implementation_log.md

Implementation log

This file documents the implementation process in detail (decisions, structure, commands, and verification).

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2025-12-14 — Project initialization

What I did

• Inspected reference screenshots (landingpage.png, screenshot_1.png–screenshot_4.png).
• Wrote a structured site specification in website_description.md.
• Set up progress tracking in todo.md using Linear-style issue IDs.

Key observations from screenshots

• Home page uses an Amazon-like header + secondary nav + large hero carousel.
• Autocomplete suggestions dropdown appears under the search bar.
• Search results page has a left filter sidebar and a dense grid of gift-card products with pagination.
• Product detail page is for a gift card with design selection and a delivery form (recipient email, sender, message, delivery date), plus reviews and legal info.

Next steps

• Scaffold a production-ready monorepo with:
  • Web app (Amazon-like UI)
  • API server (auth + product/search/cart/checkout/orders/reviews)
  • Database migrations and realistic seed data
  • Python SDK to access API

Implementation decisions (initial)

• Frontend: Next.js (App Router) + Tailwind CSS for rapid iteration and production-ready builds.
• Backend: FastAPI with JWT auth and a relational DB.
• Database: SQLite for local dev (simple, zero-install), designed to be switchable to Postgres via DATABASE_URL.
• Seeding: deterministic-ish seed script using faker + Unsplash images to populate hundreds of products and many reviews.
• SDK: Python package using httpx providing an ergonomic client, handling auth and pagination.