agent-lab/docs/plans/todo-15-static-package-data.md

Todo 15 Static Package Data Plan

Status: in_progress

Goal

Include the static debug UI assets in installed package builds.

Why

The FastAPI app serves index.html, app.js, and styles.css from agent_lab.presentation.static. Local source runs work because those files are present in the checkout. A built wheel needs explicit setuptools package-data configuration so installed console usage can still serve the UI.

Scope

This todo covers:

• Add package-data configuration for static HTML, JS, and CSS files.
• Add a focused test that prevents removing this packaging rule.
• Build the package and inspect the wheel contents.

This todo does not cover:

• Changing runtime static path lookup.
• Adding new frontend assets.
• Production server entrypoint behavior.

Files

• Modify: pyproject.toml
• Add/modify: tests/test_packaging.py
• Modify: docs/plans/todos.md
• Modify: this plan

Steps

1. Add a failing test that reads pyproject.toml and asserts agent_lab.presentation includes static/*.html, static/*.js, and static/*.css package data.
2. Add [tool.setuptools.package-data] to pyproject.toml.

3. Run:

   uv run pytest tests/test_packaging.py
   uv run pytest
   

4. Build and inspect package contents:

   uv build
   unzip -l dist/agent_lab-0.1.0-py3-none-any.whl | rg "agent_lab/presentation/static/(index.html|app.js|styles.css)"
   

5. Update this plan and docs/plans/todos.md, then commit.

Verification

Expected result:

• Packaging test passes.
• Full suite passes.
• Built wheel contains the three static UI files.