From ff029677de48afde514c7a91a0e650a9e3211b5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AleksZyro <178569539+AleksZyro@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:04:10 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Polish showcase readiness

---
 .gitignore        |  8 ++++++++
 LICENSE           | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 README.md         |  2 +-
 README_EN.md      |  2 +-
 package-lock.json |  1 +
 package.json      | 14 ++++++++++++++
 6 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 LICENSE

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 47cb07b..375a06e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,12 +1,20 @@
 node_modules/
 dist/
+build/
+_site/
 coverage/
 .vite/
+.cache/
+tmp/
+temp/
 
 .env
 .env.*
 !.env.example
 *.log
+dev*.log
+dev*.err.log
+dev*.out.log
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
 yarn-error.log*
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25cc756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Aleksandar Nikolic
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c65426c..3e3bca7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ Im Repository ist aktuell kein Demo-Video oder GIF enthalten. Falls später ein
 
 ## Lizenzstatus
 
-Es wurde keine Open-Source-Lizenz vergeben. Der Quellcode ist öffentlich einsehbar, aber es werden keine zusätzlichen Nutzungsrechte eingeräumt.
+Dieses Projekt ist unter der MIT-Lizenz veröffentlicht. Details stehen in [LICENSE](./LICENSE).
 
 ## Repository-Metadaten Vorschlag
 
diff --git a/README_EN.md b/README_EN.md
index 37d2397..3bad2ef 100644
--- a/README_EN.md
+++ b/README_EN.md
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ The repository currently does not include a demo video or GIF. If a short demo i
 
 ## License Status
 
-No open-source license has been granted. The source code is publicly viewable, but no additional usage rights are granted.
+This project is published under the MIT License. See [LICENSE](./LICENSE) for details.
 
 ## Repository Metadata Suggestion
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fd482a5..b4fc24a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "": {
       "name": "sortlab",
       "version": "0.0.0",
+      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "react": "^18.3.1",
         "react-dom": "^18.3.1"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ae903b..a474faf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@
   "name": "sortlab",
   "private": true,
   "version": "0.0.0",
+  "description": "Interactive React visualizer for comparing sorting algorithms and their operations.",
+  "author": "Aleksandar Nikolic",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/AleksZyro/SortLab.git"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "sorting",
+    "visualizer",
+    "react",
+    "vite",
+    "portfolio"
+  ],
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "vite",