Description:

• Review and enhance the README file to include detailed setup instructions.
• Clarify contribution guidelines to facilitate community contributions.

Acceptance Criteria:

• Setup instructions are clear, and users can get the application running locally without external assistance.
• Contribution guidelines are detailed, encouraging community involvement.

Incorrect Node.js or npm versions causing compatibility issues.
Database connection issues due to improper MongoDB setup or network restrictions.
Dependency conflicts because of incompatible package versions.
Environment variables not set up correctly, leading to issues in connecting to databases and other services.

Problem:
The React frontend is not yet integrated with the backend API for posts. As a result, users cannot interact with posts through the UI.

Proposed Change:

• Develop and integrate API calls from the React frontend using Axios to interact with the backend.
• Ensure CRUD operations on posts are reflected in the UI immediately after the backend processes them.

Expected Outcome:
A fully functional UI that allows users to create, view, edit, and delete posts seamlessly.

Description:

• Identify performance bottlenecks in the application.
• Optimize code and resources for better performance.
• Develop a suite of automated tests to ensure application reliability.

Acceptance Criteria:

• Application loads and runs faster than the current benchmark.
• Automated tests cover major functionalities and scenarios.
• Test results are documented and issues are addressed promptly.

API routing errors, where endpoints don't match the expected URLs.
Middleware issues leading to problems in request processing, authentication, or logging.
Database schema design problems, which can cause data integrity issues or inefficient data retrieval.
Authentication and Authorization issues, risking security vulnerabilities.
Handling file uploads if your blog supports image or video uploads.
Performance bottlenecks, especially with inefficient database queries.

Description:

• Develop the functionality to create new blog posts.
• Implement the read feature to display posts to users.
• Allow users to update their existing blog posts.
• Provide an option to delete blog posts.

Acceptance Criteria:

• Users can create, read, update, and delete posts without issues.
• UI for these operations should be intuitive and user-friendly.
• Ensure data integrity and error handling are robust.

Description:

• Develop a search bar that allows users to search for posts by titles and content.
• Implement filters to refine search results.

Acceptance Criteria:

• Search returns accurate results.
• Performance of the search function is optimized for large volumes of data.
• Users find the interface intuitive and easy to use.

Lack of unit tests for backend logic.
Insufficient frontend testing, especially for React components.
Integration testing to cover the full workflow of blog operations.
End-to-end testing challenges, especially with automated tools.

Problem:
The current Post model schema includes references and array fields that are not indexed. This could potentially slow down query performance as the dataset grows.

Proposed Change:

• Add indexes to author and potentially tags fields to improve query performance.
• Evaluate the necessity of indexing status based on query patterns in the application.

Expected Outcome:
Improved performance for queries involving the Post model, especially when filtering by author, tags, or status.

State management difficulties, leading to unpredictable UI behavior.
Component re-rendering issues, causing poor performance.
Routing problems with React Router, affecting navigation within the app.
Responsive design issues, making the app look bad on different devices or screen sizes.
Integrating with external APIs or services, like social media sharing or comment systems, which might have CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) issues.
SEO optimizations are challenging due to the client-side rendering nature of React apps.

Problem:
Current implementations of the Post APIs do not provide clear feedback for errors or successful actions, which can confuse users.

Proposed Change:

• Enhance error handling in the backend to return more descriptive error messages.
• Implement user-friendly notifications in the frontend to alert users of successful actions or errors.

Expected Outcome:
Better user experience through clear communication of backend processes and errors.

Description:

• Implement a system that allows users to comment on posts.
• Comments should be nested to allow replies to comments.
• Include features for moderating comments (delete, report).

Acceptance Criteria:

• Users can easily post comments on blog posts.
• Users can reply to comments forming a thread.
• Moderation features work correctly and are easy to access.

User feedback integration for improving the blog based on actual user interactions.
Comment system integration, whether to build your own or integrate a third-party service.
Analytics integration for tracking user behavior and blog performance.

Description:

• Implement a secure login and registration system for the blog app.
• Ensure that passwords are stored securely.
• Provide feedback to the user on login success/failure.

Acceptance Criteria:

• Authentication system securely handles user data.
• Users can register, login, and logout without issues.
• System provides useful error messages to users during the authentication process.

Injection attacks, especially NoSQL injections.
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the frontend.
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attacks.
Improper storage of sensitive information, such as passwords without proper hashing.

Description:

• Utilize Tailwind CSS to make the blog app responsive across different devices including desktops, tablets, and mobile phones.

Acceptance Criteria:

• The application looks aesthetically pleasing on all screen sizes.
• All functionalities are accessible and work correctly on different devices.
• Performance optimizations for mobile devices are in place.

Problem:
The current routes for creating, updating, and deleting posts do not require authentication, allowing anyone to perform these actions.

Proposed Change:

• Implement a JWT-based authentication middleware.
• Apply this middleware to the POST, PATCH, and DELETE routes for posts to ensure that only authenticated users can make these requests.

Expected Outcome:
Increased security by ensuring that only logged-in users can create, update, or delete posts.

Data modeling issues, leading to inefficient queries or updates.
Handling relationships between data, such as tags, comments, and posts.
Security vulnerabilities, like injection attacks, due to improper input validation.
Data migration problems when changing the database schema.

Choosing the right hosting service and configuring it correctly for a MERN stack application.
Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline issues, making updates risky or slow.
SSL certificate configuration for HTTPS.
Monitoring and logging setup to troubleshoot issues in production.