🚀 Starter Kit: Project Launchpad

Welcome to Project Launchpad, the official UI Starter Kit for the Play+ Design System.

This isn’t just a boilerplate. It’s an opinionated, production-grade foundation designed to make your applications secure, fast, accessible, and maintainable from day one. Rooted in our philosophy of Design that Breathes, Launchpad empowers your team to focus on crafting emotionally resonant, adaptive user experiences—while we handle the rest.

💡 Supports both React and Angular implementations out of the box.

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🚣️ Two Paths to Launch

🌟 Golden Path — For New Projects

This is the recommended path for all new applications. It provides a fully integrated, production-ready foundation in minutes.

🧹 React Setup

npx @playplus/create-launchpad your-new-react-app
cd your-new-react-app
npm install
npm run dev

🧹 Angular Setup

npx @playplus/create-angular your-new-angular-app
cd your-new-angular-app
npm install
npm run start

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🔧 Uplift Path — For Existing Projects

Use this path to incrementally adopt Play+ best practices in legacy or ongoing projects. Install only the helpers you need.

Package	Helper	Description	Install Command
@playplus/tokens	—	Design Tokens for spacing, typography, theming	npm install @playplus/tokens
@playplus/security	playguard	Secure API proxy, input sanitization, auth flows	npm install @playplus/security
@playplus/logging	playlog	Structured, environment-aware logging	npm install @playplus/logging
@playplus/storage	playcache	Safe localStorage API with TTL & serialization	npm install @playplus/storage
@playplus/features	playfeature	Feature flags, A/B testing, canary releases	npm install @playplus/features
@playplus/eslint-config	playlint	Linting rules aligned with Play+	npm install --save-dev @playplus/eslint-config
@playplus/testing-config	playtest	Testing setup for unit + CI	npm install --save-dev @playplus/testing-config

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🧰 The Play+ Helper System

Each helper addresses a critical non-functional requirement and works seamlessly with others when using the Golden Path.

Helper	Purpose
playguard	Security: Prevents XSS, enforces secure API access, sanitizes input
playlog	Logging: Structured logs, secret redaction, remote transport support
playperf	Performance: Performance budgets (LCP/CLS), lazy loading utilities
playa11y	Accessibility: WCAG 2.2 AA compliance, focus helpers, screen reader support
playerror	Error Handling: Global error boundaries, graceful UI fallback, telemetry
playcache	Storage: Safer localStorage API, with automatic TTL & format validation
playfeature	Feature Flags: Controlled rollouts, toggles, user targeting

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🪩 What Launchpad Covers

The starter kit comes pre-configured with best practices across these critical domains:

• ✅ Folder Organization
• ✅ API Handling
• ✅ Logging Practices
• ✅ Security Best Practices
• ✅ Linting Rules
• ✅ Unit Testing Strategy
• ✅ Local Storage Guidelines
• ✅ Performance
• ✅ Accessibility
• ✅ Feature Flags
• ✅ Error Handling
• ✅ State Management
• ✅ Environment Configuration

Each of these is backed by detailed guides within the Play+ documentation.

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✨ Why We Went the Extra Mile

🎯 Why These Helpers Exist

Modern web apps are complex. Developers shouldn’t have to reinvent solutions for cross-cutting concerns like auth, logging, error recovery, accessibility, or performance every time they start a new project. That’s why we created Play+ Helpers.

Each helper solves a problem that every production-grade app eventually faces—but solves it once, in a secure, scalable, and tested way.

🛠️ Play+ hides the plumbing so you can focus on what matters: building adaptive, emotionally resonant experiences.

With the Golden Path, you don’t need to:

• Manually configure logging, performance budgets, or WCAG audits
• Build custom retry logic or feature flag infra
• Worry about storing sensitive data incorrectly in localStorage
• Maintain scattered error reporting or auth wrappers

Everything is pre-integrated and tested—so your team can stay in flow.

🔗 What You Get for Free

• A Fully Integrated System Every helper is wired into the others. Example: → API calls via apiProxy are secured with playguard → Failures are caught by playerror → Logged contextually by playlog → UI feedback provided using playperf degradation patterns This works automatically, with no extra setup.

• Zero-Config Best Practices Preconfigured:

  • ESLint & Prettier
  • Testing tools
  • Security headers
  • Performance budgets

• Developer Velocity Developers spend more time building features, less time on boilerplate, configuration, or fixing common pitfalls.

• Guaranteed Consistency Teams share conventions and architectural patterns from the start, simplifying onboarding and long-term maintenance.

• Seamless Upgrades New helpers and improvements can be adopted with minimal effort thanks to standardized hooks.

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🛠️ The Bottom Line

• Use the Uplift Path to modernize legacy codebases.
• For anything new, choose the Golden Path.

🔥 It's the fastest, safest way to build modern web apps that scale beautifully—and breathe by design.