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+# It is not intended for manual editing.
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diff --git a/examples/plugins/media-stats-ui/Cargo.toml b/examples/plugins/media-stats-ui/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/examples/plugins/media-stats-ui/Cargo.toml
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+[workspace]
+
+[package]
+name = "media-stats-ui"
+version = "1.0.0"
+edition = "2024"
+description = "Library statistics dashboard and tag manager, a UI-only Pinakes plugin"
+license = "EUPL-1.2"
+
+[lib]
+name = "media_stats_ui"
+crate-type = ["cdylib"]
+
+[dependencies]
+dlmalloc = { version = "0.2.12", features = ["global"] }
+
+[profile.release]
+opt-level = "s"
+lto = true
+strip = true
diff --git a/examples/plugins/media-stats-ui/pages/stats.json b/examples/plugins/media-stats-ui/pages/stats.json
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+++ b/examples/plugins/media-stats-ui/pages/stats.json
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+{
+  "id": "stats",
+  "title": "Library Statistics",
+  "route": "/plugins/media-stats-ui/stats",
+  "icon": "chart-bar",
+  "layout": {
+    "type": "tabs",
+    "default_tab": 0,
+    "tabs": [
+      {
+        "label": "Overview",
+        "content": {
+          "type": "container",
+          "gap": 24,
+          "children": [
+            {
+              "type": "heading",
+              "level": 2,
+              "content": "Library Statistics"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "text",
+              "content": "Live summary of your media library. Refreshes every 30 seconds.",
+              "variant": "secondary"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "card",
+              "title": "Summary",
+              "content": [
+                {
+                  "type": "description_list",
+                  "data": "stats",
+                  "horizontal": true
+                }
+              ]
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "chart",
+              "chart_type": "bar",
+              "data": "type-breakdown",
+              "title": "Files by Type",
+              "x_axis_label": "Media Type",
+              "y_axis_label": "Count",
+              "height": 280
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "label": "Recent Files",
+        "content": {
+          "type": "container",
+          "gap": 16,
+          "children": [
+            {
+              "type": "heading",
+              "level": 2,
+              "content": "Recently Added"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "data_table",
+              "data": "recent",
+              "sortable": true,
+              "filterable": true,
+              "page_size": 10,
+              "columns": [
+                {
+                  "key": "title",
+                  "header": "Title"
+                },
+                {
+                  "key": "media_type",
+                  "header": "Type"
+                },
+                {
+                  "key": "file_size",
+                  "header": "Size",
+                  "data_type": "file_size"
+                },
+                {
+                  "key": "created_at",
+                  "header": "Added",
+                  "data_type": "date_time"
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "label": "Media Grid",
+        "content": {
+          "type": "container",
+          "gap": 16,
+          "children": [
+            {
+              "type": "heading",
+              "level": 2,
+              "content": "Browse Media"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "media_grid",
+              "data": "recent",
+              "columns": 4,
+              "gap": 12
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "data_sources": {
+    "stats": {
+      "type": "endpoint",
+      "path": "/api/v1/statistics",
+      "poll_interval": 30
+    },
+    "recent": {
+      "type": "endpoint",
+      "path": "/api/v1/media"
+    },
+    "type-breakdown": {
+      "type": "static",
+      "value": [
+        { "type": "Audio",    "count": 0 },
+        { "type": "Video",    "count": 0 },
+        { "type": "Image",    "count": 0 },
+        { "type": "Document", "count": 0 }
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/plugins/media-stats-ui/pages/tag-manager.json b/examples/plugins/media-stats-ui/pages/tag-manager.json
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+++ b/examples/plugins/media-stats-ui/pages/tag-manager.json
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+{
+  "id": "tag-manager",
+  "title": "Tag Manager",
+  "route": "/plugins/media-stats-ui/tag-manager",
+  "icon": "tag",
+  "layout": {
+    "type": "tabs",
+    "default_tab": 0,
+    "tabs": [
+      {
+        "label": "All Tags",
+        "content": {
+          "type": "container",
+          "gap": 16,
+          "children": [
+            {
+              "type": "heading",
+              "level": 2,
+              "content": "Manage Tags"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "conditional",
+              "condition": {
+                "op": "eq",
+                "left": { "function": "len", "args": ["tags"] },
+                "right": 0
+              },
+              "then": {
+                "type": "text",
+                "content": "No tags yet. Use the 'Create Tag' tab to add one.",
+                "variant": "secondary"
+              },
+              "else": {
+                "type": "data_table",
+                "data": "tags",
+                "sortable": true,
+                "filterable": true,
+                "page_size": 20,
+                "columns": [
+                  { "key": "name",       "header": "Tag Name" },
+                  { "key": "color",      "header": "Color" },
+                  { "key": "item_count", "header": "Items", "data_type": "number" }
+                ]
+              }
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "label": "Create Tag",
+        "content": {
+          "type": "container",
+          "gap": 24,
+          "children": [
+            {
+              "type": "heading",
+              "level": 2,
+              "content": "Create New Tag"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "text",
+              "content": "Tags are used to organise media items. Choose a name and an optional colour.",
+              "variant": "secondary"
+            },
+            {
+              "type": "form",
+              "submit_label": "Create Tag",
+              "submit_action": "create-tag",
+              "cancel_label": "Reset",
+              "fields": [
+                {
+                  "id": "name",
+                  "label": "Tag Name",
+                  "type": { "type": "text", "max_length": 64 },
+                  "required": true,
+                  "placeholder": "e.g. favourite, to-watch, archived",
+                  "help_text": "Must be unique. Alphanumeric characters, spaces, and hyphens.",
+                  "validation": [
+                    { "type": "min_length", "value": 1 },
+                    { "type": "max_length", "value": 64 },
+                    { "type": "pattern",    "regex": "^[a-zA-Z0-9 \\-]+$" }
+                  ]
+                },
+                {
+                  "id": "color",
+                  "label": "Colour",
+                  "type": {
+                    "type": "select",
+                    "options": [
+                      { "value": "#ef4444", "label": "Red" },
+                      { "value": "#f97316", "label": "Orange" },
+                      { "value": "#eab308", "label": "Yellow" },
+                      { "value": "#22c55e", "label": "Green" },
+                      { "value": "#3b82f6", "label": "Blue" },
+                      { "value": "#8b5cf6", "label": "Purple" },
+                      { "value": "#ec4899", "label": "Pink" },
+                      { "value": "#6b7280", "label": "Grey" }
+                    ]
+                  },
+                  "required": false,
+                  "default_value": "#3b82f6",
+                  "help_text": "Optional accent colour shown beside the tag."
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "data_sources": {
+    "tags": {
+      "type": "endpoint",
+      "path": "/api/v1/tags",
+      "poll_interval": 0
+    }
+  },
+  "actions": {
+    "create-tag": {
+      "method": "POST",
+      "path": "/api/v1/tags",
+      "success_message": "Tag created successfully!",
+      "error_message": "Failed to create tag: the name may already be in use."
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/plugins/media-stats-ui/plugin.toml b/examples/plugins/media-stats-ui/plugin.toml
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+[plugin]
+name = "media-stats-ui"
+version = "1.0.0"
+api_version = "1.0"
+author = "Pinakes Contributors"
+description = "Library statistics dashboard and tag manager UI plugin"
+homepage = "https://github.com/notashelf/pinakes"
+license = "EUPL-1.2"
+kind = ["ui_page"]
+
+[plugin.binary]
+wasm = "media_stats_ui.wasm"
+
+[capabilities]
+network = false
+
+[capabilities.filesystem]
+read = []
+write = []
+
+[ui]
+required_endpoints = ["/api/v1/statistics", "/api/v1/media"]
+
+# UI pages
+[[ui.pages]]
+file = "pages/stats.json"
+
+[[ui.pages]]
+file = "pages/tag-manager.json"
+
+# Widgets injected into host views
+[[ui.widgets]]
+id = "stats-badge"
+target = "library_header"
+
+[ui.widgets.content]
+type = "badge"
+text = "Stats"
+variant = "info"
diff --git a/examples/plugins/media-stats-ui/src/lib.rs b/examples/plugins/media-stats-ui/src/lib.rs
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+//! Media Stats UI - Pinakes plugin
+//!
+//! A UI-only plugin that adds a library statistics dashboard and a tag manager
+//! page. All UI definitions live in `pages/stats.json` and
+//! `pages/tag-manager.json`; this WASM binary provides the minimum lifecycle
+//! surface the host runtime requires.
+//!
+//! This plugin is kind = ["ui_page"]: no media-type, metadata, thumbnail, or
+//! event-handler extension points are needed. The host will never call them,
+//! but exporting them avoids linker warnings if the host performs capability
+//! discovery via symbol inspection.
+
+#![no_std]
+
+extern crate alloc;
+
+use core::alloc::Layout;
+
+#[global_allocator]
+static ALLOC: dlmalloc::GlobalDlmalloc = dlmalloc::GlobalDlmalloc;
+
+#[panic_handler]
+fn panic(_: &core::panic::PanicInfo) -> ! {
+  core::arch::wasm32::unreachable()
+}
+
+// Host functions provided by the Pinakes runtime.
+unsafe extern "C" {
+  // Write a result value back to the host (ptr + byte length).
+  fn host_set_result(ptr: i32, len: i32);
+
+  // Emit a structured log message to the host logger.
+  // `level` mirrors tracing severity: 0=trace 1=debug 2=info 3=warn 4=error
+  fn host_log(level: i32, ptr: i32, len: i32);
+}
+
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// `json` is a valid slice; the host copies the bytes before
+/// returning so there are no lifetime concerns.
+fn set_response(json: &[u8]) {
+  unsafe { host_set_result(json.as_ptr() as i32, json.len() as i32) }
+}
+
+/// # Safety
+///
+///  Same as [`set_response`]
+fn log_info(msg: &[u8]) {
+  unsafe { host_log(2, msg.as_ptr() as i32, msg.len() as i32) }
+}
+
+/// Allocate a buffer for the host to write request data into.
+///
+/// # Returns
+///
+/// The byte offset of the allocation, or -1 on failure.
+///
+/// # Safety
+///
+/// Size is positive; Layout construction cannot fail for align=1.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub extern "C" fn alloc(size: i32) -> i32 {
+  if size <= 0 {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  unsafe {
+    let layout = Layout::from_size_align_unchecked(size as usize, 1);
+    let ptr = alloc::alloc::alloc(layout);
+    if ptr.is_null() { -1 } else { ptr as i32 }
+  }
+}
+
+/// Called once after the plugin is loaded. Returns 0 on success.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub extern "C" fn initialize() -> i32 {
+  log_info(b"media-stats-ui: initialized");
+  0
+}
+
+/// Called before the plugin is unloaded. Returns 0 on success.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub extern "C" fn shutdown() -> i32 {
+  log_info(b"media-stats-ui: shutdown");
+  0
+}
+
+/// # Returns
+///
+/// an empty JSON array; this plugin adds no custom media types.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub extern "C" fn supported_media_types(_ptr: i32, _len: i32) {
+  set_response(b"[]");
+}
+
+/// # Returns
+///
+/// An empty JSON array; this plugin handles no event types.
+#[unsafe(no_mangle)]
+pub extern "C" fn interested_events(_ptr: i32, _len: i32) {
+  set_response(b"[]");
+}