codebase restructure and organization.

.gitignore

@@ -1,13 +1,56 @@
+# IDE and editor files
 .idea
-node_modules
+.vscode/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
 
-# build files
+# Dependencies
+node_modules/
+
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+*.egg-info/
+dist/
+*.egg
+
+# Virtual environments
+venv/
+env/
+ENV/
+env.bak/
+venv.bak/
+.venv/
+
+# Build files
 /build/
 /dist/
-/public/
+/meshchatx/public/
 /electron/build/exe/
+python-dist/
 
-# local storage
+# Local storage and runtime data
 storage/
+testing/
+telemetry_test_lxmf/
 
-*.pyc
+# Logs
+*.log
+
+# OS files
+.DS_Store
+.DS_Store?
+._*
+.Spotlight-V100
+.Trashes
+ehthumbs.db
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Environment variables
+.env
+.env.local
+.env.*.local