# Project Guidelines

## Version Management

Update the integration version in `custom_components/immich_album_watcher/manifest.json` only when changes are made to the **integration content** (files inside `custom_components/immich_album_watcher/`).
**IMPORTANT** ALWAYS ask for version bump before doing it.

Do NOT bump version for:

- Repository setup (hacs.json, root README.md, LICENSE, CLAUDE.md)
- CI/CD configuration
- Other repository-level changes

Use semantic versioning:
- **MAJOR** (x.0.0): Breaking changes
- **MINOR** (0.x.0): New features, backward compatible
- **PATCH** (0.0.x): Bug fixes, integration documentation updates

## Documentation Updates

**IMPORTANT**: Always keep the README.md synchronized with integration changes.

When modifying the integration interface, you MUST update the corresponding documentation:

- **Service parameters**: Update parameter tables and examples in README.md
- **New events**: Add event documentation with examples and field descriptions
- **New entities**: Document entity types, attributes, and usage
- **Configuration options**: Update configuration documentation
- **Translation files**: Add translations for new parameters/entities in `en.json` and `ru.json`
- **services.yaml**: Keep service definitions in sync with implementation

The README is the primary user-facing documentation and must accurately reflect the current state of the integration.

## Development Servers

**IMPORTANT**: When the user requests it OR when backend code changes are made (files in `packages/server/`), you MUST restart the standalone server:
1. Kill the existing process on port 8420
2. Reinstall: `cd packages/server && pip install -e .`
3. Start: `cd <repo_root> && IMMICH_WATCHER_DATA_DIR=./test-data IMMICH_WATCHER_SECRET_KEY=test-secret-key-minimum-32chars nohup python -m uvicorn immich_watcher_server.main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8420 > /dev/null 2>&1 &`
4. Verify: `curl -s http://localhost:8420/api/health`

**IMPORTANT**: When the user requests it, restart the frontend dev server:
1. Kill existing process on port 5173
2. Start: `cd frontend && npx vite dev --port 5173 --host &`
3. Verify: `curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" http://localhost:5173/`