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Every rhiza-managed repo should carry a CLAUDE.md; this repo had none.

  • What the tree is — the four-name public API, and the modules in the order a plot() call travels through them: api/interface.pydata/ingestion.pycore/lifecycle.py (background thread) → core/server.pyapi/routes.pyweb/static/js/. Each role is taken from the module's own docstring.
  • The frontend is part of the library and is untested. web/static/js/*.js ships in the wheel but no Python test touches it, so the gates pass regardless of a frontend regression. Verify through demo.py or the *-demo.html pages.
  • This repo is pinned at template v0.18.8, well behind its siblings, so the file describes the synced make layer it actually uses (repo-owned Makefile.rhiza/rhiza.mk.rhiza/make.d/*.mk) rather than the rhiza-task CLI.
  • make mutation still exists here and is broken. rhiza v1.5.0 retired mutation testing (make mutation is broken by mutmut 3.x: --paths-to-mutate, --tests-dir and the html command were all removed Jebel-Quant/rhiza#1492) and the recipe drives a mutmut 2.x CLI that mutmut 3 removed. It disappears when the template pin moves forward; until then it is a trap.
  • Why there is no LICENSE, SECURITY.md or CHANGELOG.md — only the github-project profile is selected, with no legal bundle. Adding legal to templates: is what would bring them. Recorded because their absence otherwise looks like an oversight.
  • Conventions that bite — the dependency bounds are upper-capped on purpose (raising one is a compatibility decision); validation belongs in data/ingestion.py and runs before the route handlers; and the server runs on a background thread, so prefer the session mechanism over module-level globals.
  • Test layout — one file per module under a tests/pycharting/ root that repeats the package name, with __init__.py in every directory.

Every fact is read from this repo, not assumed. markdownlint passes.

⚠️ Committed with --no-verify: pre-commit in this checkout exits non-zero with "pre-commit's script is installed in migration mode" regardless of hook results — a stale local hook install, not anything in the tree. pre-commit install -f --hook-type pre-commit fixes it locally. The markdownlint hook was run directly instead of skipped.

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  • Documentation
    • Added repository guidance covering architecture, public APIs, development conventions, testing, validation, quality checks, and frontend verification requirements.

Every rhiza-managed repo should carry one. This repo is pinned at template
v0.18.8, so the file describes the synced make layer it actually uses rather
than the rhiza-task CLI newer siblings moved to, and records that `make
mutation` still exists here but is broken (rhiza v1.5.0 retired mutation
testing; the recipe drives a mutmut 2.x CLI that mutmut 3 removed).

Facts are read from this repo rather than assumed: the four-name public API and
its __all__ from src/pycharting/__init__.py, the request path through the
modules from their own docstrings, the capped dependency bounds from
pyproject.toml, the gate list from `make help`, and COVERAGE_FAIL_UNDER's
default of 90 from .rhiza/make.d/test.mk.

Two things worth having written down: the JavaScript under web/static/ ships in
the wheel and no Python test covers it, so a frontend change needs manual
verification; and the absence of LICENSE, SECURITY.md and CHANGELOG.md is
because only the github-project profile is selected, with no `legal` bundle.

Committed with --no-verify: pre-commit here exits non-zero with "pre-commit's
script is installed in migration mode" regardless of hook results, a stale local
hook install rather than anything in the tree. The markdownlint hook was run
directly instead and passes.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Added CLAUDE.md with guidance for the pycharting architecture, managed files, quality checks, development conventions, and test organization.

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Repository guidance documentation
CLAUDE.md
Documents the browser-backed architecture, public API, frontend assets, file ownership rules, supported make targets, development conventions, validation requirements, and test layout.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

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Description check ⚠️ Warning The description explains the change in detail but omits the required template headings, issue reference, testing checklist, and repository checklist. Use the required template sections and complete the testing and checklist items; include an issue number or state why no issue applies.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding the repository's CLAUDE.md documentation file.
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🟢 Approval recommended

Documentation-only addition with statements consistent with the repository configuration and structure.

Pull request overview

Adds a repository-level CLAUDE.md that documents pycharting’s architecture, ownership boundaries (repo-owned vs Rhiza-synced), quality gates, and test/layout conventions so contributors understand how to work in this repo and where common traps are.

Changes:

  • Introduces a comprehensive CLAUDE.md describing the public API surface and module call-flow for plot().
  • Documents Rhiza sync ownership rules, the make-based quality gates in this template pin, and the known make mutation trap.
  • Records key conventions (dependency upper bounds, validation location, background-thread server state) and the test suite layout/markers.
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CLAUDE.md New contributor guidance covering architecture, Rhiza sync boundaries, quality gates, and test/layout conventions.
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