What we are looking to do with this technology is to put older win32 Clarion hand coded apps in the cloud with projected React GUI generated. The Window Procedures would need to be code adjusted by Claude Code but if an application is mission critical and worth the code of a conversion the process would be almost painless.. This is not to say a Template generated APP could not be made to conform to this paradigm and move an APP away from the APP broker to standard tech stack on Azure.
REACT template are automatically generated by AI. Using industry standard syntax…
The UBS DATA statement creates structured, hierarchical data objects that can contain strings, numbers, arrays, and nested objects. This powerful feature makes it ideal for storing React component templates, properties, and styling information.
Basic DATA Syntax
componentData = data {
name: "button",
template: "<button onClick={onClick}>{children}</button>",
props: ["onClick", "children", "disabled"]
};
Advanced DATA Structures
reactFramework = data {
components: {
button: {
template: "<button className={className} onClick={onClick} disabled={disabled}>{children}</button>",
defaultProps: { className: "btn", disabled: false },
propTypes: ["onClick", "children", "disabled", "className"]
},
input: {
template: "<input type={type} value={value} onChange={onChange} placeholder={placeholder} />",
defaultProps: { type: "text", placeholder: "" },
propTypes: ["type", "value", "onChange", "placeholder"]
}
},
styles: {
button: {
primary: "bg-blue-500 text-white px-4 py-2 rounded",
secondary: "bg-gray-300 text-gray-700 px-4 py-2 rounded",
danger: "bg-red-500 text-white px-4 py-2 rounded"
}
}
};
Component Template Storage
Form Controls
formComponents = data {
textInput: {
template: "<div className='form-group'><label>{label}</label><input type='text' value={value} onChange={onChange} className='form-control' /></div>",
props: ["label", "value", "onChange"],
validation: {
required: true,
minLength: 0,
maxLength: 255
}
},
selectBox: {
template: "<div className='form-group'><label>{label}</label><select value={value} onChange={onChange} className='form-control'>{options}</select></div>",
props: ["label", "value", "onChange", "options"],
optionTemplate: "<option value={value}>{text}</option>"
},
checkbox: {
template: "<div className='form-check'><input type='checkbox' checked={checked} onChange={onChange} className='form-check-input' /><label className='form-check-label'>{label}</label></div>",
props: ["checked", "onChange", "label"]
},
submitButton: {
template: "<button type='submit' onClick={onSubmit} className={className} disabled={disabled}>{text}</button>",
props: ["onSubmit", "text", "disabled", "className"],
defaultProps: { text: "Submit", disabled: false, className: "btn btn-primary" }
}
};
Layout Components
layoutComponents = data {
window: {
template: "<div className='window' style={{width: '{width}px', height: '{height}px', position: 'absolute', left: '{x}px', top: '{y}px'}}><div className='window-header'><h3>{title}</h3><button className='close-btn' onClick={onClose}>×</button></div><div className='window-content'>{children}</div></div>",
props: ["width", "height", "x", "y", "title", "children", "onClose"],
defaultProps: { width: 400, height: 300, x: 100, y: 100, title: "Window" }
},
panel: {
template: "<div className='panel panel-{variant}'><div className='panel-header'>{header}</div><div className='panel-body'>{children}</div></div>",
props: ["variant", "header", "children"],
defaultProps: { variant: "default" }
},
grid: {
template: "<div className='container-fluid'><div className='row'>{children}</div></div>",
props: ["children"],
columnTemplate: "<div className='col-{size}'>{content}</div>"
},
tab: {
template: "<div className='tabs'><ul className='tab-list'>{tabHeaders}</ul><div className='tab-content'>{tabPanels}</div></div>",
props: ["tabHeaders", "tabPanels"],
headerTemplate: "<li className={active} onClick={onClick}>{title}</li>",
panelTemplate: "<div className='tab-panel {active}'>{content}</div>"
}
};
Data Display Components
dataComponents = data {
list: {
template: "<ul className='list-group'>{items}</ul>",
props: ["items"],
itemTemplate: "<li className='list-group-item' onClick={onClick}>{content}</li>"
},
table: {
template: "<table className='table table-{variant}'><thead><tr>{headers}</tr></thead><tbody>{rows}</tbody></table>",
props: ["headers", "rows", "variant"],
headerTemplate: "<th scope='col'>{title}</th>",
rowTemplate: "<tr>{cells}</tr>",
cellTemplate: "<td>{content}</td>",
defaultProps: { variant: "striped" }
},
card: {
template: "<div className='card'><div className='card-header'>{header}</div><div className='card-body'><h5 className='card-title'>{title}</h5><p className='card-text'>{content}</p>{actions}</div></div>",
props: ["header", "title", "content", "actions"]
}
};
Event Handling Templates
eventHandlers = data {
clickHandler: "const handleClick = (event) => { console.log('Button clicked:', event.target); };",
changeHandler: "const handleChange = (event) => { setValue(event.target.value); };",
submitHandler: "const handleSubmit = (event) => { event.preventDefault(); onSubmit(formData); };",
closeHandler: "const handleClose = () => { setVisible(false); };",
keyHandler: "const handleKeyPress = (event) => { if (event.key === 'Enter') { handleSubmit(event); } };",
formValidation: "const validateForm = (data) => { const errors = {}; if (!data.name) errors.name = 'Name is required'; return errors; };"
};
CSS and Styling Data
styleDefinitions = data {
themes: {
light: {
primary: "#007bff",
secondary: "#6c757d",
success: "#28a745",
danger: "#dc3545",
warning: "#ffc107",
info: "#17a2b8",
background: "#ffffff",
text: "#212529"
},
dark: {
primary: "#0d6efd",
secondary: "#6c757d",
success: "#198754",
danger: "#dc3545",
warning: "#ffc107",
info: "#0dcaf0",
background: "#212529",
text: "#ffffff"
}
},
layouts: {
flexCenter: "display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;",
gridContainer: "display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(250px, 1fr)); gap: 20px;",
sticky: "position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 1000;",
fullHeight: "min-height: 100vh;",
responsive: "@media (max-width: 768px) { flex-direction: column; }"
},
animations: {
fadeIn: "@keyframes fadeIn { from { opacity: 0; } to { opacity: 1; } }",
slideIn: "@keyframes slideIn { from { transform: translateX(-100%); } to { transform: translateX(0); } }",
bounce: "animation: bounce 0.3s ease-in-out;"
}
};
Component Generation Functions
componentGenerator = data {
createComponent: function(componentType, props) {
template = reactFramework.components[componentType].template;
// Replace template variables with actual props
result = template;
for (prop in props) {
result = result.replace("{" + prop + "}", props[prop]);
}
return result;
},
createForm: function(fields, submitAction) {
formHTML = "<form onSubmit={submitAction}>";
for (field in fields) {
fieldComponent = createComponent(field.type, field.props);
formHTML = formHTML + fieldComponent;
}
formHTML = formHTML + createComponent("submitButton", {});
formHTML = formHTML + "</form>";
return formHTML;
},
createLayout: function(layoutType, content) {
layoutTemplate = layoutComponents[layoutType].template;
return layoutTemplate.replace("{children}", content);
}
};
UBS Script Integration with WGUI
Basic WGUI React Generation
// Generate React components using WGUI events
wgui(wevents('WINDOW', 'MAIN', 'CREATE')) {
// Create main window structure
mainWindow = reactFramework.components.window;
windowProps = data {
title: "UBS Application",
width: 800,
height: 600,
x: 100,
y: 100
};
// Generate window HTML
windowHTML = generateComponent("window", windowProps);
// Add form inside window
formFields = data [
{ type: "textInput", props: { label: "Name", value: "", onChange: "handleNameChange" } },
{ type: "textInput", props: { label: "Email", value: "", onChange: "handleEmailChange" } },
{ type: "submitButton", props: { text: "Save", onSubmit: "handleSubmit" } }
];
formHTML = componentGenerator.createForm(formFields, "handleFormSubmit");
finalHTML = windowHTML.replace("{children}", formHTML);
// Output React component
result = finalHTML;
};
Complex Multi-Window Example
wgui(wevents('MULTIWINDOW', 'CLIENT', 'ADDRESSES', 'FRANCE', 'DEMOGRAPHIC')) {
// Create tabbed interface for client data
tabData = data {
tabs: [
{ id: "addresses", title: "Addresses", active: true },
{ id: "france", title: "France Data", active: false },
{ id: "demographic", title: "Demographics", active: false }
]
};
// Generate tab headers
tabHeaders = "";
for (tab in tabData.tabs) {
activeClass = tab.active ? "active" : "";
tabHeaders = tabHeaders + layoutComponents.tab.headerTemplate
.replace("{active}", activeClass)
.replace("{onClick}", "handleTabClick('" + tab.id + "')")
.replace("{title}", tab.title);
}
// Generate tab panels
addressPanel = createAddressForm();
francePanel = createFranceDataGrid();
demographicPanel = createDemographicCharts();
tabPanels = layoutComponents.tab.panelTemplate.replace("{active}", "active").replace("{content}", addressPanel) +
layoutComponents.tab.panelTemplate.replace("{active}", "").replace("{content}", francePanel) +
layoutComponents.tab.panelTemplate.replace("{active}", "").replace("{content}", demographicPanel);
// Combine into final tab component
tabComponent = layoutComponents.tab.template
.replace("{tabHeaders}", tabHeaders)
.replace("{tabPanels}", tabPanels);
// Wrap in main window
windowComponent = layoutComponents.window.template
.replace("{title}", "Client Management")
.replace("{children}", tabComponent)
.replace("{width}", "1200")
.replace("{height}", "800");
result = windowComponent;
};
Advanced React Hooks Integration
reactHooks = data {
useState: {
template: "const [{stateName}, set{StateNameCap}] = React.useState({initialValue});",
imports: ["React"]
},
useEffect: {
template: "React.useEffect(() => { {effectCode} }, [{dependencies}]);",
imports: ["React"]
},
useContext: {
template: "const {contextValue} = React.useContext({contextName});",
imports: ["React"]
},
customHooks: {
useForm: "const useForm = (initialValues) => { const [values, setValues] = React.useState(initialValues); const handleChange = (e) => setValues({...values, [e.target.name]: e.target.value}); return [values, handleChange]; };"
}
};
State Management Templates
stateManagement = data {
contextProvider: {
template: "const {ContextName}Context = React.createContext(); const {ContextName}Provider = ({ children }) => { const [state, setState] = React.useState({initialState}); return <{ContextName}Context.Provider value={{ state, setState }}>{children}</{ContextName}Context.Provider>; };",
props: ["ContextName", "initialState"]
},
reducer: {
template: "const {reducerName}Reducer = (state, action) => { switch(action.type) { {cases} default: return state; } };",
caseTemplate: "case '{actionType}': return { ...state, {stateChange} };"
}
};
Complete Application Framework
applicationFramework = data {
app: {
template: "import React from 'react'; {imports} function App() { {hooks} return ( <div className='app'> {components} </div> ); } export default App;",
props: ["imports", "hooks", "components"]
},
routing: {
template: "import { BrowserRouter as Router, Routes, Route } from 'react-router-dom'; <Router> <Routes> {routes} </Routes> </Router>",
routeTemplate: "<Route path='{path}' element={<{component} />} />"
},
apiService: {
template: "const api = { get: async (url) => { const response = await fetch(url); return response.json(); }, post: async (url, data) => { const response = await fetch(url, { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, body: JSON.stringify(data) }); return response.json(); } };"
}
};