.gitattributes

# Git Attributes Configuration for Rubik's Cube Solver
#
# This file ensures consistent line endings across all platforms (Windows, macOS, Linux).
# It normalizes text files to LF (Unix-style) line endings to prevent cross-platform issues.
#
# Why LF instead of CRLF?
# - Most modern tools (including Python) handle LF well on all platforms
# - Prevents "^M" characters in scripts when switching between platforms
# - Standard for Unix shell scripts which must use LF

# Set the default behavior to automatically normalize line endings to LF
* text=auto eol=lf

# Force LF for specific types of files
# These files MUST have LF endings to work properly across platforms

# Shell and script files (required for Unix execution)
*.sh text eol=lf
*.bat text eol=lf
*.ps1 text eol=lf

# Source code files
*.py text eol=lf
*.js text eol=lf

# Web files
*.html text eol=lf
*.css text eol=lf

# Documentation and configuration
*.md text eol=lf
*.json text eol=lf
*.yml text eol=lf
*.yaml text eol=lf
*.xml text eol=lf
*.sql text eol=lf

# All files in scripts directory
scripts/** text eol=lf

# Treat all binary files as binary and do not change their line endings
# This prevents Git from attempting to merge or diff these files

# Images
*.png binary
*.jpg binary
*.jpeg binary
*.gif binary
*.ico binary

# Documents and archives
*.pdf binary
*.zip binary
*.tar.gz binary
*.gz binary

# Executables and libraries
*.exe binary
*.dll binary