🚀 Backend Development & Release Process

This document outlines the standardized development and release workflow for backend modules. Following this sequence ensures quality, collaboration, and efficient implementation.

Process Flow

📋 Planning Phase

1. Module Selection 🎯

   • Identify and prioritize module for development
   • Define scope and objectives

2. User Story Creation 📝

   • Document clear, actionable user stories
   • Ensure stories include acceptance criteria
   • Make stories accessible to development team

3. Implementation Design 🏗️

   • Developers create detailed technical specifications:
     • API endpoints and methods
     • Data schemas and models
     • Required dependencies

4. Design Review 🔍

   • Dev Leads review specifications
   • Feedback provided on design approach
   • Approval required before proceeding

💻 Development Phase

5. Development Initiation ▶️

   • Begin implementation following approved design
   • Set up required infrastructure

6. Daily Progress Updates 📊

   • Share daily status updates
   • Document completed work
   • Communicate challenges and blockers
   • Discuss potential solutions

7. Daily Code Submissions 📦

   • Submit Pull Request (PR) daily with completed work
   • Ensure code is documented and tested
   • Follow established coding standards

8. Continuous Development ⚙️

   • Continue work on remaining tasks while reviews occur
   • Incorporate feedback into ongoing development

9. Iterative Review 🔄

   • Dev leads and teams collaborate on code reviews
   • Address feedback through iterative improvements
   • Ensure code quality standards are met

🧪 Testing & Integration Phase

10. API Demonstration 🎮

    • Share completed APIs via collection
    • Dev leads review functionality locally
    • Validate against design specifications

11. Production Deployment 🚢

    • Deploy approved code to live environment
    • Monitor deployment for issues

12. Interoperability Integration 🔌

    • Provision APIs on interoperability layer
    • Configure necessary connections

13. Post-Deployment Validation ✅

    • Share production API collection with dev team
    • Retest functionality in production environment
    • Verify all features work as expected

📚 Documentation & Handover Phase

14. API Documentation 📖

    • Create comprehensive API documentation
    • Include examples, parameters, and responses
    • Document error handling

15. Frontend Integration 🤝

    • Share finalized API collection with Frontend team
    • Conduct knowledge transfer session
    • Backend representative guides Frontend team on API usage

16. Ongoing Support 🛠️

    • Provide continuous testing and support to Frontend team
    • Address issues promptly
    • Implement improvements based on feedback

👥 Key Responsibilities

• Developers 👨‍💻: Implementation, daily updates, PR submissions, testing
• Dev Leads 👑: Design reviews, code reviews, approvals, integration guidance
• All Team Members 🌟: Clear communication, adherence to process