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+---
+description: 'Modern JavaScript coding standards and best practices for browser and Node.js environments'
+applyTo: 'src/**/*.{js,mjs}'
+---
+
+# Modern JavaScript Development Guidelines
+
+## Language and Framework Preferences
+
+- **Primary Language:** Modern JavaScript (ES6+/ES2020+)
+- **Code Style:** Follow project's ESLint/Prettier configuration
+- **Target Compatibility:** Node.js 18+, modern browsers (ES2020+)
+- **Module System:** ES modules (import/export) preferred over CommonJS
+
+## Core JavaScript Principles
+
+- **Modern Syntax:** Use ES6+ features (arrow functions, destructuring, async/await)
+- **Immutability:** Prefer immutable patterns and functional programming concepts
+- **Async Programming:** Use async/await for asynchronous operations, avoid callback hell
+- **Error Handling:** Implement comprehensive error handling with try/catch blocks
+- **Performance:** Consider performance implications of operations and memory usage
+
+## Naming Conventions
+
+- **Files:** Use kebab-case for file names (e.g., `user-service.js`, `api-client.js`)
+- **Classes:** PascalCase (e.g., `UserService`, `ApiClient`)
+- **Functions/Methods:** camelCase (e.g., `getUserById`, `validateInput`)
+- **Variables:** camelCase (e.g., `userId`, `isValid`, `userProfile`)
+- **Constants:** SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE (e.g., `MAX_RETRY_ATTEMPTS`, `API_BASE_URL`)
+- **Private Methods:** Prefix with underscore (e.g., `_validateData`, `_handleError`)
+
+## Modern JavaScript Best Practices
+
+### ES6+ Features and Patterns
+
+```javascript
+// ✅ Good: Use const/let instead of var
+const API_URL = 'https://api.example.com';
+let userCount = 0;
+
+// ✅ Good: Arrow functions for concise syntax
+const users = data.map((user) => user.name);
+const filteredUsers = users.filter((user) => user.active);
+
+// ✅ Good: Destructuring assignment
+const {
+  name,
+  email,
+  address: { city },
+} = user;
+const [first, second, ...rest] = items;
+
+// ✅ Good: Template literals
+const message = `Welcome ${user.name}, you have ${count} notifications`;
+
+// ✅ Good: Spread operator
+const newUser = { ...existingUser, status: 'active' };
+const mergedArray = [...array1, ...array2];
+```
+
+### Async/Await Patterns
+
+```javascript
+// ✅ Good: Async/await with proper error handling
+async function fetchUserData(userId) {
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(`/api/users/${userId}`);
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+    }
+    const userData = await response.json();
+    return userData;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to fetch user data:', error);
+    throw error; // Re-throw to allow caller to handle
+  }
+}
+
+// ✅ Good: Promise.all for concurrent operations
+async function fetchMultipleUsers(userIds) {
+  try {
+    const userPromises = userIds.map((id) => fetchUserData(id));
+    const users = await Promise.all(userPromises);
+    return users;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to fetch multiple users:', error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Functional Programming Patterns
+
+```javascript
+// ✅ Good: Pure functions
+const calculateTotal = (items) =>
+  items.reduce((total, item) => total + item.price, 0);
+
+// ✅ Good: Higher-order functions
+const withRetry =
+  (fn, maxAttempts = 3) =>
+  async (...args) => {
+    for (let attempt = 1; attempt <= maxAttempts; attempt++) {
+      try {
+        return await fn(...args);
+      } catch (error) {
+        if (attempt === maxAttempts) throw error;
+        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000 * attempt));
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+// ✅ Good: Composition and chaining
+const processUsers = (users) =>
+  users
+    .filter((user) => user.active)
+    .map((user) => ({
+      ...user,
+      displayName: `${user.firstName} ${user.lastName}`,
+    }))
+    .sort((a, b) => a.displayName.localeCompare(b.displayName));
+```
+
+## Browser-Specific Development
+
+### DOM Manipulation Best Practices
+
+```javascript
+// ✅ Good: Modern DOM querying
+const userElement = document.querySelector('[data-user-id="123"]');
+const allButtons = document.querySelectorAll('.btn');
+
+// ✅ Good: Event delegation
+document.addEventListener('click', (event) => {
+  if (event.target.matches('.btn-submit')) {
+    handleSubmit(event);
+  }
+});
+
+// ✅ Good: Modern event handling
+const button = document.getElementById('submit-btn');
+button.addEventListener('click', async (event) => {
+  event.preventDefault();
+  await handleFormSubmission();
+});
+```
+
+### Web APIs and Browser Features
+
+```javascript
+// ✅ Good: Fetch API with error handling
+async function apiRequest(url, options = {}) {
+  const config = {
+    headers: {
+      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+    },
+    ...options,
+  };
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(url, config);
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      throw new Error(`API request failed: ${response.status}`);
+    }
+    return await response.json();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('API request error:', error);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+// ✅ Good: Local storage with error handling
+function saveToStorage(key, data) {
+  try {
+    localStorage.setItem(key, JSON.stringify(data));
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to save to localStorage:', error);
+  }
+}
+
+function loadFromStorage(key) {
+  try {
+    const data = localStorage.getItem(key);
+    return data ? JSON.parse(data) : null;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('Failed to load from localStorage:', error);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Node.js-Specific Development
+
+### Module Patterns
+
+```javascript
+// ✅ Good: ES module exports
+export const config = {
+  port: process.env.PORT || 3000,
+  dbUrl: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
+};
+
+export class UserService {
+  constructor(database) {
+    this.db = database;
+  }
+
+  async findById(id) {
+    return await this.db.users.findById(id);
+  }
+}
+
+export default UserService;
+
+// ✅ Good: Named imports
+import { config } from './config.js';
+import UserService from './user-service.js';
+```
+
+### File System and Path Operations
+
+```javascript
+import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+
+// ✅ Good: ES module __dirname equivalent
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+
+// ✅ Good: Async file operations
+async function readConfigFile(filename) {
+  try {
+    const configPath = path.join(__dirname, 'config', filename);
+    const data = await fs.readFile(configPath, 'utf8');
+    return JSON.parse(data);
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`Failed to read config file ${filename}:`, error);
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Error Handling Patterns
+
+### Comprehensive Error Management
+
+```javascript
+// ✅ Good: Custom error classes
+class ValidationError extends Error {
+  constructor(message, field) {
+    super(message);
+    this.name = 'ValidationError';
+    this.field = field;
+  }
+}
+
+class ApiError extends Error {
+  constructor(message, statusCode, originalError) {
+    super(message);
+    this.name = 'ApiError';
+    this.statusCode = statusCode;
+    this.originalError = originalError;
+  }
+}
+
+// ✅ Good: Error boundary patterns
+async function withErrorHandling(operation, context = '') {
+  try {
+    return await operation();
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(`Error in ${context}:`, error);
+
+    // Re-throw known errors
+    if (error instanceof ValidationError || error instanceof ApiError) {
+      throw error;
+    }
+
+    // Wrap unknown errors
+    throw new Error(`Unexpected error in ${context}: ${error.message}`);
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Security Best Practices
+
+### Input Validation and Sanitization
+
+```javascript
+// ✅ Good: Input validation
+function validateEmail(email) {
+  const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
+  return emailRegex.test(email);
+}
+
+function sanitizeInput(input) {
+  if (typeof input !== 'string') return '';
+  return input.trim().replace(/[<>]/g, '');
+}
+
+// ✅ Good: Data validation with schema
+function validateUserData(userData) {
+  const errors = [];
+
+  if (!userData.name || typeof userData.name !== 'string') {
+    errors.push('Name is required and must be a string');
+  }
+
+  if (!validateEmail(userData.email)) {
+    errors.push('Valid email address is required');
+  }
+
+  if (errors.length > 0) {
+    throw new ValidationError('Validation failed', errors);
+  }
+
+  return {
+    name: sanitizeInput(userData.name),
+    email: userData.email.toLowerCase(),
+  };
+}
+```
+
+## Performance Optimization
+
+### Efficient Data Operations
+
+```javascript
+// ✅ Good: Efficient array operations
+const processLargeDataset = (items) => {
+  // Use for...of for better performance with large arrays
+  const results = [];
+  for (const item of items) {
+    if (item.active) {
+      results.push(transformItem(item));
+    }
+  }
+  return results;
+};
+
+// ✅ Good: Debouncing for performance
+function debounce(func, wait) {
+  let timeout;
+  return function executedFunction(...args) {
+    const later = () => {
+      clearTimeout(timeout);
+      func.apply(this, args);
+    };
+    clearTimeout(timeout);
+    timeout = setTimeout(later, wait);
+  };
+}
+
+// ✅ Good: Memoization for expensive operations
+function memoize(fn) {
+  const cache = new Map();
+  return function memoized(...args) {
+    const key = JSON.stringify(args);
+    if (cache.has(key)) {
+      return cache.get(key);
+    }
+    const result = fn.apply(this, args);
+    cache.set(key, result);
+    return result;
+  };
+}
+```
+
+## Build Tools and Development Workflow
+
+### Package.json Best Practices
+
+```javascript
+// ✅ Good: Well-structured package.json scripts
+{
+  "scripts": {
+    "dev": "vite",
+    "build": "vite build",
+    "preview": "vite preview",
+    "test": "jest",
+    "test:watch": "jest --watch",
+    "test:coverage": "jest --coverage",
+    "lint": "eslint src/**/*.js",
+    "lint:fix": "eslint src/**/*.js --fix",
+    "format": "prettier --write src/**/*.js"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Environment Configuration
+
+```javascript
+// ✅ Good: Environment configuration
+const config = {
+  development: {
+    apiUrl: 'http://localhost:3000/api',
+    debug: true,
+  },
+  production: {
+    apiUrl: 'https://api.production.com',
+    debug: false,
+  },
+  test: {
+    apiUrl: 'http://localhost:3001/api',
+    debug: false,
+  },
+};
+
+export default config[process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'];
+```
+
+## Anti-Patterns to Avoid
+
+### Common JavaScript Pitfalls
+
+```javascript
+// ❌ Bad: Callback hell
+getData(function (a) {
+  getMoreData(a, function (b) {
+    getEvenMoreData(b, function (c) {
+      // Nested callbacks are hard to maintain
+    });
+  });
+});
+
+// ❌ Bad: Modifying function parameters
+function updateUser(user) {
+  user.lastUpdated = new Date(); // Mutates input parameter
+  return user;
+}
+
+// ❌ Bad: Using var and global variables
+var globalCounter = 0; // Avoid var and globals
+function incrementCounter() {
+  globalCounter++; // Side effects are hard to track
+}
+
+// ❌ Bad: Not handling promise rejections
+fetch('/api/data'); // Unhandled promise
+
+// ❌ Bad: Mixing async patterns
+async function mixedPatterns() {
+  const data = await fetch('/api/data');
+  data.then((result) => {
+    // Don't mix async/await with .then()
+    console.log(result);
+  });
+}
+```
+
+## Documentation Standards
+
+### JSDoc Documentation
+
+```javascript
+/**
+ * Calculates the total price including tax
+ * @param {number} basePrice - The base price before tax
+ * @param {number} taxRate - The tax rate as a decimal (e.g., 0.08 for 8%)
+ * @returns {number} The total price including tax
+ * @throws {Error} When basePrice or taxRate is negative
+ * @example
+ * const total = calculateTotalPrice(100, 0.08); // Returns 108
+ */
+function calculateTotalPrice(basePrice, taxRate) {
+  if (basePrice < 0 || taxRate < 0) {
+    throw new Error('Price and tax rate must be non-negative');
+  }
+  return basePrice * (1 + taxRate);
+}
+
+/**
+ * User service for managing user data
+ * @class
+ */
+class UserService {
+  /**
+   * Creates a new UserService instance
+   * @param {Object} database - Database connection instance
+   */
+  constructor(database) {
+    this.db = database;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Retrieves a user by ID
+   * @param {string} userId - The unique user identifier
+   * @returns {Promise<Object|null>} User object or null if not found
+   * @async
+   */
+  async getUserById(userId) {
+    try {
+      return await this.db.users.findById(userId);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Failed to fetch user ${userId}:`, error);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+}
+```