Standardise all widgets for production readiness

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Summary

Review every existing ReactEdge widget and ensure it meets a consistent production-ready standard. Every widget should be easy to evaluate, install, integrate, maintain, and extend by third-party developers.

Goal

Every ReactEdge widget should feel like a polished, production-ready open source project rather than a prototype. A developer unfamiliar with ReactEdge should be able to understand, install, integrate, test and extend any widget within minutes, with confidence in its quality, documentation and long-term maintainability.

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Acceptance Criteria

1. Self-contained Experience

• Widget can be installed and demonstrated in under 1 minute
• Standalone demo is included and fully functional
• No hidden runtime dependencies
• Sample contracts are provided

2. Magento Integration

• Widget can be integrated into Magento in under 5 minutes
• Uses the standard ReactEdge Magento integration
• Installation guide has been verified from a clean Magento instance
• No manual JavaScript bootstrapping required

3. Contract-First Validation

• Zod contract is complete and up to date
• TypeScript types are exported from the contract
• Runtime validation is enabled
• SSR validation is enabled where applicable
• Public API contracts are documented

4. Documentation

• README reflects the current implementation
• Installation guide is complete
• Configuration examples are provided
• Documentation is aligned with the relevant ADRs
• Obsolete or exploratory documentation has been removed or archived

5. Security

• Security assumptions are documented
• Trust boundaries are identified
• Input validation is verified
• Widget is compatible with the ReactEdge security middleware
• Public APIs are documented

6. Testing

• Smoke tests cover the primary user journey
• Failure scenarios are tested
• Invalid contract handling is verified
• Missing contract behaviour is verified
• SSR and client hydration are validated where applicable

7. Performance

• Widget performance has been benchmarked
• Baseline comparison against native Magento is documented
• Performance claims are supported by reproducible benchmarks
• Performance regressions can be detected automatically

8. Developer Experience

• Public APIs are consistent across widgets
• Project structure is consistent
• Build and development commands are standardised
• Example configurations are discoverable
• Widget can be understood without prior ReactEdge knowledge

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Definition of Done

Every ReactEdge widget:

• Can be evaluated as a standalone solution in under 1 minute
• Can be integrated into Magento in under 5 minutes
• Demonstrates a contract-first architecture with strong typing
• Includes production-quality documentation and examples
• Has comprehensive automated testing covering success and failure scenarios
• Meets ReactEdge security standards
• Has reproducible performance benchmarks
• Provides a consistent developer experience across the entire ReactEdge ecosystem