slicejs-web-framework 4.0.1 → 4.0.2

package/Slice/Slice.js

@@ -1,687 +1,710 @@
-
-/**
- * Main Slice.js runtime.
- */
-export default class Slice {
-   /**
-    * @param {Object} sliceConfig
-    */
-    constructor(sliceConfig, frameworkClasses = null) {
-      this.frameworkClasses = frameworkClasses;
-      const ControllerClass = frameworkClasses?.Controller;
-      const StylesManagerClass = frameworkClasses?.StylesManager;
-
-      this.controller = ControllerClass ? new ControllerClass() : null;
-      this.stylesManager = StylesManagerClass ? new StylesManagerClass() : null;
-      this.paths = sliceConfig.paths;
-      this.themeConfig = sliceConfig.themeManager;
-      this.stylesConfig = sliceConfig.stylesManager;
-      this.loggerConfig = sliceConfig.logger;
-      this.debuggerConfig = sliceConfig.debugger;
-      this.loadingConfig = sliceConfig.loading;
-      this.eventsConfig = sliceConfig.events;
-
-      // Default to production until init() resolves the actual mode.
-      // Safe to call isProduction() before init() completes.
-      this._mode = 'production';
-      this._publicEnv = {};
-
-      // 📦 Bundle system is initialized automatically via import in index.js
-   }
-
-   /**
-    * Dynamically import a module and return its default export.
-    * @param {string} module
-    * @returns {Promise<any>}
-    */
-   async getClass(module) {
-      try {
-         const { default: myClass } = await import(module);
-         return await myClass;
-      } catch (error) {
-         this.logger.error('Slice', `Error loading class ${module}`, error);
-         throw error;
-      }
-   }
-
-   /**
-    * Returns true when running in production mode.
-    * Reliable after init() has completed.
-    * @returns {boolean}
-    */
-   isProduction() {
-      return this._mode === 'production';
-   }
-
-   setPublicEnv(envPayload = {}) {
-      const normalized = {};
-
-      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(envPayload || {})) {
-         if (!key.startsWith('SLICE_PUBLIC_')) continue;
-         normalized[key] = String(value ?? '');
-      }
-
-      this._publicEnv = normalized;
-   }
-
-   getEnv(name, fallbackValue = undefined) {
-      if (!name || typeof name !== 'string') {
-         return fallbackValue;
-      }
-
-      if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(this._publicEnv, name)) {
-         return this._publicEnv[name];
-      }
-
-      return fallbackValue;
-   }
-
-   getPublicEnv() {
-      return { ...this._publicEnv };
-   }
-
-   /**
-    * Typed accessors over the public env, so callers stop re-parsing strings.
-    *   slice.env.get('SLICE_PUBLIC_API_URL', '')
-    *   slice.env.bool('SLICE_PUBLIC_AUTH_ENABLED')   // '1'|'true'|'yes'|'on' → true
-    *   slice.env.int('SLICE_PUBLIC_TIMEOUT', 5000)
-    *   slice.env.list('SLICE_PUBLIC_MODELS')         // 'a, b' → ['a','b']
-    *   slice.env.has('X')  /  slice.env.all()
-    * @returns {{ get: Function, has: Function, all: Function, bool: Function, int: Function, list: Function }}
-    */
-   get env() {
-      const read = (name) =>
-         Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(this._publicEnv, name) ? this._publicEnv[name] : undefined;
-      const present = (v) => v !== undefined && String(v).trim() !== '';
-
-      return {
-         get: (name, fallback = undefined) => this.getEnv(name, fallback),
-         has: (name) => Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(this._publicEnv, name),
-         all: () => this.getPublicEnv(),
-         bool: (name, fallback = false) => {
-            const v = read(name);
-            return present(v) ? ['1', 'true', 'yes', 'on'].includes(String(v).trim().toLowerCase()) : fallback;
-         },
-         int: (name, fallback = 0) => {
-            const v = read(name);
-            const n = parseInt(v, 10);
-            return Number.isNaN(n) ? fallback : n;
-         },
-         list: (name, fallback = []) => {
-            const v = read(name);
-            if (!present(v)) return fallback;
-            return String(v)
-               .split(',')
-               .map((s) => s.trim())
-               .filter(Boolean);
-         },
-      };
-   }
-
-   /**
-    * Get a component instance by sliceId.
-    * @param {string} componentSliceId
-    * @returns {HTMLElement|undefined}
-    */
-   getComponent(componentSliceId) {
-      return this.controller.activeComponents.get(componentSliceId);
-   }
-
-   /**
-    * Apply props to a component. The controller auto-detects build vs refresh:
-    * during construction (not yet registered) it applies defaults + required
-    * validation; once registered, it refreshes in place (no defaults, no required,
-    * respects diff-guards). Same call works for both.
-    * @param {HTMLElement} component
-    * @param {Object} props
-    * @returns {void}
-    */
-   setComponentProps(component, props) {
-      return this.controller.setComponentProps(component, props);
-   }
-
-   /**
-    * Whether `component` is still the live registered instance for its sliceId
-    * (false after it has been destroyed, or replaced by a rebuild).
-    * @param {HTMLElement} component
-    * @returns {boolean}
-    */
-   isComponentAlive(component) {
-      return !!component && this.controller.activeComponents.get(component.sliceId) === component;
-   }
-
-   /**
-    * Build a component instance and run init.
-    *
-    * Pass `{ singleton: true }` to get-or-create one shared instance keyed by
-    * `sliceId` (defaults to `componentName`). Concurrent singleton builds of the
-    * same id share a single in-flight build, so they never race on a duplicate
-    * sliceId. Singletons are only supported for Service components — for app-wide
-    * UI build a Provider Service that manages the Visual (see ToastProvider /
-    * ToolTipProvider), because a DOM node can only live in one place.
-    *
-    * Note: `props` only apply on the first (creating) call; later calls return
-    * the existing instance and ignore them.
-    *
-    * @param {string} componentName
-    * @param {Object} [props]
-    * @param {boolean} [props.singleton] Reuse a single instance per sliceId.
-    * @returns {Promise<HTMLElement|Object|null>}
-    */
-   async build(componentName, props = {}) {
-      if (!props || props.singleton !== true) {
-         return this._build(componentName, props);
-      }
-
-      const { singleton, ...rest } = props;
-      const sliceId = rest.sliceId || componentName;
-
-      // Singletons are allowed for any category whose *type* is 'Service' — not
-      // only the built-in 'Service' category. Custom categories declared in
-      // sliceConfig with `"type": "Service"` (e.g. AppServices) are services too.
-      const category = this.controller.componentCategories.get(componentName);
-      const categoryType = slice.paths?.components?.[category]?.type;
-      if (categoryType !== 'Service') {
-         this.logger.logError(
-            'Slice',
-            `singleton:true is only supported for Service-type components ('${componentName}' is in category '${category || 'unknown'}', type '${categoryType || 'unknown'}'). ` +
-               `For app-wide UI build a Provider Service that manages the Visual (see ToastProvider/ToolTipProvider).`
-         );
-         return null;
-      }
-
-      return this.controller.getOrCreate(sliceId, () =>
-         this._build(componentName, { ...rest, sliceId })
-      );
-   }
-
-   /**
-    * Internal build: load resources, construct, run init, register. Always
-    * creates a new instance. Public `build` delegates here (and wraps it with
-    * get-or-create when `singleton:true`).
-    * @param {string} componentName
-    * @param {Object} [props]
-    * @returns {Promise<HTMLElement|Object|null>}
-    */
-   async _build(componentName, props = {}) {
-      if (!componentName) {
-         this.logger.error('Slice', 'Component name is required to build a component');
-         return null;
-      }
-
-      if (typeof componentName !== 'string') {
-         this.logger.error('Slice', 'Component name must be a string');
-         return null;
-      }
-
-      // 📦 Try to load from bundles first
-      const bundleName = this.controller.getBundleForComponent(componentName);
-      if (bundleName && !this.controller.loadedBundles.has(bundleName)) {
-         await this.controller.loadBundle(bundleName);
-      }
-
-      if (!this.controller.componentCategories.has(componentName) && !this.controller.classes.has(componentName)) {
-         this.logger.error('Slice', `Component ${componentName} not found in components.js file`);
-         return null;
-      }
-
-      let componentCategory = this.controller.componentCategories.get(componentName);
-      if (!componentCategory && this.controller.classes.has(componentName)) {
-         componentCategory = 'AppComponents';
-      }
-
-      // 📦 Check if component is already available from loaded bundles
-      const isFromBundle = this.controller.isComponentFromBundle(componentName);
-
-      if (componentCategory === 'Structural') {
-         this.logger.error('Slice', `Component ${componentName} is a Structural component and cannot be built`);
-         return null;
-      }
-
-      let isVisual = slice.paths.components[componentCategory]?.type === 'Visual';
-      let modulePath = `${slice.paths.components[componentCategory].path}/${componentName}/${componentName}.js`;
-      const isJsOnlyVisualComponent = isVisual && (componentName === 'MultiRoute' || componentName === 'Route');
-
-      // Load template, class, and CSS concurrently if needed
-      try {
-         // 📦 Skip individual loading if component is available from bundles
-          const loadTemplate =
-             isFromBundle || !isVisual || isJsOnlyVisualComponent || this.controller.templates.has(componentName)
-                ? Promise.resolve(null)
-                : this.controller.fetchText(componentName, 'html', componentCategory);
-
-         const loadClass =
-            isFromBundle || this.controller.classes.has(componentName)
-               ? Promise.resolve(null)
-               : this.getClass(modulePath);
-
-          const loadCSS =
-             isFromBundle || !isVisual || isJsOnlyVisualComponent || this.controller.requestedStyles.has(componentName)
-                ? Promise.resolve(null)
-                : this.controller.fetchText(componentName, 'css', componentCategory);
-
-         const [html, ComponentClass, css] = await Promise.all([loadTemplate, loadClass, loadCSS]);
-
-         // 📦 If component is from bundle but not in cache, it should have been registered by registerBundle
-         if (isFromBundle) {
-            this.logger.logInfo('Slice', `📦 Using bundled component: ${componentName}`);
-         }
-
-         if (html || html === '') {
-            const template = document.createElement('template');
-            template.innerHTML = html;
-            this.controller.templates.set(componentName, template);
-            this.logger.logInfo('Slice', `Template ${componentName} loaded`);
-         }
-
-         if (ComponentClass) {
-            this.controller.classes.set(componentName, ComponentClass);
-            this.logger.logInfo('Slice', `Class ${componentName} loaded`);
-         }
-
-         if (css) {
-            this.stylesManager.registerComponentStyles(componentName, css);
-            this.logger.logInfo('Slice', `CSS ${componentName} loaded`);
-         }
-      } catch (error) {
-         this.logger.logError('Slice', `Error loading resources for ${componentName}`, error);
-         return null;
-      }
-
-      // Create instance
-      try {
-         let componentIds = {};
-         if (props.id) componentIds.id = props.id;
-         if (props.sliceId) componentIds.sliceId = props.sliceId;
-
-         delete props.id;
-         delete props.sliceId;
-         // `singleton` is a build directive (handled in the public build()
-         // wrapper). Strip it here too so it is consistently reserved and never
-         // leaks into a component's props on the non-singleton path.
-         delete props.singleton;
-
-       const ComponentClass = this.controller.classes.get(componentName);
-       this.logger.logInfo(
-          'Slice',
-          `🔎 Build component: ${componentName} (classType: ${typeof ComponentClass}, isFunction: ${typeof ComponentClass === 'function'})`
-       );
-       const componentInstance = new ComponentClass(props);
-
-         if (componentIds.id && isVisual) componentInstance.id = componentIds.id;
-         if (componentIds.sliceId) componentInstance.sliceId = componentIds.sliceId;
-
-          if (!this.controller.verifyComponentIds(componentInstance)) {
-             this.logger.logError('Slice', `Error registering instance ${componentName} ${componentInstance.sliceId}`);
-             return null;
-          }
-
-          // Register before init so the component is visible in activeComponents
-          // during init(). This lets slice.router.navigate() work from inside
-          // init() without the Router creating a duplicate instance (the Router
-          // finds the existing component via getComponent). Calling update()
-          // from init() is safe because installUpdate already wrapped it.
-          this.controller.registerComponent(componentInstance);
-
-          if (componentInstance.init) await componentInstance.init();
-
-          if (slice.debuggerConfig.enabled && isVisual) {
-             this.debugger.attachDebugMode(componentInstance);
-          }
-
-          if (isVisual) {
-             this.controller.registerComponentsRecursively(componentInstance);
+
+/**
+ * Main Slice.js runtime.
+ */
+export default class Slice {
+   /**
+    * @param {Object} sliceConfig
+    */
+    constructor(sliceConfig, frameworkClasses = null) {
+      this.frameworkClasses = frameworkClasses;
+      const ControllerClass = frameworkClasses?.Controller;
+      const StylesManagerClass = frameworkClasses?.StylesManager;
+
+      this.controller = ControllerClass ? new ControllerClass() : null;
+      this.stylesManager = StylesManagerClass ? new StylesManagerClass() : null;
+      this.paths = sliceConfig.paths;
+      this.themeConfig = sliceConfig.themeManager;
+      this.stylesConfig = sliceConfig.stylesManager;
+      this.loggerConfig = sliceConfig.logger;
+      this.debuggerConfig = sliceConfig.debugger;
+      this.loadingConfig = sliceConfig.loading;
+      this.eventsConfig = sliceConfig.events;
+
+      // Default to production until init() resolves the actual mode.
+      // Safe to call isProduction() before init() completes.
+      this._mode = 'production';
+      this._publicEnv = {};
+
+      // 📦 Bundle system is initialized automatically via import in index.js
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Dynamically import a module and return its default export.
+    * @param {string} module
+    * @returns {Promise<any>}
+    */
+   async getClass(module) {
+      try {
+         const { default: myClass } = await import(module);
+         return await myClass;
+      } catch (error) {
+         this.logger.error('Slice', `Error loading class ${module}`, error);
+         throw error;
+      }
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Returns true when running in production mode.
+    * Reliable after init() has completed.
+    * @returns {boolean}
+    */
+   isProduction() {
+      return this._mode === 'production';
+   }
+
+   setPublicEnv(envPayload = {}) {
+      const normalized = {};
+
+      for (const [key, value] of Object.entries(envPayload || {})) {
+         if (!key.startsWith('SLICE_PUBLIC_')) continue;
+         normalized[key] = String(value ?? '');
+      }
+
+      this._publicEnv = normalized;
+   }
+
+   getEnv(name, fallbackValue = undefined) {
+      if (!name || typeof name !== 'string') {
+         return fallbackValue;
+      }
+
+      if (Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(this._publicEnv, name)) {
+         return this._publicEnv[name];
+      }
+
+      return fallbackValue;
+   }
+
+   getPublicEnv() {
+      return { ...this._publicEnv };
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Typed accessors over the public env, so callers stop re-parsing strings.
+    *   slice.env.get('SLICE_PUBLIC_API_URL', '')
+    *   slice.env.bool('SLICE_PUBLIC_AUTH_ENABLED')   // '1'|'true'|'yes'|'on' → true
+    *   slice.env.int('SLICE_PUBLIC_TIMEOUT', 5000)
+    *   slice.env.list('SLICE_PUBLIC_MODELS')         // 'a, b' → ['a','b']
+    *   slice.env.has('X')  /  slice.env.all()
+    * @returns {{ get: Function, has: Function, all: Function, bool: Function, int: Function, list: Function }}
+    */
+   get env() {
+      const read = (name) =>
+         Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(this._publicEnv, name) ? this._publicEnv[name] : undefined;
+      const present = (v) => v !== undefined && String(v).trim() !== '';
+
+      return {
+         get: (name, fallback = undefined) => this.getEnv(name, fallback),
+         has: (name) => Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(this._publicEnv, name),
+         all: () => this.getPublicEnv(),
+         bool: (name, fallback = false) => {
+            const v = read(name);
+            return present(v) ? ['1', 'true', 'yes', 'on'].includes(String(v).trim().toLowerCase()) : fallback;
+         },
+         int: (name, fallback = 0) => {
+            const v = read(name);
+            const n = parseInt(v, 10);
+            return Number.isNaN(n) ? fallback : n;
+         },
+         list: (name, fallback = []) => {
+            const v = read(name);
+            if (!present(v)) return fallback;
+            return String(v)
+               .split(',')
+               .map((s) => s.trim())
+               .filter(Boolean);
+         },
+      };
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Get a component instance by sliceId.
+    * @param {string} componentSliceId
+    * @returns {HTMLElement|undefined}
+    */
+   getComponent(componentSliceId) {
+      return this.controller.activeComponents.get(componentSliceId);
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Apply props to a component. The controller auto-detects build vs refresh:
+    * during construction (not yet registered) it applies defaults + required
+    * validation; once registered, it refreshes in place (no defaults, no required,
+    * respects diff-guards). Same call works for both.
+    * @param {HTMLElement} component
+    * @param {Object} props
+    * @returns {void}
+    */
+   setComponentProps(component, props) {
+      return this.controller.setComponentProps(component, props);
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Whether `component` is still the live registered instance for its sliceId
+    * (false after it has been destroyed, or replaced by a rebuild).
+    * @param {HTMLElement} component
+    * @returns {boolean}
+    */
+   isComponentAlive(component) {
+      return !!component && this.controller.activeComponents.get(component.sliceId) === component;
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Build a component instance and run init.
+    *
+    * Pass `{ singleton: true }` to get-or-create one shared instance keyed by
+    * `sliceId` (defaults to `componentName`). Concurrent singleton builds of the
+    * same id share a single in-flight build, so they never race on a duplicate
+    * sliceId. Singletons are only supported for Service components — for app-wide
+    * UI build a Provider Service that manages the Visual (see ToastProvider /
+    * ToolTipProvider), because a DOM node can only live in one place.
+    *
+    * Note: `props` only apply on the first (creating) call; later calls return
+    * the existing instance and ignore them.
+    *
+    * @param {string} componentName
+    * @param {Object} [props]
+    * @param {boolean} [props.singleton] Reuse a single instance per sliceId.
+    * @returns {Promise<HTMLElement|Object|null>}
+    */
+   async build(componentName, props = {}) {
+      if (!props || props.singleton !== true) {
+         return this._build(componentName, props);
+      }
+
+      const { singleton, ...rest } = props;
+      const sliceId = rest.sliceId || componentName;
+
+      // Singletons are allowed for any category whose *type* is 'Service' — not
+      // only the built-in 'Service' category. Custom categories declared in
+      // sliceConfig with `"type": "Service"` (e.g. AppServices) are services too.
+      const category = this.controller.componentCategories.get(componentName);
+      const categoryType = slice.paths?.components?.[category]?.type;
+      if (categoryType !== 'Service') {
+         this.logger.logError(
+            'Slice',
+            `singleton:true is only supported for Service-type components ('${componentName}' is in category '${category || 'unknown'}', type '${categoryType || 'unknown'}'). ` +
+               `For app-wide UI build a Provider Service that manages the Visual (see ToastProvider/ToolTipProvider).`
+         );
+         return null;
+      }
+
+      return this.controller.getOrCreate(sliceId, () =>
+         this._build(componentName, { ...rest, sliceId })
+      );
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Internal build: load resources, construct, run init, register. Always
+    * creates a new instance. Public `build` delegates here (and wraps it with
+    * get-or-create when `singleton:true`).
+    * @param {string} componentName
+    * @param {Object} [props]
+    * @returns {Promise<HTMLElement|Object|null>}
+    */
+   async _build(componentName, props = {}) {
+      if (!componentName) {
+         this.logger.error('Slice', 'Component name is required to build a component');
+         return null;
+      }
+
+      if (typeof componentName !== 'string') {
+         this.logger.error('Slice', 'Component name must be a string');
+         return null;
+      }
+
+      // 📦 Try to load from bundles first
+      const bundleName = this.controller.getBundleForComponent(componentName);
+      if (bundleName && !this.controller.loadedBundles.has(bundleName)) {
+         await this.controller.loadBundle(bundleName);
+      }
+
+      if (!this.controller.componentCategories.has(componentName) && !this.controller.classes.has(componentName)) {
+         this.logger.error('Slice', `Component ${componentName} not found in components.js file`);
+         return null;
+      }
+
+      let componentCategory = this.controller.componentCategories.get(componentName);
+      if (!componentCategory && this.controller.classes.has(componentName)) {
+         componentCategory = 'AppComponents';
+      }
+
+      // 📦 Check if component is already available from loaded bundles
+      const isFromBundle = this.controller.isComponentFromBundle(componentName);
+
+      if (componentCategory === 'Structural') {
+         this.logger.error('Slice', `Component ${componentName} is a Structural component and cannot be built`);
+         return null;
+      }
+
+      let isVisual = slice.paths.components[componentCategory]?.type === 'Visual';
+      let modulePath = `${slice.paths.components[componentCategory].path}/${componentName}/${componentName}.js`;
+      const isJsOnlyVisualComponent = isVisual && (componentName === 'MultiRoute' || componentName === 'Route');
+
+      // Load template, class, and CSS concurrently if needed
+      try {
+         // 📦 Skip individual loading if component is available from bundles
+          const loadTemplate =
+             isFromBundle || !isVisual || isJsOnlyVisualComponent || this.controller.templates.has(componentName)
+                ? Promise.resolve(null)
+                : this.controller.fetchText(componentName, 'html', componentCategory);
+
+         const loadClass =
+            isFromBundle || this.controller.classes.has(componentName)
+               ? Promise.resolve(null)
+               : this.getClass(modulePath);
+
+          const loadCSS =
+             isFromBundle || !isVisual || isJsOnlyVisualComponent || this.controller.requestedStyles.has(componentName)
+                ? Promise.resolve(null)
+                : this.controller.fetchText(componentName, 'css', componentCategory);
+
+         const [html, ComponentClass, css] = await Promise.all([loadTemplate, loadClass, loadCSS]);
+
+         // 📦 If component is from bundle but not in cache, it should have been registered by registerBundle
+         if (isFromBundle) {
+            this.logger.logInfo('Slice', `📦 Using bundled component: ${componentName}`);
+         }
+
+         if (html || html === '') {
+            const template = document.createElement('template');
+            template.innerHTML = html;
+            this.controller.templates.set(componentName, template);
+            this.logger.logInfo('Slice', `Template ${componentName} loaded`);
+         }
+
+         if (ComponentClass) {
+            this.controller.classes.set(componentName, ComponentClass);
+            this.logger.logInfo('Slice', `Class ${componentName} loaded`);
+         }
+
+         if (css) {
+            this.stylesManager.registerComponentStyles(componentName, css);
+            this.logger.logInfo('Slice', `CSS ${componentName} loaded`);
+         }
+      } catch (error) {
+         this.logger.logError('Slice', `Error loading resources for ${componentName}`, error);
+         return null;
+      }
+
+      // Create instance
+      try {
+         let componentIds = {};
+         if (props.id) componentIds.id = props.id;
+         if (props.sliceId) componentIds.sliceId = props.sliceId;
+
+         delete props.id;
+         delete props.sliceId;
+         // `singleton` is a build directive (handled in the public build()
+         // wrapper). Strip it here too so it is consistently reserved and never
+         // leaks into a component's props on the non-singleton path.
+         delete props.singleton;
+
+       const ComponentClass = this.controller.classes.get(componentName);
+       this.logger.logInfo(
+          'Slice',
+          `🔎 Build component: ${componentName} (classType: ${typeof ComponentClass}, isFunction: ${typeof ComponentClass === 'function'})`
+       );
+       const componentInstance = new ComponentClass(props);
+
+         if (componentIds.id && isVisual) componentInstance.id = componentIds.id;
+         if (componentIds.sliceId) componentInstance.sliceId = componentIds.sliceId;
+
+          if (!this.controller.verifyComponentIds(componentInstance)) {
+             this.logger.logError('Slice', `Error registering instance ${componentName} ${componentInstance.sliceId}`);
+             return null;
+          }
+
+          // Register before init so the component is visible in activeComponents
+          // during init(). This lets slice.router.navigate() work from inside
+          // init() without the Router creating a duplicate instance (the Router
+          // finds the existing component via getComponent). Calling update()
+          // from init() is safe because installUpdate already wrapped it.
+          this.controller.registerComponent(componentInstance);
+
+          if (componentInstance.init) await componentInstance.init();
+
+          if (slice.debuggerConfig.enabled && isVisual) {
+             this.debugger.attachDebugMode(componentInstance);
           }
-
-         this.logger.logInfo('Slice', `Instance ${componentInstance.sliceId} created`);
-         return componentInstance;
-      } catch (error) {
-         this.logger.logError('Slice', `Error creating instance ${componentName}`, error);
-         return null;
-      }
-   }
-
-   /**
-    * Apply a theme by name.
-    * @param {string} themeName
-    * @returns {Promise<void>}
-    */
-   async setTheme(themeName) {
-      await this.stylesManager.themeManager.applyTheme(themeName);
-   }
-
-   /**
-    * Current theme name.
-    * @returns {string|null}
-    */
-   get theme() {
-      return this.stylesManager.themeManager.currentTheme;
-   }
-
-   /**
-    * Attach HTML template to a component instance.
-    * @param {HTMLElement} componentInstance
-    * @returns {void}
-    */
-   attachTemplate(componentInstance) {
-      this.controller.loadTemplateToComponent(componentInstance);
-   }
-}
-
-async function loadConfig() {
-   try {
-      const response = await fetch('/sliceConfig.json');
-      if (!response.ok) throw new Error('Error loading sliceConfig.json');
-      const json = await response.json();
-      return json;
-   } catch (error) {
-      console.error('Error loading config file:', error);
-      return null;
-   }
-}
-
-async function init() {
-   const sliceConfig = await loadConfig();
-   if (!sliceConfig) {
-      console.error('%c\u26A0\uFE0F Error loading Slice configuration', 'color: red; font-size: 20px;');
-      alert('Error loading Slice configuration');
-      throw new Error('Slice initialization failed: unable to load sliceConfig.json');
-   }
-
-    // 1+2. Fetch mode endpoint and bundle config in parallel — both are independent.
-    // In production, /slice-env.json returns 404 (catch is expected and normal).
-    // bundleConfigJson.production serves as a mode fallback when env endpoint is absent.
-    let frameworkClasses = null;
-    const [envResult, configResult] = await Promise.all([
-      fetch('/slice-env.json', { cache: 'no-store' })
-        .then(r => r.ok ? r.json() : null)
-        .catch(error => { console.error('[Slice.js] Error fetching /slice-env.json:', error); return null; }),
-      fetch('/bundles/bundle.config.json', { cache: 'no-store' })
-        .then(r => r.ok ? r.json() : null)
-        .catch(error => { console.error('[Slice.js] Error fetching bundle.config.json:', error); return null; })
-    ]);
-    const envMode = envResult?.mode ?? null;
-    const bundleConfigJson = configResult;
-
-     // 3. Determine canonical mode: env endpoint takes precedence, then bundle config
-     let resolvedMode;
-     if (envMode) {
-       resolvedMode = envMode;
-     } else if (bundleConfigJson?.production) {
-       resolvedMode = 'production';
-     } else {
-       resolvedMode = 'development';
-     }
-
-      // 4. Load framework classes.
-     // In production the bundler generates slice-bundle.framework.js which
-     // sets window.SLICE_FRAMEWORK_CLASSES. In dev mode always use individual
-     // imports so the live /Slice/ source is served directly without bundles.
-     if (resolvedMode === 'production' && bundleConfigJson?.bundles?.framework?.file) {
-       try {
-         await import(`/bundles/${bundleConfigJson.bundles.framework.file}`);
-         if (window.SLICE_FRAMEWORK_CLASSES) {
-           frameworkClasses = window.SLICE_FRAMEWORK_CLASSES;
-         }
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.error('[Slice.js] framework bundle import failed, falling through to individual imports:', e);
-        }
-     }
-
-     if (!frameworkClasses) {
-       try {
-         const imports = await Promise.all([
-           import('./Components/Structural/Controller/Controller.js'),
-           import('./Components/Structural/StylesManager/StylesManager.js')
-         ]);
-         frameworkClasses = {
-           Controller: imports[0].default,
-           StylesManager: imports[1].default
-         };
-        } catch (e) {
-          console.error('[Slice.js] individual imports fallback failed:', e);
-          throw e;
-        }
-     }
-
-     // 5. Create Slice instance and set resolved mode
-     window.slice = new Slice(sliceConfig, frameworkClasses);
-     window.slice._mode = resolvedMode;
-     window.slice.setPublicEnv(envResult?.env || {});
-
-   slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath = '/Slice/Components/Structural';
-
-   // Logger must be available before bundle loading — Controller internally calls
-   // slice.logger.* methods during loadBundle/registerBundle.
-   if (sliceConfig.logger.enabled) {
-      const LoggerModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.Logger
-        || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/Logger/Logger.js`);
-      window.slice.logger = new LoggerModule();
-   } else {
-      const noop = () => {};
-      window.slice.logger = {
-         error: noop, warn: noop, info: noop, debug: noop,
-         logError: noop, logWarning: noop, logInfo: noop,
-      };
-   }
-
-      const createBundlingInitError = (step, error) => {
-         const detail = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
-         return new Error(`Bundling V2 initialization failed (${step}): ${detail}`, { cause: error });
-      };
-
-      // Initialize bundles before building components.
-      // Only in production — dev mode loads each component individually from source.
-      // bundleConfigJson was already fetched above (step 2); reuse it.
-      if (resolvedMode === 'production' && bundleConfigJson) {
-         window.slice.controller.bundleConfig = bundleConfigJson;
-      }
-
-      if (resolvedMode === 'production' && window.slice.controller.bundleConfig) {
-         const config = window.slice.controller.bundleConfig;
-         if (!window.__SLICE_SHARED_DEPS__ || typeof window.__SLICE_SHARED_DEPS__ !== 'object') {
-            window.__SLICE_SHARED_DEPS__ = {};
-         }
-         const criticalFile = config?.bundles?.critical?.file;
-         if (criticalFile) {
-            try {
-               await window.slice.controller.loadBundle('critical');
-            } catch (error) {
-               throw createBundlingInitError(`critical bundle "${criticalFile}"`, error);
-            }
-         }
-
-         const routeBundles = config?.routeBundles || {};
-         const initialPath = window.location.pathname || '/';
-         const bundlesForRoute = routeBundles[initialPath] || [];
-
-         const loadRouteBundles = async () => {
-            for (const bundleName of bundlesForRoute) {
-               if (bundleName === 'critical') continue;
-               const bundleInfo = config?.bundles?.routes?.[bundleName];
-               if (!bundleInfo?.file) continue;
-               await window.slice.controller.loadBundle(bundleName);
-            }
-         };
-
-         const preloadRouteBundles = () => {
-            loadRouteBundles().catch((error) => {
-               window.slice?.logger?.error('Slice', `Idle route preload failed for "${initialPath}"`, error);
-            });
-         };
-
-         const safePreload = () => {
-            try {
-               preloadRouteBundles();
-            } catch (error) {
-               window.slice?.logger?.error('Slice', 'Error in route preload callback', error);
-            }
-         };
-
-         if (typeof requestIdleCallback === 'function') {
-            requestIdleCallback(() => safePreload());
-         } else {
-            setTimeout(() => safePreload(), 0);
-         }
+
+          if (isVisual) {
+             this.controller.registerComponentsRecursively(componentInstance);
+          }
+
+         this.logger.logInfo('Slice', `Instance ${componentInstance.sliceId} created`);
+         return componentInstance;
+      } catch (error) {
+         this.logger.logError('Slice', `Error creating instance ${componentName}`, error);
+         return null;
+      }
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Apply a theme by name.
+    * @param {string} themeName
+    * @returns {Promise<void>}
+    */
+   async setTheme(themeName) {
+      await this.stylesManager.themeManager.applyTheme(themeName);
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Current theme name.
+    * @returns {string|null}
+    */
+   get theme() {
+      return this.stylesManager.themeManager.currentTheme;
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Attach HTML template to a component instance.
+    * @param {HTMLElement} componentInstance
+    * @returns {void}
+    */
+   attachTemplate(componentInstance) {
+      this.controller.loadTemplateToComponent(componentInstance);
+   }
+}
+
+async function loadConfig() {
+   try {
+      const response = await fetch('/sliceConfig.json');
+      if (!response.ok) throw new Error('Error loading sliceConfig.json');
+      const json = await response.json();
+      return json;
+   } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Error loading config file:', error);
+      return null;
+   }
+}
+
+async function init() {
+   const sliceConfig = await loadConfig();
+   if (!sliceConfig) {
+      console.error('%c\u26A0\uFE0F Error loading Slice configuration', 'color: red; font-size: 20px;');
+      alert('Error loading Slice configuration');
+      throw new Error('Slice initialization failed: unable to load sliceConfig.json');
+   }
+
+    // 1+2. Fetch mode endpoint and bundle config in parallel — both are independent.
+    // In production, /slice-env.json returns 404 (catch is expected and normal).
+    // bundleConfigJson.production serves as a mode fallback when env endpoint is absent.
+    let frameworkClasses = null;
+    const [envResult, configResult] = await Promise.all([
+      fetch('/slice-env.json', { cache: 'no-store' })
+        .then(r => r.ok ? r.json() : null)
+        .catch(error => { console.error('[Slice.js] Error fetching /slice-env.json:', error); return null; }),
+      fetch('/bundles/bundle.config.json', { cache: 'no-store' })
+        .then(r => r.ok ? r.json() : null)
+        .catch(error => { console.error('[Slice.js] Error fetching bundle.config.json:', error); return null; })
+    ]);
+    const envMode = envResult?.mode ?? null;
+    const bundleConfigJson = configResult;
+
+     // 3. Determine canonical mode: env endpoint takes precedence, then bundle config
+     let resolvedMode;
+     if (envMode) {
+       resolvedMode = envMode;
+     } else if (bundleConfigJson?.production) {
+       resolvedMode = 'production';
+     } else {
+       resolvedMode = 'development';
+     }
+
+      // 4. Load framework classes.
+     // In production the bundler generates slice-bundle.framework.js which
+     // sets window.SLICE_FRAMEWORK_CLASSES. In dev mode always use individual
+     // imports so the live /Slice/ source is served directly without bundles.
+     if (resolvedMode === 'production' && bundleConfigJson?.bundles?.framework?.file) {
+       try {
+         await import(`/bundles/${bundleConfigJson.bundles.framework.file}`);
+         if (window.SLICE_FRAMEWORK_CLASSES) {
+           frameworkClasses = window.SLICE_FRAMEWORK_CLASSES;
+         }
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error('[Slice.js] framework bundle import failed, falling through to individual imports:', e);
+        }
+     }
+
+     if (!frameworkClasses) {
+       try {
+         const imports = await Promise.all([
+           import('./Components/Structural/Controller/Controller.js'),
+           import('./Components/Structural/StylesManager/StylesManager.js')
+         ]);
+         frameworkClasses = {
+           Controller: imports[0].default,
+           StylesManager: imports[1].default
+         };
+        } catch (e) {
+          console.error('[Slice.js] individual imports fallback failed:', e);
+          throw e;
+        }
+     }
+
+     // 5. Create Slice instance and set resolved mode
+     window.slice = new Slice(sliceConfig, frameworkClasses);
+     window.slice._mode = resolvedMode;
+     window.slice.setPublicEnv(envResult?.env || {});
+
+   slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath = '/Slice/Components/Structural';
+
+   // Logger must be available before bundle loading — Controller internally calls
+   // slice.logger.* methods during loadBundle/registerBundle.
+   if (sliceConfig.logger.enabled) {
+      const LoggerModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.Logger
+        || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/Logger/Logger.js`);
+      window.slice.logger = new LoggerModule();
+   } else {
+      const noop = () => {};
+      window.slice.logger = {
+         error: noop, warn: noop, info: noop, debug: noop,
+         logError: noop, logWarning: noop, logInfo: noop,
+      };
+   }
+
+      const createBundlingInitError = (step, error) => {
+         const detail = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+         return new Error(`Bundling V2 initialization failed (${step}): ${detail}`, { cause: error });
+      };
+
+      // Initialize bundles before building components.
+      // Only in production — dev mode loads each component individually from source.
+      // bundleConfigJson was already fetched above (step 2); reuse it.
+      if (resolvedMode === 'production' && bundleConfigJson) {
+         window.slice.controller.bundleConfig = bundleConfigJson;
+      }
+
+      if (resolvedMode === 'production' && window.slice.controller.bundleConfig) {
+         const config = window.slice.controller.bundleConfig;
+         if (!window.__SLICE_SHARED_DEPS__ || typeof window.__SLICE_SHARED_DEPS__ !== 'object') {
+            window.__SLICE_SHARED_DEPS__ = {};
+         }
+         const criticalFile = config?.bundles?.critical?.file;
+         if (criticalFile) {
+            try {
+               await window.slice.controller.loadBundle('critical');
+            } catch (error) {
+               throw createBundlingInitError(`critical bundle "${criticalFile}"`, error);
+            }
+         }
+
+         const routeBundles = config?.routeBundles || {};
+         const initialPath = window.location.pathname || '/';
+         const bundlesForRoute = routeBundles[initialPath] || [];
+
+         const loadRouteBundles = async () => {
+            for (const bundleName of bundlesForRoute) {
+               if (bundleName === 'critical') continue;
+               const bundleInfo = config?.bundles?.routes?.[bundleName];
+               if (!bundleInfo?.file) continue;
+               await window.slice.controller.loadBundle(bundleName);
+            }
+         };
+
+         const preloadRouteBundles = () => {
+            loadRouteBundles().catch((error) => {
+               window.slice?.logger?.error('Slice', `Idle route preload failed for "${initialPath}"`, error);
+            });
+         };
+
+         const safePreload = () => {
+            try {
+               preloadRouteBundles();
+            } catch (error) {
+               window.slice?.logger?.error('Slice', 'Error in route preload callback', error);
+            }
+         };
+
+         if (typeof requestIdleCallback === 'function') {
+            requestIdleCallback(() => safePreload());
+         } else {
+            setTimeout(() => safePreload(), 0);
+         }
+      }
+
+    if (sliceConfig.debugger.enabled) {
+        const DebuggerModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.Debugger
+           || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/Debugger/Debugger.js`);
+        window.slice.debugger = new DebuggerModule();
+       await window.slice.debugger.enableDebugMode();
+       document.body.appendChild(window.slice.debugger);
+   }
+
+     if (sliceConfig.events?.ui?.enabled) {
+        const EventsDebuggerModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.EventManagerDebugger
+           || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/EventManager/EventManagerDebugger.js`);
+        window.slice.eventsDebugger = new EventsDebuggerModule();
+       await window.slice.eventsDebugger.init();
+       document.body.appendChild(window.slice.eventsDebugger);
+    }
+
+     if (sliceConfig.context?.ui?.enabled) {
+        const ContextDebuggerModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.ContextManagerDebugger
+           || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/ContextManager/ContextManagerDebugger.js`);
+        window.slice.contextDebugger = new ContextDebuggerModule();
+       await window.slice.contextDebugger.init();
+       document.body.appendChild(window.slice.contextDebugger);
+    }
+
+     if (sliceConfig.debugger?.leakInspector?.enabled && !window.slice.isProduction()) {
+        const LeakInspectorModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.LeakInspector
+           || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/LeakInspector/LeakInspector.js`);
+        window.slice.leakInspector = new LeakInspectorModule();
+       await window.slice.leakInspector.init();
+       document.body.appendChild(window.slice.leakInspector);
+    }
+
+    // ContextManager delivers setState → watch through EventManager, so context
+    // reactivity requires events. We don't auto-enable events (in a production
+    // build EventManager is only bundled when events.enabled was true, so it may
+    // not have shipped) nor throw (a boot-time throw would take down the whole
+    // app, inconsistent with how "EventManager disabled" is handled below). Log a
+    // loud error and continue; `slice build` hard-fails on this same misconfig so
+    // a broken bundle never ships.
+    if (sliceConfig.context?.enabled && !sliceConfig.events?.enabled) {
+       window.slice.logger.logError(
+          'Slice',
+          'context.enabled requires events.enabled — ContextManager reactivity (setState → watch/bind) is delivered through EventManager. With events disabled, watchers will not fire. Set "events": { "enabled": true } in sliceConfig.json.'
+       );
+    }
+
+    if (sliceConfig.events?.enabled) {
+       const EventManagerModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.EventManager
+          || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/EventManager/EventManager.js`);
+      window.slice.events = new EventManagerModule();
+      if (typeof window.slice.events.init === 'function') {
+         await window.slice.events.init();
+      }
+   } else {
+      window.slice.events = {
+         subscribe: () => null,
+         subscribeOnce: () => null,
+         unsubscribe: () => false,
+         emit: () => {},
+         register: () => window.slice.events,
+         loadGraph: () => window.slice.events,
+         isDeclared: () => false,
+         bind: () => ({
+            subscribe: () => null,
+            subscribeOnce: () => null,
+            emit: () => {},
+            register: () => window.slice.events,
+         }),
+         cleanupComponent: () => 0,
+         hasSubscribers: () => false,
+         subscriberCount: () => 0,
+         clear: () => {},
+      };
+      window.slice.logger.logError('Slice', 'EventManager disabled');
+   }
+
+    if (sliceConfig.context?.enabled) {
+       const ContextManagerModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.ContextManager
+          || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/ContextManager/ContextManager.js`);
+      window.slice.context = new ContextManagerModule();
+      if (typeof window.slice.context.init === 'function') {
+         await window.slice.context.init();
+      }
+   } else {
+      window.slice.context = {
+         create: () => false,
+         getState: () => null,
+         setState: () => {},
+         watch: () => null,
+         has: () => false,
+         destroy: () => false,
+         list: () => [],
+      };
+      window.slice.logger.logError('Slice', 'ContextManager disabled');
+   }
+
+      if (sliceConfig.logger?.ui?.enabled) {
+         const LogViewerModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.LogViewer
+            || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/Logger/LogViewer/LogViewer.js`);
+         const logViewer = new LogViewerModule();
+         window.slice.logViewer = logViewer;
+         await logViewer.init();
+         logViewer.style.display = 'none';
+         document.body.appendChild(logViewer);
+      }
+
+     if (sliceConfig.loading.enabled) {
+       const loading = await window.slice.build('Loading', {});
+       window.slice.loading = loading;
+      if (typeof loading?.start === 'function') {
+         loading.start();
       }
-
-    if (sliceConfig.debugger.enabled) {
-        const DebuggerModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.Debugger
-           || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/Debugger/Debugger.js`);
-        window.slice.debugger = new DebuggerModule();
-       await window.slice.debugger.enableDebugMode();
-       document.body.appendChild(window.slice.debugger);
-   }
-
-     if (sliceConfig.events?.ui?.enabled) {
-        const EventsDebuggerModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.EventManagerDebugger
-           || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/EventManager/EventManagerDebugger.js`);
-        window.slice.eventsDebugger = new EventsDebuggerModule();
-       await window.slice.eventsDebugger.init();
-       document.body.appendChild(window.slice.eventsDebugger);
-    }
-
-     if (sliceConfig.context?.ui?.enabled) {
-        const ContextDebuggerModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.ContextManagerDebugger
-           || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/ContextManager/ContextManagerDebugger.js`);
-        window.slice.contextDebugger = new ContextDebuggerModule();
-       await window.slice.contextDebugger.init();
-       document.body.appendChild(window.slice.contextDebugger);
-    }
-
-     if (sliceConfig.debugger?.leakInspector?.enabled && !window.slice.isProduction()) {
-        const LeakInspectorModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.LeakInspector
-           || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/LeakInspector/LeakInspector.js`);
-        window.slice.leakInspector = new LeakInspectorModule();
-       await window.slice.leakInspector.init();
-       document.body.appendChild(window.slice.leakInspector);
-    }
-
-    // ContextManager delivers setState → watch through EventManager, so context
-    // reactivity requires events. We don't auto-enable events (in a production
-    // build EventManager is only bundled when events.enabled was true, so it may
-    // not have shipped) nor throw (a boot-time throw would take down the whole
-    // app, inconsistent with how "EventManager disabled" is handled below). Log a
-    // loud error and continue; `slice build` hard-fails on this same misconfig so
-    // a broken bundle never ships.
-    if (sliceConfig.context?.enabled && !sliceConfig.events?.enabled) {
-       window.slice.logger.logError(
-          'Slice',
-          'context.enabled requires events.enabled — ContextManager reactivity (setState → watch/bind) is delivered through EventManager. With events disabled, watchers will not fire. Set "events": { "enabled": true } in sliceConfig.json.'
-       );
-    }
-
-    if (sliceConfig.events?.enabled) {
-       const EventManagerModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.EventManager
-          || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/EventManager/EventManager.js`);
-      window.slice.events = new EventManagerModule();
-      if (typeof window.slice.events.init === 'function') {
-         await window.slice.events.init();
-      }
-   } else {
-      window.slice.events = {
-         subscribe: () => null,
-         subscribeOnce: () => null,
-         unsubscribe: () => false,
-         emit: () => {},
-         register: () => window.slice.events,
-         loadGraph: () => window.slice.events,
-         isDeclared: () => false,
-         bind: () => ({
-            subscribe: () => null,
-            subscribeOnce: () => null,
-            emit: () => {},
-            register: () => window.slice.events,
-         }),
-         cleanupComponent: () => 0,
-         hasSubscribers: () => false,
-         subscriberCount: () => 0,
-         clear: () => {},
-      };
-      window.slice.logger.logError('Slice', 'EventManager disabled');
-   }
-
-    if (sliceConfig.context?.enabled) {
-       const ContextManagerModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.ContextManager
-          || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/ContextManager/ContextManager.js`);
-      window.slice.context = new ContextManagerModule();
-      if (typeof window.slice.context.init === 'function') {
-         await window.slice.context.init();
-      }
-   } else {
-      window.slice.context = {
-         create: () => false,
-         getState: () => null,
-         setState: () => {},
-         watch: () => null,
-         has: () => false,
-         destroy: () => false,
-         list: () => [],
-      };
-      window.slice.logger.logError('Slice', 'ContextManager disabled');
-   }
-
-      if (sliceConfig.logger?.ui?.enabled) {
-         const LogViewerModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.LogViewer
-            || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/Logger/LogViewer/LogViewer.js`);
-         const logViewer = new LogViewerModule();
-         window.slice.logViewer = logViewer;
-         await logViewer.init();
-         logViewer.style.display = 'none';
-         document.body.appendChild(logViewer);
-      }
-
-     if (sliceConfig.loading.enabled) {
-       const loading = await window.slice.build('Loading', {});
-       window.slice.loading = loading;
-      if (typeof loading?.start === 'function') {
-         loading.start();
-      }
-    }
-
-   const stylesInitPromise = window.slice.stylesManager.init();
-   const routesModulePromise = import(slice.paths.routesFile);
-
-   if (sliceConfig.events?.ui?.shortcut || sliceConfig.context?.ui?.shortcut || sliceConfig.logger?.ui?.shortcut || sliceConfig.debugger?.leakInspector?.shortcut) {
-      const normalize = (value) => (typeof value === 'string' ? value.toLowerCase() : '');
-      const toKey = (event) => {
-         const parts = [];
-         if (event.ctrlKey) parts.push('ctrl');
-         if (event.shiftKey) parts.push('shift');
-         if (event.altKey) parts.push('alt');
-         if (event.metaKey) parts.push('meta');
-         const key = event.key?.toLowerCase();
-         if (key && !['control', 'shift', 'alt', 'meta'].includes(key)) {
-            parts.push(key);
-         }
-         return parts.join('+');
-      };
-
-      const handlers = {
-         [normalize(sliceConfig.events?.ui?.shortcut)]: () => window.slice.eventsDebugger?.toggle?.(),
-         [normalize(sliceConfig.context?.ui?.shortcut)]: () => window.slice.contextDebugger?.toggle?.(),
-         [normalize(sliceConfig.logger?.ui?.shortcut)]: () => window.slice.logViewer?.toggle?.(),
-         [normalize(sliceConfig.debugger?.leakInspector?.shortcut)]: () => window.slice.leakInspector?.toggle?.(),
-      };
-
-      document.addEventListener('keydown', (event) => {
-         const key = toKey(event);
-         if (!key || !handlers[key]) return;
-         event.preventDefault();
-         handlers[key]();
-      });
-   }
-
-   const [, routesModule] = await Promise.all([stylesInitPromise, routesModulePromise]);
-   const routes = routesModule.default;
-    const RouterModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.Router
-       || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/Router/Router.js`);
-    window.slice.router = new RouterModule(routes);
-   await window.slice.router.init();
-}
-
- try {
-   await init();
-} catch (initError) {
-   console.error('[Slice.js] Initialization failed:', initError);
- }
+    }
+
+   const stylesInitPromise = window.slice.stylesManager.init();
+   const routesModulePromise = import(slice.paths.routesFile);
+
+   if (sliceConfig.events?.ui?.shortcut || sliceConfig.context?.ui?.shortcut || sliceConfig.logger?.ui?.shortcut || sliceConfig.debugger?.leakInspector?.shortcut) {
+      const normalize = (value) => (typeof value === 'string' ? value.toLowerCase() : '');
+      const toKey = (event) => {
+         const parts = [];
+         if (event.ctrlKey) parts.push('ctrl');
+         if (event.shiftKey) parts.push('shift');
+         if (event.altKey) parts.push('alt');
+         if (event.metaKey) parts.push('meta');
+         const key = event.key?.toLowerCase();
+         if (key && !['control', 'shift', 'alt', 'meta'].includes(key)) {
+            parts.push(key);
+         }
+         return parts.join('+');
+      };
+
+      const handlers = {
+         [normalize(sliceConfig.events?.ui?.shortcut)]: () => window.slice.eventsDebugger?.toggle?.(),
+         [normalize(sliceConfig.context?.ui?.shortcut)]: () => window.slice.contextDebugger?.toggle?.(),
+         [normalize(sliceConfig.logger?.ui?.shortcut)]: () => window.slice.logViewer?.toggle?.(),
+         [normalize(sliceConfig.debugger?.leakInspector?.shortcut)]: () => window.slice.leakInspector?.toggle?.(),
+      };
+
+      document.addEventListener('keydown', (event) => {
+         const key = toKey(event);
+         if (!key || !handlers[key]) return;
+         event.preventDefault();
+         handlers[key]();
+      });
+   }
+
+   const [, routesModule] = await Promise.all([stylesInitPromise, routesModulePromise]);
+   const routes = routesModule.default;
+    const RouterModule = window.slice.frameworkClasses?.Router
+       || await window.slice.getClass(`${slice.paths.structuralComponentFolderPath}/Router/Router.js`);
+    window.slice.router = new RouterModule(routes);
+   await window.slice.router.init();
+}
+
+// Booting requires a DOM. Under node — where this module is imported for the
+// Slice class alone (see Slice/tests) — there is nothing to initialize, so skip
+// it rather than starting an init() that can only fail.
+if (typeof window !== 'undefined' && typeof document !== 'undefined') {
+   // Exposed so callers that cannot rely on module import order — test
+   // harnesses, embedders, anything loaded via a plain <script> — have a real
+   // readiness signal. It settles exactly when init() does. Note that
+   // `window.slice` and `slice.build` exist well before init() finishes, so
+   // checking for those is NOT a readiness test; await this (or check
+   // `slice.router`) instead.
+   window.__SLICE_READY__ = init();
+
+   try {
+      await window.__SLICE_READY__;
+      if (window.slice) window.slice.initError = null;
+   } catch (initError) {
+      // Deliberately not swallowed. A half-initialized runtime (no
+      // slice.router, no registered components) makes every downstream call
+      // fail with its own unrelated-looking TypeError — "Cannot read
+      // properties of undefined (reading 'afterEach')", "appendChild:
+      // parameter 1 is not of type 'Node'" — each of which hides this, the
+      // actual cause. Record it, then rethrow so that importing this module
+      // fails loudly and on the real error.
+      if (window.slice) window.slice.initError = initError;
+      console.error('[Slice.js] Initialization failed:', initError);
+      throw initError;
+   }
+}