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+# Copilot Instructions for react-nprogress
+
+## Project Overview
+
+**react-nprogress** is a React primitive for building slim progress bars. It's a TypeScript-based React port of rstacruz/nprogress that provides three API patterns:
+
+- **Hook**: `useNProgress` for functional components
+- **Render Props**: `NProgress` component with children function
+- **HOC**: `withNProgress` higher-order component
+
+The library exports only logic and renders nothing, allowing consumers to implement their own styling and presentation.
+
+## Tech Stack & Dependencies
+
+### Core Technologies
+
+- **TypeScript** (v5.9.2) - Strict mode enabled, targeting ES modules
+- **React** (v19+) - Supports React 16.8+ (hooks required), 17, 18, and 19
+- **Rollup** - Multi-format bundling (CJS, ES, UMD dev/prod)
+
+### Key Dependencies
+
+- `@babel/runtime` - Runtime helpers for transpiled code
+- `hoist-non-react-statics` - HOC static property preservation
+
+### Development Tools
+
+- **ESLint** (flat config) - TypeScript, React, and import sorting rules
+- **Jest + @testing-library/react** - Unit testing with jsdom
+- **Prettier** - Code formatting
+- **mock-raf** - Animation frame mocking for tests
+
+## Project Structure
+
+```
+src/
+├── index.tsx              # Main exports (NProgress, useNProgress, withNProgress)
+├── types.ts               # Options interface
+├── useNProgress.tsx       # Core hook implementation
+├── NProgress.tsx          # Render props component
+├── withNProgress.tsx      # HOC implementation
+├── clamp.ts               # Utility: clamp numbers between min/max
+├── increment.ts           # Utility: progress increment logic
+├── createQueue.ts         # Utility: async queue management
+├── createTimeout.ts       # Utility: timeout management
+├── useGetSetState.ts      # Custom hook for object state (from react-use)
+├── useEffectOnce.ts       # Custom hook for mount-only effects
+└── useUpdateEffect.ts     # Custom hook for skipping first effect run
+
+test/                      # Jest tests with 100% coverage requirement
+examples/                  # Usage examples (HOC, Material-UI, Next.js, etc.)
+scripts/jest/              # Jest configurations for different build formats
+```
+
+## Development Workflow
+
+### Essential Commands
+
+```bash
+# Install dependencies
+npm install
+
+# Full test suite (checks, lint, build, all format tests)
+npm test
+
+# Development commands
+npm run check:types        # TypeScript type checking
+npm run check:format       # Check Prettier formatting
+npm run lint               # ESLint with TypeScript rules
+npm run format             # Fix linting and format code
+
+# Build process
+npm run clean              # Remove compiled/dist/coverage
+npm run compile            # TypeScript compilation to compiled/
+npm run bundle             # Rollup bundling to dist/
+npm run build              # Full clean + compile + bundle
+
+# Individual format testing
+npm run test:src           # Test source TypeScript
+npm run test:cjs           # Test CommonJS build
+npm run test:es            # Test ES modules build
+npm run test:umd           # Test UMD dev build
+npm run test:umdprod       # Test UMD prod build
+```
+
+### Build Process Details
+
+1. **Clean**: Removes `compiled/`, `dist/`, `coverage/`
+2. **Compile**: TypeScript → `compiled/` (ES modules, declarations → `dist/`)
+3. **Bundle**: Rollup creates 5 builds in `dist/`:
+   - `react-nprogress.cjs.development.js`
+   - `react-nprogress.cjs.production.js`
+   - `react-nprogress.esm.js` (main module export)
+   - `react-nprogress.umd.development.js`
+   - `react-nprogress.umd.production.js`
+
+## Code Standards & Guidelines
+
+### TypeScript Configuration
+
+- **Strict mode** enabled with comprehensive flags
+- **ES modules** as primary target (`esnext`)
+- **React JSX** transform
+- **Declaration files** generated for `dist/`
+
+### ESLint Rules (Key Enforcements)
+
+- Import sorting with `simple-import-sort`
+- React hooks rules enforcement
+- JSX prop sorting
+- Key sorting in object literals
+- No React import required (automatic JSX transform)
+
+### Testing Requirements
+
+- **100% code coverage** enforced across all build formats
+- Tests use `@testing-library/react` with `jsdom`
+- Mock `requestAnimationFrame` with `mock-raf`
+- Test all three API patterns (hook, render props, HOC)
+
+### File Naming & Organisation
+
+- `.tsx` for React components, `.ts` for utilities
+- Small, focused utility functions in separate files
+- Custom hooks follow `use*` naming convention
+- Export everything through main `index.tsx`
+
+### Language & Documentation Standards
+
+- **Use New Zealand English** at all times (e.g., "colour", "behaviour", "centre", "organisation")
+- **In code examples**: Use NZ English for variable names, comments, and user-defined properties where possible
+- **Exception**: Standardised API names (CSS properties like `color`, `textAlign: 'center'`, JavaScript APIs) must remain unchanged as they are fixed specifications
+- **Avoid marketing speak** - keep documentation simple, grammatically correct, and technically accurate
+- Focus on clarity and precision rather than promotional language
+- Use proper technical terminology consistently
+
+Example:
+```javascript
+// Good: NZ English in user code
+const progressColour = '#0066cc'
+const centredLayout = { textAlign: 'center' } // API name stays 'center'
+
+// Comments and documentation
+// Centres the progress bar with custom colour
+```
+
+### Commit Message Best Practices
+
+Follow strict line length limits and clear formatting:
+
+```
+Subject line (max 50 characters)
+
+Optional body text wrapped at 72 characters. Explain what and why,
+not how. Reference any relevant issues.
+
+- Use present tense ("add feature" not "added feature")
+- Use imperative mood ("move cursor to..." not "moves cursor to...")
+- Capitalise subject line
+- No period at end of subject line
+- Separate subject from body with blank line
+```
+
+## Architecture Patterns
+
+### State Management
+
+- Uses custom `useGetSetState` hook for complex state updates
+- Refs for managing imperative APIs (queue, timeout)
+- Side effects pattern for coordinating async operations
+
+### Animation Strategy
+
+- Queue-based approach for managing progress updates
+- Timeout management for animation timing
+- Automatic cleanup on component unmount
+
+### Multi-Format Testing
+
+The project tests against **6 different formats** to ensure broad compatibility:
+
+- Source TypeScript (development)
+- CommonJS (dev & prod)
+- ES modules
+- UMD (dev & prod)
+
+## Common Development Tasks
+
+### Adding New Features
+
+1. Implement in `src/` with TypeScript
+2. Export from `index.tsx`
+3. Add comprehensive tests covering all API patterns
+4. Update types in `types.ts` if needed
+5. Run full test suite: `npm test`
+
+### Working with Examples
+
+- Examples are complete applications showing real usage
+- Each has its own `package.json` and can be run independently
+- Reference for integration patterns and styling approaches
+
+### Debugging Build Issues
+
+- Check TypeScript compilation: `npm run check:types`
+- Test specific format: `npm run test:cjs` (or es, umd, etc.)
+- Examine `dist/` contents after `npm run build`
+- Verify coverage with `npm run test:src`
+
+## Important Notes
+
+### Peer Dependencies
+
+React and ReactDOM are peer dependencies (not bundled). Support matrix:
+
+- React 16.8+ (hooks required), 17, 18, 19
+- Matching ReactDOM versions
+
+### No Breaking Changes Without Major Version
+
+This project follows semantic versioning strictly. Even technical refactors bump major versions to prevent consumer issues.
+
+### UMD Builds for Legacy Support
+
+UMD builds support pre-React 19 environments via unpkg CDN with specific React/ReactDOM version requirements.
+
+### State Management Anti-patterns
+
+- Don't use multiple instances without understanding queue isolation
+- Always call cleanup functions in effect cleanup
+- Be cautious with rapid start/stop toggling
+
+This library is production-ready with extensive testing and serves as a reference for building TypeScript React libraries with multiple distribution formats.
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 ## Background
 
-This is a React port of [rstacruz](https://github.com/rstacruz)'s [`nprogress`](https://github.com/rstacruz/nprogress) module. It exposes an API that encapsulates the logic of `nprogress` and renders nothing, giving you complete control over rendering.
+This is a React port of [rstacruz](https://github.com/rstacruz)'s [`nprogress`](https://github.com/rstacruz/nprogress) module. It exposes an API that encapsulates the logic of `nprogress` and renders nothing, allowing consumers to implement their own rendering.
 
 ## Usage