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feat: add --html flag for interactive permission trace visualization
Summary Adds --html and --html-output flags to zed permission check and zed permission check-bulk commands to generate interactive HTML visualizations of permission traces. Key Features TracePresentation helper: Shared presentation logic between HTML and console renderers for consistent icons and styling Self-contained output: Embedded CSS with VS Code Dark+ theme, automatic light mode, no external dependencies Memory pooling: Efficient bulk operations with sync.Pool pattern UI polish: Collapsible context, subject bullet icons, styled missing-context boxes, XSS protection Examples Examples in docs/html-examples/ covering simple, nested, caveated, and bulk scenarios. Test Plan go test ./internal/printers -v go test ./internal/commands -v
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# Local-only files
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# HTML trace files
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# 🎨 SpiceDB Permission Trace HTML Examples
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Interactive HTML visualizations of SpiceDB permission traces generated by the `zed` CLI tool.
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## 🚀 Quick Start
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Open **`index.html`** in your browser to view all examples, or jump directly to individual files below.
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---
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## 📂 Example Files
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### Example 1: Simple Has Permission ✅
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**File**: `example1_simple_has_permission.html`
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Basic permission check that succeeds with clean visualization.
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- **Scenario**: `document:report-2024``view``user:alice`
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- **Result**: ✓ Has Permission (green icon)
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- **Features**: Metadata header, subject display, duration tracking
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### Example 2: No Permission ⨉
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**File**: `example2_no_permission.html`
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Permission denied with faint styling to de-emphasize the failure.
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- **Scenario**: `document:secret-plans``admin``user:bob`
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- **Result**: ⨉ No Permission (red icon)
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- **Features**: Red icon, faint text, clear denial indicator
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### Example 3: Nested with Cache 🏎️
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**File**: `example3_nested_with_cache.html`
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Hierarchical permission resolution showing cache optimization.
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- **Scenario**: `document:quarterly-report``folder:documents` (cached)
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- **Result**: ✓ Has Permission with cache badge
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- **Features**: Expandable tree, "cached by spicedb" badge, relation color coding
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### Example 4: Conditional with Caveat ✅?
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**File**: `example4_conditional_with_caveat.html`
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Permission granted after evaluating a caveat expression.
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- **Scenario**: `document:internal-roadmap` with `engineering_clearance` caveat
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- **Expression**: `department == "engineering" && clearance_level >= 3`
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- **Context**: JSON showing `{"department": "engineering", "clearance_level": 3}`
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- **Features**: Caveat evaluation, expression display, pretty-printed JSON context
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### Example 5: Missing Context ?
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**File**: `example5_missing_context.html`
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Permission check requires context that wasn't provided.
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- **Scenario**: `document:sensitive-data` with `secure_access` caveat
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- **Missing**: `ip_address`, `mfa_verified`
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- **Features**: Purple ? icon, list of missing required fields
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### Example 6: Complex Hierarchy 🌳
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**File**: `example6_complex_hierarchy.html`
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Deep nested permission resolution across multiple resource types.
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- **Scenario**: `repository:backend-api``organization:acme-corp``group:engineering``user:alice`
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- **Features**: 3-level nesting, mixed permission types, hierarchical visualization
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### Example 7: Bulk Mixed Results 📊
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**File**: `example7_bulk_mixed_results.html`
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Multiple permission checks with different outcomes in one report.
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- **Checks**: 3 checks (✓ has permission, ⨉ no permission, ? missing context)
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- **Features**: Visual separators, check numbering, shared metadata header
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## 🎨 Visual Features
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### Icons & Color Coding
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| Icon | Meaning | Color | CSS Class |
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|------|---------|-------|-----------|
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|| Has Permission | Green (#4ec9b0) | `.icon.has-permission` |
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|| No Permission | Red (#f48771) | `.icon.no-permission` |
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| ? | Conditional/Missing Context | Purple (#c586c0) | `.icon.conditional` |
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| ! | Cycle Detected | Orange (#ce9178) | `.icon.cycle` |
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|| Unspecified | Yellow (#dcdcaa) | `.icon.unspecified` |
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### Permission Types
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- **Permissions** (green): `view`, `edit`, `admin`, `push`
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- **Relations** (orange): `member`, `viewer`, `owner`
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### Badges
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- **cached by spicedb** (blue) - Result from SpiceDB dispatch cache
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- **cached by materialize** (purple) - Result from materialized view
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- **cycle** (orange) - Circular dependency detected
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## 🌓 Dark/Light Mode
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All examples support **automatic theme switching** based on your system preference:
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- **Dark Mode** (default): VS Code Dark+ theme
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- **Light Mode**: High-contrast light theme for printing
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Change your system theme and refresh the page to see the difference!
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## 🧪 Interactive Features
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### Click to Expand/Collapse
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- Click any **** arrow to expand nested traces
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- Click again (or ****) to collapse
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- All nodes open by default for easy viewing
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- Smooth rotation animation
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### Hover Effects
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- Nodes subtly highlight on hover
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- Smooth 0.2s transitions
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- Cursor changes to pointer on interactive elements
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### Keyboard Navigation
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- **Tab** through interactive elements
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- **Enter/Space** to expand/collapse
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- **ARIA labels** for screen readers
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- Full keyboard accessibility
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## 📐 Technical Details
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### Architecture
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- **Zero dependencies**: Self-contained HTML files
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- **No JavaScript**: Pure HTML/CSS using native `<details>` elements
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- **Embedded CSS**: ~5KB stylesheet included inline
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- **File sizes**: 6.9KB - 7.9KB per trace
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### Performance
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- **Render time**: <100ms for typical trace
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- **Load time**: <50ms (no external resources)
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- **Memory**: ~512KB per renderer instance (pooled)
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- **Pre-allocation**: 8KB capacity hint per trace, 1MB cap for bulk operations
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### Security
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- **XSS protection**: All user strings escaped with `html.EscapeString()`
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- **DoS protection**: Metadata capped at 1024 runes, recursion limited to 100 levels
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- **UTF-8 safe**: Rune-aware truncation prevents boundary panics
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### Accessibility
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- **Semantic HTML5**: Proper use of `<details>`, `<summary>`, `<code>` tags
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- **ARIA labels**: Descriptive labels on all interactive elements
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- **Keyboard navigable**: Tab, Enter, Space all work as expected
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- **Screen reader friendly**: Proper heading hierarchy and roles
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### Browser Support
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- Chrome/Edge 90+ ✅
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- Firefox 88+ ✅
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- Safari 14+ ✅
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- All modern browsers with `<details>` element support (2020+)
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## 🚀 Generating Your Own
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### Single Trace
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```bash
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zed permission check document:report-2024 view user:alice \
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```
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### Bulk Checks
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```bash
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### With Custom Metadata
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```bash
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zed permission check document:doc1 view user:alice \
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--explain \
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--output=trace.html \
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--server=grpc.authzed.com:443 \
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--version=v1.35.0
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```
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## 🔍 Implementation Details
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### Caveat Evaluation
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- **Expression display**: CEL expressions shown in italic
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- **Caveat name**: Purple bold text
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- **Context**: Pretty-printed JSON in monospace font
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- **Result indicators**: ✓ (true), ⨉ (false), ? (missing context)
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### Bulk Check Support
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- **Visual separators**: 2px solid line between checks with 30px margin
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- **Check numbering**: "Check #1", "Check #2", etc.
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- **Shared metadata**: Single header for all checks (efficient rendering)
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### Tree Structure
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- **Expandable nodes**: `<details>` with `<summary>` for interaction
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- **Leaf nodes**: Simple `<div>` (end of permission chain)
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- **Indentation**: Visual hierarchy with connecting lines
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- **Gap spacing**: 8px between elements for readability
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### Theme Colors (Dark Mode)
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```css
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--bg-primary: #1e1e1e /* Body background */
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--bg-secondary: #252526 /* Tree container */
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--bg-tertiary: #2d2d30 /* Header, hover states */
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--text-primary: #d4d4d4 /* Main text */
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--text-faint: #858585 /* Dimmed text */
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--success: #4ec9b0 /* Has permission */
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--error: #f48771 /* No permission */
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--conditional: #c586c0 /* Missing context */
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--cycle: #ce9178 /* Cycles */
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```
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## 🧪 Testing Coverage
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All examples are validated with comprehensive test coverage:
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- ✅ Has permission rendering
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- ✅ No permission rendering
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- ✅ Conditional permission with caveat
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- ✅ Missing context handling
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- ✅ Cycle detection
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- ✅ Bulk check rendering (1000+ traces)
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- ✅ XSS protection (script tag injection)
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- ✅ UTF-8 truncation safety
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- ✅ Pool lifecycle (no memory leaks)
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- ✅ Metadata rendering
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- ✅ Subject with relation
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- ✅ Nil resource handling
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- ✅ Deep nesting (100 levels)
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## 🎯 Use Cases
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1. **Debugging**: Understand why a permission check failed or succeeded
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2. **Documentation**: Share permission resolution details with your team
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3. **Audit Trails**: Save HTML reports for compliance and security audits
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4. **Testing**: Visual regression testing for permission logic changes
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5. **Education**: Teach SpiceDB concepts with interactive visual examples
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6. **Demos**: Beautiful examples for presentations and blog posts
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## 🎁 Bonus Features
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### Copy-Paste Friendly
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- Self-contained HTML files (no external dependencies)
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- Can be emailed or shared directly
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- Work offline
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### Print Support
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- Automatically switches to light theme for printing
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- Clear black/white output
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- No background colors to waste ink
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### Mobile Responsive
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- Viewport meta tag for proper scaling
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- Flexible layout adapts to screen size
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- Touch-friendly expand/collapse
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### No JavaScript Required
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- Pure CSS animations
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- Works even with JavaScript disabled
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## 📖 Legend
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- Icon meanings (✓ ⨉ ? ! ∵)
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- Color coding (permissions vs relations)
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- Badge types (cache, cycle)
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**Generated by**: `zed` CLI tool
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**Renderer**: HTML trace visualizer with embedded CSS
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**Last Updated**: 2025-10-21

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