feat: add definePreviewProps for dev server sample data

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Adds a definePreviewProps() compiler macro for giving a template sample props that only the dev server uses.

Templates with required props break in maizzle serve, since nothing passes them in there. withDefaults() isn't a good fix: the defaults would also apply in production, so a forgotten prop renders sample data instead of failing loudly.

Based on the idea in #1802.

Usage

<script setup lang="ts">
  type Props = { name: string; plan: string }

  defineProps<Props>()
  definePreviewProps<Props>({ name: 'Jane Doe', plan: 'Pro' })
</script>

<template>
  <Text>Hi {{ name }}, you're on the {{ plan }} plan.</Text>
</template>

The argument is typed as Partial<Props>, so you only need to provide what the preview needs.

How it works

• A maizzle:preview-props Vite plugin (runs after plugin-vue) blanks the call out of setup() and wraps the default export with withPreviewProps(), passing the macro argument as a lazy factory
• The dev server flags its per-render config, and only then does the wrapper call the factory and merge the result under the real props (real props always win)
• build and render() never set that flag, so the factory never runs and sample data can't leak into production emails
• Imports used only by the macro argument (e.g. a fixtures file) are moved into the factory as dynamic import()s, so they and any dev-only dependencies they pull in never load outside the dev server. Imports also used elsewhere (including the template) stay as they are

Rules

• Like defineProps() defaults, the argument can't reference variables declared in <script setup>. Imports and inline values are fine
• One call per template

Mistakes (both of the above) throw from the factory instead of failing the compile, so they only surface in the dev server and can never break a build or a production render().

Tests

• createRenderer: sample props merge under real props only when flagged, local-variable and multiple-call errors throw only in dev renders, names that just look like locals are allowed, macro-only imports load only in dev renders while imports the template also uses stay static (TS and JS templates)
• withPreviewProps: merge order, factory never called outside dev renders, slots/attrs/component name passed through
• serve: sample data shows in the dev server but not in render()

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features
  • Added preview props for Vue components, allowing sample values to appear in dev-server previews without replacing explicitly supplied props.
  • Supports synchronous or asynchronous preview values, while keeping preview-only imports out of ordinary renders.
• Bug Fixes
  • Prevented missing-required-prop warnings in dev-server previews when sample values are provided.

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The change adds the definePreviewProps macro and a Vite plugin that transforms it into a component wrapper. The wrapper applies preview values only when the render configuration enables them. The dev-server render endpoint enables this flag, and tests cover the transformation and rendering behavior.

Changes

Preview Props

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Macro declaration and compilation src/composables/definePreviewProps.ts, src/index.ts, src/render/plugins/previewProps.ts, src/render/createRenderer.ts, src/tests/render/createRenderer.test.ts	Exports definePreviewProps and registers a Vite plugin to transform its calls. The plugin checks for repeated calls and references to declarations in the module or containing block, then wraps the default export with a lazy props factory. Tests cover preview rendering, prop overrides, and these validation cases.
Preview props wrapper src/render/withPreviewProps.ts, src/tests/render/withPreviewProps.test.ts	Adds a wrapper that applies factory values when the preview flag is enabled. Real attributes override preview values. Tests cover factory invocation, slots, undeclared attributes, and component name preservation.
Dev-server preview activation src/serve.ts, src/tests/serve.test.ts	Marks the cloned render configuration for preview in the dev-server render path. Tests compare endpoint preview values with explicit props passed to render.

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Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant SFC
  participant previewProps
  participant getRendered
  participant withPreviewProps
  participant WrappedComponent
  SFC->>previewProps: definePreviewProps call and default export
  previewProps->>SFC: wrapped default export with lazy props factory
  getRendered->>withPreviewProps: render configuration with PreviewPropsKey enabled
  withPreviewProps->>WrappedComponent: merged preview and real attributes

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