beeos/docs/history/PHASE8_NOTES.md

BeeOS Phase 8 Notes

Completed in this phase

Phase 8 adds:

• LVGL v8 icon descriptor export
• LVGL v9 icon descriptor export
• theme database
• theme manager
• theme C/JSON export tool
• HiveStore update detection
• updated asset build metadata

New files

beeos/core/theme_manager.py
beeos/core/update_manager.py
beeos/data/themes.json
tools/export_themes_for_lvgl.py
beeos/generated/icons/lvgl_v8/
beeos/generated/icons/lvgl_v9/
beeos/generated/themes/

Update detection

HiveStore now compares installed package versions against the curated listing version.

If the curated listing has a newer version, the UI can show:

Update available

and the package detail button changes to:

Update

LVGL export note

The generated LVGL files are much closer to firmware use, but still not a final board integration.

Final integration will depend on:

• LVGL major version
• display color format
• memory layout
• whether icons are drawn as alpha masks, monochrome bitmaps, or recolored images

Next possible phase

Phase 9 should probably add:

• app settings pages
• per-package settings schema
• runtime API enforcement by permission
• HiveStore update/install transaction log
• basic watch face package runtime