System Requirements Document for meta-clean

1. Introduction

The project "meta-clean" is a student-focused website designed to track daily attendance, overall attendance percentage with graphs, subject grades, and university tasks. The website is intended to be clean, mobile-responsive, and support offline-first functionality, ensuring students can access their information anytime, even without an internet connection.

2. System Overview

The meta-clean website is a mobile-responsive, offline-first platform designed for students to manage their academic responsibilities effectively. It provides features for tracking daily attendance, calculating and displaying overall attendance percentages with graphical representations, monitoring subject grades, and managing university tasks. The system supports offline data access and synchronization to ensure continuous availability of information.

2a. Product Interpretation and Delivery Boundary

The meta-clean website is delivered as a mobile-responsive web application with offline-first capabilities. It requires student self-service enrollment for first use and returning verification to access and resume durable records. The application manages identity to protect student data and ensure continuity across sessions. The system does not include adjacent account-management capabilities beyond the necessary identity establishment and verification.

2b. Source Content Inventory

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2c. Page Content and Component Coverage

Landing

• Purpose: Provide an anonymous first impression of the product, explaining its features and benefits.
• Components:
  • Introduction to the website's capabilities.
  • Call to action for students to enroll or log in.
  • Warm, welcoming illustration as per the creative direction.

Login

• Purpose: Allow students to verify their identity and access their records.
• Components:
  • Fields for username and password.
  • Option for password recovery.
  • Button to submit login credentials.

Dashboard

• Purpose: Serve as the central hub for students to access summaries and navigate to detailed workflows.
• Components:
  • Overview of attendance, grades, and tasks.
  • Navigation links to Attendance, Grades, and Tasks pages.
  • Graphical representation of overall attendance percentage.

Attendance

• Purpose: Record and review daily attendance.
• Components:
  • Interface for marking daily attendance.
  • List of recorded attendance with dates.
  • Option to edit or correct attendance records.

Attendance Overview

• Purpose: Display overall attendance percentage and trends.
• Components:
  • Graphs showing attendance trends over time.
  • Summary statistics of attendance percentage.
  • Filters for viewing specific time periods.

Grades

• Purpose: Record and review subject grades.
• Components:
  • Interface for entering grades by subject.
  • List of grades with subject names and scores.
  • Option to update or correct grades.

Tasks

• Purpose: Manage university tasks.
• Components:
  • List of tasks with due dates and statuses.
  • Option to mark tasks as complete.
  • Button to add new tasks.

Task Details

• Purpose: Create and update university tasks.
• Components:
  • Fields for task name, description, due date, and status.
  • Button to save task details.
  • Option to delete tasks.

3. Functional Requirements

• As a Student, I should be able to enroll myself for the first use to access the website's features. (required_inference)
• As a Student, I should be able to log in to verify my identity and access my records. (required_inference)
• As a Student, I should be able to track my daily attendance. (explicit)
• As a Student, I should be able to view my overall attendance percentage with graphical representations. (explicit)
• As a Student, I should be able to record and review my subject grades. (explicit)
• As a Student, I should be able to manage my university tasks, including viewing, adding, and completing tasks. (explicit)
• As a Student, I should be able to access my data offline and have it synchronize when online. (required_inference)

4. User Personas

Student

• Context: The primary user of the meta-clean website, responsible for managing their academic activities.
• Primary Goal: To efficiently track and manage attendance, grades, and tasks.
• Responsibilities:
  • Enroll and log in to the website.
  • Record daily attendance and review attendance trends.
  • Enter and review grades for each subject.
  • Manage university tasks, including adding, updating, and completing them.
• Interactions:
  • Interacts with the website to input and review academic data.
  • Uses offline capabilities to access information without internet connectivity.
• Observable Success: Successfully manages academic responsibilities with accurate and up-to-date information.

5. Core User Flows

5.1 Enrollment and Login

1. Landing Page: Student visits the landing page and is introduced to the website's features.
2. Enrollment: Student enrolls by providing necessary information.
3. Login Page: Student enters credentials to log in.
4. Dashboard: Upon successful login, the student is directed to the dashboard.

5.2 Daily Attendance Tracking

1. Dashboard: Student selects the Attendance option.
2. Attendance Page: Student marks daily attendance.
3. Review: Student reviews recorded attendance for accuracy.
4. Continuation: Student returns to the dashboard or logs out.

5.3 Viewing Attendance Overview

1. Dashboard: Student selects the Attendance Overview option.
2. Attendance Overview Page: Student views overall attendance percentage and trends.
3. Analysis: Student analyzes attendance data.
4. Continuation: Student returns to the dashboard or logs out.

5.4 Grade Management

1. Dashboard: Student selects the Grades option.
2. Grades Page: Student enters or updates grades for subjects.
3. Review: Student reviews grades for accuracy.
4. Continuation: Student returns to the dashboard or logs out.

5.5 Task Management

1. Dashboard: Student selects the Tasks option.
2. Tasks Page: Student views and manages tasks.
3. Task Details: Student adds or updates task details.
4. Completion: Student marks tasks as complete.
5. Continuation: Student returns to the dashboard or logs out.

6. Visuals Colors and Theme

• Muse: Frank Chimero
• Palette (light mode):
  • Background: #FAF3E0
  • Surface: #FFFFFF
  • Text: #2C2C2C
  • Primary: #FF6F61
  • Accent: #6B705C
  • Muted: #D8C3A5
• Typography:
  • Headings: Literata — Medium weight, generous size contrast, wide tracking
  • Body: Source Serif
  • Scale: 1.5 modular, 48/32/24/16/14
• Shape Language: Rounded edges, soft panels, organic layouts
• Layout: Single-column reading measure with illustrated section openers and spacious margins
• Imagery: Warm flat illustrations and hand-drawn diagrams

7. Signature Design Concept

The landing page will feature an editorial hero with a large welcoming illustration on a warm background, balanced with a clear call to action. Illustrated section openers will greet the user with warmth and context, using a single-column layout for readability and focus on content. Gentle animated transitions with small illustrations will guide users, complemented by generous whitespace to create a breathable and uncluttered interface.

8. Interaction Model & Motion Direction

• Interaction Model: Static
• Motion Tempo: Restrained
• Hero Dimensionality: Flat
• Landing Hero Motion Brief: The landing hero will feature a large welcoming illustration that transforms into a call to action as the user scrolls. The motion will be gentle, using small illustrations to enhance engagement without distraction. A reduced-motion state will be available for accessibility.

9. Non-Functional Requirements

• The website must be mobile-responsive to ensure usability across different devices. (explicit)
• The website must support offline-first use to allow access without internet connectivity. (explicit)

10. Tech Stack

• Frontend: React (for building the user interface)
• Backend: Python/FastAPI (for handling server-side logic)
• Storage: Appropriate storage solutions for offline data access and synchronization
• Containerization: Docker/docker-compose (for development and deployment environments)

11. Assumptions and Constraints

• The website will be accessed primarily by students on mobile devices.
• Offline-first functionality is critical to ensure data availability without internet connectivity.
• The design will adhere to the warm editorial clarity inspired by Frank Chimero.

12. Glossary

• Offline-first: A design approach that ensures the application can function without an internet connection and synchronizes data when connectivity is restored.
• Mobile-responsive: A design that adapts to different screen sizes and orientations to provide an optimal user experience on mobile devices.