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Requirements Document
Generated: Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Functional Requirements (Developer-Facing)
FR-001: Project Initialization
- Description: The system shall provide a developer-ready Angular project that can be set up with minimal effort.
 - Acceptance Criteria:
- A developer shall be able to clone the project from a Git repository.
 - A developer shall be able to install all required dependencies using a single 
npm installcommand. - A developer shall be able to start the local development server using the 
ng servecommand. - The boilerplate shall compile without errors and be viewable in a web browser.
 
 - Priority: High
 
FR-002: Modular Architecture
- Description: The system shall be structured with a scalable and maintainable modular architecture.
 - Acceptance Criteria:
- The project shall include a 
CoreModulefor providing singleton services and one-time imports. - The project shall include a 
SharedModulefor reusable components, directives, and pipes. - The architecture shall support the creation of lazy-loaded 
FeatureModulesto encapsulate business domain logic. 
 - The project shall include a 
 - Priority: High
 
FR-003: Clarity Design System Integration
- Description: The system shall be fully integrated with the VMware Clarity Design System for UI components and styling.
 - Acceptance Criteria:
- All necessary Clarity npm packages shall be included as dependencies.
 - Clarity's global stylesheets and assets shall be correctly configured and loaded.
 - The boilerplate shall use Clarity components for its core layout (header, sidebar, etc.).
 - Developers shall be able to use any Clarity component within their feature modules.
 
 - Priority: High
 
FR-004: Responsive Application Layout
- Description: The system shall provide a default, responsive application layout.
 - Acceptance Criteria:
- The boilerplate shall include a main application shell with a header, a collapsible sidebar for navigation, and a main content area.
 - The layout shall adapt correctly to various screen sizes, including desktop, tablet, and mobile.
 
 - Priority: High
 
FR-005: Routing and Navigation
- Description: The system shall include a pre-configured routing system for navigating between different views.
 - Acceptance Criteria:
- The project shall have a main 
AppRoutingModule. - The boilerplate shall provide an example of a lazy-loaded feature route.
 - Navigation links in the sidebar shall correctly navigate to their corresponding routes.
 
 - The project shall have a main 
 - Priority: Medium
 
Non-Functional Requirements
NFR-001: Performance (Developer Experience)
- Description: The boilerplate should be optimized for a fast and efficient development workflow.
 - Acceptance Criteria:
- The initial 
ng servecompilation time shall be reasonably fast. - Live-reloading times during development shall be minimal.
 - The production build (
ng build --prod) shall be optimized, with tree-shaking and minification enabled. 
 - The initial 
 - Priority: Medium
 
NFR-002: Usability (Developer Experience)
- Description: The codebase should be intuitive and easy for an Angular developer to understand and extend.
 - Acceptance Criteria:
- The project structure shall be logical and follow established Angular best practices.
 - The code shall be clean, well-formatted, and include comments for complex or non-obvious sections.
 - A comprehensive 
README.txtfile shall guide developers on setup, architecture, and usage. 
 - Priority: High
 
NFR-003: Maintainability
- Description: The codebase should be structured to allow for easy updates, modifications, and extensions.
 - Acceptance Criteria:
- The modular architecture shall allow for independent development and testing of features.
 - Dependencies shall be clearly defined in 
package.jsonand easy to update. - The separation of concerns between modules should be strictly enforced.
 
 - Priority: High
 
Data Requirements (Client-Side)
Entity Modeling:
- Description: The boilerplate will not have predefined data models but will require developers to define them using TypeScript.
 - Attributes:
- Data models shall be defined as TypeScript interfaces or classes.
 - These models will represent the structure of data consumed from and sent to a backend API.
 
 
Interface Requirements
UI/UX Requirements (Frontend Boilerplate):
- Layout: A clean, professional single-page application layout based on the Clarity Design System.
 - Header: A top header bar, typically containing the application title/logo and user-related actions (e.g., profile, logout).
 - Sidebar: A collapsible vertical navigation sidebar containing links to different feature areas of the application.
 - Content Area: A main content area where the components for the currently active route are displayed.
 - Styling: Adherence to the styles and design tokens provided by the Clarity Design System.
 
API Requirements (Backend Interaction):
- Backend Agnostic: The boilerplate is a frontend application and makes no assumptions about the backend technology stack.
 - Communication Protocol: The boilerplate shall use Angular's 
HttpClientmodule to communicate with a backend over HTTP/HTTPS. - API Endpoint Configuration: The base URL for the backend API shall be configurable via the 
environmentsfiles (e.g.,environment.ts,environment.prod.ts). - Data Format: The boilerplate is designed to work with APIs that transact data in JSON format.
 - Error Handling: The architecture shall support a centralized way to handle API errors, typically through an 
HttpInterceptorprovided in theCoreModule.