I. Overview

The Gift Cards App is a point-based system that enables users to manage and share gift cards with assigned monetary values. Users can redeem gift cards, transfer them to others, and view their balances. The system is administered by an admin who has the authority to create and manage gift cards.

Sample Data Model (Feel free to simplify)

• User
• Gift Card
• Relationships

This project provides a hands-on opportunity to work with a backend framework of your choice (e.g., FastAPI, Django, Flask), applying best practices in API development, testing, CI/CD, containerization, and cloud deployment.

II. Goal

The project aims to achieve the following:

• Develop RESTful APIs using a backend framework of your choice.
• Implement unit tests and integration tests.
• Use Database for data persistence.
• Use OpenAPI/Swagger to generate API documentation.
• Introduce logging for debugging and monitoring for tracking application’s health.
• Apply CI/CD best practices (Docker, GitHub Actions).
• Gain experience with Cloud deployment (AWS).
• Understand and document the entire development process.

III. Milestones