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+# KNIME Webapps-Common Copilot Instructions
+
+## Repository Overview
+
+This is a **pnpm monorepo** containing shared frontend code for KNIME web projects. It includes Vue 3 components, TypeScript utilities, CSS styles, and JSON Forms integration. The repository publishes multiple npm packages under the `@knime` scope.
+
+**Key Technologies:**
+
+- **Node.js:** 22.x (specified in package.json engines)
+- **Package Manager:** pnpm 10.18.1 (specified in packageManager field)
+- **Language:** TypeScript, JavaScript (ES modules)
+- **Framework:** Vue 3 (~3.5.18)
+- **Build Tool:** Vite 7.x
+- **Test Framework:** Vitest 3.2.4
+- **Linting:** ESLint 9.38.0, Stylelint 16.23.0
+- **Formatting:** Prettier 3.3.2
+
+## Repository Structure
+
+### Root Directory Files
+
+- `package.json` - Root workspace configuration with scripts
+- `pnpm-workspace.yaml` - Defines monorepo packages
+- `eslint.config.js` - ESLint flat config
+- `.stylelintrc.cjs` - Stylelint configuration
+- `vitest.config.ts` - Root Vitest configuration
+- `tsconfig.json` - TypeScript project references
+- `sonar-project.properties` - SonarCloud configuration
+
+### Packages (in packages/ directory)
+
+1. **@knime/styles** - CSS variables, themes, icons (must build first)
+2. **@knime/utils** - TypeScript utilities
+3. **@knime/components** - Vue 3 components
+4. **@knime/ui-extension-service** - UI extension service (builds to IIFE + ES modules)
+5. **@knime/jsonforms** - JSON Forms integration (depends on components, styles, utils)
+6. **@knime/rich-text-editor** - Rich text editing component
+7. **@knime/virtual-tree** - Virtual tree component
+8. **@knime/hub-features** - Hub-specific features
+9. **@knime/ui-extension-renderer** - UI extension renderer
+10. **@knime/lint** - ESLint/Stylelint configs and scripts
+11. **@knime/licenses** - License checking utilities
+
+### Demo Application
+
+- Located in `demo/` directory
+- Showcases all UI components
+- Deployed to GitHub Pages at https://knime.github.io/webapps-common/
+
+## Build Instructions
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+**CRITICAL:** You MUST use Node.js 22.x. Using Node 20.x will work but produces warnings that clutter output.
+
+```bash
+# Install pnpm globally if not available
+npm install -g pnpm@10.18.1
+```
+
+### Initial Setup
+
+**ALWAYS run these commands in this exact order:**
+
+```bash
+# 1. Install all dependencies (takes ~10-15 seconds)
+pnpm install
+
+# 2. Build styles package first (REQUIRED before other builds)
+#    This generates CSS variable files that other packages import
+pnpm run build:styles
+```
+
+**Why build:styles first?** The @knime/styles package generates CSS files (`knime-colors.css`, `nodes.css`, `ports.css`) that are imported by other packages. Without this step, builds will fail with missing file errors.
+
+### Build Commands (in dependency order)
+
+```bash
+# Build individual packages (after build:styles)
+pnpm run build:ui-extension-service  # Takes ~9-10 seconds
+pnpm run build:jsonforms            # Takes ~25-30 seconds (largest package)
+
+# Build all packages at once
+pnpm run build:packages             # Takes ~35-40 seconds
+# This runs: build:styles + build:ui-extension-service + build:jsonforms
+
+# Build demo application
+pnpm run build:demo                 # Takes ~10-12 seconds
+# Note: build:packages must run first for demo to work
+```
+
+### Linting and Formatting
+
+```bash
+# Format code (uses Prettier cache)
+pnpm run format                     # Fixes formatting issues
+
+# Check formatting without fixing
+pnpm run format:check              # Used in CI
+
+# Lint JavaScript/TypeScript and CSS
+pnpm run lint                      # Runs lint:js and lint:css with --fix
+
+# Individual linting
+pnpm run lint:js                   # ESLint with cache
+pnpm run lint:css                  # Stylelint for CSS and Vue files
+
+# CI lint (creates JSON reports)
+pnpm run ci:lint-format            # Takes ~30-40 seconds
+# This runs: build:styles + ci:lint:js + ci:lint:css + format:check
+# Outputs: test-results/eslint.json, test-results/stylelint.json
+```
+
+**Important:** The `ci:lint-format` command builds styles first because stylelint needs the generated CSS variable files to validate custom properties.
+
+### Type Checking
+
+```bash
+# Type check all packages
+pnpm run type-check                # Takes ~5-10 seconds
+# Uses vue-tsc with tsconfig.vitest.json
+```
+
+### Testing
+
+```bash
+# Run all unit tests
+pnpm run test:unit                 # Takes ~130-140 seconds
+# Uses Vitest, timezone set to 'Europe/Berlin'
+
+# Run tests for specific packages
+pnpm run test:unit-components
+pnpm run test:unit-ui-extensions-renderer
+pnpm run test:unit-jsonforms
+
+# Run integration tests
+pnpm run test:integration-jsonforms
+
+# Run tests with coverage
+pnpm run coverage                  # Runs coverage:unit + coverage:integration
+pnpm run coverage:unit            # Takes ~130-140 seconds
+pnpm run coverage:integration     # Only for jsonforms package
+
+# Coverage output directories:
+# - coverage/unit/lcov.info
+# - coverage/integration/lcov.info
+```
+
+### Audit
+
+```bash
+# Check for security vulnerabilities in production dependencies
+pnpm run audit                     # Takes ~5 seconds
+```
+
+### Demo Development
+
+```bash
+# Run demo locally (auto-builds styles)
+cd demo
+pnpm install
+pnpm dev                           # Starts Vite dev server
+
+# OR from root:
+pnpm run demo                      # Builds packages then runs demo dev
+```
+
+## Complete CI Workflow (as run in GitHub Actions)
+
+The CI workflow in `.github/workflows/ci.yml` runs these steps in order:
+
+```bash
+pnpm install
+pnpm run ci:lint-format           # Includes build:styles
+pnpm run build:ui-extension-service
+pnpm run type-check
+pnpm run coverage                 # Runs unit + integration tests with coverage
+pnpm run build:packages
+pnpm run build:demo
+pnpm run audit
+```
+
+**Total CI time:** ~5-7 minutes
+
+## Common Issues and Workarounds
+
+### Node Version Warning
+
+**Issue:** `WARN Unsupported engine: wanted: {"node":"22.x"} (current: {"node":"v20.19.5",...})`
+**Solution:** Use Node.js 22.x. The repo requires Node 22 (see package.json engines). Node 20 will work but produces warnings.
+
+### Missing CSS Variables Error
+
+**Issue:** Stylelint or builds fail with errors about missing CSS custom properties
+**Solution:** Always run `pnpm run build:styles` first. This generates the required CSS variable files.
+
+### Clean Build
+
+If you need a completely clean build:
+
+```bash
+# Remove all generated files
+git clean -xdf packages/*/dist packages/styles/css/variables demo/dist node_modules coverage test-results
+
+# Reinstall and rebuild
+pnpm install
+pnpm run build:styles
+pnpm run build:packages
+```
+
+### Test Timezone
+
+Tests use `TZ='Europe/Berlin'` timezone. This is set in the package.json test scripts. Don't remove this as date/time tests depend on it.
+
+### Build Artifacts
+
+Build outputs are in:
+
+- `packages/*/dist/` - Compiled package output
+- `demo/dist/` - Demo build for GitHub Pages
+- `coverage/` - Test coverage reports
+- `test-results/` - Lint reports (JSON)
+
+These are all gitignored and should not be committed.
+
+## Architecture and Code Layout
+
+### Package Dependencies
+
+```
+@knime/styles (no dependencies)
+    ↓
+@knime/utils (no dependencies)
+    ↓
+@knime/components (depends on: styles, utils)
+    ↓
+@knime/rich-text-editor (depends on: components)
+@knime/jsonforms (depends on: components, styles, utils, rich-text-editor)
+@knime/ui-extension-service (standalone, builds to IIFE + ES)
+@knime/ui-extension-renderer (depends on: ui-extension-service)
+```
+
+### Key Configuration Files
+
+**TypeScript:**
+
+- `tsconfig.json` - Project references root
+- `tsconfig.app.json` - Application code config
+- `tsconfig.vitest.json` - Test files config
+- `tsconfig.node.json` - Node.js code (build scripts)
+- `tsconfig.eslint.json` - ESLint TypeScript config
+
+**Linting:**
+
+- `eslint.config.js` - Root ESLint config (flat config format)
+- `.stylelintrc.cjs` - Root Stylelint config
+- `packages/lint/` - Contains shared KNIME ESLint/Stylelint presets
+
+**Testing:**
+
+- `vitest.config.ts` - Root Vitest config with coverage settings
+- `packages/*/vitest.config.ts` - Package-specific configs
+
+**Build:**
+
+- `packages/*/vite.config.js` - Vite build configs for each package
+- `demo/vite.config.ts` - Demo Vite config
+
+### Git Hooks (Husky)
+
+Two hooks are configured:
+
+1. **pre-commit** - Runs lint-staged (lints and formats staged files)
+2. **prepare-commit-msg** - Formats commit messages to KNIME standards (requires Atlassian API credentials)
+
+Hooks are in `.husky/` directory and use nano-staged (config in `.nano-staged.js`).
+
+## Changesets and Publishing
+
+**For every PR, you MUST include a changeset:**
+
+```bash
+pnpm run changeset
+# Follow prompts to select packages and change types
+# Commit the generated .changeset/*.md file
+```
+
+The release workflow (`.github/workflows/release.yml`) automatically:
+
+1. Creates a "Version Packages" PR when changesets are merged to master
+2. Publishes to npm when that PR is merged
+
+## Validation Steps
+
+Before submitting changes, run:
+
+```bash
+# 1. Ensure styles are built
+pnpm run build:styles
+
+# 2. Lint and format
+pnpm run ci:lint-format
+
+# 3. Type check
+pnpm run type-check
+
+# 4. Run tests
+pnpm run test:unit
+
+# 5. Build packages
+pnpm run build:packages
+
+# 6. Build demo
+pnpm run build:demo
+
+# 7. Security audit
+pnpm run audit
+```
+
+**Estimated total time:** ~7-10 minutes (similar to CI)
+
+## Important Notes
+
+1. **ALWAYS build @knime/styles first** - Other packages import its generated CSS
+2. **Node 22.x required** - Package.json specifies "engines": {"node": "22.x"}
+3. **Use pnpm, not npm/yarn** - This is a pnpm workspace
+4. **Timezone matters** - Tests use TZ='Europe/Berlin'
+5. **Demo ignores linting** - See eslint.config.js ignores: ["demo/*"]
+6. **TODO comments** - Must include ticket ID (e.g., "TODO PROJECT-123:") or you'll get warnings
+7. **Files with 500+ lines** - Will trigger max-lines warning
+8. **Build scripts disabled** - pnpm shows warning about ignored build scripts (esbuild, unrs-resolver, vue-demi) - this is expected and safe
+
+## Finding Code
+
+**Components:** Look in `packages/components/src/components/` - organized by component name
+**Composables:** In `packages/components/src/composables/`
+**Utils:** In `packages/utils/src/`
+**Styles:** In `packages/styles/css/` and `packages/styles/colors/`
+**JSON Forms:** In `packages/jsonforms/src/` - organized by renderers, layouts, controls
+
+**Tests:** Co-located with source files in `__tests__/` directories or as `.test.ts` files
+
+## Trust These Instructions
+
+These instructions have been validated by running all commands successfully. If you encounter behavior that differs from what's documented here, the issue is likely due to:
+
+1. Wrong Node.js version
+2. Skipping `pnpm run build:styles`
+3. Missing dependencies (run `pnpm install`)
+4. Stale build cache (try cleaning dist directories)
+
+Only search for additional information if these instructions are incomplete or you find an error in them.