mockup-extract

To preview an existing UI component in isolation, you pull the real source code from your main app into a mockup sandbox. This setup enables isolated visual iteration and variant creation while maintaining exact visual fidelity and behavior.

A mockup sandbox is an isolated environment used to render existing UI components for redesigns and variant creation. It leverages the original source code as the starting point to ensure accurate dimensions, colors, and spacing during design iteration.

Yes, you can use existing codebase components for variant design without affecting the main app. The component extraction process pulls the real source into a separate mockup sandbox, ensuring your iterations remain isolated from the production environment.

Setting up a mockup sandbox to extract and render existing components requires configuring the sandbox environment, rewriting imports, and stubbing dependencies. This ensures the extracted UI components render accurately in isolation on the canvas.

A limitation of using a mockup sandbox for component extraction is the need for manual dependency stubbing and import rewrites to render components accurately. Complex dependencies may require significant setup to maintain visual fidelity in isolation.