{
  "context": "Evaluates whether the solution leans on portfinder to locate free TCP ports across default and custom hosts, pruning invalid hosts and respecting bounded ranges without reimplementing socket probing.",
  "type": "weighted_checklist",
  "checklist": [
    {
      "name": "Default hosts",
      "description": "Combines caller-provided hosts with `portfinder._defaultHosts` (or the library's exported default host list) instead of hardcoding host detection before searching for a port.",
      "max_score": 25
    },
    {
      "name": "Promise search",
      "description": "Obtains available ports via `portfinder.getPortPromise` (or a promisified `getPort`) rather than manual socket binding or custom probing.",
      "max_score": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Host option",
      "description": "Passes a `host` option into each `getPortPromise/getPort` call to target specific hosts in sequence instead of bypassing the library's host-aware scanning.",
      "max_score": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Prunes invalid",
      "description": "Relies on portfinder's invalid-host rejection (e.g., errors when a supplied `host` is unbindable) to skip bad hosts and emits a clear failure when all hosts are invalid.",
      "max_score": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Bounded range",
      "description": "Uses portfinder's range controls such as `port`/`startPort` with `stopPort` or `setBasePort`/`setHighestPort` to enforce the search window instead of manual iteration.",
      "max_score": 15
    }
  ]
}