System Requirements Document (SRD) for fiery-platform

1. Introduction

The fiery-platform is a modern, scalable, and user-friendly English coaching platform designed to cater to both coaching institutes and individual learners. This platform aims to deliver a seamless learning experience through structured courses, live interaction, and intelligent progress tracking. By leveraging advanced technologies and a clean, intuitive design, fiery-platform will serve as a comprehensive digital ecosystem for English learning.

This document outlines the system requirements for fiery-platform, detailing its functional and non-functional aspects, user personas, design concepts, and technical specifications. The goal is to ensure that fiery-platform meets the needs of its diverse user base while maintaining high performance, security, and scalability.

2. System Overview

The fiery-platform is designed to provide a premium EdTech experience for English learners and educators. It will include the following key components:

• Student Panel: A personalized learning dashboard with access to courses, live classes, and progress tracking.
• Instructor Panel: Tools for managing course content, scheduling live sessions, and interacting with students.
• Admin Panel: Full control over user management, course creation, analytics, and monetization.

The platform will support mobile-first responsive design, ensuring accessibility across devices. Advanced features like AI-driven recommendations, voice practice modules, and offline access will enhance the learning experience.

Locale-specific defaults for India (IN) will be implemented, including currency (INR), timezone (IST), and language preferences.

3. Functional Requirements

Student Panel

• As a Student, I should be able to view a personalized dashboard with my daily learning progress.
• As a Student, I should be able to access structured courses with video lessons, PDF notes, and practice exercises.
• As a Student, I should be able to join live classes and interact with instructors in real-time.
• As a Student, I should be able to take quizzes and receive instant results with weak area detection.
• As a Student, I should be able to communicate with instructors via in-app chat.
• As a Student, I should be able to receive push notifications for updates and announcements.
• As a Student, I should be able to purchase courses or subscribe to plans.

Instructor Panel

• As an Instructor, I should be able to upload video lessons and notes for courses.
• As an Instructor, I should be able to schedule live classes and interact with students during sessions.
• As an Instructor, I should be able to track student performance and answer their queries.

Admin Panel

• As an Admin, I should be able to manage users (students and instructors).
• As an Admin, I should be able to create, edit, and delete courses.
• As an Admin, I should be able to view analytics, including active users, course completion rates, and revenue.
• As an Admin, I should be able to manage payments, subscriptions, and discounts.

4. User Personas

1. Students

• Description: Individuals seeking to improve their English skills, ranging from beginners to advanced learners.
• Goals: Learn English through structured courses, live classes, and interactive tools. Track progress and earn certifications.
• Pain Points: Lack of personalized learning, difficulty in tracking progress, and limited access to quality resources.

2. Instructors

• Description: Educators and trainers specializing in English language teaching.
• Goals: Deliver high-quality lessons, interact with students, and monitor their progress.
• Pain Points: Limited tools for content delivery and student engagement.

3. Admins

• Description: Platform administrators responsible for managing users, content, and monetization.
• Goals: Ensure smooth platform operation, manage content and users, and track performance metrics.
• Pain Points: Complex user management and lack of actionable insights.

5. Visuals Colors and Theme

Color Palette

• Background: #F5F9FF (Soft Sky Blue)
• Surface: #FFFFFF (Pure White)
• Text: #2C3E50 (Deep Navy)
• Accent: #FF6F61 (Vibrant Coral)
• Muted: #B0BEC5 (Cool Gray)

This palette reflects a modern, professional, and approachable aesthetic, aligning with the platform's educational purpose.

6. Signature Design Concept

The fiery-platform will feature a "Living Knowledge Map" as its homepage. This interactive map will visually represent the user's learning journey as a constellation of stars. Each star will represent a course or module, and as users complete lessons, the stars will light up and connect, forming constellations.

Key Features:

• Dynamic Animations: Stars will twinkle and pulsate subtly, creating a sense of wonder and progress.
• Interactive Navigation: Hovering over a star will display a tooltip with course/module details. Clicking will take the user directly to the content.
• Progress Visualization: Completed stars will glow brightly, while upcoming ones will appear dimmer, motivating users to continue learning.
• Color Shifts: The map's background will transition between soft gradients (e.g., dawn to dusk) based on the time of day.

This unique design will make fiery-platform instantly memorable and engaging, setting it apart from traditional learning platforms.

7. Non-Functional Requirements

• Performance: The platform should load within 2 seconds on a 4G connection.
• Scalability: Support up to 100,000 concurrent users.
• Security: Implement secure login (email/OTP) and data encryption.
• Accessibility: Ensure WCAG 2.1 compliance for users with disabilities.
• Localization: Support Indian locale defaults (INR, IST).

8. Tech Stack

Frontend

• React for Web
• React Native for Mobile App

Backend

• Python
• FastAPI

Database

• MySQL (with Alembic for migrations)

AI Models

• GPT 5.4 for user-friendly responses
• Claude 4.6 Opas for academic or coding work
• Google Nano Banana for image generation

AI Tools

• Litellm for LLM Routing
• Langchain

Orchestration

• Docker (local)
• Kubernetes (server-side)

9. Assumptions and Constraints

• The platform will primarily target users in India.
• Initial deployment will focus on mobile-first design.
• Monetization features (subscriptions, payments) will use third-party integrations (e.g., Razorpay).
• Live classes will rely on external APIs (e.g., Zoom).

10. Glossary

• AI: Artificial Intelligence
• EdTech: Educational Technology
• IST: Indian Standard Time
• LLM: Large Language Model
• MVP: Minimum Viable Product
• WCAG: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

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