Understand and request to join The Astral Merchant's Official Indie Developer Team. That you will follow the guided requirements along with but not limited too being a professional and integral member of the team. You will be socially representing our team along with TheAstralMerchant, LLC with the products produced, hence we pride ourselves on diligent, yet proficient work.

By signing on the above line, you agree to adhere to The Astral Merchant's Terms of Service along with Privacy Policy. Which can be found on The Astral Merchant's website at www.theastralmerchant.com.

Moreover, you are agreeing to acknowledge that your participation in this team along with the assigned position of thus, is not an actively paid, nor employment status with TheAstralMerchant, LLC. For that, you can find more information on the stated website above. However, on the matter of monetary supplement. A contract between you as a member of the developer team and TheAstralMerchant, LLC will be drafted upon the creation and distribution of an approved app.

Additionally, The Astral Merchant's Official Developer Team's administrators hold the right to terminate your standing and position held within the team at any time. An example of this would be if you either refuse to adhere to the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, become a/create a hostile workplace environment., If your performance is unsatisfactory within an allotted time frame, or any other matter in which our administration, HR, or myself (Tyler Welch-Owner of TheAstralMerchant, LLC) deem the only course of action.

Developer / Programmer Requirements Document (DPRD)

I. Introduction
Product development: The Astral Merchant - Development team is a Partner of Steam, by VALVE. Within this team, our main objective is to build *projects and additions that are creative and innovative works of art. Thus, there are a few physical along with software requirements. *Including but not limited to A - AA games, apps, emulators, point shop items, add-ons to previously made games, along with bots & AI software to utilize, automatize, and assist with actions.

Overview: This document outlines the requirements required to development for and with TheAstralMerchant, LLC.

Purpose: The purpose of this document is to provide clear guidance and specifications for product development.

 

II. Stakeholders
Stakeholder Name: Tyler Welch

Role: TheAstralMerchant, LLC and Product Owner

Contact Information: fc3_welch@theastralmerchant.com

III. Development Environment
Tools and Technologies: You must have an IDE, with the required software or programs for writting code, debugging, testing, building etc.. The following are just examples. I myself, use Visual Studio, w/ Github's assistant, along with everything from Qt - JetBrains programs for writing.

Frontend: React.js
Backend: Node.js, Express
Database: MongoDB
 

Development Methodologies:                                                                                       Methodology: Agile                                                                                                          

Version Control: Git
 

IV. Technical Requirements
Hardware Requirements Description:
Requirement 1: Minimum 16GB RAM
  (Minimum 16GB of RAM required for optimal performance.)
Requirement 2: Dual-core processor, 3.4Hz
  (Dual-core processor recommended for efficient processing along with a requirement for majority of programs and games.)
 

Software Requirements                                                                                             

Software Requirements Description:
Requirement 1: Node.js v14 or higher or equivalent
  (Node.js version 14 or higher required for backend development.)
Requirement 2: MongoDB v4 or higher or equivalent
  (MongoDB version 4 or higher needed for database operations.)
 

Integration Requirements                                                                                               Integration Requirements Description
Integration 1: Integration with third-party authentication services (e.g., Auth0)
Integration with third-party authentication services like Auth0 for user authentication.
Integration 2: Integration with cloud storage providers for file uploads (e.g., Amazon S3)                                                                                    

Integration with cloud storage providers like Amazon S3 for file uploads and storage.
 

V. Functional Responsibilities
The projects must pass thorough debugging to allow smooth integration with servers etc. for a passable and marketable product.

VI. Non-functional Requirements
Performance Requirements:

Requirement 1: The application should load within 3 seconds under standard network conditions.

Requirement 2: It should support continual usage under various circumstances

VII. Design Principles and Guidelines:

Principle 1: Intuitive and user-friendly interface                                                       

Principle 2: Consistent design elements and navigation flow
 

VIII. Testing and Quality Assurance Testing Strategy Description

Quality Assurance Processes Description
Process 1: Code reviews before merging into the main branch
Conduct code reviews before merging changes into the main branch to ensure code quality and standards adherence.
Process 2: Continuous integration and deployment pipeline with automated tests
Implement a continuous integration and deployment pipeline with automated tests to maintain code quality and stability.
 

IX. Deployment and Release Management Deployment Strategy Description
Strategy: Continuous deployment with Docker and Kubernetes
Continuous deployment pipeline using Docker containers orchestrated by Kubernetes.
Rollout Plan: Gradual rollout to production servers with blue-green deployment (or implemented)
Gradually roll out updates to production servers using blue-green deployment strategy for minimal downtime. (Or implemented)

X. Documentation
Documentation Requirements:

User Manuals: Comprehensive user guides for administrators and end-users

 
Technical Documentation: API documentation for developers and system administrators

 
Training Materials:

End-user Training: Video tutorials and interactive demos for end-users

 
Support Team Training: Knowledge base articles and FAQs for support team members along with customers to reference for simple troubleshooting
 

XI. Maintenance and Support Plan:                                                                                Post-launch Support: Be a included and dedicated for or implement support team available 24/7 for assistance

Bug Tracking and Resolution: Bug tracking system in place with regular updates and fixes

Software Updates:                                                                                                            Schedule: Monthly software updates with new features and bug fixes
Process: Automated update process with version control and release notes
 

XII. Approval
Approval:
This Product Developer Requirements Document is hereby approved by the undersigned stakeholders along with Steam.

Project Manager: Tyler Welch

Company: TheAstralMerchant, LLC

Prepared by: Tyler Welch

Date: 05MAY24