const dynamicNode = await generateDynamicNode(
         node,
-        templatesLookUp,
+        compName,
+        nodesLookup,
+        propDefinitions,
+        stateDefinitions,
+        subComponentOptions,
+        structure,
+        resolvedExpressions
+      )
+      return dynamicNode
+
+    case 'conditional':
+      const conditionalNodeComment = HASTBuilders.createTextNode('')
+      const {
+        value: staticValue,
+        reference,
+        condition: { conditions, matchingCriteria },
+      } = node.content
+
+      if (reference.type !== 'dynamic') {
+        return conditionalNodeComment
+      }
+
+      const {
+        content: { referenceType, id, refPath = [] },
+      } = reference
+
+      switch (referenceType) {
+        case 'prop': {
+          const usedProp = propDefinitions[id]
+          if (usedProp === undefined || usedProp.defaultValue === undefined) {
+            return conditionalNodeComment
+          }
+          let defaultValue = usedProp.defaultValue
+          for (const path of refPath) {
+            defaultValue = (defaultValue as Record<string, unknown[]>)?.[path]
+          }
+
+          // If defaultValue is undefined or null after path traversal, use original default
+          defaultValue = defaultValue ?? usedProp.defaultValue
+
+          // Since we know the operand and the default value from the prop.
+          // We can try building the condition and check if the condition is true or false.
+          // @todo: You can only use a 'value' in UIDL or 'conditions' but not both.
+          // UIDL validations need to be improved on this aspect.
+          const dynamicConditions = createConditionalStatement(
+            staticValue !== undefined ? [{ operand: staticValue, operation: '===' }] : conditions,
+            defaultValue
+          )
+          const matchCondition = matchingCriteria && matchingCriteria === 'all' ? '&&' : '||'
+          const conditionString = dynamicConditions.join(` ${matchCondition} `)
+
+          try {
+            // tslint:disable-next-line function-constructor
+            const isConditionPassing = new Function(`return ${conditionString}`)()
+            if (isConditionPassing) {
+              return generateHtmlSyntax(
+                node.content.node,
+                compName,
+                nodesLookup,
+                propDefinitions,
+                stateDefinitions,
+                subComponentOptions,
+                structure,
+                resolvedExpressions
+              )
+            }
+          } catch (error) {
+            return conditionalNodeComment
+          }
+
+          return conditionalNodeComment
+        }
+
+        case 'state':
+        default:
+          return conditionalNodeComment
+      }
+
+    case 'expr':
+      const content = node.content.split('?.')
+
+      if (resolvedExpressions && resolvedExpressions.expressions?.[content[0] || '']) {
+        const uidlDynamicRef: UIDLDynamicReference = {
+          type: 'dynamic',
+          content: {
+            referenceType: 'prop',
+            refPath: [resolvedExpressions.currentIndex.toString(), ...content.slice(1)],
+            id: content[0],
+          },
+        }
+        const generatedNode = await generateDynamicNode(
+          uidlDynamicRef,
+          compName,
+          nodesLookup,
+          resolvedExpressions.expressions,
+          stateDefinitions,
+          subComponentOptions,
+          structure
+        )
+        return generatedNode
+      }
+
+      // Fallback: support simple prop/state expressions outside of repeater context
+      if (content[0] && (propDefinitions?.[content[0]] || stateDefinitions?.[content[0]])) {
+        const isProp = Boolean(propDefinitions?.[content[0]])
+        const uidlDynamicRef: UIDLDynamicReference = {
+          type: 'dynamic',
+          content: {
+            referenceType: isProp ? 'prop' : 'state',
+            refPath: content.slice(1),
+            id: content[0],
+          },
+        }
+        const generatedNode = await generateDynamicNode(
+          uidlDynamicRef,
+          compName,
+          nodesLookup,
+          isProp ? propDefinitions : stateDefinitions,
+          stateDefinitions,
+          subComponentOptions,
+          structure
+        )
+        return generatedNode
+      }
+
+      return HASTBuilders.createComment('Expressions are not supported in HTML')
+    case 'cms-list-repeater':
+      return generateRepeaterNode(
+        node,
+        compName,
+        nodesLookup,
         propDefinitions,
         stateDefinitions,
         subComponentOptions,
         structure
       )
 
+    case 'cms-item':
+    case 'cms-list':
+    case 'data-source-item':
+    case 'data-source-list':
+      // For HTML generation, render the success node content
+      // Since HTML doesn't support dynamic data fetching, we just render the static structure
+      const successNode = (node.content as any).nodes?.success
+      if (successNode) {
+        return generateHtmlSyntax(
+          successNode,
+          compName,
+          nodesLookup,
+          propDefinitions,
+          stateDefinitions,
+          subComponentOptions,
+          structure,
+          resolvedExpressions
+        )
+      }
+      // If no success node, return empty div
+      return HASTBuilders.createHTMLNode('div')
+
     default:
       throw new HTMLComponentGeneratorError(
         `generateHtmlSyntax encountered a node of unsupported type: ${JSON.stringify(
@@ -96,14 +301,211 @@ export const generateHtmlSynatx: NodeToHTML<UIDLNode, Promise<HastNode | HastTex
   }
 }
 
-const generatElementNode: NodeToHTML<UIDLElementNode, Promise<HastNode | HastText>> = async (
+const createConditionalStatement = (
+  conditions: UIDLConditionalNode['content']['condition']['conditions'],
+  leftOperand: UIDLPropDefinition['defaultValue']
+) => {
+  return conditions.map((condition) => {
+    const { operation, operand } = condition
+
+    if (operand === undefined) {
+      return `${ASTUtils.convertToUnaryOperator(operation)}${getValueType(operand)}`
+    }
+
+    return `${getValueType(leftOperand)} ${ASTUtils.convertToBinaryOperator(
+      operation
+    )} ${getValueType(operand)}`
+  })
+}
+
+const getValueType = (value: UIDLPropDefinition['defaultValue']) => {
+  const valueType = typeof value
+  switch (valueType) {
+    case 'string':
+      return `"${value}"`
+    case 'number':
+      return value
+    case 'boolean':
+      return value
+    case 'object':
+      // Handle dynamic references (local, prop, state)
+      if (value && typeof value === 'object' && 'type' in value) {
+        const dynamicValue = value as unknown as UIDLDynamicReference
+        if (dynamicValue.type === 'dynamic' && dynamicValue.content) {
+          const { referenceType, id, refPath } = dynamicValue.content
+          if (referenceType === 'local' && id) {
+            // Local reference from repeater context
+            if (refPath && refPath.length > 0) {
+              return `${id}.${refPath.join('.')}`
+            }
+            return id
+          } else if (referenceType === 'prop' || referenceType === 'state') {
+            // Prop or state reference
+            const key = refPath && refPath.length > 0 ? refPath.join('.') : id
+            return key
+          }
+        }
+      }
+      throw new HTMLComponentGeneratorError(
+        `Conditional node received an operand of type ${valueType} \n
+          Received ${JSON.stringify(value)}`
+      )
+    default:
+      throw new HTMLComponentGeneratorError(
+        `Conditional node received an operand of type ${valueType} \n
+          Received ${JSON.stringify(value)}`
+      )
+  }
+}
+
+const generateRepeaterNode: NodeToHTML<
+  UIDLCMSListRepeaterNode,
+  Promise<HastNode | HastText>
+> = async (
   node,
-  templatesLookUp,
+  compName,
+  nodesLookup,
   propDefinitions,
   stateDefinitions,
   subComponentOptions,
   structure
 ) => {
+  const { nodes } = node.content
+
+  const contextId = node.content.renderPropIdentifier
+  const sourceValue = node.content.source
+  let propDef =
+    sourceValue && typeof sourceValue === 'string'
+      ? propDefinitions[
+          Object.keys(propDefinitions).find((propKey) => sourceValue.includes(propKey)) || ''
+        ]
+      : undefined
+
+  if (!propDef || !Array.isArray(propDef.defaultValue)) {
+    // If no prop is found we might have a static source value
+    try {
+      const parsedSource = JSON.parse(sourceValue)
+      propDef = {
+        defaultValue: parsedSource,
+        id: contextId,
+        type: 'array',
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Silent fail
+    }
+  }
+
+  // We do the check again to keep typescript happy, otherwise this could be in catch
+  if (!propDef || !Array.isArray(propDef.defaultValue)) {
+    return HASTBuilders.createComment(
+      'CMS Array Mapper/Repeater not supported in HTML without a prop source'
+    )
+  }
+  propDefinitions[contextId] = propDef
+
+  const elementNode = HASTBuilders.createHTMLNode('div')
+  node.content.nodes.list.content.style = { display: { type: 'static', content: 'contents' } }
+  if (node.content.nodes.empty) {
+    node.content.nodes.empty.content.style = { display: { type: 'static', content: 'contents' } }
+  }
+  if (node.content.nodes.loading) {
+    node.content.nodes.loading.content.style = { display: { type: 'static', content: 'contents' } }
+  }
+  // Empty case
+  if (propDef.defaultValue.length === 0) {
+    const emptyChildren = nodes.empty?.content.children
+    if (emptyChildren) {
+      for (const child of emptyChildren) {
+        const childTag = await generateHtmlSyntax(
+          child,
+          compName,
+          nodesLookup,
+          propDefinitions,
+          stateDefinitions,
+          subComponentOptions,
+          structure
+        )
+
+        if (typeof childTag === 'string') {
+          HASTUtils.addTextNode(elementNode, childTag)
+        } else {
+          HASTUtils.addChildNode(elementNode, childTag as HastNode)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (nodes.empty) {
+      addNodeToLookup(`${node.content.nodes.empty.content.key}`, elementNode, nodesLookup)
+    }
+    return elementNode
+  }
+
+  const listChildren = nodes.list.content.children
+  if (listChildren) {
+    for (let index = 0; index < propDef.defaultValue.length; index++) {
+      for (const child of listChildren) {
+        const childTag = await generateHtmlSyntax(
+          child,
+          compName,
+          nodesLookup,
+          propDefinitions,
+          stateDefinitions,
+          subComponentOptions,
+          structure,
+          { currentIndex: index, expressions: { [contextId]: propDef } }
+        )
+
+        if (typeof childTag === 'string') {
+          HASTUtils.addTextNode(elementNode, childTag)
+        } else {
+          HASTUtils.addChildNode(elementNode, childTag as HastNode)
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  addNodeToLookup(`${node.content.nodes.list.content.key}`, elementNode, nodesLookup)
+  return elementNode
+}
+
+const generateElementNode: NodeToHTML<
+  UIDLElementNode,
+  Promise<HastNode | HastText | Array<HastNode | HastText>>
+> = async (
+  node,
+  compName,
+  nodesLookup,
+  propDefinitions,
+  stateDefinitions,
+  subComponentOptions,
+  structure,
+  resolvedExpressions
+) => {
+  // Check if this is a wrapped data-source node
+  if (
+    node.content &&
+    typeof node.content === 'object' &&
+    'type' in node.content &&
+    (node.content.type === 'data-source-item' || node.content.type === 'data-source-list')
+  ) {
+    // Handle as data-source node - just render the success content
+    const successNode = (node.content as any).nodes?.success
+    if (successNode) {
+      return generateHtmlSyntax(
+        successNode,
+        compName,
+        nodesLookup,
+        propDefinitions,
+        stateDefinitions,
+        subComponentOptions,
+        structure,
+        resolvedExpressions
+      )
+    }
+    // If no success node, return empty div
+    return HASTBuilders.createHTMLNode('div')
+  }
+
   const {
     elementType,
     children,
@@ -111,43 +513,45 @@ const generatElementNode: NodeToHTML<UIDLElementNode, Promise<HastNode | HastTex
     style = {},
     referencedStyles = {},
     dependency,
-    key,
   } = node.content
-
-  const elementNode = HASTBuilders.createHTMLNode(elementType)
-  templatesLookUp[key] = elementNode
-
   const { dependencies } = structure
-  if (dependency && (dependency as UIDLDependency)?.type !== 'local') {
-    dependencies[dependency.path] = dependency
-  }
-
   if (dependency && (dependency as UIDLDependency)?.type === 'local') {
     const compTag = await generateComponentContent(
       node,
+      nodesLookup,
       propDefinitions,
       stateDefinitions,
       subComponentOptions,
-      structure
+      structure,
+      resolvedExpressions
     )
+
+    if ('tagName' in compTag) {
+      compTag.children.unshift(HASTBuilders.createComment(`${node.content.semanticType} component`))
+    }
+
     return compTag
   }
 
+  if (dependency && (dependency as UIDLDependency)?.type !== 'local') {
+    dependencies[dependency.path] = dependency
+  }
+
+  const elementNode = HASTBuilders.createHTMLNode(elementType)
+
   if (children) {
     for (const child of children) {
-      const childTag = await generateHtmlSynatx(
+      const childTag = await generateHtmlSyntax(
         child,
-        templatesLookUp,
+        compName,
+        nodesLookup,
         propDefinitions,
         stateDefinitions,
         subComponentOptions,
-        structure
+        structure,
+        resolvedExpressions
       )
 
-      if (!childTag) {
-        return
-      }
-
       if (typeof childTag === 'string') {
         HASTUtils.addTextNode(elementNode, childTag)
       } else {
@@ -161,7 +565,6 @@ const generatElementNode: NodeToHTML<UIDLElementNode, Promise<HastNode | HastTex
       const refStyle = referencedStyles[styleRef]
       if (refStyle.content.mapType === 'inlined') {
         handleStyles(node, refStyle.content.styles, propDefinitions, stateDefinitions)
-        return
       }
     })
   }
@@ -170,23 +573,39 @@ const generatElementNode: NodeToHTML<UIDLElementNode, Promise<HastNode | HastTex
     handleStyles(node, style, propDefinitions, stateDefinitions)
   }
 
-  if (Object.keys(attrs).length > 0) {
-    handleAttributes(
-      elementType,
-      elementNode,
-      attrs,
-      propDefinitions,
-      stateDefinitions,
-      structure.options.projectRouteDefinition,
-      structure.outputOptions
-    )
-  }
+  handleAttributes(
+    elementType,
+    elementNode,
+    attrs,
+    propDefinitions,
+    stateDefinitions,
+    structure.options.projectRouteDefinition,
+    structure.outputOptions,
+    resolvedExpressions?.currentIndex
+  )
 
+  addNodeToLookup(node.content.key, elementNode, nodesLookup)
   return elementNode
 }
 
+const createLookupTable = (
+  component: ComponentUIDL,
+  nodesLookup: Record<string, HastNode | HastText | Array<HastNode | HastText>>
+): ElementsLookup => {
+  const lookup: ElementsLookup = {}
+  for (const node of Object.keys(nodesLookup)) {
+    lookup[node] = {
+      count: 1,
+      nextKey: '1',
+    }
+  }
+  createNodesLookup(component, lookup)
+  return lookup
+}
+
 const generateComponentContent = async (
   node: UIDLElementNode,
+  nodesLookup: Record<string, HastNode | HastText | Array<HastNode | HastText>>,
   propDefinitions: Record<string, UIDLPropDefinition>,
   stateDefinitions: Record<string, UIDLStateDefinition>,
   subComponentOptions: {
@@ -198,23 +617,26 @@ const generateComponentContent = async (
     dependencies: Record<string, UIDLDependency>
     options: GeneratorOptions
     outputOptions: UIDLComponentOutputOptions
+  },
+  resolvedExpressions?: {
+    expressions: Record<string, UIDLPropDefinition>
+    currentIndex: number
   }
 ) => {
   const { externals, plugins } = subComponentOptions
-  const { elementType, attrs = {}, key, children = [] } = node.content
+  const { elementType, attrs = {}, children = [] } = node.content
   const { dependencies, chunks = [], options } = structure
-  const comp = UIDLUtils.cloneObject(externals[elementType] || {}) as ComponentUIDL
-  const lookUpTemplates: Record<string, unknown> = {}
-  let compHasSlots: boolean = false
-
-  if (!comp || !comp?.node) {
-    throw new HTMLComponentGeneratorError(`${elementType} is not found from the externals. \n
-        Received ${JSON.stringify(Object.keys(externals), null, 2)}`)
+  // "Component" will not exist when generating a component because the resolver checks for illegal class names
+  const componentName = elementType === 'Component' ? 'AppComponent' : elementType
+  const component = externals[componentName]
+  if (component === undefined) {
+    throw new HTMLComponentGeneratorError(`${componentName} is missing from externals object`)
   }
 
+  const componentClone = UIDLUtils.cloneObject<ComponentUIDL>(component)
+
   if (children.length) {
-    compHasSlots = true
-    UIDLUtils.traverseNodes(comp.node, (childNode, parentNode) => {
+    UIDLUtils.traverseNodes(componentClone.node, (childNode, parentNode) => {
       if (childNode.type === 'slot' && parentNode.type === 'element') {
         const nonSlotNodes = parentNode.content?.children?.filter((n) => n.type !== 'slot')
         parentNode.content.children = [
@@ -224,6 +646,7 @@ const generateComponentContent = async (
             content: {
               key: 'custom-slot',
               elementType: 'slot',
+              name: componentClone.name + 'slot',
               style: {
                 display: {
                   type: 'static',
@@ -243,31 +666,47 @@ const generateComponentContent = async (
     node.content.children = []
   }
 
-  const combinedProps = { ...propDefinitions, ...(comp?.propDefinitions || {}) }
+  // In UIDL, we define only the link between a component and a page.
+  // We define this link using the UIDLLocalDependency approach.
+  // So, during the page resolution step, where we ideally generate the unique keys for the components.
+  // We can't generate the unique keys for the components because we don't have the full UIDL of the component.
+  // When we are using components in a page, the `addExternalComponents` step of the
+  // html-component-generator will add the full UIDL of the component to the externals object after resolving them.
+  // But when a component is used multiple number of times, we are basically using the same nodes again and again.
+  // Which indivates duplication. So, we create a lookup table of all the nodes present with us in the page
+  // And then pass it to the component to avoid any coilissions.
+  const lookupTableForCurrentPage = createLookupTable(componentClone, nodesLookup)
+  generateUniqueKeys(componentClone, lookupTableForCurrentPage)
 
-  const propsForInstance = Object.keys(combinedProps).reduce(
-    (acc: Record<string, UIDLPropDefinition>, propKey) => {
-      if (attrs[propKey]) {
-        acc[propKey] = {
-          ...combinedProps[propKey],
-          defaultValue: attrs[propKey]?.content || combinedProps[propKey]?.defaultValue,
-        }
-      } else {
-        acc[propKey] = combinedProps[propKey]
-      }
-
-      return acc
-    },
-    {}
-  )
-
-  const combinedStates = { ...stateDefinitions, ...(comp?.stateDefinitions || {}) }
+  // We are combining props of the current component
+  // with props of the component that we need to generate.
+  // Refer to line 309, for element props. We either pick from the attr of the current instance of component
+  // or from the propDefinitions of the component that we are generating.
+  // We NEED to keep passing the props of the current component to the child component and so on,
+  // so that all props are forwarded.
+  const combinedProps: Record<string, UIDLPropDefinition> = {
+    ...Object.keys(propDefinitions).reduce<Record<string, UIDLPropDefinition>>(
+      (acc: Record<string, UIDLPropDefinition>, propKey) => {
+        acc[propKey] = propDefinitions[propKey]
+        return acc
+      },
+      {}
+    ),
+    ...(componentClone?.propDefinitions || {}),
+  }
+  const combinedStates = { ...stateDefinitions, ...(componentClone?.stateDefinitions || {}) }
   const statesForInstance = Object.keys(combinedStates).reduce(
     (acc: Record<string, UIDLStateDefinition>, propKey) => {
-      if (attrs[propKey]) {
+      const attr = attrs[propKey]
+
+      if (attr?.type === 'object') {
+        throw new Error(`Object attributes are not supported in html exports`)
+      }
+
+      if (attr) {
         acc[propKey] = {
           ...combinedStates[propKey],
-          defaultValue: attrs[propKey]?.content || combinedStates[propKey]?.defaultValue,
+          defaultValue: attr?.content ?? combinedStates[propKey]?.defaultValue,
         }
       } else {
         acc[propKey] = combinedStates[propKey]
@@ -278,42 +717,140 @@ const generateComponentContent = async (
     {}
   )
 
-  const elementNode = HASTBuilders.createHTMLNode(StringUtils.camelCaseToDashCase(elementType))
-  lookUpTemplates[key] = elementNode
-
-  const compTag = (await generateHtmlSynatx(
-    {
-      ...comp.node,
-      content: {
-        ...comp.node.content,
-        style: {
-          ...(comp.node.content?.style || {}),
-          display: {
-            type: 'static',
-            content: 'contents',
-          },
+  const propsForInstance: Record<string, UIDLPropDefinition> = {}
+  // this is where we check if the component we are conusming is actually passing any props to the instance.
+  // We check if we are passing any props and pick the value from the atrrs, if not we pick the value from the propDefinitions of
+  // the component instance that we are using here.
+  for (const propKey of Object.keys(combinedProps)) {
+    const attribute = attrs[propKey]
+
+    if (attribute?.type === 'element') {
+      propsForInstance[propKey] = {
+        ...combinedProps[propKey],
+        defaultValue: attrs[propKey],
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (attribute?.type === 'dynamic') {
+      // When we are using a component instance in a component and the attribute
+      // that is passed to the component is of dynamic reference.
+      // If means, the component is redirecting the prop that is received to the prop of the component that it is consuming.
+      // In this case, we need to pass the value of the prop that is received to the prop of the component that it is consuming.
+      // And similary we do the same for the states.
+      switch (attribute.content.referenceType) {
+        case 'prop':
+          propsForInstance[propKey] = combinedProps[attribute.content.id]
+          break
+        case 'state':
+          propsForInstance[propKey] = combinedStates[attribute.content.id]
+          break
+        case 'expr':
+          // Ignore expr type attributes in html comp instances for the time being.
+          break
+        default:
+          throw new Error(
+            `ReferenceType ${attribute.content.referenceType} is not supported in HTML Export.`
+          )
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (attribute?.type === 'object') {
+      propsForInstance[propKey] = {
+        ...combinedProps[propKey],
+        defaultValue: (attribute?.content as object) || combinedProps[propKey]?.defaultValue,
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (attribute?.type === 'expr') {
+      const [ctxId, ...refPath] = attribute.content.split('?.')
+      const propKeyFromAttr = Object.keys(combinedProps).find((key) => key === ctxId)
+
+      const resolvedValue = combinedProps[propKeyFromAttr]
+      const hasRefPath = refPath.length > 0
+      // Build the path using repeater index when available
+      const fullRefPath =
+        typeof resolvedExpressions?.currentIndex === 'number' && hasRefPath
+          ? [resolvedExpressions.currentIndex.toString(), ...refPath]
+          : refPath
+
+      if (Array.isArray(resolvedValue)) {
+        // If the resolved value itself is an array definition, pass it through
+        propsForInstance[propKey] = resolvedValue
+      } else {
+        const defaultVal = resolvedValue?.defaultValue
+        const extracted =
+          hasRefPath && defaultVal !== undefined
+            ? extractDefaultValueFromRefPath(defaultVal, fullRefPath)
+            : defaultVal ?? null
+        propsForInstance[propKey] = {
+          ...resolvedValue,
+          defaultValue: extracted,
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (
+      attribute?.type !== 'dynamic' &&
+      attribute?.type !== 'element' &&
+      attribute?.type !== 'object' &&
+      attribute?.type !== 'expr'
+    ) {
+      propsForInstance[propKey] = {
+        ...combinedProps[propKey],
+        defaultValue: attribute?.content ?? combinedProps[propKey]?.defaultValue,
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (attribute === undefined) {
+      const propFromCurrentComponent = combinedProps[propKey]
+      propsForInstance[propKey] = propFromCurrentComponent
+    }
+  }
+
+  let componentWrapper = StringUtils.camelCaseToDashCase(`${componentName}-wrapper`)
+  const isExistingNode = nodesLookup[componentWrapper]
+  if (isExistingNode !== undefined) {
+    componentWrapper = `${componentWrapper}-${StringUtils.generateRandomString()}`
+  }
+
+  const componentInstanceToGenerate: UIDLElementNode = {
+    type: 'element',
+    content: {
+      elementType: componentWrapper,
+      key: componentWrapper,
+      children: [componentClone.node],
+      style: {
+        display: {
+          type: 'static',
+          content: 'contents',
         },
       },
     },
-    lookUpTemplates,
+  }
+
+  const compTag = await generateHtmlSyntax(
+    componentInstanceToGenerate,
+    component.name,
+    nodesLookup,
     propsForInstance,
     statesForInstance,
     subComponentOptions,
-    structure
-  )) as unknown as HastNode
+    structure,
+    resolvedExpressions
+  )
 
   const cssPlugin = createCSSPlugin({
     templateStyle: 'html',
     templateChunkName: DEFAULT_COMPONENT_CHUNK_NAME,
     declareDependency: 'import',
-    forceScoping: true,
-    chunkName: comp.name,
+    chunkName: componentClone.name,
     staticPropReferences: true,
   })
 
   const initialStructure: ComponentStructure = {
     uidl: {
-      ...comp,
+      ...componentClone,
+      node: componentInstanceToGenerate,
       propDefinitions: propsForInstance,
       stateDefinitions: statesForInstance,
     },
@@ -325,7 +862,7 @@ const generateComponentContent = async (
         linkAfter: [],
         content: compTag,
         meta: {
-          nodesLookup: lookUpTemplates,
+          nodesLookup,
         },
       },
     ],
@@ -341,41 +878,105 @@ const generateComponentContent = async (
     Promise.resolve(initialStructure)
   )
 
-  if (compHasSlots) {
-    result.chunks.forEach((chunk) => {
-      if (chunk.fileType === FileType.CSS) {
-        chunks.push(chunk)
-      }
-    })
-  } else {
-    const chunk = chunks.find((item) => item.name === comp.name)
-    if (!chunk) {
-      const styleChunk = result.chunks.find(
-        (item: ChunkDefinition) => item.fileType === FileType.CSS
-      )
-      if (!styleChunk) {
-        return
-      }
-      chunks.push(styleChunk)
+  result.chunks.forEach((chunk) => {
+    if (chunk.fileType === FileType.CSS) {
+      chunks.push(chunk)
     }
-  }
+  })
 
+  addNodeToLookup(node.content.key, compTag, nodesLookup)
   return compTag
 }
 
-const generateDynamicNode: NodeToHTML<UIDLDynamicReference, HastNode> = (
+const generateDynamicNode: NodeToHTML<
+  UIDLDynamicReference,
+  Promise<HastNode | HastText | Array<HastNode | HastText>>
+> = async (
   node,
-  _,
+  compName,
+  nodesLookup,
   propDefinitions,
-  stateDefinitions
-) => {
-  const spanTag = HASTBuilders.createHTMLNode('span')
-  const usedReferenceValue =
-    node.content.referenceType === 'prop'
-      ? getValueFromReference(node.content.id, propDefinitions)
-      : getValueFromReference(node.content.id, stateDefinitions)
+  stateDefinitions,
+  subComponentOptions,
+  structure,
+  resolvedExpressions?
+): Promise<HastNode | HastText | Array<HastNode | HastText>> => {
+  if (node.content.referenceType === 'locale') {
+    const localeTag = HASTBuilders.createHTMLNode('span')
+    const commentNode = HASTBuilders.createComment(`Content for locale ${node.content.id}`)
+    HASTUtils.addChildNode(localeTag, commentNode)
+    return localeTag
+  }
+
+  const usedReferenceValue = getValueFromReference(
+    node.content.id,
+    node.content.referenceType === 'prop' ? propDefinitions : stateDefinitions
+  )
 
-  HASTUtils.addTextNode(spanTag, String(usedReferenceValue))
+  if (
+    (usedReferenceValue.type === 'object' || usedReferenceValue.type === 'array') &&
+    usedReferenceValue.defaultValue
+  ) {
+    // Let's say users are biding the prop to a node using something like this "fields.Title"
+    // But the fields in the object is the value where the object is defined either in propDefinitions
+    // or on the attrs. So, we just need to parsed the rest of the object path and get the value from the object.
+    const extracted = extractDefaultValueFromRefPath(
+      usedReferenceValue.defaultValue as Record<string, UIDLPropDefinition>,
+      node.content.refPath
+    )
+    if (extracted === undefined || extracted === null) {
+      return HASTBuilders.createTextNode('')
+    }
+    return HASTBuilders.createTextNode(String(extracted))
+  }
+
+  if (usedReferenceValue.type === 'element') {
+    const elementNode = usedReferenceValue.defaultValue as UIDLElementNode
+    if (elementNode) {
+      // In repeater context, avoid reusing cached nodes; uniquify key per iteration
+      if (resolvedExpressions && typeof resolvedExpressions.currentIndex === 'number') {
+        const elementClone = UIDLUtils.cloneObject<UIDLElementNode>(elementNode)
+        if (elementClone?.content?.key) {
+          elementClone.content.key = `${elementClone.content.key}-${resolvedExpressions.currentIndex}`
+        }
+        const iterElementTag = await generateHtmlSyntax(
+          elementClone,
+          compName,
+          nodesLookup,
+          propDefinitions,
+          stateDefinitions,
+          subComponentOptions,
+          structure,
+          resolvedExpressions
+        )
+        return iterElementTag
+      }
+
+      if (elementNode.content.key in nodesLookup) {
+        return nodesLookup[elementNode.content.key]
+      }
+
+      const generatedElementTag = await generateHtmlSyntax(
+        elementNode,
+        compName,
+        nodesLookup,
+        propDefinitions,
+        stateDefinitions,
+        subComponentOptions,
+        structure,
+        resolvedExpressions
+      )
+      return generatedElementTag
+    }
+
+    const spanTagWrapper = HASTBuilders.createHTMLNode('span')
+    const commentNode = HASTBuilders.createComment(`Content for slot ${node.content.id}`)
+    HASTUtils.addChildNode(spanTagWrapper, commentNode)
+    return spanTagWrapper
+  }
+
+  const spanTag = HASTBuilders.createHTMLNode('span')
+  HASTUtils.addTextNode(spanTag, String(usedReferenceValue.defaultValue))
   return spanTag
 }
 
@@ -388,10 +989,14 @@ const handleStyles = (
   Object.keys(styles).forEach((styleKey) => {
     let style: string | UIDLStyleValue = styles[styleKey]
     if (style.type === 'dynamic' && style.content?.referenceType !== 'token') {
-      if (style.content.referenceType === 'prop') {
-        style = getValueFromReference(style.content.id, propDefinitions)
-      } else if (style.content.referenceType === 'state') {
-        style = getValueFromReference(style.content.id, stateDefinitions)
+      const referencedValue = getValueFromReference(
+        style.content.id,
+        style.content.referenceType === 'prop' ? propDefinitions : stateDefinitions
+      )
+      if (referencedValue.type === 'string' || referencedValue.type === 'number') {
+        style = String(
+          extractDefaultValueFromRefPath(referencedValue.defaultValue, style?.content?.refPath)
+        )
       }
       node.content.style[styleKey] = typeof style === 'string' ? staticNode(style) : style
     }
@@ -405,102 +1010,148 @@ const handleAttributes = (
   propDefinitions: Record<string, UIDLPropDefinition>,
   stateDefinitions: Record<string, UIDLStateDefinition>,
   routeDefinitions: UIDLRouteDefinitions,
-  outputOptions: UIDLComponentOutputOptions
+  outputOptions: UIDLComponentOutputOptions,
+  currentIndex?: number
 ) => {
-  Object.keys(attrs).forEach((attrKey) => {
+  for (const attrKey of Object.keys(attrs)) {
     const attrValue = attrs[attrKey]
+    const { type, content } = attrValue
 
-    if (
-      attrKey === 'href' &&
-      attrValue.type === 'static' &&
-      typeof attrValue.content === 'string' &&
-      attrValue.content.startsWith('/')
-    ) {
-      let targetLink
+    switch (type) {
+      case 'static': {
+        if (attrKey === 'href' && typeof content === 'string' && content.startsWith('/')) {
+          let targetLink
 
-      const targetRoute = (routeDefinitions?.values || []).find(
-        (route) => route.pageOptions.navLink === attrValue.content
-      )
+          const targetRoute = (routeDefinitions?.values || []).find(
+            (route) => route.pageOptions.navLink === content
+          )
+
+          if (targetRoute) {
+            targetLink = targetRoute.pageOptions.navLink
+          }
+
+          if (!targetRoute && content === '/home') {
+            targetLink = '/'
+          }
+
+          if (!targetLink && !targetRoute) {
+            targetLink = content
+          }
+
+          const currentPageRoute = join(...(outputOptions?.folderPath || []), './')
+          const localPrefix = relative(
+            `/${currentPageRoute}`,
+            `/${targetLink === '/' ? 'index' : targetLink}`
+          )
+
+          HASTUtils.addAttributeToNode(htmlNode, attrKey, `${localPrefix}.html`)
+          break
+        }
+
+        if (typeof content === 'boolean') {
+          htmlNode.properties[attrKey] = content === true ? 'true' : 'false'
+        } else if (typeof content === 'string' || typeof attrValue.content === 'number') {
+          let value = StringUtils.encode(String(attrValue.content))
+
+          /*
+            elementType of image is always mapped to img.
+            For reference, check `html-mapping` file.
+          */
+          if (elementType === 'img' && attrKey === 'src' && !isValidURL(value)) {
+            /*
+              By default we just prefix all the asset paths with just the
+              assetPrefix that is configured in the project. But for `html` generators
+              we need to prefix that with the current file location.
+
+              Because, all the other frameworks have a build setup. which serves all the
+              assets from the `public` folder. But in the case of `html` here is how it works
+
+              We load a file from `index.html` the request for the image goes from
+              '...url.../public/...image...'
+              If it's a nested url, then the request goes from
+              '...url/nested/public/...image..'
 
-      if (targetRoute) {
-        targetLink = targetRoute.pageOptions.navLink
+              But the nested folder is available only on the root. With this
+              The url changes prefixes to
+
+              ../public/playground_assets/..image.. etc depending on the dept the file is in.
+            */
+            value = join(relative(join(...outputOptions.folderPath), './'), value)
+          }
+
+          HASTUtils.addAttributeToNode(htmlNode, attrKey, value)
+        }
+
+        break
       }
 
-      if (!targetRoute && attrValue.content === '/home') {
-        targetLink = '/'
+      case 'dynamic': {
+        const value = getValueFromReference(
+          content.id,
+          content.referenceType === 'prop' ? propDefinitions : stateDefinitions
+        )
+
+        const extracted = extractDefaultValueFromRefPath(value.defaultValue, content.refPath)
+        const extractedValue = String(extracted)
+
+        if (
+          (elementType === 'img' || elementType === 'video') &&
+          attrKey === 'src' &&
+          !extractedValue.startsWith('http')
+        ) {
+          const path = join(relative(join(...outputOptions.folderPath), './'), extractedValue)
+          HASTUtils.addAttributeToNode(htmlNode, attrKey, path)
+          break
+        }
+
+        HASTUtils.addAttributeToNode(htmlNode, attrKey, extractedValue)
+        break
       }
 
-      if (!targetLink && !targetRoute) {
-        targetLink = attrValue.content
+      case 'raw': {
+        HASTUtils.addAttributeToNode(htmlNode, attrKey, content)
+        break
       }
 
-      const currentPageRoute = join(...(outputOptions?.folderPath || []), './')
-      const localPrefix = relative(
-        `/${currentPageRoute}`,
-        `/${targetLink === '/' ? 'index' : targetLink}`
-      )
+      case 'expr': {
+        const fullPath = content.split('?.')
+        const prop = propDefinitions[fullPath?.[0] || '']
 
-      HASTUtils.addAttributeToNode(htmlNode, attrKey, `${localPrefix}.html`)
-      return
-    }
+        if (!prop) {
+          break
+        }
 
-    if (attrValue.type === 'dynamic') {
-      const value =
-        attrValue.content.referenceType === 'prop'
-          ? getValueFromReference(attrValue.content.id, propDefinitions)
-          : getValueFromReference(attrValue.content.id, stateDefinitions)
-      HASTUtils.addAttributeToNode(htmlNode, attrKey, String(value))
-      return
-    }
+        const path =
+          typeof currentIndex === 'number'
+            ? [currentIndex.toString(), ...fullPath.slice(1)]
+            : fullPath.slice(1)
+        const value = extractDefaultValueFromRefPath(prop.defaultValue, path)
+        if (!value) {
+          break
+        }
+        HASTUtils.addAttributeToNode(htmlNode, attrKey, String(value))
+        break
+      }
 
-    if (attrValue.type === 'raw') {
-      HASTUtils.addAttributeToNode(htmlNode, attrKey, attrValue.content)
-      return
-    }
+      case 'element':
+      case 'import':
+      case 'object':
+        break
 
-    if (typeof attrValue.content === 'boolean') {
-      HASTUtils.addBooleanAttributeToNode(htmlNode, attrKey)
-      return
-    } else if (typeof attrValue.content === 'string' || typeof attrValue.content === 'number') {
-      let value = StringUtils.encode(String(attrValue.content))
-
-      /*
-        elementType of image is always mapped to img.
-        For reference, check `html-mapping` file.
-      */
-      if (elementType === 'img' && attrKey === 'src') {
-        /*
-          By default we just prefix all the asset paths with just the
-          assetPrefix that is configured in the project. But for `html` generators
-          we need to prefix that with the current file location.
-
-          Because, all the other frameworks have a build setup. which serves all the
-          assets from the `public` folder. But in the case of `html` here is how it works
-
-          We load a file from `index.html` the request for the image goes from
-          '...url.../public/...image...'
-          If it's a nested url, then the request goes from
-          '...url/nested/public/...image..'
-
-          But the nested folder is available only on the root. With this
-          The url changes prefixes to
-
-          ../public/playground_assets/..image.. etc depending on the dept the file is in.
-        */
-        value = join(relative(join(...outputOptions.folderPath), './'), value)
+      default: {
+        throw new HTMLComponentGeneratorError(
+          `Received ${JSON.stringify(attrValue, null, 2)} \n in handleAttributes for html`
+        )
       }
-
-      HASTUtils.addAttributeToNode(htmlNode, attrKey, value)
-      return
     }
-  })
+  }
 }
 
 const getValueFromReference = (
   key: string,
   definitions: Record<string, UIDLPropDefinition>
-): string => {
-  const usedReferenceValue = definitions[key.includes('.') ? key.split('.')[0] : key]
+): UIDLPropDefinition | undefined => {
+  const usedReferenceValue = definitions[key.includes('?.') ? key.split('?.')[0] : key]
 
   if (!usedReferenceValue) {
     throw new HTMLComponentGeneratorError(
@@ -508,9 +1159,13 @@ const getValueFromReference = (
     )
   }
 
-  if (!usedReferenceValue.hasOwnProperty('defaultValue')) {
+  if (
+    ['string', 'number', 'object', 'element', 'array', 'boolean'].includes(
+      usedReferenceValue?.type
+    ) === false
+  ) {
     throw new HTMLComponentGeneratorError(
-      `Default value is missing from dynamic reference - ${JSON.stringify(
+      `Attribute is using dynamic value, but received of type ${JSON.stringify(
         usedReferenceValue,
         null,
         2
@@ -518,9 +1173,12 @@ const getValueFromReference = (
     )
   }
 
-  if (!['string', 'number', 'object'].includes(usedReferenceValue?.type)) {
+  if (
+    usedReferenceValue.type !== 'element' &&
+    usedReferenceValue.hasOwnProperty('defaultValue') === false
+  ) {
     throw new HTMLComponentGeneratorError(
-      `Attribute is using dynamic value, but received of type ${JSON.stringify(
+      `Default value is missing from dynamic reference - ${JSON.stringify(
         usedReferenceValue,
         null,
         2
@@ -528,5 +1186,33 @@ const getValueFromReference = (
     )
   }
 
-  return String(usedReferenceValue.defaultValue)
+  return usedReferenceValue
+}
+
+const extractDefaultValueFromRefPath = (
+  propDefaultValue: PropDefaultValueTypes,
+  refPath?: string[]
+): PropDefaultValueTypes => {
+  if (!refPath || refPath.length === 0) {
+    return propDefaultValue
+  }
+
+  // Directly handle array indexing for the first segment when applicable
+  if (Array.isArray(propDefaultValue)) {
+    const [first, ...rest] = refPath
+    const idx = Number(first)
+    if (!Number.isNaN(idx) && idx >= 0 && idx < propDefaultValue.length) {
+      const nextVal = propDefaultValue[idx] as PropDefaultValueTypes
+      if (rest.length === 0) {
+        return nextVal
+      }
+      return extractDefaultValueFromRefPath(nextVal, rest)
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (typeof propDefaultValue !== 'object') {
+    return propDefaultValue
+  }
+
+  return GenericUtils.getValueFromPath(refPath.join('.'), propDefaultValue) as PropDefaultValueTypes
 }