State Machine Architecture
Built on XState for predictable, debuggable, and maintainable application state.
Why State Machines?
Traditional CMS platforms often suffer from unpredictable state management—race conditions, impossible states, and debugging nightmares. SveltyCMS solves this with XState state machines.
No Impossible States
State machines make invalid states unrepresentable. Your CMS can never be in a broken or undefined state.
Time Travel Debugging
Replay state transitions, inspect history, and understand exactly how you got to any state.
No Race Conditions
State machines handle concurrent events predictably. No more "click happened before load finished" bugs.
Self-Documenting
The state machine definition IS the documentation. Visualize flows, understand behavior at a glance.
Resource Efficient
Only load resources needed for the current state. Faster load times and lower server usage.
Future-Proof
Easy to add new states and transitions. Extend the CMS without breaking existing functionality.
Where We Use State Machines
Authentication Flow
Login, logout, session refresh, MFA — all predictable state transitions.
Content Editing
Draft → Review → Published → Archived with clear transitions and permissions.
Media Upload
Idle → Uploading → Processing → Complete with proper error handling.
Form Validation
Pristine → Touched → Valid/Invalid with clear user feedback.