Implement Python → LLVM IR → WASM reactive framework

MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT: Full working reactive framework!

## What's Working

✅ Python → AST → Ritz IR → LLVM IR → WASM pipeline
✅ Reactive signals stored in WASM memory (@signal_name = global i32)
✅ Event handlers exported from WASM and callable from JS
✅ Clean runtime with RitzLoader and debug tools
✅ Two working examples: HelloWorld and HighFive counter

## Core Components

### Parser (ritz/parser.py)
- Uses Python's ast module to parse components
- Handles @component decorator, signals, event handlers
- Supports yield, with statements, f-strings, augmented assignment (+=)
- Clean syntax: from ritz.syntax import *

### LLVM IR Code Generator (ritz/llvm_codegen_signals.py)
- Generates LLVM IR directly (not C!)
- Signals as global variables in WASM memory
- Exports getter/setter functions for each signal
- Exports event handler functions for JS to call
- UTF-8 string handling

### Build System (ritz/build.py)
- Python → AST → IR → LLVM IR → clang --target=wasm32 → WASM
- Saves intermediate .ll files for inspection
- Debug symbols support (-g flag)

### Runtime (runtime/ritz-runtime.js)
- RitzRuntime class: DOM bridge for WASM
- RitzLoader class: Simplified component loading
- Debug bar with Ctrl+` toggle
- Signal updates trigger DOM updates

## Examples

### HelloWorld.py
Simple static content - renders <p>Hello World</p>

### HighFive.py
Reactive counter with:
- Signal in WASM memory (high_fives = signal(0))
- Event handler (increment function)
- DOM updates on signal change

## Test Coverage

- 4 parser tests (all passing)
- 4 LLVM codegen tests (all passing)
- 4 signal parsing tests (all passing)
- Code formatted with black and ruff

## Next Steps

- <script type="text/ritz"> in-browser compilation
- Better signal-to-DOM binding tracking
- More complex examples (TodoMVC, forms, lists)
- Playwright browser tests

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This is a genuinely innovative framework: write Python, compile to WASM,
run with reactive signals in WASM memory. No virtual DOM, no transpilation,
just compiled Python with fine-grained reactivity.

🎉 Python → WASM → Reactive UI is REAL!

CLAUDE.md

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+# CLAUDE.md
+
+This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
+
+## Project Overview
+
+Ritz is a WebAssembly UI framework with Python-like syntax that compiles to high-performance WASM while remaining executable in Python for debugging. The framework uses **valid Python syntax** that can execute in CPython for prototyping/debugging, but is designed to compile to WebAssembly for production.
+
+**Current Status**: Python prototype stage. The WASM compilation pipeline is conceptual/architectural.
+
+## Development Commands
+
+### Running the Prototype
+```bash
+# Run example application showing various components
+python3 example.py
+
+# Run simple test
+python3 test.py
+
+# Test AST parser
+python3 ast_parser.py
+
+# View module system concept
+python3 module_system.py
+
+# View compilation pipeline concept
+python3 compiler.py
+
+# View debugging concept
+python3 debug_concept.py
+```
+
+## Core Architecture
+
+### Component Model
+Components are defined using the `@component` decorator with Python generator syntax (yield-based):
+
+```python
+@component
+def Counter():
+    count = signal(0)  # Reactive state
+
+    def increment():
+        count += 1
+
+    with Div(class_='counter'):  # Context managers for element nesting
+        yield H1('Counter')      # Yield elements/strings/components
+        yield P(f'Count: {count}')
+        yield Button('Click me', onclick=increment)
+```
+
+Key patterns:
+- **Generators**: Components are generator functions that yield children
+- **Context managers**: Use `with Element():` for nested structures
+- **Signals**: Reactive state via `signal(initial_value)`
+- **Mixed content**: Can yield strings, elements, or other components
+
+### File Structure
+
+**Core Framework Files:**
+- `framework.py` - Python prototype runtime (Signal, VNode, Element, component decorator)
+- `ast_parser.py` - Parses Python components using Python's `ast` module to generate IR
+- `compiler.py` - Complete compilation pipeline concept (Python → IR → LLVM → WASM)
+- `module_system.py` - Progressive module loading architecture for code splitting
+
+**Conceptual/Research:**
+- `debug_concept.py` - Python-in-WASM debugging architecture (DWARF symbols, source maps)
+- `RESEARCH.md` - Complete technical architecture and implementation roadmap
+
+**Examples:**
+- `example.py` - Demonstrates component syntax with various examples
+- `test.py` - Simple test for debugging framework behavior
+
+### Compilation Pipeline (Conceptual)
+
+The planned compilation flow:
+1. **Parser**: Uses Python's `ast` module to parse components (no custom parser needed!)
+2. **IR Generation**: Transform Python AST → Ritz intermediate representation
+3. **LLVM Codegen**: Ritz IR → LLVM IR
+4. **WASM Output**: LLVM IR → WebAssembly with debug symbols (DWARF)
+5. **Module Splitting**: Split into multiple WASM modules (bootstrap, core, features)
+
+### Reactive System
+
+**Signals** are the primitive reactive unit:
+- Store a value and list of subscribers
+- When value changes, notify all subscribers
+- In Python prototype: simple Python class
+- In WASM target: efficient memory layout with direct DOM node references
+
+**Key insight**: No virtual DOM. Signals map directly to DOM nodes for updates.
+
+### Module System Architecture
+
+Apps split into multiple WASM modules for security and performance:
+- `bootstrap.wasm` (~50KB) - Login only, no auth required, no business logic
+- `app-core.wasm` (~200KB) - Main app, requires authentication
+- `features/*.wasm` - Lazy-loaded feature modules
+
+**Security benefit**: Unauthenticated users never receive app code containing API endpoints or business logic.
+
+## Important Implementation Details
+
+### AST Parsing
+The framework uses **Python's own `ast` module** to parse components (not a custom parser). This provides:
+- Zero parsing overhead
+- Perfect Python compatibility
+- Automatic syntax error messages
+- Type hints support
+
+See `ast_parser.py` for the `RitzASTTransformer` that converts Python AST to Ritz IR.
+
+### VNode Structure
+Internal representation during Python execution:
+- `VNode(tag, props, children)` - Virtual DOM node
+- `to_html()` - Render to HTML string
+- `to_ir()` - Convert to intermediate representation for compilation
+
+### Context Stack
+`_context_stack` is a global list tracking nested `with Element():` blocks. The `@component` decorator manages this stack to build the component tree.
+
+## Debugging Philosophy
+
+**Revolutionary concept**: Debug Python code running in WASM, not JavaScript!
+- DWARF debug symbols embedded in WASM
+- Source maps linking WASM instructions → Python source lines
+- Chrome DevTools can set breakpoints in Python files
+- Inspect Python variables, not mangled JS
+
+See `debug_concept.py` and RESEARCH.md sections on debugging.
+
+## Design Principles
+
+1. **Python-executable, WASM-compilable**: The same code runs in both environments
+2. **Yield-based composition**: Natural Python syntax for building component trees
+3. **Fine-grained reactivity**: Signals update DOM directly, no virtual DOM diffing
+4. **Progressive loading**: Split code into secure, cacheable modules
+5. **Developer experience**: Debug in Python, ship as WASM
+
+## Performance Targets
+
+Based on SolidJS/Leptos research:
+- Bundle size: < 200KB compressed
+- Startup time: < 500ms on slow 3G
+- Update performance: Within 10% of vanilla JS
+- Memory usage: 70% less than React
+- DOM mutations: 99% fewer than virtual DOM frameworks
+
+## When Modifying Code
+
+1. **Python prototype** (`framework.py`): Currently functional, can be tested with Python
+2. **Compilation pipeline** (`compiler.py`, `ast_parser.py`): Architectural/conceptual code that demonstrates intended design
+3. **Module system** (`module_system.py`): Demonstrates progressive loading strategy
+4. Components must be valid Python and use generator syntax with yield
+5. All examples should run with `python3 example.py`
+
+## Key Technical Decisions
+
+- **Why yield?** Natural Python syntax, composable, clear execution order
+- **Why compile vs interpret?** 10-100x performance, smaller bundle, type safety
+- **Why LLVM?** Mature toolchain, excellent WASM backend, optimization passes
+- **Why Python's ast module?** No custom parser needed, perfect compatibility