System Requirements Document (SRD) for raven-bakery

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. System Overview
3. Functional Requirements
4. User Personas
5. Visuals Colors and Theme
6. Signature Design Concept
7. Non-Functional Requirements
8. Tech Stack
9. Assumptions and Constraints
10. Glossary

1. Introduction

This document outlines the system requirements for raven-bakery, a modern, responsive landing page for Bake Zone Bakery & Lounge, a cozy and affordable bakery café located in Hyderabad, India. The goal is to create a warm, inviting, and youthful design that highlights the café’s offerings, ambiance, and affordability while ensuring a seamless user experience across devices.

This SRD has been tailored for Ishaan Gupta, based in India, and reflects the local context, including currency (₹), cultural preferences, and user expectations.

2. System Overview

The raven-bakery project aims to design and develop a responsive landing page for Bake Zone Bakery & Lounge. The website will serve as a digital storefront, showcasing the café’s menu, ambiance, and customer reviews while providing clear calls to action for visiting or ordering online. The design will incorporate modern web standards, animations, and interactive elements to create a delightful user experience.

Key objectives include:

• Highlighting the café’s cozy ambiance and affordable pricing.
• Showcasing popular menu items with high-quality visuals.
• Providing easy navigation and quick access to essential information like location, contact details, and menu.
• Ensuring mobile-friendly design and smooth animations.

3. Functional Requirements

• As a User, I should be able to view a large banner image with the tagline: “Fresh Bakes. Cozy Vibes. Everyday Delight.”
• As a User, I should see CTA buttons like “View Menu” and “Order Now” with engaging animations (e.g., bounce or pulse on hover).
• As a User, I should be able to read a short description of the café in the About Us section.
• As a User, I should see featured menu items with images and descriptions (e.g., Chicken Cheese Grill Sandwich, Fresh Juices, Cakes & Pastries).
• As a User, I should be able to understand why the café is unique through the “Why Choose Us” section.
• As a User, I should be able to view a gallery showcasing food, seating, and the café’s ambiance.
• As a User, I should be able to read customer reviews/testimonials.
• As a User, I should be able to find the café’s address, contact details, and opening hours in the Visit Us section.
• As a User, I should see an embedded map for directions.
• As a User, I should be able to interact with sticky navigation and integration buttons (e.g., Call, WhatsApp, Directions, Order Online).
• As a User, I should experience smooth scrolling, fade-ins, and parallax effects throughout the website.

4. User Personas

1. Café Visitor

• Description: A local resident or student looking for a cozy place to hang out or grab affordable food.
• Goals: Find menu details, location, and reviews quickly.
• Pain Points: Difficulty in locating the café or understanding the offerings.

2. Online Orderer

• Description: A busy individual who prefers to order food online.
• Goals: Access the menu and place an order with minimal effort.
• Pain Points: Complicated navigation or lack of clear CTAs.

3. Tourist

• Description: A visitor to Hyderabad looking for a local café experience.
• Goals: Discover the café’s ambiance and specialties.
• Pain Points: Lack of visual representation of the café’s vibe.

5. Visuals Colors and Theme

Color Palette

• Background: #FFF8F0 (Creamy White)
• Surface: #F5E4D3 (Soft Pastel Brown)
• Text: #4A2E1E (Rich Coffee Brown)
• Accent: #FFB385 (Pastel Orange)
• Muted Tones: #D9C4B0 (Warm Beige)

Theme

The design will reflect a café-style aesthetic with warm, inviting tones and food-focused visuals. Subtle animations and smooth scrolling will enhance the user experience.

6. Signature Design Concept

Interactive Parallax Café Experience

The homepage will feature a parallax scrolling effect that immerses users in the café’s ambiance. As users scroll, they will feel like they are walking through the café:

1. Hero Section: A large, high-resolution banner image of bakery items (cakes, sandwiches, juices) with the tagline “Fresh Bakes. Cozy Vibes. Everyday Delight.” The “View Menu” and “Order Now” buttons will have a gentle bounce animation on hover.

2. About Us Section: A fade-in animation will reveal a short description of the café, accompanied by a subtle background image of a cozy café interior.

3. Popular Items Section: Each featured item will appear with a slide-in animation as the user scrolls, creating a dynamic showcase of the menu.

4. Gallery Section: Images will have a hover zoom effect, giving users a closer look at the food and ambiance.

5. Sticky Navigation Bar: The navigation bar will remain fixed at the top, with a color transition effect as users scroll.

6. Call to Action Buttons: Buttons like “Visit Today” or “Order Your Favorites Now” will have a pulse animation to draw attention.

This interactive design will make the website memorable and engaging, encouraging users to explore and take action.

7. Non-Functional Requirements

• The website must load within 3 seconds on a standard 4G connection.
• The design must be fully responsive and optimized for mobile, tablet, and desktop devices.
• Animations and transitions must be smooth and not hinder performance.
• The website must comply with accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1).

8. Tech Stack

Frontend

• React for Web

Backend

• Python
• FastAPI

Database

• MySQL (with Alembic for migrations)

AI Tools

• Litellm for LLM Routing

Local Orchestration

• Docker
• docker-compose

9. Assumptions and Constraints

• The café’s target audience primarily uses mobile devices; hence, mobile-first design principles will be applied.
• The website will not include an e-commerce system; ordering will redirect to an external platform.
• The café’s branding and logo will be provided by the client.

10. Glossary

• CTA: Call to Action, a prompt for users to take a specific action (e.g., “Order Now”).
• Parallax Effect: A scrolling technique where background images move slower than foreground content, creating a 3D effect.
• WCAG: Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, standards for making web content accessible to all users.