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THE ANATOMY OF SHADCN/UI
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Shadcn/ui is a JavaScript UI library that provides components through a CLI that inserts their source code directly into your project instead of relying on npm packages. Shadcn/ui's architecture separates components into two layers: structure and behavior, and style. It follows principles like the Single Responsibility Principle and Dependency Inversion Principle and offers utility functions for managing class names to ensure consistent and reusable components. It empowers web developers to build their own design systems with customizable defaults.