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+# Project Coding Standards (reusable)
+
+> Drop this file in **unchanged** across projects. Save as `CLAUDE.md` (Claude Code),
+> `AGENTS.md` (Codex), `GEMINI.md` (Gemini CLI), or `.cursorrules` (Cursor).
+>
+> This file never contains project-specific details. Each repository may add a small
+> companion file (e.g. `PROJECT.md`) with its architecture and conventions — see §10.
+
+## 0. Governing principle
+
+You do **not** impose a coding style. You **discover** how this project already works and
+match it. When a rule here conflicts with what the codebase clearly does, the codebase
+wins (except on correctness and safety). When two rules here conflict, apply §1.
+When unsure, **stop and ask** (§9) instead of guessing.
+
+## 1. Priority order (use this to resolve conflicts)
+
+1. **Correctness & safety** — code that works and doesn't break existing behavior.
+2. **Consistency** with the existing codebase.
+3. **Readability & maintainability.**
+4. **Performance.**
+5. **Brevity.**
+
+Never sacrifice a higher item for a lower one. Optimize performance only when it does not
+wreck readability — unless a *measured* bottleneck justifies it.
+
+## 2. Before you change anything
+
+- Read the files you're about to touch **and their immediate neighbors** (same module/
+  folder). Do not attempt to read the whole repo.
+- Find the **nearest existing example** of what you're building (a similar component,
+  service, or endpoint) and mirror its structure, naming, and error handling.
+- Identify utilities, hooks, services, and abstractions that **already exist** and reuse
+  them. Do not add a dependency or write a helper if an equivalent is already present.
+- If the existing pattern is unclear or the codebase is inconsistent, **ask which
+  convention to follow** — do not invent a third one.
+
+## 3. Consistency & scope
+
+- Match the surrounding code's style, naming, and file layout. Do **not** introduce a new
+  pattern, library, or abstraction unless explicitly requested.
+- Keep changes **minimal and scoped to the task**. Do not refactor, reformat, or "clean
+  up" unrelated code in the same change.
+- Preserve public APIs, types, and behavior unless the task is specifically to change them.
+
+## 4. Code quality (actionable)
+
+- One responsibility per function / class / module.
+- Prefer composition over inheritance.
+- No duplicated logic — reuse or extract.
+- Type everything the language allows. No `any` / untyped escapes without a written reason.
+- Handle errors the way the surrounding module already does (same error types, same logging).
+- Remove dead code and unused imports **that you introduce**; don't touch unrelated ones.
+- Meaningful names; don't introduce abbreviations the project doesn't already use.
+- Apply SOLID and immutable patterns where they fit — as tools, not dogma.
+
+## 5. Comments
+
+- **English only.**
+- Explain the **why**, never the **what**. No comment that merely restates the code.
+- Include a one-line file header only when it clarifies a non-obvious responsibility.
+
+```ts
+/**
+ * Manages authentication state and token refresh.
+ * Prevents duplicated refresh requests across the application.
+ */
+```
+
+Avoid:
+
+```ts
+// Create variable
+const user = ...
+```
+
+## 6. UI (only when the project has a UI)
+
+- **Adopt the project's existing design system** — Material, Fluent, Human Interface,
+  Tailwind/shadcn, or custom tokens. Follow whatever is already in use; do not switch.
+- Use existing components and **theme tokens**. Never hardcode spacing, color, typography,
+  or elevation values — reference the tokens the project defines.
+- If the project has no design system, follow the platform's native conventions.
+- Always apply, regardless of system: **accessibility** (labels, roles, focus, contrast)
+  and **responsive** layouts (no fixed-pixel designs that break on small screens).
+
+## 7. Performance (measure before optimizing)
+
+- Avoid unnecessary re-renders / recomputation. Memoize only where it measurably matters.
+- Lazy-load heavy or rarely-used modules.
+- Clean up subscriptions, listeners, and timers to prevent leaks.
+- Do not micro-optimize non-hot-path code at the cost of clarity.
+
+## 8. Verify before finishing (discover the commands)
+
+Find this project's quality commands — check `package.json` scripts, `Makefile`,
+`pubspec.yaml`, `build.gradle`, or the CI config — then run them:
+
+- Lint / format check
+- Type check
+- Tests
+- Build
+
+The task is **not done** until they pass. If no such commands exist, say so and describe
+what you verified manually instead. Never claim a change works without checking.
+
+## 9. When to STOP and ask
+
+Do not guess — ask first — when:
+
+- The task is ambiguous or under-specified.
+- Two existing patterns conflict and there is no clear winner.
+- The change would touch many files, alter a public API, add a dependency, or change
+  architecture.
+- You would have to invent business logic that isn't specified anywhere.
+
+## 10. Project-specific context
+
+Before starting, look for a repo-specific companion file (e.g. `PROJECT.md`,
+`docs/ARCHITECTURE.md`, or a `## Project` section below). If it exists, treat it as
+authoritative for architecture, folder structure, and naming.
+
+If it does **not** exist, infer those conventions from the codebase (§2) and, for anything
+you cannot infer with confidence, ask rather than assume.
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+# PROJECT.md — react-native-components
+
+Companion to `CLAUDE.md` (§10). Authoritative for this repo's architecture, conventions and
+commands. `CLAUDE.md` is the generic, project-agnostic rules file and **lives here as its source of
+truth** — it is copied unchanged into the other repos. Do not add project-specific content to it;
+it goes here.
+
+## What this is — two things in one repo
+
+1. **The published library**: `packages/components/` → **`@jmstechnologiesinc/react-native-components`**
+   (currently `0.1.79`, ISC, published to npm from GitHub). This is the real product.
+2. **A Storybook harness** at the repo root (`package.json` name `react_native_storybook_starter`,
+   `private: true`). A throwaway React Native app whose only job is to render the library's stories,
+   on-device and on web. It is **not** shipped and **not** the thing you are editing when asked to
+   change a component.
+
+Lerna (`lerna.json`, `packages/*`, `version: "independent"`) manages the package, but there is
+effectively one package.
+
+**Almost every change belongs in `packages/components/src/`.** Touch the root only for Storybook,
+lint/babel/metro config, or the hosted docs.
+
+## Who consumes this
+
+`CustomerApp` (all four apps: Shopping / Vendor / Driver / RideAndSharing) depends on this package.
+`Firebase/functions` and `fleet-management` share the sibling `@jmstechnologiesinc/*` packages.
+
+That makes this a **published, versioned dependency of a production app**: every export in
+`packages/components/src/index.js` is public API. Renaming, reshaping props, or removing an export
+is a **breaking change** — `CLAUDE.md` §3 ("preserve public APIs") applies literally here. If a
+change would break a consumer, stop and ask (§9).
+
+## Layout of the library
+
+```
+packages/components/src/
+  index.js          THE public API — the single barrel. Nothing is public unless exported here.
+  styles.js         shared style objects built from MD3LightTheme tokens
+  consts.js         shared constants (LAYOUT_MODE, …)
+  utils.js          shared helpers (ImageKit URL builders, action sheets, deep linking, …)
+  Config.js
+  <ComponentName>/  one folder per component
+    <ComponentName>.js         the component
+    <ComponentName>.stories.js its Storybook story
+    (sub-components, utils.js, index.js for the bigger ones)
+  Localization/     localized() / setI18nConfig() + Translations/{en,es}.json
+  truly-native/     TN* legacy primitives (TNActivityIndicator, TNEmptyStateView)
+```
+
+Bigger features are folders with an `index.js` and internal sub-components + hooks — see `Chat/`
+(`Bubble`, `Composer`, `MessageList`, `useChat.js`, `useStreamingMessages.js`, `models.js`) and
+`Order/`. Mirror the nearest existing folder of similar size rather than inventing a shape.
+
+### Adding a component (the checklist)
+
+1. `packages/components/src/<Name>/<Name>.js`
+2. `packages/components/src/<Name>/<Name>.stories.js`
+3. Export it from `packages/components/src/index.js` — otherwise it does not exist for consumers.
+4. Add the folder's glob to `.storybook/main.ts` (see "Storybook" below — the web config is a
+   hand-maintained list, not a glob over `src/**`).
+5. Any user-facing string goes into **both** `Translations/en.json` and `es.json` via `localized()`.
+
+## Style — note the split, and match the file you are in
+
+The repo has **two different styles**, which is exactly the situation `CLAUDE.md` §0/§2 covers:
+match the surrounding code, do not unify them as a side effect of another task.
+
+| | Root harness (`App.tsx`, `.storybook/`, `.ondevice/`) | Library (`packages/components/src/`) |
+|---|---|---|
+| Config | `.eslintrc.js` → `@react-native-community`; `.prettierrc.js` → `singleQuote`, `bracketSpacing: false`, `arrowParens: 'avoid'`, `bracketSameLine` | Follows the JMS house style used across `CustomerApp` / `Firebase` |
+| Indent | 2 spaces | **4 spaces** |
+| Braces | `{foo}` | `{ foo }` |
+| Language | TypeScript (`.tsx`/`.ts`) | **JavaScript (`.js`) — do not add TS to the library** |
+
+Library conventions: **arrow-function components**, named export folder + default export component,
+`PascalCase` files, import order React → react-native → `@jmstechnologiesinc/*` → local (blank-line
+separated). Comments in **English** (§5).
+
+## Design system — this repo *is* the design system layer
+
+- UI primitives come from **`@jmstechnologiesinc/react-native-paper`** (a Material Design 3 fork),
+  never from upstream `react-native-paper` and never raw `react-native` components where a Paper
+  one exists.
+- **Spacing/color/typography come from `MD3LightTheme` tokens** (`MD3LightTheme.spacing.x2`,
+  `MD3LightTheme.colors.surfaceDisabled`, `variant="headlineSmall"`). Hardcoding a pixel or hex
+  value here propagates the mistake into every consuming app — `CLAUDE.md` §6 is not negotiable in
+  this repo.
+- Icons via `MATERIAL_ICONS` from `@jmstechnologiesinc/commons`, not string literals.
+- `styles.js` holds the shared style objects; extend it rather than re-declaring the same margins.
+
+## Sibling `@jmstechnologiesinc/*` packages
+
+`commons`, `user`, `vendor`, `driver`, `order`, `cart`, `react-native-paper`,
+`material-bottom-tabs`, `bottom-sheet`, `react-native-size-matters`, `react-native-phone-input`,
+`react-native-google-places-autocomplete`, `react-native-image-blur-loading`.
+
+Constants and generic helpers (`isNumeric`, `MATERIAL_ICONS`, order statuses, money formatters) live
+in `commons` and friends — **check there before writing a helper here**, and never duplicate one.
+Money is `dinero.js` (cents/Dinero objects, never floats).
+
+## Localization
+
+`Localization/Localization.js`: `setI18nConfig()` picks the best tag via `react-native-localize`,
+`localized(key, config)` is a `lodash.memoize`d `i18n-js` lookup that **falls back to returning the
+key when the translation is missing** — so a missing string fails silently and looks like a key on
+screen. Always add to `en.json` **and** `es.json`. `localized.cache.clear()` inside `setI18nConfig`
+is why a language change actually takes effect; don't remove it.
+
+`Localization.web.js` is the web twin. Several modules have `.web.js` counterparts — if you change a
+module that has one, check whether the twin needs the same change.
+
+## Storybook
+
+Two separate configs, both reading stories from `packages/components/src`:
+
+- **`.ondevice/`** (`@storybook/react-native`) — glob `**/*.stories.?(ts|tsx|js|jsx)`, picks up new
+  stories automatically. Run `npm run storybook-generate` after adding one.
+- **`.storybook/`** (`@storybook/react-webpack5` + `react-native-web`) — an **explicit, hand-written
+  list of per-folder globs**. A new story does **not** appear on the web/hosted Storybook until you
+  add its line here. This is the step most easily forgotten.
+
+Entry point: `App.tsx` swaps in `./.ondevice` when `STORYBOOK_ENABLED` is set (`react-native-dotenv`).
+
+The web build is the **public documentation site** — `firebase.json` deploys `storybook-static/` to
+`react-native-components-e19ee.web.app`, and the README's demo links point at it. A story is the
+component's documentation, not an optional extra.
+
+## Build & publish — read this before releasing
+
+`packages/components/package.json`:
+
+```json
+"main": "lib/index.js",  "files": ["lib"],
+"build": "npm run clean && mkdir lib && cp -r src/* lib"
+```
+
+**The build is a plain copy — there is no transpilation.** `lib/` ships raw JSX + ESM, which is why
+consumers must have this package inside their Metro/Babel transform path. Consequences:
+
+- `lib/` is generated. **Never edit `lib/` — edit `src/` and rebuild.**
+- `lib/` is stale until you run `npm run build` in `packages/components/`; publishing without it
+  ships the previous version's code.
+- Adding syntax that Metro/Babel in the consumer can't handle breaks consumers at bundle time, not
+  here. Test a real change against `CustomerApp` when in doubt.
+- `peerDependencies` (`react`, `react-native`, `@jmstechnologiesinc/react-native-paper`,
+  `@react-navigation/elements`, `centrifuge`, `react-native-gesture-handler`,
+  `react-native-keyboard-controller`, `react-native-reanimated`, `react-native-vector-icons`) are the
+  contract with the host app. **A new runtime dependency is an architectural change — ask first (§9)**;
+  it must either be a peer the app already has, or be justified as a real dependency.
+
+## Commands (§8)
+
+```bash
+# root (harness)
+npm run lint               # eslint .                       <- must pass
+npm test                   # jest (preset react-native)
+npm run prettier           # prettier --write "**/*.{js,jsx,ts,tsx,json,css,md}"
+
+npm run storybook          # metro with STORYBOOK_ENABLED
+npm run storybook:ios / storybook:android
+npm run storybook-generate # regenerate .ondevice/storybook.requires.ts after adding stories
+npm run storybook:web      # storybook dev -p 6006
+npm run build-storybook    # -> storybook-static/
+firebase deploy --only hosting   # publishes the docs site — confirm before running
+
+# library
+cd packages/components && npm run build     # clean + copy src -> lib
+```
+
+There is **no type check** for the library (it is JS). "Verified" means: lint passes, `jest` passes,
+and the affected story renders in Storybook. For a change consumers depend on, also build and run it
+in `CustomerApp`.
+
+## Tests
+
+Jest with the `react-native` preset. Coverage is thin — `packages/components/__tests__/components.test.js`
+and `Localization/__tests__/Localization.test.js`, plus the root `__tests__/App.test.tsx`. New tests
+go next to the code in a `__tests__/` folder. In practice **the story is the primary verification**
+for visual components; write one that exercises the states you changed.
+
+## Gotchas
+
+- `main.js` / entry: root `index.js` registers the app; `App.tsx` decides Storybook vs demo screen.
+- Web support is real (`react-native-web`, `mapbox-gl`, `react-map-gl`, `.web.js` twins) and the
+  `.storybook` webpack config polyfills `os` via `os-browserify`. Don't assume native-only.
+- `truly-native/` is legacy (`TN*` prefix). Don't extend it; new work goes in a normal component folder.
+- The root package is `private: true` on purpose — never publish from the root.
+- Current branch at time of writing: `feat/menu-schedule-strings`; remote
+  `github.com/jmstechnologiesinc/react-native-components`.