docs(readme): fill out minimum docs and clarify stability

Make the README self-sufficient as minimum docs while preserving the
existing narrative and structure:

- Replace the blanket "not for production" notice with a stability line
  that distinguishes the runtime (API stabilizing) from the still
  experimental CLI / dev toolkit; mirror this in the Packages table.
- Tighten the dev-toolkit bullet to match the CLI's actual surface
  (`vue-tui dev`), which only implements the dev command.
- Add an "Add to an existing project" install step (`@vue-tui/runtime`).
- Document the public runtime exports the README was missing, matching
  the coverage of Ink v7.0.4's README: renderToString,
  useIsScreenReaderEnabled, and measureElement (kittyFlags/kittyModifiers
  stay undocumented, as in Ink's README). Correct the useBoxMetrics row
  to its actual return shape.
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Yunfei He
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# vue-tui
> **Early stage** — under active development. Bug reports welcome, but not recommended for production use yet.
> **Status** — the runtime API is stabilizing; the CLI and dev toolkit are still experimental and may change. Bug reports welcome.
The Vue framework for terminal UIs.
Build with components, develop with HMR, test with confidence.
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- **Vue SFC & JSX** — write terminal interfaces with `<template>`, TSX, or both
- **Flexbox layout** — powered by Yoga, the same engine behind React Native
- **Dev toolkit** _(experimental)_ — **HMR** in the terminal, plus build and preview out of the box
- **Dev toolkit** _(experimental)_ — **HMR** in the terminal via `vue-tui dev`
- **Input & focus** — keyboard handling, focus management, Tab navigation, Kitty keyboard protocol
- **Testing harness** — out-of-the-box component-level terminal testing — render, simulate input, assert frames
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ npm run dev
Edit `app.vue` and watch the terminal update instantly.
### Add to an existing project
```bash
npm install @vue-tui/runtime
```
## Example
```ts
@@ -67,6 +73,8 @@ useInput((input) => {
</template>
```
For non-interactive output — snapshots, CI logs, piped commands — `renderToString(App)` renders a single frame to a string instead of mounting.
## Table of Contents
- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
@@ -83,11 +91,11 @@ useInput((input) => {
## Packages
| Package | Description |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [`@vue-tui/runtime`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vue-tui/runtime) | The core framework — Vue 3 renderer for the terminal with components (`Box`, `Text`, `Static`, etc.), composables (`useInput`, `useFocus`, `useApp`, etc.), and yoga-based flexbox layout |
| [`@vue-tui/cli`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vue-tui/cli) | Development tool — `vue-tui dev` starts your app with Vite-powered HMR |
| [`@vue-tui/testing`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vue-tui/testing) | Test harness — render in an isolated fake terminal, simulate input, assert output frame by frame |
| Package | Description |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [`@vue-tui/runtime`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vue-tui/runtime) | The core framework — Vue 3 renderer for the terminal with components (`Box`, `Text`, `Static`, etc.), composables (`useInput`, `useFocus`, `useApp`, etc.), and yoga-based flexbox layout. _API stabilizing._ |
| [`@vue-tui/cli`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vue-tui/cli) | Development tool — `vue-tui dev` starts your app with Vite-powered HMR. _Experimental; may change._ |
| [`@vue-tui/testing`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@vue-tui/testing) | Test harness — render in an isolated fake terminal, simulate input, assert output frame by frame |
## Examples
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## Composables (Hooks)
| Composable | Description |
| -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `useInput(handler, opts?)` | Handle keyboard input — receives `(input, key)` with modifier and arrow key detection |
| `usePaste(handler, opts?)` | Handle bracketed paste — receives the pasted `text` as a single event |
| `useFocus(opts?)` | Component-level focus — returns `{ isFocused, focus }` |
| `useFocusManager()` | App-level focus control — `focusNext()`, `focusPrevious()`, `focus(id)` |
| `useApp()` | App lifecycle — `{ exit(error?), waitUntilRenderFlush() }` |
| `useWindowSize()` | Reactive terminal dimensions — `{ columns, rows }` |
| `useStdin()` | Access stdin stream and raw mode control |
| `useStdout()` | Write directly to stdout |
| `useStderr()` | Write directly to stderr |
| `useBoxMetrics(ref)` | Measure a `<Box>` via a template ref — reactive `{ width, height, left, top }` |
| `useCursor()` | Control the terminal cursor — `setCursorPosition(pos)` in output coordinates |
| `useAnimation(opts?)` | Frame-based animation driver — reactive `{ frame, time, delta }` + `reset()` |
| Composable | Description |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `useInput(handler, opts?)` | Handle keyboard input — receives `(input, key)` with modifier and arrow key detection |
| `usePaste(handler, opts?)` | Handle bracketed paste — receives the pasted `text` as a single event |
| `useFocus(opts?)` | Component-level focus — returns `{ isFocused, focus }` |
| `useFocusManager()` | App-level focus control — `focusNext()`, `focusPrevious()`, `focus(id)` |
| `useApp()` | App lifecycle — `{ exit(error?), waitUntilRenderFlush() }` |
| `useWindowSize()` | Reactive terminal dimensions — `{ columns, rows }` |
| `useStdin()` | Access stdin stream and raw mode control |
| `useStdout()` | Write directly to stdout |
| `useStderr()` | Write directly to stderr |
| `useBoxMetrics(ref)` | Measure a `<Box>` via a template ref — reactive `{ width, height, left, top, hasMeasured }` (or `measureElement(el)` for a one-off `{ width, height }` read) |
| `useCursor()` | Control the terminal cursor — `setCursorPosition(pos)` in output coordinates |
| `useIsScreenReaderEnabled()` | Whether a screen reader is active — returns a boolean for adapting accessible output |
| `useAnimation(opts?)` | Frame-based animation driver — reactive `{ frame, time, delta }` + `reset()` |
## Testing