Project Architect

A comprehensive project template system that generates well-structured, documented, and AI-friendly development projects based on proven best practices and organizational patterns.

Overview

Project Architect helps developers create new projects with consistent structure, comprehensive documentation, and built-in quality assurance tools. Based on the successful patterns from the Service Center project, it ensures every new project starts with professional organization and AI-friendly documentation.

Features

Core Functionality

• Interactive GUI Application ✅ - CustomTkinter-based professional interface
• Interactive Questionnaire Wizard ✅ - Multi-step wizard with progress tracking and validation
• Template Browser ✅ - Browse and preview available project templates
• Multiple Project Templates ✅ - 3 complete templates (Desktop GUI, Web App, CLI Tool)
• Comprehensive Documentation Generation ✅ - Auto-generates 8+ essential documents
• AI-Friendly Structure ✅ - Optimized for AI assistant collaboration
• Quality Assurance Integration ✅ - Built-in testing frameworks and code quality tools
• Git Integration ✅ - Automatic repository initialization and configuration
• User Profiles ✅ - Save preferences and track recent projects
• Safe File Operations ✅ - Automatic backups and path validation

Implementation Status

✅ Phase 1 Complete: Desktop GUI Template (21 Jinja2 files)
✅ Phase 2 Complete: Web App & CLI Tool Templates (15 files total)
✅ Phase 3 Complete: GUI Components (questionnaire dialog, template browser)
✅ Phase 4 Complete: Utility Modules (file ops, git, profiles, config)
✅ Phase 5 Complete: Testing Infrastructure (40+ unit tests)
✅ Phase 6 Complete: Documentation Updates

Project Types Supported (3 Templates Complete)

1. Desktop GUI Application ✅ - Full support for CustomTkinter, PyQt6, Tkinter, and Kivy
2. Web Application ✅ - Flask, FastAPI, and Django with REST API, authentication, Docker
3. CLI Tool/Utility ✅ - Click, Typer, and argparse with rich features
4. Game Development 🚧 - Planned for future release
5. Marine Electronics Tool 🚧 - Planned for future release
6. Educational Software 🚧 - Planned for future release
7. Data Analysis/Visualization 🚧 - Planned for future release

Generated Documentation

• README.md - Project overview and setup instructions
• CHANGELOG.md - Version history tracking
• IMPLEMENTATION_PLAN.md - Phase-based development roadmap
• TECHNICAL_SPECIFICATION.md - Comprehensive technical requirements
• AI_CONTEXT.md - Project context for AI assistants
• CODING_STANDARDS.md - Project-specific coding guidelines
• DEV_RULES.md - Development rules and best practices
• DEV_PROCESS.md - Standardized development workflow

Technology Stack

• Language: Python 3.12+
• GUI Framework: CustomTkinter 5.2.2
• Template Engine: Jinja2 3.1.2
• Configuration: YAML/JSON-based templates
• Version Control: Git integration
• Platform: Cross-platform (Windows, Mac, Linux)

Project Structure

Project Architect/
├── main.py                          # Application entry point
├── requirements.txt                 # Python dependencies
├── project_architect/               # Main application package
│   ├── core/                        # Core functionality
│   │   ├── questionnaire.py         # Interactive questionnaire system
│   │   ├── template_engine.py       # Template processing engine
│   │   ├── project_generator.py     # Project structure generation
│   │   └── documentation_builder.py # Documentation generation
│   ├── templates/                   # Project templates
│   │   ├── desktop_gui/             # Desktop GUI application template
│   │   ├── web_app/                 # Web application template
│   │   ├── cli_tool/                # CLI tool template
│   │   ├── game/                    # Game development template
│   │   ├── marine_electronics/      # Marine electronics template
│   │   ├── educational/             # Educational software template
│   │   └── data_analysis/           # Data analysis template
│   ├── gui/                         # GUI components
│   │   ├── main_window.py           # Main application window
│   │   ├── questionnaire_dialog.py  # Questionnaire interface
│   │   └── project_browser.py       # Project template browser
│   ├── config/                      # Configuration management
│   │   ├── settings.py              # Application settings
│   │   ├── user_profiles.py         # User profile management
│   │   └── template_config.py       # Template configuration
│   └── utils/                       # Utility functions
│       ├── file_operations.py       # Safe file and directory operations  
│       ├── git_integration.py       # Git repository management
│       ├── user_profiles.py         # User profile management
│       ├── template_config.py       # Template configuration parsing
│       └── validation.py            # Input validation
├── tests/                           # Unit tests
├── docs/                            # Documentation
├── dev_sessions/                    # Development session logs
├── data/                            # Application data
│   ├── user_profiles.json           # User profile storage
│   └── project_history.json         # Generated project history
└── assets/                          # Application assets
    ├── icons/                       # Application icons
    └── templates/                   # Document templates

Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10 or higher
• Git (for repository initialization)
• pip (Python package manager)

Installation

1. Navigate to Project Architect directory
2. Create virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv venv

3. Activate virtual environment:
   • Linux/Mac: source venv/bin/activate
   • Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
4. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Run Project Architect:

   python main.py

Usage

1. Launch Project Architect
2. Select Project Type from available templates
3. Complete Interactive Questionnaire with project details
4. Choose Output Directory for new project
5. Generate Project - creates complete project structure
6. Review Generated Files and begin development

Generated Project Features

Standard Structure

• Organized folder hierarchy (src/, tests/, docs/, dev_sessions/)
• Professional documentation suite
• Git repository initialization
• Virtual environment setup
• Requirements management

Quality Assurance

• Pre-configured testing framework
• Code quality tools (linting, formatting)
• Pre-commit hooks
• Continuous integration templates

AI-Friendly Design

• Comprehensive context documentation
• Clear architecture descriptions
• Standardized coding patterns
• Detailed technical specifications

Development

Adding New Templates

1. Create template directory in project_architect/templates/
2. Define template configuration in YAML
3. Create template files with Jinja2 placeholders
4. Add questionnaire questions for template-specific data
5. Test template generation

Customization

• User profiles for preferred configurations
• Custom template creation
• Configurable documentation styles
• Extensible questionnaire system

Version History

See CHANGELOG.md for detailed version history.

Current Status

Version: 1.0.0 (In Development) Status: Initial Implementation Phase Next Steps: Core functionality development

License

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

Support

For questions or issues, please contact Fragillidae Software (info@fragilidaesoftware.com)