# Technology Stack Document
Generated: Tuesday, September 16, 2025

## Frontend Technologies

* **Framework:** **Angular**. The boilerplate is built on the latest stable version of the Angular framework, chosen for its robustness, component-based architecture, and suitability for large-scale, enterprise applications.
* **Language:** **TypeScript**. As a superset of JavaScript, TypeScript is used for its strong typing, which improves code quality, maintainability, and developer productivity.
* **Styling:** **SCSS**. SCSS is used for its advanced features over standard CSS, such as variables, nesting, and mixins, allowing for more organized and maintainable stylesheets.
* **UI Framework:** **VMware Clarity Design System**. This comprehensive design system provides a set of accessible, high-quality UI components and a consistent visual language, which accelerates UI development.
* **Core Libraries:**
    * **RxJS:** Used extensively throughout Angular for reactive programming and managing asynchronous operations.
    * **Zone.js:** A signaling mechanism that enables Angular's automatic change detection.

## Backend Technologies

* **Backend Agnostic:** This is a frontend-only boilerplate and is not tied to any specific backend technology. It is designed to communicate with any backend that exposes a RESTful or GraphQL API.

## Database Technologies

* **Not Applicable:** As a frontend project, the boilerplate does not include a database.

## Infrastructure & Deployment

* **Web Server:** The built application consists of static files that can be served by any modern web server (e.g., **Nginx**, **Apache**, **Caddy**).
* **Hosting:** The project can be deployed to any static site hosting provider, such as **Firebase Hosting**, **Netlify**, **Vercel**, **AWS S3**, or **GitHub Pages**.
* **Containerization (Optional):** The application can be easily containerized using **Docker** for consistent deployment environments.

## Development & Build Tools

* **Build Tool:** **Angular CLI**. The command-line interface for Angular is used for creating, building, testing, and deploying the application.
* **Package Manager:** **npm**. The Node Package Manager is used for managing all project dependencies.
* **Version Control:** **Git**. Git is the standard for version control and source code management.
* **Testing:**
    * **Unit Testing:** **Jasmine** (framework) and **Karma** (test runner) are the default tools for unit testing in Angular.
    * **End-to-End (E2E) Testing:** The project can be configured to use **Protractor** or more modern alternatives like **Cypress** or **Playwright**.
* **Code Formatting/Linting:**
    * **ESLint:** Used for identifying and reporting on patterns in ECMAScript/JavaScript code.
    * **Prettier:** An opinionated code formatter that enforces a consistent style.
    * **EditorConfig:** Helps maintain consistent coding styles for multiple developers working on the same project across various editors and IDEs.

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## TECH STACK UPDATE - 2025-10-06 07:15:21


## Additional Development Tools and Practices
Generated: 2025-10-06 07:16:00
To further support the development, deployment, and operational aspects of the Working Notes Application, the following tools and practices are recommended:
-   **Container Orchestration (Local):** `Docker Compose` will be essential for local multi-container development, allowing developers to easily spin up and manage the frontend, backend, and database services with a single command, ensuring environment consistency.
-   **API Testing Tools:** Tools like Postman or Insomnia will be used for manual API testing and exploration during development, allowing quick verification of backend endpoints.
-   **Monitoring & Alerting:** Integrate with cloud-specific monitoring services (e.g., AWS CloudWatch, Google Cloud Monitoring) for production environments to gather metrics and configure alerts for critical issues. Alternatively, open-source solutions like Prometheus for metrics collection and Alertmanager for notifications can be deployed.
-   **Logging Management:** Implement structured logging across both frontend and backend. For Python, this involves using the built-in `logging` module with JSON formatters. For Angular, an enhanced logging service can be developed to capture client-side errors and send them to a centralized logging system (e.g., ELK stack, Splunk).
-   **Dependency Management:** Ensure proper use of `npm` (frontend) and `pip` (backend) for consistent dependency management, including `package-lock.json` and `requirements.txt` for reproducible builds.

## Technology Stack Review and Confirmation
Generated: 2025-10-06 07:16:00
The selected technology stack for the "Working Notes Application" is highly appropriate and robust, aligning perfectly with all project requirements and best practices for modern web application development. Angular, combined with the Clarity Design System, provides a powerful and consistent frontend experience. Python with Flask and SQLAlchemy offers a lightweight yet capable backend for building the RESTful API, ensuring efficient data processing and robust authentication. PostgreSQL serves as a reliable and scalable primary database, with SQLite providing convenience for local development. The adoption of Docker for containerization facilitates consistent environments, from development to production, supported by `Docker Compose` for local orchestration and future potential for `Kubernetes` in cloud deployments. The specified development tools and CI/CD practices (GitHub Actions) further reinforce an efficient, quality-driven development workflow. This technology stack provides a solid and maintainable foundation that is well-positioned for the current MVP and future growth.
