Anima Core Workflow B — Website-to-Code & AI Customization

Overview

Secondary workflow: use Anima to clone live websites into React/HTML code and customize generated output with AI-powered code modification. Anima supports URL-to-code conversion alongside Figma-to-code.

Prerequisites

• Completed anima-install-auth setup
• Understanding of Anima's code generation settings

Instructions

Step 1: Website-to-Code Conversion

// src/workflows/website-to-code.ts
// Anima can clone any public website and generate React or HTML code

import { Anima } from '@animaapp/anima-sdk';

const anima = new Anima({
  auth: { token: process.env.ANIMA_TOKEN! },
});

// Note: URL-to-code may use a different API endpoint
// Check docs.animaapp.com for current availability
async function cloneWebsiteToReact(url: string, outputDir: string) {
  // Anima's website-to-code feature captures the page and generates code
  // This is available via the Anima Playground or API (partner access)

  // For Figma-based workflow, use the Figma plugin to import website screenshots
  // then generate code from the imported frames
  console.log(`Cloning ${url} to React components...`);

  // Process via Figma intermediary:
  // 1. Use Anima Figma plugin to capture website layout
  // 2. Generate code from the captured frames
  // 3. Customize with AI post-processing
}

Step 2: Post-Generation Customization

// src/workflows/customize-output.ts
import fs from 'fs';
import path from 'path';

interface CustomizationRule {
  pattern: RegExp;
  replacement: string;
  description: string;
}

// Apply project-specific customizations to Anima output
function customizeGeneratedCode(
  files: Array<{ fileName: string; content: string }>,
  rules: CustomizationRule[],
): Array<{ fileName: string; content: string }> {
  return files.map(file => {
    let content = file.content;
    for (const rule of rules) {
      content = content.replace(rule.pattern, rule.replacement);
    }
    return { ...file, content };
  });
}

// Common customization rules
const PROJECT_RULES: CustomizationRule[] = [
  {
    pattern: /className="([^"]+)"/g,
    replacement: 'className={cn("$1")}',
    description: 'Wrap Tailwind classes with cn() utility',
  },
  {
    pattern: /import React from 'react'/g,
    replacement: "import React from 'react';\nimport { cn } from '@/lib/utils'",
    description: 'Add cn import for className merging',
  },
  {
    pattern: /export default function (\w+)/g,
    replacement: 'export const $1: React.FC = function $1',
    description: 'Use React.FC type annotation',
  },
];

Step 3: Design Token Mapper

// src/workflows/token-mapper.ts
// Map Anima's raw Tailwind classes to your design system tokens

interface TokenMap {
  colors: Record<string, string>;     // Anima color → your token
  spacing: Record<string, string>;    // Anima spacing → your token
  typography: Record<string, string>; // Anima font → your token
}

const tokenMap: TokenMap = {
  colors: {
    'bg-\\[#1a1a2e\\]': 'bg-primary',
    'text-\\[#e94560\\]': 'text-accent',
    'bg-\\[#16213e\\]': 'bg-surface',
  },
  spacing: {
    'p-\\[24px\\]': 'p-6',
    'gap-\\[16px\\]': 'gap-4',
    'mt-\\[32px\\]': 'mt-8',
  },
  typography: {
    'text-\\[32px\\]': 'text-3xl',
    'font-\\[600\\]': 'font-semibold',
  },
};

function applyDesignTokens(content: string, map: TokenMap): string {
  let result = content;
  for (const category of Object.values(map)) {
    for (const [from, to] of Object.entries(category)) {
      result = result.replace(new RegExp(from, 'g'), to);
    }
  }
  return result;
}

Step 4: Multi-Component Output Organizer

// src/workflows/organizer.ts
import fs from 'fs';
import path from 'path';

function organizeGeneratedFiles(
  files: Array<{ fileName: string; content: string }>,
  baseDir: string,
): void {
  // Organize by component type
  const structure: Record<string, string> = {
    '.tsx': 'components',
    '.vue': 'components',
    '.css': 'styles',
    '.ts': 'types',
    '.html': 'pages',
  };

  for (const file of files) {
    const ext = path.extname(file.fileName);
    const subDir = structure[ext] || 'misc';
    const dir = path.join(baseDir, subDir);
    fs.mkdirSync(dir, { recursive: true });
    fs.writeFileSync(path.join(dir, file.fileName), file.content);
  }

  // Generate barrel export
  const components = files.filter(f => f.fileName.endsWith('.tsx'));
  if (components.length > 0) {
    const exports = components.map(f => {
      const name = path.basename(f.fileName, '.tsx');
      return `export { default as ${name} } from './${name}';`;
    });
    fs.writeFileSync(
      path.join(baseDir, 'components', 'index.ts'),
      exports.join('\n') + '\n'
    );
  }
}

Output

• Website cloning to React/HTML via Figma intermediary
• Post-generation customization rules engine
• Design token mapper for project consistency
• File organizer with barrel exports

Examples

Use a page you own or have written permission to reproduce, capture only the approved layout into a staging Figma file, and generate a single React component into an isolated output directory. Apply the project token map, then review the result for brand assets, copy, accessibility, responsive behavior, and license constraints before it enters the application. Treat generated markup as a starting point rather than a faithful or authorized reproduction of a third party’s product. If access is blocked, output contains unapproved material, or the result fails visual/semantic review, stop and obtain the needed rights or redesign from an original specification instead of bypassing site controls.

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
URL not accessible	Website blocks scraping	Use Figma plugin to capture manually
Output doesn't match design	Complex animations/interactions	Simplify to static layout first
Token mapping misses	New colors/spacing in design	Update token map after each generation

Resources

• Anima API
• Anima Playground
• Anima Blog: GenAI Customization

Next Steps

For common errors and debugging, see anima-common-errors.