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# CLAUDE.md
This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
## Commands
**Testing:**
- `npm test` - Run all tests (linting, unit tests, coverage, TypeScript definitions)
- `npx ava test/<specific-test-file>.js` - Run a specific test file
- `npx xo` - Run linting only
- `npx tsd` - Run TypeScript definition tests only
**Benchmarking:**
- `npm run bench` - Run performance benchmarks
## Architecture
Chalk is a zero-dependency terminal string styling library built as a pure ESM module. Key architectural elements:
1. **Core Files:**
- `source/index.js` - Main entry point with the chalk factory and chainable API implementation
- `source/utilities.js` - Helper functions for string manipulation and color conversion
- `source/vendor/` - Vendored dependencies (ansi-styles and supports-color) to avoid external dependencies
2. **Internal Symbols:**
- `GENERATOR` - Manages chalk instance creation and configuration
- `STYLER` - Handles style application and chaining
- `IS_EMPTY` - Tracks empty string optimization
3. **API Design:**
- Uses ES6 Proxy for dynamic property access (e.g., `chalk.red.bold`)
- Chainable API with lazy property definition for performance
- Supports nested styles with proper ANSI escape code management
- Template literal support via tagged template syntax
4. **Color Level Detection:**
- Automatically detects terminal color support (levels 0-3)
- Separate instances for stdout and stderr with independent color levels
- Can be overridden via `new Chalk({level: n})` or `FORCE_COLOR` environment variable
## Important Notes
- This is a pure ESM package (v5+) - use `import` not `require`
- Maintain zero production dependencies - vendor any required modules
- All style properties are dynamically generated via Proxy - there's no hardcoded list
- Performance is critical - run benchmarks before/after changes to core functionality
- The codebase uses symbols for private properties to prevent collisions
- Template literal processing has special handling for newlines and empty strings