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# Architecture and Styling Reference
## Project Boundaries
Use this dependency direction:
- pages import components and services
- components contain presentation logic only
- services contain business logic and do not import UI
- static assets are mounted and loaded once at bootstrap
Suggested module split:
```text
src/app/
ui/pages/
ui/components/
ui/static/
services/
api/
bootstrap.py
```
## Component Extraction Rules
Extract to ui/components when a pattern appears in two or more pages.
Keep in-page if the layout is specific to a single route.
```python
def card_section(title: str, content: str) -> ui.card:
with ui.card().classes("w-full max-w-md") as card:
ui.label(title).classes("text-lg font-bold")
ui.label(content).classes("text-gray-600")
return card
```
## Tailwind-First Layout Pattern
Use Tailwind utility classes for structure and spacing.
Use breakpoint classes for responsive behavior.
Use .style() only for values that must be computed dynamically.
```python
with ui.column().classes("w-full"):
with ui.row().classes("w-full gap-4 flex-wrap sm:flex-nowrap"):
ui.card().classes("flex-1 min-w-64")
ui.card().classes("flex-1 min-w-64")
```
## Styling Decision Order
1. Tailwind utility classes
2. Quasar props
3. Reusable styled component functions
4. Minimal custom CSS loaded once at bootstrap (only when needed)
```python
from fastapi.staticfiles import StaticFiles
app.mount("/static", StaticFiles(directory="src/app/static"), name="static")
ui.add_css(open("src/app/static/css/base.css").read())
```
## Static Asset Rules
- Keep custom CSS small and tokenized with variables.
- Avoid per-page CSS injection.
- Verify static mount paths and reverse proxy rewrites.
## Links
!!! info "Primary sources"
- [NiceGUI elements](https://nicegui.io/documentation/element)
- [NiceGUI binding properties](https://nicegui.io/documentation/section_binding_properties)
- [Tailwind utility-first styling](https://tailwindcss.com/docs/utility-first)
- [Quasar components](https://quasar.dev/vue-components)