[Your Project Name]

[Brief description of your project - replace this placeholder]

Template Repository

A starter template for a Python backend + TypeScript/React frontend project. It gives you a minimal project layout, a PRD template, and an ADR template - nothing else is assumed about what you're building.

Getting Started

1. Click "Use this template" on GitHub and create your new repository.
2. Replace [Your Project Name] and the description placeholder above.
3. Update the badge URLs with your username and repository name.
4. Fill in docs/product_requirements_document.md, then delete the checklist below.

Customization Checklist

• Replace [Your Project Name] and description in README.md
• Update badge URLs with your username and repository name
• Replace [Your Name or Organization] in LICENSE
• Customize docs/product_requirements_document.md
• Create backend/ and frontend/ directories as needed
• Remove this checklist when customization is complete

What's Included

• Minimal project layout for a Python backend and TypeScript frontend
• docs/product_requirements_document.md - PRD starting point
• docs/adr/ - Architecture Decision Record template and index
• Comprehensive .gitignore for Python, Node.js, and common IDE files
• MIT License

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Project Overview

[Replace this section with your project's specific content: what it does, who it's for, and what problem it solves.]

Development Setup

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• Node.js 16+

Installation

git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repo-name.git
cd your-repo-name

# Backend setup
cd backend
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Frontend setup
cd ../frontend
npm install

Running the Application

# Start backend
cd backend
python main.py

# Start frontend (in another terminal)
cd frontend
npm start

Documentation

• Product Requirements Document - project requirements and specifications
• Architecture Decision Records - architectural decisions and their rationale

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Keeping in sync with the template

git remote add template https://github.com/SecuringTheRealm/str-template.git
git fetch template
git merge template/main

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.