StarPunk/docs/reports/setup-complete-2025-11-18.md

StarPunk Project Setup - Complete

Summary

The StarPunk project has been successfully set up following all specifications from the documentation in docs/.

Setup Date: 2025-11-18 Python Version: 3.11.14 Virtual Environment Manager: uv

What Was Created

1. Configuration Files

All root configuration files created with exact contents from docs/design/initial-files.md:

• .gitignore - Configured to exclude .venv, .env, data/, and other sensitive files
• .env.example - Configuration template (committed to git)
• .env - Active configuration with generated SESSION_SECRET (gitignored)
• requirements.txt - Production dependencies (6 core packages)
• requirements-dev.txt - Development dependencies (testing and code quality tools)
• README.md - User-facing project documentation
• LICENSE - MIT License

2. Directory Structure

Complete directory structure created per docs/design/project-structure.md:

/home/phil/Projects/starpunk/
├── .venv/                          # Python 3.11.14 virtual environment
├── .env                            # Environment configuration (gitignored)
├── .env.example                    # Configuration template
├── .gitignore                      # Git ignore rules
├── README.md                       # Project documentation
├── LICENSE                         # MIT License
├── requirements.txt                # Production dependencies
├── requirements-dev.txt            # Development dependencies
├── app.py                          # Application entry point
├── starpunk/                       # Application package
│   ├── __init__.py                # Package init with create_app()
│   ├── config.py                  # Configuration management
│   └── database.py                # Database operations and schema
├── static/                         # Static assets
│   ├── css/
│   │   └── style.css              # Placeholder for main stylesheet
│   └── js/
│       └── preview.js             # Placeholder for markdown preview
├── templates/                      # Jinja2 templates
│   ├── base.html                  # Placeholder base layout
│   ├── index.html                 # Placeholder homepage
│   ├── note.html                  # Placeholder note view
│   ├── feed.xml                   # Placeholder RSS feed
│   └── admin/
│       ├── base.html              # Placeholder admin base
│       ├── login.html             # Placeholder login form
│       ├── dashboard.html         # Placeholder admin dashboard
│       ├── new.html               # Placeholder create note form
│       └── edit.html              # Placeholder edit note form
├── data/                           # User data directory (gitignored)
│   ├── notes/                     # Markdown note files
│   └── starpunk.db                # SQLite database (initialized)
└── tests/                          # Test suite
    ├── __init__.py
    └── conftest.py                # Pytest fixtures

3. Python Virtual Environment

Virtual environment created using uv following ADR-006 standards:

• Location: /home/phil/Projects/starpunk/.venv
• Python Version: 3.11.14 (meets 3.11+ requirement)
• Package Manager: uv (fast, modern Python package manager)
• Installation Method: uv venv .venv --python 3.11

4. Dependencies Installed

All dependencies from requirements.txt installed successfully:

Production Dependencies (6 core packages):

• Flask 3.0.3 - Web framework
• markdown 3.5.2 - Content processing
• feedgen 1.0.0 - RSS feed generation
• httpx 0.27.2 - HTTP client for IndieAuth
• python-dotenv 1.0.1 - Configuration management
• pytest 8.0.2 - Testing framework

Total packages installed: 25 (including transitive dependencies)

5. Database Schema

SQLite database initialized at /home/phil/Projects/starpunk/data/starpunk.db

Tables Created:

• notes - Note metadata (7 columns, 3 indexes)
• sessions - Authentication sessions (6 columns, 2 indexes)
• tokens - Micropub access tokens (6 columns, 1 index)
• auth_state - CSRF state tokens (3 columns, 1 index)

6. Application Files

Core Python application files created with exact contents:

• app.py - Minimal entry point that imports create_app()
• starpunk/__init__.py - Application factory pattern
• starpunk/config.py - Environment variable loading and validation
• starpunk/database.py - Database initialization and connection

7. Test Infrastructure

Testing infrastructure set up:

• tests/__init__.py - Test package marker
• tests/conftest.py - Pytest fixtures for test app and client

Verification Results

All verification checks passed:

• ✓ All configuration files exist
• ✓ All directories created
• ✓ Virtual environment created with Python 3.11.14
• ✓ All dependencies installed
• ✓ Database initialized with correct schema
• ✓ All Python modules import successfully
• ✓ Flask app can be created
• ✓ .env file configured with SESSION_SECRET
• ✓ .gitignore properly excludes sensitive files

Configuration

Active configuration in .env:

SITE_URL=http://localhost:5000
SITE_NAME=StarPunk Development
SITE_AUTHOR=Developer
SESSION_SECRET=[Generated 64-character hex string]
ADMIN_ME=https://example.com
FLASK_ENV=development
FLASK_DEBUG=1
DATA_PATH=./data
DATABASE_PATH=./data/starpunk.db

Next Steps for Development

The project is now ready for feature implementation. To continue:

1. Start Development Server:

   /home/phil/Projects/starpunk/.venv/bin/flask --app app.py run --debug
   

2. Run Tests (when tests are written):

   /home/phil/Projects/starpunk/.venv/bin/pytest
   

3. Install Development Dependencies:

   uv pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
   

4. Code Formatting:

   /home/phil/Projects/starpunk/.venv/bin/black starpunk/ tests/
   

5. Next Implementation Tasks:

   • Implement remaining modules (notes.py, auth.py, micropub.py, feed.py, utils.py)
   • Create route blueprints (public, admin, API)
   • Implement HTML templates
   • Add CSS styling
   • Write comprehensive tests
   • Follow specifications in docs/design/ and docs/architecture/

Standards Compliance

Setup follows all documented standards:

• ADR-006: Virtual environment managed with uv, Python 3.11+
• Project Structure: Exact layout from docs/design/project-structure.md
• Initial Files: Exact contents from docs/design/initial-files.md
• Development Setup: Followed docs/standards/development-setup.md
• Python Standards: Ready for docs/standards/python-coding-standards.md compliance

File Locations Reference

All files use absolute paths as required by ADR-006:

• Project Root: /home/phil/Projects/starpunk
• Virtual Environment: /home/phil/Projects/starpunk/.venv
• Python Executable: /home/phil/Projects/starpunk/.venv/bin/python
• Database: /home/phil/Projects/starpunk/data/starpunk.db
• Configuration: /home/phil/Projects/starpunk/.env

Issues Encountered

None. Setup completed without errors.

Notes

• The .env file contains a generated SESSION_SECRET and should never be committed
• The data/ directory is gitignored and contains the SQLite database
• Template and static files are placeholders (empty) - to be implemented
• The application currently has error handlers but no routes (blueprints to be implemented)
• All code follows PEP 8 and includes docstrings

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Setup completed successfully by StarPunk Fullstack Developer agent on 2025-11-18