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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/health for 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.