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Prerequisites

• Node.jsfree

  Required for running the local frontend development environment and package managers.

• GitHubfree

  Version control and repository hosting for your project source code.

AI coding tools

• Claude Code

  Best-in-class terminal coding agent for scaffolding complex full-stack applications and writing intricate math algorithms.

• Cursor

  AI-native code editor ideal for iterating on React component UIs and canvas rendering hooks.

Build guide

1. 01Project Scaffolding and Infinite Canvas Setup

   Initialize a Next.js application with TypeScript and Tailwind CSS, and build an infinite canvas component supporting smooth panning and zooming via mouse wheel and drag events.

   Create a new Next.js project using App Router, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS. Implement an infinite canvas component using an HTML5 Canvas or SVG layer that supports smooth panning (spacebar + drag or middle-mouse drag) and zooming (scroll wheel centered on mouse pointer) using transformation matrices stored in React state. Ensure coordinate spaces convert correctly between screen space and world space.

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2. 02Vector Tooling and Scene Graph Data Model

   Define the document node model supporting rectangles, ellipses, and text elements, and implement basic creation, selection, and transformation handles.

   Build a scene graph data structure in TypeScript where a document contains a hierarchical tree of nodes (Rectangle, Ellipse, Text). Implement tools in the UI toolbar to select, create, move, and resize these shapes directly on the canvas. Add a properties inspector sidebar that displays and edits the selected node's X, Y, width, height, fill color, and stroke properties in real time.

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3. 03Layer Management and Selection Box

   Add a layer panel sidebar representing node ordering in the document hierarchy and render bounding box selection handles with rotation and scaling capabilities.

   Create a layers panel sidebar that lists all objects in the canvas scene graph with drag-and-drop reordering to modify layer depth. Implement a bounding box selection overlay on the canvas when shapes are selected, featuring 8 resize handles and a rotation anchor that correctly scales and rotates shapes relative to their local center points.

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4. 04Multiplayer Presence and Real-time Synchronization

   Integrate Liveblocks or a custom WebSocket backend to sync user cursors and canvas node modifications across multiple browser windows in real time.

   Integrate Liveblocks into the Next.js app to handle real-time multiplayer presence. Render remote users' cursors with their display names on the canvas smoothly. Set up shared document storage using Liveblocks Yjs provider so that creating, moving, or editing shapes syncs instantly across all connected browser clients without race conditions.

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5. 05Export Engine and Asset Generation

   Implement client-side export functionality to render canvas selections into downloadable PNG and SVG files.

   Add an export feature in the properties inspector that allows users to select any node or group of nodes and export them as a high-resolution PNG or clean SVG file. Use HTML5 canvas rendering contexts or SVG string serialization to generate the download blob locally in the browser.

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