Implementation Plan

This document outlines the phased implementation roadmap for LeanSpec Web.

Overview

Total Timeline: 6-9 weeks for Phases 1-3

Phases:

1. Foundation & MVP (2-3 weeks) - LeanSpec dogfooding
2. GitHub Integration (2-3 weeks) - Multi-project support
3. Community & Discovery (2-3 weeks) - Public showcase
4. Advanced Features (Future) - OAuth, webhooks, collaboration

Phase 1: Foundation & MVP (2-3 weeks)

Goal: Working web app showcasing LeanSpec's own specs.

Week 1: Setup & Database

Days 1-2: Project Initialization

• Initialize Next.js 14+ with TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
• Install dependencies (Drizzle, Octokit, React Query, shadcn/ui)
• Configure project structure
• Setup development environment

Days 3-5: Database Layer

• Define Drizzle schema (projects, specs, relationships, sync_logs)
• Setup database connection (Neon/Supabase for production)
• Create migrations
• Build data access layer (queries, mutations)
• Integrate existing spec-loader.ts for parsing
• Seed database with LeanSpec's specs

Week 2: API & Frontend Core

Days 1-2: API Routes

• GET /api/projects - List projects
• GET /api/projects/[id]/specs - List project specs
• GET /api/specs/[id] - Get spec detail
• GET /api/stats - Get statistics
• POST /api/sync/[projectId] - Trigger sync

Days 3-5: Frontend Pages & UI Foundation

• Install and configure shadcn/ui components
• Setup next-themes for dark/light mode
• Design system implementation (colors, spacing, typography)
• Home page (hero, featured projects, stats with enhanced design)
• Spec browser (list view, filters, search with advanced UI)
• Spec detail page (metadata, markdown, navigation, timeline)
• Kanban board (status columns with color coding)
• Stats dashboard (charts, metrics, sparklines)
• Layout and navigation (sticky header, breadcrumbs, theme toggle)

Week 3: Rendering & Polish

Days 1-2: Markdown Rendering & Sub-Specs

• Setup react-markdown with plugins (GFM, syntax highlighting)
• Build custom markdown renderer component
• Implement frontmatter display component with timeline visualization
• Create table of contents generator with scroll spy
• Handle internal spec links
• Sub-spec detection and navigation (tabs or sidebar)
• Proper layout for different sub-spec types

Days 3-4: UI/UX Polish

• Smooth transitions and micro-interactions (150-200ms)
• Hover effects with scale transforms
• Loading skeletons for all async content
• Empty states with helpful messaging
• Error boundaries with recovery actions
• Toast notifications
• Theme-aware syntax highlighting
• Mobile responsive refinements
• Accessibility improvements (keyboard nav, screen reader)

Day 5: Testing & Deployment

• Unit tests (database queries, utilities)
• Integration tests (API routes, sync flow)
• E2E tests with Playwright (browse, search, view, theme toggle)
• Accessibility audit (WCAG 2.1 AA)
• Performance optimization
• Deploy MVP to Vercel

Phase 1 Success Criteria:

• ✅ LeanSpec's specs browsable on web
• ✅ Page load times < 2s
• ✅ Mobile responsive
• ✅ No critical bugs
• ✅ Accessibility passing

Phase 2: GitHub Integration (2-3 weeks)

Goal: Multi-project support with automatic GitHub sync.

Week 4: Sync System

GitHub API Integration

• Setup Octokit client with rate limiting
• Implement repo validation (exists, public, has specs/)
• Build spec discovery (find all spec files in repo)
• Create spec fetching (download and parse)
• Implement database upsert logic
• Build sync orchestrator (coordinate full sync)
• Add comprehensive error handling
• Implement logging and monitoring

Week 5: Multi-Project Features

Add Project Flow

• Build "Add Project" form page
• Create API endpoint for project creation
• Implement GitHub URL validation
• Add sync progress UI with real-time updates
• Show success/error feedback
• Redirect to project page on success

Project Management

• Project listing page (all projects)
• Project detail page (info, specs, sync status)
• Per-project spec filtering
• Project search functionality
• Manual sync trigger button

Week 6: Scheduled Sync

Automation

• Create cron endpoint for scheduled sync
• Configure Vercel Cron jobs (every 6 hours)
• Implement sync priority logic (featured vs. active)
• Build sync status tracking
• Create sync history view
• Add email alerts for failures (optional)

Phase 2 Success Criteria:

• ✅ 10+ public projects synced
• ✅ 95%+ sync success rate
• ✅ <5 min sync time for typical repo
• ✅ Rate limit errors <1%
• ✅ Error recovery working

Phase 3: Community & Discovery (2-3 weeks)

Goal: Public project discovery and enhanced features.

Week 7: Discovery

Project Explorer

• Public project explorer page
• Featured projects section
• Recently added projects
• Most active projects section

Search & Filters

• Full-text search across all specs
• Search in titles, content, tags
• Filter by status, priority, tags, project
• Faceted search with counts
• Sort options (relevance, date, stars)

Week 8: Enhanced Features

Visualization & Analytics

• Spec relationship graph (dependency visualization)
• Project statistics (completion rate, velocity)
• Timeline view (spec evolution over time)
• Tag trends and patterns

Sharing & Export

• Export spec to PDF
• Print-friendly view with CSS
• Embeddable spec preview (future)
• Share links with previews (Open Graph)

Week 9: Performance & Polish

Optimization

• React Query caching configuration
• Redis for GitHub API response caching (optional)
• Stale-while-revalidate strategy
• Database query optimization with indexes

SEO & UX

• Meta tags and Open Graph for all pages
• Sitemap generation
• Structured data (JSON-LD)
• Mobile responsive refinements
• Loading states and skeleton screens
• Error boundaries for graceful failures

Phase 3 Success Criteria:

• ✅ 50+ projects in directory
• ✅ 100+ daily active users
• ✅ <3s search response time
• ✅ 90%+ user satisfaction
• ✅ Lighthouse score > 90

Phase 4: Advanced Features (Future)

Timeline: Post-launch, prioritized by user feedback

Planned Features

GitHub OAuth (3-4 weeks)

• OAuth flow for user authentication
• Private repo support
• User dashboard
• Token management

Real-Time Webhooks (2-3 weeks)

• GitHub webhook integration
• Incremental sync
• Live UI updates
• Event queuing

Version History (2-3 weeks)

• Track spec changes over time
• Diff view
• Timeline visualization
• Link to GitHub commits

Team Collaboration (4-6 weeks)

• User accounts
• Team workspaces
• Comments and discussions
• Notifications

Analytics Dashboard (2-3 weeks)

• Advanced metrics
• Predictive analytics
• Bottleneck detection
• Cross-project insights

Public API (3-4 weeks)

• REST API
• API keys
• Rate limiting
• SDK libraries

Testing Strategy

Test Types & Coverage

Unit Tests (80% coverage)

• Database query functions
• GitHub API client
• Markdown parsing
• Utilities

Integration Tests (Key Paths)

• API routes with test DB
• Full sync flow (mocked GitHub)
• Database migrations
• Relationship resolution

E2E Tests (Critical Flows)

• Browse and search
• View spec detail
• Add project
• Kanban board
• Mobile responsive
• Cross-browser

Performance Tests

• Load testing
• Query performance (<100ms)
• Sync time (<5min/100 specs)
• Concurrent users (100+)

Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA)

• Automated (axe-core, Lighthouse)
• Manual (keyboard, screen reader)
• Color contrast
• Focus management

Deployment

Infrastructure

Hosting: Vercel

• Native Next.js support
• Edge functions
• Auto preview deployments
• Zero-config CI/CD

Database: Neon/Supabase (PostgreSQL)

• Serverless scaling
• Connection pooling
• Point-in-time recovery
• Free tier available

Monitoring:

• Vercel Analytics
• Sentry (errors)
• PostHog/Plausible (analytics)
• Database monitoring

Environments

1. Development - Local
2. Preview - Per PR (Vercel)
3. Production - Main branch

Database Migrations

• Run on deployment (build step)
• Zero-downtime strategy
• Backup before major changes
• Rollback plan ready

Environment Variables

Required:

• DATABASE_URL - PostgreSQL connection
• GITHUB_TOKEN - GitHub API auth
• CRON_SECRET - Cron endpoint auth
• NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL - API base URL

Optional:

• REDIS_URL - Caching layer
• SENTRY_DSN - Error tracking
• POSTHOG_KEY - Analytics
• SLACK_WEBHOOK - Alerts

Risk Mitigation

GitHub API Rate Limits

Risk: Exceeding 5000 requests/hour

Mitigation:

• Authenticated requests
• Aggressive caching
• Conditional requests (ETags)
• Monitor usage
• Graceful 429 handling
• Exponential backoff

Database Performance

Risk: Slow queries under load

Mitigation:

• Index frequently queried columns
• Connection pooling
• Query optimization
• Regular maintenance
• Read replicas if needed

Content Security

Risk: XSS/SSRF attacks

Mitigation:

• Sanitize markdown (DOMPurify)
• Validate GitHub URLs
• CSP headers
• Input validation
• Rate limiting
• Parameterized queries

Scalability

Risk: Performance degradation

Mitigation:

• Database auto-scales (Neon)
• Serverless API (Vercel)
• Redis caching layer
• Background job queue
• CDN for static assets
• Performance monitoring

Success Metrics

Phase 1 (MVP)

• Specs visible and browsable
• Page load < 2s
• Mobile responsive
• Zero critical bugs
• Accessibility > 90

Phase 2 (GitHub Integration)

• 10+ projects synced
• >95% sync success
• <5min avg sync time
• <1% rate limit errors
• User satisfaction high

Phase 3 (Community)

• 50+ projects
• 100+ daily users
• <3s search time
• >90% satisfaction
• 5+ testimonials

Phase 4 (Advanced)

• Private repo support
• <30s real-time sync
• 10+ API integrations
• 5+ teams using

Post-Launch

Week 1-2: Stabilization

• Monitor errors and performance
• Fix critical bugs
• Gather user feedback
• Optimize slow queries
• Improve reliability

Week 3-4: Quick Wins

• Most-requested features
• UI/UX improvements
• Performance optimizations
• Documentation updates

Month 2-3: Feature Development

• Prioritize Phase 4 features
• A/B test new features
• Expand showcase
• Content marketing

Ongoing: Community

• Feature spotlight
• User testimonials
• Social media presence
• Tool integrations
• Regular updates