{
  "context": "Evaluates how well the solution uses the portfinder package to retrieve multiple sequential free TCP ports. Emphasizes forwarding range and host options and surfacing portfinder-provided errors without masking them.",
  "type": "weighted_checklist",
  "checklist": [
    {
      "name": "Portfinder API",
      "description": "Uses portfinder.getPorts or portfinder.getPortsPromise to fetch multiple ports in one call rather than manual socket probing or repeated single-port lookups.",
      "max_score": 35
    },
    {
      "name": "Count handling",
      "description": "Passes the requested count directly into getPorts/getPortsPromise and returns the package-provided ordered results without truncation or extra ports.",
      "max_score": 20
    },
    {
      "name": "Range options",
      "description": "Forwards start/stop boundaries via portfinder options (e.g., port/startPort and stopPort) or setBasePort/setHighestPort so the search respects the requested window.",
      "max_score": 15
    },
    {
      "name": "Host forwarding",
      "description": "Propagates the host option into getPorts/getPortsPromise so selection is performed for the requested interface rather than ignoring the host.",
      "max_score": 15
    },
    {
      "name": "Error propagation",
      "description": "Surfaces portfinder errors (such as exhaustion of the range or invalid hosts) directly to callers without suppressing or replacing them with unrelated messages.",
      "max_score": 15
    }
  ]
}