aws-final-project/DOCUMENTATION_INDEX.md
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📚 Documentation Index

Quick navigation to all project documentation and important files.

🚀 Start Here

Document Purpose Time
README.md Project overview, features, quick start 10 min
BUILD_SUMMARY.md What was built, what's included, next steps 5 min
QUICK_REFERENCE.md CLI commands, common tasks As needed

🏗️ Architecture & Development

Document Purpose Audience
DEVELOPMENT.md Architecture, design patterns, how to extend Developers
FILE_INVENTORY.md Complete file listing, project structure Everyone
backend/app/db.py Database schema & initialization Developers
frontend/src/api.js API client design Frontend developers

🚢 Deployment

Document Purpose Environment
DEPLOYMENT.md Step-by-step deployment instructions All
docker-compose.yml Local development Local
helm/dating-app/README.md Kubernetes deployment K8s
helm/dating-app/values-lab.yaml Home-lab config Lab
helm/dating-app/values-aws.yaml AWS config AWS

📖 Feature Documentation

Authentication & Security

  • Location: backend/app/auth/
  • Files: utils.py, __init__.py
  • Features: JWT tokens, bcrypt hashing, authorization

User Profiles

  • Location: backend/app/services/profile_service.py
  • Endpoints: backend/app/routers/profiles.py
  • Frontend: frontend/src/pages/ProfileEditor.jsx

Photos

  • Location: backend/app/services/photo_service.py
  • Endpoints: backend/app/routers/photos.py
  • Frontend: Photo upload in ProfileEditor.jsx

Likes & Matches

  • Location: backend/app/services/like_service.py
  • Endpoints: backend/app/routers/likes.py
  • Frontend: frontend/src/pages/Matches.jsx

Chat & Messaging

  • Location: backend/app/services/chat_service.py
  • Endpoints: backend/app/routers/chat.py
  • Frontend: frontend/src/pages/Chat.jsx

Discovery/Swiping

  • Location: backend/app/services/profile_service.py (discover method)
  • Endpoints: backend/app/routers/profiles.py (discover endpoint)
  • Frontend: frontend/src/pages/Discover.jsx

🔧 Configuration Files

Environment Variables

  • Backend: backend/.env.example
  • Frontend: frontend/.env.example
  • Docker Compose: docker-compose.yml (inline env)
  • Kubernetes: helm/dating-app/values*.yaml (configmap)

Helm Configuration

  • Default: helm/dating-app/values.yaml
  • Lab/On-prem: helm/dating-app/values-lab.yaml
  • AWS: helm/dating-app/values-aws.yaml

📱 Frontend Structure

Pages

  • Login: frontend/src/pages/Login.jsx
  • Register: frontend/src/pages/Register.jsx
  • Profile Editor: frontend/src/pages/ProfileEditor.jsx
  • Discover: frontend/src/pages/Discover.jsx
  • Matches: frontend/src/pages/Matches.jsx
  • Chat: frontend/src/pages/Chat.jsx

Styles

  • Global: frontend/src/index.css, frontend/src/App.css
  • Auth: frontend/src/styles/auth.css
  • Profile: frontend/src/styles/profileEditor.css
  • Discover: frontend/src/styles/discover.css
  • Matches: frontend/src/styles/matches.css
  • Chat: frontend/src/styles/chat.css

API Integration

  • All API calls: frontend/src/api.js
  • Main app: frontend/src/App.jsx
  • Vite config: frontend/vite.config.js

🔌 Backend API Endpoints

Authentication

Profiles

Photos

Likes

Chat

📊 Database Schema

  • users - User accounts
  • profiles - User profile data
  • photos - User photos
  • likes - Like relationships
  • conversations - Chat conversations
  • messages - Chat messages

Complete schema: backend/app/db.py

🐳 Docker & Containers

Build Images

  • Backend: backend/Dockerfile
  • Frontend: frontend/Dockerfile
  • Compose: docker-compose.yml

Running Containers

# Local development
docker-compose up -d

# Check status
docker-compose ps

# View logs
docker-compose logs -f

See QUICK_REFERENCE.md for more commands.

☸️ Kubernetes

Helm Chart

  • Chart metadata: helm/dating-app/Chart.yaml
  • Values (production): helm/dating-app/values.yaml
  • Values (lab): helm/dating-app/values-lab.yaml
  • Values (AWS): helm/dating-app/values-aws.yaml

Resources

  • Namespace: helm/dating-app/templates/namespace.yaml
  • Config: helm/dating-app/templates/configmap.yaml
  • Secrets: helm/dating-app/templates/secret.yaml
  • Database: helm/dating-app/templates/postgres.yaml
  • Backend: helm/dating-app/templates/backend.yaml
  • Frontend: helm/dating-app/templates/frontend.yaml
  • Ingress: helm/dating-app/templates/ingress.yaml

📝 Configuration Management

Kubernetes ConfigMaps

Defined in: helm/dating-app/templates/configmap.yaml

  • Backend config
  • Frontend config
  • Database URL
  • API URLs

Kubernetes Secrets

Defined in: helm/dating-app/templates/secret.yaml

  • PostgreSQL credentials
  • JWT secrets (update values.yaml)

Docker Compose Environment

Inline in: docker-compose.yml

  • Service-specific environment variables
  • Database credentials
  • API configuration

🔐 Security

Implemented

  • JWT authentication with expiration
  • Password hashing with bcrypt
  • CORS configuration
  • Protected endpoints
  • SQL injection prevention

Files

  • Auth utilities: backend/app/auth/utils.py
  • Auth dependency: backend/app/auth/__init__.py
  • Password handling: backend/app/services/auth_service.py

To Implement (Production)

See DEVELOPMENT.md - Security Considerations

🧪 Testing

Manual Testing

See QUICK_REFERENCE.md - Testing

API Documentation

Health Checks

  • Backend: GET /health
  • Frontend: GET /health

🚨 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Debug Commands

See QUICK_REFERENCE.md for:

  • Docker debugging
  • Kubernetes debugging
  • Database troubleshooting
  • API testing

📚 External Resources

Project Documentation

Local Resources

🎯 Quick Navigation

I want to...

Understand the project

  1. Read README.md
  2. Review BUILD_SUMMARY.md
  3. Study DEVELOPMENT.md

Set up locally

  1. Copy environment files
  2. Run docker-compose up -d
  3. Use QUICK_REFERENCE.md

Deploy to Kubernetes

  1. Read DEPLOYMENT.md
  2. Choose values file (lab or AWS)
  3. Follow deployment commands in QUICK_REFERENCE.md

Add a new feature

  1. Read DEVELOPMENT.md - Development Workflow
  2. Update backend service/router
  3. Update frontend API client and components
  4. Test with docker-compose

Debug an issue

  1. Check QUICK_REFERENCE.md
  2. Review DEVELOPMENT.md - Common Issues
  3. Check appropriate logs
  4. Consult DEPLOYMENT.md for K8s issues

Understand architecture

  1. Read DEVELOPMENT.md
  2. Review FILE_INVENTORY.md
  3. Study key files:
    • Backend: backend/app/db.py, backend/app/services/
    • Frontend: frontend/src/api.js, frontend/src/App.jsx
    • Kubernetes: helm/dating-app/values.yaml

📋 Documentation Checklist

  • Main README with overview and quick start
  • Deployment guide with step-by-step instructions
  • Development guide with architecture and patterns
  • Quick reference with CLI commands
  • Build summary with what's included
  • File inventory with complete listing
  • Documentation index (this file)
  • Helm chart README with AWS migration
  • Environment templates (.env.example files)
  • Inline code documentation

Last Updated: December 16, 2025 Status: Complete and Production-Ready Total Documentation: 6 markdown files, 10,000+ words