# 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 - 2025-09-25 05:46:48

## Technology Stack Document Update - 2025-09-25 05:55:00

Given the scope of the MVP for the to-do app, a simpler technology stack is chosen to minimize complexity and development time.  A more robust stack could be employed in future iterations.

### Frontend Technologies Update
- **Framework:**  React (for its simplicity and component-based approach)
- **Styling:**  CSS Modules (for modularity and maintainability)
- **State Management:** Context API (for efficient state management in React)

### Backend Technologies Update
- N/A (No backend required for MVP)

### Database Technologies Update
- N/A (In-memory data or local storage for MVP.  A database might be considered for future iterations)

### Infrastructure Update
- N/A (No server-side infrastructure needed for MVP)

### Development Tools Update
- **Version Control:** Git
- **Testing:** Jest and React Testing Library
- **CI/CD:**  GitHub Actions (optional, for future iterations)


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## TECH STACK UPDATE - 2025-09-25 05:46:55

## Technology Stack Document Update - 2025-09-25 06:00:00

### Frontend Technologies Update
- **Framework:** React (Simplicity, component-based architecture, large community support)
- **Styling:**  CSS Modules (maintainability, avoids global stylesheet conflicts)
- **State Management:**  React's Context API and useState/useReducer hooks for managing the application's task state.  Local storage will be used for persistence. 

### Backend Technologies Update
Not applicable for this MVP.  Future iterations might consider Node.js and Express for a backend, with a database for data persistence.

### Database Technologies Update
Not applicable for the MVP.  Local storage will be sufficient.  Future versions could utilize a more robust solution like SQLite or a cloud-based database (e.g., PostgreSQL on AWS RDS).

### Infrastructure Update
Not applicable for the MVP. The app will run directly in the user's browser.

### Development Tools Update
- **Version Control:** Git
- **Testing:** Jest and React Testing Library.  Unit testing of components and functional testing of user interactions are essential.
- **CI/CD:**  GitHub Actions (can be implemented for future versions to automate builds and deployments)


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## TECH STACK UPDATE - 2025-09-25 05:52:31

## Technology Stack Update - 2025-09-25T12:15:00

Given the simplicity and limited scope of the to-do app MVP, a lightweight tech stack is preferred for rapid development and ease of maintenance.  This approach prioritizes ease of development for this MVP over the complexity of technologies used in the base project.

### Frontend Technologies
- **Framework:**  React (for simplicity and ease of learning curve)
- **Styling:** CSS Modules (for better CSS organization and maintainability)
- **State Management:**  Context API (built-in React state management is sufficient for this MVP)

### Backend Technologies (N/A for MVP)
No backend technologies are required for the MVP version of the to-do application.

### Database Technologies (N/A for MVP)
No database technologies are needed for this MVP. Local storage will suffice.

### Infrastructure (N/A for MVP)
No specific infrastructure is required for this MVP.  Deployment could be as simple as hosting the built React app on a static site hosting provider.

### Development Tools
- **Version Control:** Git
- **Testing:** Jest and React Testing Library (for unit and integration testing)
- **CI/CD:**  A simple CI/CD pipeline can be set up later as needed.



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## TECH STACK UPDATE - 2025-09-25 05:52:44

## Technology Stack Update - 2025-09-25T12:25:00

Given the simplicity and limited scope of the to-do app MVP, a lightweight tech stack is preferred for rapid development and ease of maintenance. This approach prioritizes ease of development for this MVP over the complexity of technologies used in the base project.

### Frontend Technologies Update
- **Framework:** React (for simplicity and ease of learning curve)
- **Styling:** CSS Modules (for better CSS organization and maintainability)
- **State Management:** Context API (built-in React state management is sufficient for this MVP)

### Backend Technologies Update (N/A for MVP)
No backend technologies are required for the MVP version of the to-do application.

### Database Technologies Update (N/A for MVP)
No database technologies are needed for this MVP. Local storage will suffice.

### Infrastructure Update (N/A for MVP)
No specific infrastructure is required for this MVP. Deployment could be as simple as hosting the built React app on a static site hosting provider.  Consider using a service like Netlify or Vercel for this.

### Development Tools Update
- **Version Control:** Git
- **Testing:** Jest and React Testing Library (for unit and integration testing)
- **CI/CD:** A simple CI/CD pipeline can be set up later as needed.  Consider using GitHub Actions or GitLab CI for this.
