rspace-online/backlog/tasks/task-41 - Build-dynamic-Shape-Registry-to-replace-hardcoded-switch-statements.md

id	title	status	assignee	created_date	labels	milestone	dependencies	references	priority
TASK-41	Build dynamic Shape Registry to replace hardcoded switch statements	To Do		2026-02-18 20:06	infrastructure phase-0 ecosystem	m-1		rspace-online/lib/folk-shape.ts rspace-online/website/canvas.html rspace-online/lib/community-sync.ts	high

Description

Replace the 170-line switch statement in canvas.html's createShapeElement() and the 100-line type-switch in community-sync.ts's #updateShapeElement() with a dynamic ShapeRegistry.

Create lib/shape-registry.ts with:

• ShapeRegistration interface (tagName, elementClass, defaults, category, portDescriptors, eventDescriptors)
• ShapeRegistry class with register(), createElement(), updateElement(), listAll(), getByCategory()
• Each folk-*.ts gets a static registration property and static fromData() method

This is the prerequisite for all other ecosystem features (pipes, events, groups, nesting, embedding).

Acceptance Criteria

• #1 ShapeRegistry class created with register/createElement/updateElement methods
• #2 All 30+ folk-*.ts shapes have static registration property
• #3 canvas.html switch statement replaced with registry.createElement()
• #4 community-sync.ts type-switch replaced with registry.updateElement()
• #5 All existing shapes still create and sync correctly
• #6 No regression in shape creation or remote sync