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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.