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BRICKS Controller includes a built-in reference guide that documents every entity, property, and configuration option available when building applications. Access it directly in your browser:

Open core reference

Browse the full reference at control.bricks.tools

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What’s in the reference

The core reference covers every building block of the BRICKS platform in detail. Use it alongside the Config Editor or bricks-ctor when you need specific property documentation.

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Bricks

UI components that display content and handle interaction. Each brick has properties for styling, positioning, data binding, press events, and animations. See the core reference for full property documentation.

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Generators

Data and I/O providers that connect your app to external services, hardware, and AI models. Each generator has configurable properties, outlets (output channels), and events. See the core reference for full configuration options.

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Data and state

  • Data nodes — Typed state storage (string, number, boolean, array, object) with reactive data binding
  • Data calculations — JavaScript functions that transform data, running in a sandboxed environment with 25+ built-in libraries

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Visual and layout

  • Canvases — View layouts that position items using frame coordinates, with lifecycle events and canvas switching
  • Subspaces — Feature containers that group bricks, generators, data, and canvases into logical units
  • Animations — 3 animation types (timing, spring, decay), 9 animatable properties, 10+ easing functions, and composed animations (parallel/sequence)
  • Standby transitions — Canvas enter/exit animations with 5 standby modes and shared element transitions

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Actions and events

  • Actions — Commands triggered by brick or generator events (canvas switching, data updates, generator triggers, animations)
  • Events — Signals emitted by bricks (press, long press) and generators (response, error, timer tick)

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Advanced features

  • Automations — E2E testing framework with 3 automation types, simulation actions, and visual regression
  • Local sync — LAN device synchronization with main/minor device roles and run modes
  • Data Bank — Cloud data sync with remote update types and REST API access
  • Media Flow — Asset management with media boxes, image processing, and CDN delivery
  • Buttress — Remote AI inference offloading with capability exchange and strategy options

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Using the reference

The core reference is available in two forms: