# ─── Python ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
__pycache__/
*.py[cod]
*$py.class
*.so
*.egg
*.egg-info/
dist/
build/
.eggs/
.env
.venv
venv/
env/
ENV/

# ─── ML Models (large binary files — regenerate with model_pipeline.py) ───
# backend/models/*.pkl
# backend/models/*.joblib
# backend/models/*.json
# backend/models/*.bin
# Keep the models directory but not the binaries
!backend/models/.gitkeep

# ─── Data (regenerate with data_generator.py) ────────────────
# backend/data/*.csv
# Runtime stores — credentials + college/portfolio mutations (not for VCS)
backend/data/accounts.json
backend/data/college_data.json
backend/data/student_profiles.json
backend/data/verification.json
# Keep the data directory
!backend/data/.gitkeep

# ─── Node / Frontend ─────────────────────────────────────────
node_modules/
frontend/node_modules/
frontend/dist/
frontend/build/
frontend/.vite/
*.local

# ─── Root dev tooling (puppeteer screenshot script — not part of app) ───
/package.json
/package-lock.json
/take_screenshots.js
/Output_Screenshots/

# ─── IDE & OS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
.vscode/
.idea/
*.swp
*.swo
.DS_Store
Thumbs.db
desktop.ini

# ─── Logs & temp ─────────────────────────────────────────────
*.log
*.tmp
*.temp
npm-debug.log*
yarn-debug.log*
yarn-error.log*

# ─── Secrets ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
.env
.env.local
.env.production
*.pem
*.key
secrets.json