✅ Functional Objectives (v1.0.0 Status)
The goal of TripFlow is to allow users to plan, organize, and improve travel itineraries in a personalized and intelligent way.
- Users can create, edit, and delete travel itineraries.
- Each itinerary can include multiple days and scheduled activities.
- Activities can be manually added or automatically generated with AI.
- Users can visualize trip statistics (trips, days, destinations).
- Itineraries can be shared with collaborators and public share links.
- Itineraries can be exported as PDF files.
- A responsive web interface allows access across devices.
- The app supports offline mode (PWA) for read-focused usage.
🧪 Technical Objectives (v1.0.0 Status)
TripFlow is implemented as a full-stack platform with modern development and deployment practices.
- Client-side application developed using React Router + Vite + TypeScript.
- Server-side infrastructure based on a microservices architecture with Spring Boot (API, AI, Notification).
- Event-driven communication implemented with Apache Kafka.
- Testing strategy with JUnit, Testcontainers, Vitest, and Playwright.
- Database management with PostgreSQL (API service) and JPA repositories.
- Integration with AI providers for itinerary generation.
- Docker-based environments and CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions.
- Progressive Web App (PWA) capabilities and service-worker caching.
- User authentication and session management using JWT tokens.
- Client-side PDF generation for itinerary summaries.
🔭 Post-v1 Objectives
- Smart budget planner with per-day spend forecasting.
- Subscription plans integration with payment methods and billing lifecycle.
- Travel achievements and gamification.
- Extended user travel preferences and personalization rules.