gerbil/.github/copilot-instructions.md

Copilot Instructions for Gerbil

General Coding

• Follow existing TypeScript/React patterns in the codebase
• Maintain consistency with the established project structure
• Use proper TypeScript types (avoid any when possible)
• Follow the ESLint configuration (includes SonarJS and security rules)
• Never create tests, docs or github workflows
• Stop asking me to run the "dev" script to test changes
• Try to move helper functions from component code to their own separate files to help minimize clutter
• Always use absolute imports (e.g. import { MyComponent } from '@/components/MyComponent')
• Never add explicit return types to functions. We want to rely on implicit types as much as possible

Logging and Error Handling

• NEVER use console.* calls (console.log, console.error, console.warn, etc.) - they are blocked by ESLint
• Backend errors: Use this.logManager.logError(message, error) for main process errors
• Frontend errors: Use window.electronAPI.logs.logError(message, error) for renderer process errors
• All errors are logged asynchronously to avoid blocking the event loop
• Only use console.* for critical system errors that must appear in terminal (very rare cases)