Reimagining designer-developer handoff: Introducing Relay

In this lightning talk, we’ll introduce you to Relay, available now in open alpha. Relay is a new process that allows teams to create UI in Figma and generate high-fidelity Compose UI components. Relay puts structured component data at the center of the collaboration between designer and developer, resulting in instant UI implementation and rapid iteration.
Speakers: Sean Arietta, Dian Xiang
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[@rivanparmar17]

It would've been better if they could also have released the source code of the plugins. I would love to see how it works behind the scenes and also would like to contribute to such an amazing project!

[@liviutimar]

Really nice! I anticipate having the need to create some more standards and conventions so that the designer known how to name variables and so on, but it looks really good.

[@DeLL116]

If this works as promised it will be a game changer.

[@hasangilmanov5350]

Such an amazing idea, it looks so promising

[@AndroidDevelopers]

Just in case you need a bit more convincing, we've got more on Relay for you, below 🙌 goo.gle/3NaG9vi

[@xhivo97]

I liked this a lot "small details aren't lost in translation". The way I understood all this is that even if the code generated is not optimal performance wise the layout of the components will be pixel perfect which takes that part of the equation out so all you have to do is make sure the code is sane and maybe optimize a bit. I could be wrong though and this could be perfect, in which case, I hope I am wrong. I think this would be super useful for people who are into pixel-perfect implementations of the design (which is never a bad thing, but sometimes definitely not worth the extra effort) What sounds like it should be possible is but I'm not sure if it's supported or not is different layouts for mobile and tablets. Do you think the Adobe Figma acquisition will have any impact on this project?

[@vengateshm2122]

Wow that's a great tool. Really help to bridge design developer relation.

[@baptistemobiledev]

I'm really interested to try those plugins!!

[@SharifulIslam-xg3ts]

love for you guy's try to improve such things quickly

[@StraplessReligion]

Sounds good, would like to try

[@Mrdresden]

This is great! However, it will be dead in the water if this will be a closed system that only functions with Figma. Make the translation layer an open standard and pull in more stakeholders into the project. Then it might become the future of design handoffs.

[@djosefandersson7605]

Looks great! Do you have plans to add a Flutter support in the future?

[@LeonelCorso]

Awesome!!

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[@user-cb2bx3eb9i]

Hi. this is great. However, Is it possible to use with material3? I have problem with material3 project.

[@kalidsherefuddin]

Thanks

[@heismyke]

very beautiful

[@DVfromtheeast]

As Designer i think i will have something to learn

[@smitdubey8333]

Converting SVG files: Exception Converting SVG resources does anyone has any idea how to solve this error

[@user-aosdi8adifu0sdfa]

wow😮

[@AndroidDevelopers]

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[@majinzeke4977]

Make it compatible with canva.....

[@navnathandhale1524]

Would like to contribute in this R&D project

[@Mohammadkashifkhan2093]

Damn!

[@MDDanishAnsariDev]

My inner sense is telling me this is gonna die soon just like Google Stadia

[@KaungPyaeSoneAung123]

So this is basically giving the designer a bit of work and the developer a lot less work. But I don't think our mean Designer would try to use this :((

[@asthagarg4614]

Doesn't it support XML?

[@gi1dor]

No, it generates compose

[@AndroidDevelopers]

Hello Astha! Assuming you are asking if it supports generating XML code that implements Android views: under that assumption the answer is no, we unfortunately don't support that. We currently only support generating Compose code, which doesn't use XML to generate views in Android. I hope this helps answer your question 🙂

[@AlexGnok]

what's the point of this if iOS team will have to implement the design in old-fashioned manual way anyways?

[@gi1dor]

Well, less work on Android side

[@ssreckov]

So you would rather not solve any problems instead of solving one half of it?

[@AlexGnok]

@@ssreckov I don't see any problem here at all. What I see is in cross platform teams (i.e. Android + iOS) designers won't be using this tool because it will add more workload for them for the benefit of android developers only

[@rosodev]

Well there is Compose Multiplatform on its way, they've just released the alpha version for iOS so I think great part of that old-fashioned manual way will not be needed, at least 80% of it, as native components will still be... you know, native.

[@jopadjr]

587th...Thanks

[@zawarnadeem9425]

Does relay supports XML layouts as well?

[@sahaj.r]

No, let's not go back into the past please