# 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 - 2025-09-24 05:49:59

## Technology Stack Document Update - 2025-09-24T05:55:00

### Frontend Technologies Update

- **Framework:** Angular
- **Styling:** Clarity Design System
- **State Management:** NgRx (consideration)
- **Rich Text Editor:** Quill.js or similar library

### Backend Technologies Update

- **Language:** Node.js (or Python with Django/Flask)
- **Framework:** Express.js (or Django/Flask)
- **Database:** MongoDB or PostgreSQL (consideration)
- **API:** RESTful API

### Database Technologies Update

- **Primary Database:** MongoDB (for flexibility and scalability)
- **Alternative:** PostgreSQL (for relational data integrity if needed)

### Infrastructure Update

- **Deployment:** Docker for containerization, AWS or GCP for cloud hosting
- **Hosting:** AWS (Amazon Web Services) or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) (Consider serverless functions)

### Development Tools Update

- **Version Control:** Git
- **Testing:** Jest, Cypress
- **CI/CD:** GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD pipeline


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## TECH STACK UPDATE - 2025-09-24 05:50:17

## Technology Stack Document Update - 2025-09-24T06:00:00

### Frontend Technologies Update

- **Framework:** Angular 16 (or latest)
- **Styling:** Clarity Design System
- **State Management:** NgRx (for complex state management, otherwise consider a simpler approach like services)
- **Rich Text Editor:** Quill.js
- **Form Handling:** Reactive Forms
- **HTTP Client:** Angular's `HttpClient`

### Backend Technologies Update

- **Language:** Node.js (with TypeScript)  or Python (with Django/Flask)
- **Framework:** Express.js (with TypeScript) or Django/Flask
- **Database:** MongoDB (Atlas recommended for cloud hosting and scalability)
- **API:** RESTful API with JSON
- **Authentication:** JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
- **Deployment:** AWS Lambda or GCP Cloud Functions (serverless)

### Database Technologies Update

- **Primary Database:** MongoDB (for flexibility and scalability)
- **Cloud Provider:** MongoDB Atlas (managed cloud service)

### Infrastructure Update

- **Deployment:** Docker for local development, AWS Lambda or GCP Cloud Functions for production deployment.
- **Hosting:** AWS (Amazon Web Services) or GCP (Google Cloud Platform) - Serverless deployment using AWS Lambda or GCP Cloud Functions is recommended for scalability and cost-effectiveness.
- **CI/CD:** GitHub Actions or similar.

### Development Tools Update

- **Version Control:** Git
- **Testing:** Jest, Cypress
- **Linting:** ESLint, Prettier
- **CI/CD:** GitHub Actions


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## TECH STACK UPDATE - 2025-09-24 05:50:48

## Frontend Technologies

Generated: 2025-09-24T05:41:20

- **Framework:** Angular
- **UI Library:** Clarity Design System (to maintain consistency with base project)
- **State Management:** NgRx or Akita (to be decided based on project complexity)
- **Routing:** Angular Router
- **Testing:** Jasmine, Karma
- **Rich Text Editor:** Quill.js or Slate.js (to be decided based on feature requirements and performance)

## Backend Technologies

Generated: 2025-09-24T05:41:20

- **Language:** Node.js
- **Framework:** Express.js
- **API:** RESTful API
- **Database:** MongoDB
- **Search (Optional):** Elasticsearch
- **Authentication:** JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
- **Testing:** Jest, Supertest

## Database Technologies

Generated: 2025-09-24T05:41:20

- **Primary Database:** MongoDB

## Infrastructure

Generated: 2025-09-24T05:41:20

- **Deployment:** Docker and Kubernetes (for scalability)
- **Hosting:** AWS, GCP, or Azure (to be decided based on cost and scalability requirements)
- **CI/CD:** Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar

## Development Tools

Generated: 2025-09-24T05:41:20

- **Version Control:** Git
- **IDE:** VS Code or WebStorm



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## TECH STACK UPDATE - 2025-09-24 05:50:56

## Technology Stack Document Update - 2025-09-24T[TIMESTAMP]

This section updates the technology stack based on the updated requirements.

### Frontend Technologies Update

- **Rich Text Editor:** Quill.js (or Slate.js if performance becomes an issue after testing)
- **File Upload Library:**  ngx-dropzone or similar

### Backend Technologies Update

- **Cloud Storage:** AWS S3 (or Google Cloud Storage) for file attachments
- **Search:** Elasticsearch (optional, if needed for advanced search capabilities)
- **Caching:** Redis (for improved performance)

### Database Technologies Update

- **Primary Database:** MongoDB (for notes and user data)

### Infrastructure Update

- **Containerization:** Docker
- **Orchestration:** Kubernetes (for scalability and management)
- **Cloud Provider:** AWS (or GCP, Azure - based on cost and other factors)

### Development Tools Update

- **API Mocking:**  Mockoon or similar for development and testing
