# Active Context: Django Frontend Redesign with HTMX and Alpine.js

## Current Task
Complete frontend overhaul of ThrillWiki Django project using HTMX and Alpine.js to create modern, beautiful, and highly functional templates that implement all model-related functionality.

## Task Status
- **Phase**: Project Analysis (Starting)
- **Priority**: High
- **Deadline**: Not specified
- **Complexity**: High (Multi-phase project)

## Current Work Session
- **Started**: 2025-09-19T17:22:59.880Z
- **Focus**: Initial project analysis and memory bank setup
- **Next Steps**: 
  1. Analyze existing Django models and relationships
  2. Review current HTMX/Alpine.js implementation
  3. Research modern UI/UX patterns using context7
  4. Create comprehensive redesign plan

## Key Requirements
- Use ONLY context7 MCP server for research
- Maintain Django best practices and security
- Ensure backwards compatibility with existing views
- Prioritize functionality over visual design when trade-offs necessary
- All templates must be responsive and accessible
- Code must be maintainable and well-documented

## Project Constraints
- Must use existing Django models and relationships
- Follow .clinerules for development server and package management
- Implement proper entity relationships (Parks->Operators, Rides->Parks, etc.)
- Use UV for all Python package management
- Use `uv run manage.py` for all Django commands

## Implementation Phases
1. **Project Analysis Phase** (Current)
2. **Research and Planning**
3. **Design System Creation**
4. **Template Implementation**
5. **Functionality Enhancement**
6. **Performance Optimization**

## Technical Stack
- **Backend**: Django
- **Frontend**: HTMX + Alpine.js
- **Styling**: Tailwind CSS (configured)
- **Package Manager**: UV
- **Development**: Hot reload with tailwind runserver

## Memory Bank Structure Needed
- `/frontend/` - Frontend redesign documentation
- `/models/` - Django model analysis
- `/templates/` - Template structure and patterns
- `/design-system/` - UI/UX design documentation
- `/research/` - context7 research findings