# io8 Project Builder Plan: notes_taking_app_20250924_054120

This document outlines the project builder plan for the "notes taking app" project, following the io8 MCP-driven bootstrapping process.

## High-Level Scaffolding Plan

### Backend (Spring Boot)
- **Core Application Structure**: Standard Spring Boot application with a main application class, configuration files, and a clear package structure for controllers, services, repositories, and models.
- **API Endpoints**: RESTful API endpoints for managing notes (create, read, update, delete).
- **Database Integration**: Integration with MySQL using Spring Data JPA for persistence of note data.
- **Security**: Basic security configuration (if required, based on future requirements).

### Frontend (Angular Clarity)
- **Application Structure**: Standard Angular application with modules, components, services, and routing.
- **UI Components**: Utilize Angular Clarity components for a consistent and modern user interface.
- **Note Management Views**:
    - A list view to display all notes.
    - A detail view/form for creating and editing individual notes.
- **API Integration**: Services to interact with the Spring Boot backend API for all CRUD operations on notes.
- **Routing**: Client-side routing for navigation between different views (e.g., notes list, create/edit note).

## Directory and File Scaffolding Strategy

The initial scaffolding has been performed by the io8 MCP, which typically generates a basic project structure. Further scaffolding will involve:

- **Backend**:
    - `src/main/java/com/example/notesapp/`: Base package for the Spring Boot application.
    - `src/main/java/com/example/notesapp/controller/`: For REST controllers (e.g., `NoteController.java`).
    - `src/main/java/com/example/notesapp/service/`: For business logic (e.g., `NoteService.java`, `NoteServiceImpl.java`).
    - `src/main/java/com/example/notesapp/repository/`: For data access (e.g., `NoteRepository.java`).
    - `src/main/java/com/example/notesapp/model/`: For data models/entities (e.g., `Note.java`).
    - `src/main/resources/application.properties` or `application.yml`: For application configuration, including database connection details.
- **Frontend**:
    - `src/app/`: Main application directory.
    - `src/app/notes/`: Module/component for notes management.
        - `src/app/notes/note-list/`: Component for displaying a list of notes.
        - `src/app/notes/note-detail/`: Component for creating/editing a note.
        - `src/app/notes/note.service.ts`: Service for interacting with the backend API.
        - `src/app/notes/note.model.ts`: Interface/class for the Note data structure.
    - `src/app/app-routing.module.ts`: For defining application routes.
    - `src/environments/`: For environment-specific configurations.

## Build Tools and Scripts to Generate Missing Code from Plans

- **Backend (Maven/Gradle)**:
    - `mvn clean install` or `gradle build`: To build the backend application.
    - `mvn spring-boot:run` or `gradle bootRun`: To run the Spring Boot application.
    - IDEs like IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse will be used for code generation (e.g., creating classes, interfaces).
- **Frontend (Angular CLI)**:
    - `ng serve`: To run the Angular development server.
    - `ng build`: To build the Angular application for production.
    - `ng generate component <component-name>`: To generate new Angular components.
    - `ng generate service <service-name>`: To generate new Angular services.
    - `ng generate module <module-name>`: To generate new Angular modules.

## Pre-Developer Checks to Ensure Required Docs Exist

Before developers begin extensive coding, the following checks will be performed:

- **`create_project.out`**: Verify the existence and content of this file to ensure the io8 project was created successfully and to extract project-specific IDs and URLs.
- **`build_app.out`**: Confirm the app build process was initiated successfully.
- **`git_pull_status.out`**: Ensure the initial code pull from Gitea was successful.
- **`create_wireframe.out`**: Validate that the initial wireframe for the core entity (Notes) has been created.
- **Gitea Repository**: Confirm that the Gitea repository contains the initial scaffolded code after the `git pull` step.
- **Database Schema**: Verify that the initial database schema (if any is generated by io8) is in place or can be generated by the Spring Boot application on startup.