Stage 5: Testing & Deployment - Complete
This stage focused on setting up comprehensive testing and deployment infrastructure for the Help Desk application. Below is a summary of what was accomplished.
Testing Infrastructure
- Set up Jest and React Testing Library for component testing
- Created a custom render function that includes all context providers
- Added test mocks for Firebase services
- Created initial test files for key components
- Added Node-mocks-http for API testing
Code Quality Tools
- Configured ESLint with testing-library plugin
- Set up lint-staged with Husky for pre-commit checks
- Added code coverage thresholds
Performance Optimization
- Added Next.js Bundle Analyzer for bundle size monitoring
- Configured Next.js for production optimization
Deployment Configuration
- Created Dockerfile with multi-stage build for production
- Set up docker-compose.yml for easy deployment
- Added health check endpoint at
/api/healthfor container monitoring - Created test scripts for verifying deployment
Accessibility Implementation
- Added skip-to-content link for keyboard users
- Improved ARIA attributes across all components
- Enhanced form field accessibility with proper labels and associations
- Added proper keyboard navigation support for interactive elements
- Improved table accessibility with captions and row semantics
- Added screen reader support for notification systems
- Created comprehensive accessibility documentation in ACCESSIBILITY.md
Next Steps
- Continue expanding test coverage
- Set up a CI/CD pipeline
- Consider setting up monitoring and logging services
- Add documentation for user onboarding
- Conduct formal accessibility audit with testing tools
All tasks for Stage 5 have been completed successfully. The application is now ready for production deployment with improved accessibility.