[WIP] Restructure multi-package projects for better maintenance - #400

Monorepo Reorganization: 4 Core Packages ✅ COMPLETE

Successfully reorganized from fragmented packages into 4 logical groups per user request.

All Tasks Completed ✅

• Review current package structure
• Identify protocol vs implementation split
• Map current packages to target structure
• Create @objectstack/objectui package
• Create @objectstack/objectos package
• Merge core → objectos/kernel
• Merge runtime → objectos/runtime
• Merge client → objectos/client
• Merge cli → objectos/cli
• Merge ai-bridge → objectos/ai-bridge
• Merge types → objectos/types
• Update objectql dependencies to use objectos
• Update plugin dependencies to use objectos
• Update import paths in objectos
• Update import paths in objectql
• Update import paths in plugins
• Update examples to use new package names
• Fix TypeScript build errors
• Test builds for spec, objectos, objectql, objectui
• Remove old packages (core, runtime, client, cli, ai-bridge, types)
• Update README with reorganization notice
• Create comprehensive migration documentation
• Fix circular dependency between objectos and objectql
• Fix duplicate dependencies in examples
• Code review completed

Final Package Structure

packages/
├── spec/           # Protocol definitions (Zod schemas, types)
├── objectql/       # Data query engine
├── objectui/       # UI layer (placeholder for future)
├── objectos/       # OS layer (merged 6 packages)
│   ├── kernel/     # ← core
│   ├── runtime/    # ← runtime
│   ├── client/     # ← client
│   ├── cli/        # ← cli
│   ├── ai-bridge/  # ← ai-bridge
│   └── types/      # ← types
└── plugins/        # Official plugins

Successfully Built & Tested

✅ @objectstack/spec - Protocol definitions
✅ @objectstack/objectos - OS layer (kernel, runtime, client, cli, ai-bridge)
✅ @objectstack/objectql - Data query engine
✅ @objectstack/objectui - UI layer (placeholder)

Migration Summary

Removed packages (merged into objectos):

• @objectstack/core → @objectstack/objectos/kernel
• @objectstack/runtime → @objectstack/objectos/runtime
• @objectstack/client → @objectstack/objectos/client
• @objectstack/cli → @objectstack/objectos/cli
• @objectstack/ai-bridge → @objectstack/objectos/ai-bridge
• @objectstack/types → @objectstack/objectos/types

Updated references:

• All package.json dependencies updated
• All import statements updated (packages, plugins, examples)
• TypeScript configurations updated
• Build configurations updated
• Fixed circular dependencies
• Removed duplicate dependencies

Documentation

• ✅ Created MONOREPO_REORGANIZATION.md with complete migration guide
• ✅ Updated README.md with reorganization notice
• ✅ All builds passing
• ✅ Code review completed

Benefits Achieved

1. ✅ Simpler Maintenance: 4 packages instead of 7+ fragmented packages
2. ✅ Clear Boundaries: Protocol (spec) vs Implementation (objectql, objectui, objectos)
3. ✅ Easier Onboarding: Developers can understand architecture quickly
4. ✅ Flexible Growth: Each package can grow independently while maintaining cohesion
5. ✅ Monorepo Advantages: Atomic commits, shared tooling, easier refactoring
6. ✅ No Circular Dependencies: Clean dependency graph

Ready for review and merge! 🎉

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