Debug Connection

WebSocket Connection Debugging

Architecture

CLI serve (Bun) ←── WebSocket ──→ Plugin UI (ui.ts) ←── postMessage ──→ Plugin Main (code.ts)
     │                                  │                                    │
  File watcher                    Browser APIs                          Figma API
  YAML parsing                    WebSocket client                      Canvas rendering

Common Issues

| Issue | Symptom | Solution |

|-------|---------|----------|

| CLI not running | "Connecting..." indefinitely | Start bun run packages/cli/src/index.ts serve diagram.yaml |

| Port in use | Connection refused | Check lsof -i :3456, use different port |

| Secret mismatch | Connects then immediately closes | Match --secret value in CLI and plugin |

| YAML errors | Connected but no updates | Fix validation errors in CLI output |

| docId mismatch | No response after hello | Ensure plugin docId matches YAML docId |

| Patches not applied | Connected, canvas unchanged | Check Plugin Main console for render errors |

Debugging Steps

• CLI side: Check terminal for errors, verify YAML with bun run packages/cli/src/index.ts build diagram.yaml
• Plugin UI: Right-click plugin → Inspect → Console for WebSocket events
• Plugin Main: Figma Desktop → Plugins → Development → Open console

Message Flow

Plugin                          CLI
  │                              │
  │──── hello ─────────────────►│  {type:"hello", docId, secret?}
  │◄──── full ─────────────────│  {type:"full", rev, ir}
  │                              │
  │      [YAML changes]          │
  │◄──── patch ────────────────│  {type:"patch", baseRev, nextRev, ops}
  │                              │
  │      [Reconnect]             │
  │──── requestFull ───────────►│  {type:"requestFull", docId}
  │◄──── full ─────────────────│

JSON Import Errors

• JSON must be an object with version, docId, nodes
• DSL format: nodes as array
• IR format: nodes as object (Record)
• Validation errors shown in alert with path + message

Quick Test

# Start server
bun run packages/cli/src/index.ts serve examples/diagram.yaml

# Test with wscat
wscat -c ws://localhost:3456
> {"type":"hello","docId":"test"}