### io8coder_breakdown.md

**io8coder Breakdown for "Angular Clarity Boilerplate":**

**B - Business Understanding:**

* **Goal:** To provide a robust and scalable boilerplate for developing Angular applications using the Clarity Design System.
* **Target Audience:** Angular developers looking to quickly start new projects with a pre-configured, best-practice project structure.
* **Key Features:**
    * Pre-configured Angular project with Clarity Design System.
    * Responsive layout and navigation.
    * Scalable architecture with core and shared modules.
    * Example components and routing.
* **Monetization/Value:** An open-source project that accelerates development, ensures consistency, and reduces setup time.

**M - Model Definition:**

* **Data Model (Example):**
    * `User`:
        * `id` (unique identifier)
        * `username` (string)
        * `email` (string)
    * `Product`:
        * `id` (unique identifier)
        * `name` (string)
        * `description` (string)
        * `price` (number)
* **User Interface (UI) Model:**
    * **Layout:** Main layout with a header, sidebar, and content area.
    * **Navigation:** Vertical navigation in the sidebar with collapsible sections.
    * **Header:** Main header with branding and user profile/actions.
    * **Components:** Examples of Clarity components such as data grids, forms, modals, and alerts.
* **API Model (Example - to be implemented by the developer):**
    * `GET /api/users`: Retrieve a list of users.
    * `GET /api/users/{id}`: Retrieve a single user.
    * `POST /api/users`: Create a new user.
    * `PUT /api/users/{id}`: Update an existing user.
    * `DELETE /api/users/{id}`: Delete a user.

**A - Architecture Design:**

* **Frontend:** Angular, TypeScript, HTML, SCSS.
* **UI Framework:** Clarity Design System.
* **State Management (Optional - to be integrated):** NgRx or other state management libraries.
* **Backend:** This is a frontend boilerplate and is backend-agnostic. It can be connected to any backend (e.g., Node.js, Python, Java) via RESTful or GraphQL APIs.
* **Database:** Not applicable for the frontend boilerplate.
* **Deployment:** Can be deployed to any static web hosting service (e.g., Firebase Hosting, Netlify, Vercel, AWS S3).

**D - Development Plan:**

* **Phase 1: Initial Setup & Customization**
    * Clone the boilerplate repository.
    * Install dependencies.
    * Customize the theme (branding, colors, logos).
    * Configure environment variables.
* **Phase 2: Feature Development**
    * Create new feature modules.
    * Develop components using Clarity components.
    * Implement routing for new pages.
    * Integrate with backend APIs.
    * Add state management if needed.
* **Phase 3: Testing**
    * Write unit tests for components and services.
    * Write end-to-end tests for user flows.
* **Phase 4: Build & Deployment**
    * Build the application for production.
    * Deploy to a hosting service.
    * Set up CI/CD pipelines for automated builds and deployments.

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## CODER BREAKDOWN UPDATE - 2025-10-14 06:33:59



### Project Breakdown: Notes App - 2025-10-14 06:15:20

#### Project Goal
Develop a simple web-based Notes Application enabling users to create, edit, and delete text-based notes, with data persistence handled via local storage.

#### Core Features (Milestones)
1.  **Note Data Model:** Define the structure for a `Note` object (title, content, date created, unique ID).
2.  **Note Creation:** Implement a user interface (UI) to input title and content, and save the new note to local storage.
3.  **Note Listing:** Display all existing notes loaded from local storage on the application's main interface.
4.  **Note Editing:** Provide functionality to select an existing note, modify its title and/or content, and update it in local storage.
5.  **Note Deletion:** Allow users to remove selected notes from both the UI and local storage.
6.  **Local Storage Integration:** Ensure all CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations are reliably performed with the browser's local storage.

#### Technical Constraints & Considerations
*   **Storage Mechanism:** Strictly local storage for data persistence, as per the user prompt. This implies a frontend-heavy application with no traditional backend database at this stage.
*   **Frontend Technologies:** Standard web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) within the `frontend/` directory as outlined in the `.directory_structure.md` update. The cloned base project's Angular Clarity boilerplate components will serve as a foundational structure for potential future enhancements, but the core notes app logic will likely reside in `frontend/src/app.js`, `frontend/src/components/`, and `frontend/src/services/` for local storage management.
*   **User Interface:** A responsive and intuitive UI for managing notes.
*   **Single User Focus:** The application will be designed for a single user per browser instance, leveraging browser-specific local storage.
*   **No Authentication/Authorization:** Not required for this initial scope.
*   **Error Handling:** Basic error handling for local storage operations (e.g., storage limits).

#### Key Deliverables
*   Functional Notes App (HTML, CSS, JavaScript files) within the `frontend/` directory.
*   Clean, well-structured JavaScript code for managing notes and local storage interactions.
*   Updated documentation and agent prompts in the `.sureai/` directory, including analysis, architecture, and project plan documents.

#### Assumptions
*   Users will access the application via a modern web browser that supports `localStorage`.
*   The primary focus is on core CRUD functionality; advanced features like search, tagging, rich text editing, or sharing are out of scope for the initial build.
*   The `cloned base project` serves as the foundation, with new app-specific files created within `frontend/` and agent outputs within `.sureai/` as per the updated directory structure.



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## CODER BREAKDOWN UPDATE - 2025-10-14 06:34:30

### Project Breakdown: Notes App - 2025-10-14 06:15:20

#### Project Goal
Develop a simple web-based Notes Application enabling users to create, edit, and delete text-based notes, with data persistence handled via local storage.

#### Core Features (Milestones)
1.  **Note Data Model:** Define the structure for a `Note` object (title, content, date created, unique ID).
2.  **Note Creation:** Implement a user interface (UI) to input title and content, and save the new note to local storage.
3.  **Note Listing:** Display all existing notes loaded from local storage on the application's main interface.
4.  **Note Editing:** Provide functionality to select an existing note, modify its title and/or content, and update it in local storage.
5.  **Note Deletion:** Allow users to remove selected notes from both the UI and local storage.
6.  **Local Storage Integration:** Ensure all CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations are reliably performed with the browser's local storage.

#### Technical Constraints & Considerations
*   **Storage Mechanism:** Strictly local storage for data persistence, as per the user prompt. This implies a frontend-heavy application with no traditional backend database at this stage.
*   **Frontend Technologies:** Standard web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) within the `frontend/` directory as outlined in the `.directory_structure.md` update. The cloned base project's Angular Clarity boilerplate components will serve as a foundational structure for potential future enhancements, but the core notes app logic will likely reside in `frontend/src/app.js`, `frontend/src/components/`, and `frontend/src/services/` for local storage management.
*   **User Interface:** A responsive and intuitive UI for managing notes.
*   **Single User Focus:** The application will be designed for a single user per browser instance, leveraging browser-specific local storage.
*   **No Authentication/Authorization:** Not required for this initial scope.
*   **Error Handling:** Basic error handling for local storage operations (e.g., storage limits).

#### Key Deliverables
*   Functional Notes App (HTML, CSS, JavaScript files) within the `frontend/` directory.
*   Clean, well-structured JavaScript code for managing notes and local storage interactions.
*   Updated documentation and agent prompts in the `.sureai/` directory, including analysis, architecture, and project plan documents.

#### Assumptions
*   Users will access the application via a modern web browser that supports `localStorage`.
*   The primary focus is on core CRUD functionality; advanced features like search, tagging, rich text editing, or sharing are out of scope for the initial build.
*   The `cloned base project` serves as the foundation, with new app-specific files created within `frontend/` and agent outputs within `.sureai/` as per the updated directory structure.
