# Plan: Bootstrap gencpp Python Bindings Project

## Overview
Create standalone Python project with CFFI bindings for gencpp C library.

## Phase 1: Project Setup
Focus: Create repository structure and CFFI configuration

- [ ] Task 1.1: Create new project directory `gencpp-python-bindings/`
  - WHERE: New directory outside manual_slop
  - WHAT: Initialize as Python package with pyproject.toml
  - HOW: Standard Python package structure
  - SAFETY: New project, no impact on manual_slop

- [ ] Task 1.2: Set up CFFI in pyproject.toml
  - WHERE: gencpp-python-bindings/pyproject.toml
  - WHAT: Add cffi dependency and build requirements
  - HOW: Standard CFFI setup
  - SAFETY: New file

- [ ] Task 1.3: Obtain gencpp C library
  - WHERE: gencpp-python-bindings/lib/
  - WHAT: Download or reference gencpp_c11.lib from gencpp releases
  - HOW: Clone gencpp or add as git submodule
  - SAFETY: External dependency

## Phase 2: CFFI Binding Skeleton
Focus: Set up FFI and basic type mappings

- [ ] Task 2.1: Create CFFI wrapper module
  - WHERE: gencpp-python-bindings/src/gencpp/_cffi.py
  - WHAT: Set up FFI with gencpp C header declarations
  - HOW: Map basic types from gencpp C API
  - SAFETY: New module

- [ ] Task 2.2: Define Python Declaration dataclasses
  - WHERE: gencpp-python-bindings/src/gencpp/models.py
  - WHAT: Create Declaration, FunctionDecl, StructDecl, EnumDecl, etc.
  - HOW: Dataclasses matching gencpp AST types
  - SAFETY: New module

- [ ] Task 2.3: Build minimal CFFI bindings for top-level declarations
  - WHERE: gencpp-python-bindings/src/gencpp/bindings.py
  - WHAT: Bind gencpp C functions for parsing and AST traversal
  - HOW: Focus on Code_Function, Code_Struct, Code_Enum, Code_Typedef
  - SAFETY: New module

## Phase 3: Python API Implementation
Focus: Create Python-friendly API

- [ ] Task 3.1: Implement parse_c_file()
  - WHERE: gencpp-python-bindings/src/gencpp/parser.py
  - WHAT: Parse C file, return list of Declaration objects
  - HOW: Call gencpp C library, convert to Python dataclasses
  - SAFETY: New function

- [ ] Task 3.2: Implement parse_cpp_file()
  - WHERE: gencpp-python-bindings/src/gencpp/parser.py
  - WHAT: Parse C++ file, return list of Declaration objects (includes classes)
  - HOW: Similar to C with additional C++ types
  - SAFETY: New function

- [ ] Task 3.3: Add skeleton generation helpers
  - WHERE: gencpp-python-bindings/src/gencpp/skeleton.py
  - WHAT: Convert Declaration list to skeleton string (matching mcp_client format)
  - HOW: Format function signatures, struct fields, etc.
  - SAFETY: New module

## Phase 4: Testing & Documentation
Focus: Verify bindings work and document

- [ ] Task 4.1: Write basic parse tests
  - WHERE: gencpp-python-bindings/tests/
  - WHAT: Test parsing sample C and C++ files
  - HOW: Use pytest with fixture sample files
  - SAFETY: New test files

- [ ] Task 4.2: Document API and future expansion
  - WHERE: gencpp-python-bindings/README.md
  - WHAT: Document current capabilities, what's missing, how to extend
  - HOW: Markdown documentation
  - SAFETY: New documentation

- [ ] Task 4.3: Verify Windows build works
  - WHERE: Local Windows environment
  - WHAT: Ensure CFFI can load gencpp_c11.lib
  - HOW: Run tests on Windows
  - SAFETY: Validation only

## Future Work (Not This Track)
- Full AST traversal (beyond top-level)
- Integration into manual_slop mcp_client as `gencpp_*` tools
- macOS/Linux support
- Template parameter parsing
- Operator overloading resolution