Travel Booking Platform UIs: Recreating User-Friendly Interfaces with AI

TL;DR: Replay uses video analysis and AI to reconstruct functional travel booking platform UIs, understanding user intent and creating working code from screen recordings.

Rebuilding Travel Booking Platforms with AI: Beyond Screenshot-to-Code#

Creating user-friendly travel booking platforms is notoriously complex. Developers face the challenge of translating intricate user flows, numerous filter options, and dynamic data displays into seamless, intuitive interfaces. Current screenshot-to-code tools fall short because they lack the ability to understand user behavior and intent, leading to brittle, non-functional code.

Replay offers a revolutionary approach: behavior-driven reconstruction. By analyzing video recordings of user interactions, Replay, powered by Gemini, reconstructs fully functional UIs, understanding not just what users see, but how they interact with the platform. This leads to more robust, maintainable, and user-centric code.

The Limitations of Traditional Approaches#

Screenshot-to-code tools create static representations of UI elements. They excel at identifying components but struggle with dynamic behavior, multi-page flows, and the underlying logic driving the interface. This results in code that requires extensive manual rework, negating the initial time savings.

Replay bridges this gap by leveraging video as the source of truth, enabling AI to infer user intent and reconstruct the underlying application logic.

Replay in Action: Reconstructing a Travel Booking Flow#

Let's walk through a practical example of using Replay to reconstruct a section of a travel booking platform – specifically, the flight search and filtering process.

Step 1: Capturing the User Flow#

Record a video of a user searching for flights, applying filters (e.g., price range, airlines, layovers), and selecting a flight. Ensure the video clearly captures all interactions, including mouse movements, clicks, and form inputs.

💡 Pro Tip: Clear and concise recordings lead to more accurate reconstructions. Minimize distractions and focus on the specific user flow you want to recreate.

Step 2: Uploading to Replay#

Upload the video recording to Replay. The AI engine will begin analyzing the video, identifying UI elements, user interactions, and the overall flow of the application.

Step 3: Code Generation and Review#

Replay generates clean, functional code representing the reconstructed UI. This code includes:

• •HTML: The structure of the UI elements (e.g., forms, buttons, lists).
• •CSS: The styling of the UI elements, ensuring visual fidelity to the original design.
• •JavaScript: The logic that drives the user interactions, including form submissions, filter updates, and data fetching.

typescript
// Example of generated JavaScript code for handling filter updates
const handleFilterChange = (filterName: string, value: any) => {
  setFilters((prevFilters) => ({
    ...prevFilters,
    [filterName]: value,
  }));

  // Simulate API call to fetch filtered flight results
  fetchFlights(filters);
};

const fetchFlights = async (filters: any) => {
  // Replace with your actual API endpoint
  const response = await fetch('/api/flights', {
    method: 'POST',
    body: JSON.stringify(filters),
    headers: {
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
  });
  const data = await response.json();
  setFlightResults(data);
};

📝 Note: The generated code is a starting point. You can customize and extend it to meet your specific requirements.

Step 4: Integration and Customization#

Integrate the generated code into your existing project. Replay supports various frameworks and libraries, making integration seamless. You can further customize the code to add additional features, optimize performance, and ensure compatibility with your backend systems.

Key Features of Replay for Travel Booking Platforms#

Replay offers several features that are particularly valuable for developing travel booking platforms:

• •Multi-Page Generation: Reconstruct complex, multi-step booking flows, capturing the entire user journey.
• •Supabase Integration: Seamlessly integrate with Supabase for backend data storage and management, enabling real-time updates and personalized experiences.
• •Style Injection: Easily apply custom styles to the generated UI, ensuring consistency with your brand guidelines.
• •Product Flow Maps: Visualize the entire user flow, identifying potential bottlenecks and areas for improvement.

Replay vs. Traditional Development: A Comparative Analysis#

⚠️ Warning: While Replay significantly accelerates development, it's crucial to review and customize the generated code to ensure it meets your specific requirements and security standards.

Reconstructing Complex UI Elements: Filters and Search#

Travel booking platforms rely heavily on filters to allow users to refine their search results. Replay excels at reconstructing complex filter interfaces, including:

• •Range Sliders: For price ranges, dates, and durations.
• •Checkboxes: For selecting specific airlines, airports, or amenities.
• •Dropdown Menus: For choosing destinations, travel classes, or number of passengers.

Replay analyzes user interactions with these filter elements to generate the corresponding code for updating the search results dynamically.

typescript
// Example of generated code for a price range slider
import React, { useState } from 'react';

const PriceRangeFilter = ({ onFilterChange }: { onFilterChange: (min: number, max: number) => void }) => {
  const [minPrice, setMinPrice] = useState(0);
  const [maxPrice, setMaxPrice] = useState(1000);

  const handleMinPriceChange = (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
    setMinPrice(parseInt(event.target.value));
    onFilterChange(parseInt(event.target.value), maxPrice);
  };

  const handleMaxPriceChange = (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
    setMaxPrice(parseInt(event.target.value));
    onFilterChange(minPrice, parseInt(event.target.value));
  };

  return (
    <div>
      <label htmlFor="minPrice">Min Price:</label>
      <input type="range" id="minPrice" min="0" max="1000" value={minPrice} onChange={handleMinPriceChange} />
      <span>{minPrice}</span>

      <label htmlFor="maxPrice">Max Price:</label>
      <input type="range" id="maxPrice" min="0" max="1000" value={maxPrice} onChange={handleMaxPriceChange} />
      <span>{maxPrice}</span>
    </div>
  );
};

export default PriceRangeFilter;

This code snippet demonstrates how Replay can reconstruct a price range filter, capturing the user's interaction with the slider and updating the search results accordingly.

Frequently Asked Questions#

Is Replay free to use?#

Replay offers a free tier with limited usage. Paid plans are available for higher usage and access to advanced features. Check the Replay pricing page for the latest details.

How is Replay different from v0.dev?#

While both Replay and v0.dev aim to accelerate UI development, they differ significantly in their approach. v0.dev relies on text prompts to generate code, while Replay analyzes video recordings of user interactions. Replay's behavior-driven reconstruction provides a more accurate and user-centric representation of the desired UI, leading to more functional and maintainable code. Replay understands the "why" behind the UI, not just the "what".

What frameworks and libraries does Replay support?#

Replay supports a wide range of popular frameworks and libraries, including React, Angular, Vue.js, and Next.js. We are constantly adding support for new technologies.

How secure is Replay?#

Replay prioritizes data security. All video recordings are encrypted both in transit and at rest. We adhere to industry best practices for data privacy and security.

---

Ready to try behavior-driven code generation? Get started with Replay - transform any video into working code in seconds.