Milestone Success Report ‐ Core Implementation Milestone - bounswe/bounswe2026group4 GitHub Wiki

This meeting was conducted to evaluate the success of our own Milestone: Core Implementation Complete and to plan the remaining tasks for the MVP milestone. The discussion details about the MVP Milestone planning can be found on the Milestone Planning Meeting wiki page.

Details

📅 Date: 02 / 04 / 2026
📍 Location: Google Meet
🕒 Duration: 20:00 – 20:50
📝 Note Taker: Osman Yusuf Tosun

👥 Attendees

  • Oğuz Semih Arık
  • Ömer Faruk Çelik
  • Sezin Doğan
  • Mert Eren Kaplan
  • Aysu Keskin
  • Kemal Mahmutoğulları
  • Osman Yusuf Tosun
  • Ahmet Çağdaş Giritli

Milestone Success Status — Core Implementation Complete

Frontend

The Core Implementation Complete milestone has been successfully achieved in terms of frontend. All planned tasks were completed on time and the frontend reached a stable, fully functional state aligned with the project goals.

This milestone establishes the foundation of the application; covering authentication, core pages, interactions, and overall structure.

Completed Features

  • Foundation & Setup:

    • Project structure setup — ✅ Completed by Ömer
    • Initial Docker setup — ✅ Completed by Sezin
    • Auth context, protected routes, and token management — ✅ Completed by Ömer
    • App layout shell with responsive navigation — ✅ Completed by Ömer

  • Shared Components & UI:

    • Shared UI components (loading, error, empty states, etc.) — ✅ Completed by Sezin
    • Reusable components (e.g., StoryCard, layout elements) — ✅ Completed

  • Authentication:

    • Login page - ✅ Completed by Ömer
    • Registration page - ✅ Completed by Sezin

  • Core Pages & Functionality:

    • Feed view with story cards and pagination — ✅ Completed by Sezin
    • Story detail page with full content and metadata — ✅ Completed by Sezin
    • Interactive map view with story pins — ✅ Completed by Ömer
    • Story submission form with map-based location picker — ✅ Completed by Ömer
    • User profile page with submitted stories — ✅ Completed by Ömer

  • Search & Filtering:

    • Search bar and filter panel (text-based search) — ✅ Completed by Sezin

In Progress / Under Review

  • Like & Comment functionality — 🔄 PR open, currently under review, by Sezin
  • Story card bug fix — 🔄 PR open, currently under review, by Sezin

Status Summary

  • ✅ All core features implemented
  • ✅ All tasks completed within deadline
  • 🔄 Minor improvements and interaction features under review

Next Steps Toward MVP

  • Extend search functionality to support coordinate-based searching (dependent on backend completion)
  • Finalize and merge open PRs (like/comment + bug fixes)
  • Continue integration and refinement for MVP readiness

Backend

The Core Implementation Complete milestone has been successfully achieved in terms of backend for the MVP scope. The main backend features planned for MVP were implemented and the backend reached a functional state that supports the core user flows of the application.

This milestone established the backend foundation of the platform, including authentication, story management, search and filtering, interactions, media handling, and deployment readiness.

Completed Features

  • Foundation & Setup:

    • Backend project structure and environment configuration — ✅ Completed
    • Database integration and core schema setup — ✅ Completed
    • JWT-based authentication and authorization infrastructure — ✅ Completed
    • Role-based access control for protected actions — ✅ Completed

  • Authentication:

    • User registration endpoint — ✅ Completed
    • User login endpoint — ✅ Completed
    • User logout endpoint — ✅ Completed

  • Core Story Functionality:

    • Story creation endpoint — ✅ Completed
    • Story listing and detail endpoints — ✅ Completed
    • Story update functionality — ✅ Completed
    • Map data endpoint for pinned stories — ✅ Completed
    • Feed endpoint with pagination and recent-based listing — ✅ Completed

  • Search & Filtering:

    • Basic search functionality for stories — ✅ Completed
    • Filtering support for MVP-level story discovery — ✅ Completed

  • Interactions:

    • Like functionality — ✅ Completed
    • Comment functionality — ✅ Completed

  • Media & Profile Support:

    • Image upload support for stories — ✅ Completed
    • Profile-related backend support for submitted stories and user data — ✅ Completed

  • Testing & Integration:

    • Core backend tests for major MVP flows — ✅ Completed

In Progress / Under Review

  • Story delete functionality — 📝 issue opened, planned for implementation next
  • Filtering improvement for accepting range-based intervals — 📝 Issue created, planned for implementation next

Status Summary

  • ✅ All main backend features required for MVP have been implemented
  • ✅ Core API structure is functional and integrated with the application
  • 📝 Delete functionality has been identified and scheduled as a next backend task
  • 📝 Range-based filtering improvement has been identified and scheduled as a next backend task

Mobile

The Core Implementation Complete milestone has been successfully achieved in terms of mobile. All planned foundational tasks were completed on time and the mobile application reached a runnable and structurally consistent state aligned with the project goals.

This milestone establishes the foundation of the mobile application; covering navigation structure, authentication flow, core screens, and backend integration readiness.

Completed Features

  • Foundation & Setup:

    • Initial mobile app setup with React Native and Expo Go — ✅ Completed by Mert
    • Project structure, routing, and core module organization — ✅ Completed by Mert
    • Expo-compatible dependency alignment and configuration — ✅ Completed by Mert

  • App Layout & Navigation:

    • Mobile app layout shell (AppLayout) with reusable structure — ✅ Completed by Oğuz
    • Mobile-friendly navigation system (back navigation support, routing structure) — ✅ Completed by Oğuz
    • Conditional navigation items based on authentication state — ✅ Completed by Oğuz

  • Authentication:

    • Login screen UI/UX implementation — ✅ Completed by Osman
    • Registration page implementation — ✅ Completed by Mert
    • Authentication state management — ✅ Completed by Oğuz

  • Core Pages & Functionality:

    • Feed screen with story listing and navigation to detail — ✅ Completed by Osman
    • Story detail screen with media and map integration — ✅ Completed by Oğuz
    • Story submission screen aligned with backend API — ✅ Completed by Osman
    • Map view with story pins — ✅ Completed by Mert
    • User profile page with submitted stories — ✅ Completed by Mert

  • Search & Filtering:

    • Search and filtering functionality — ✅ Completed by Oğuz

  • Backend Integration:

    • API integration for fetching stories and submitting new stories — ✅ Completed by Osman
    • Alignment with backend request/response structure — ✅ Completed by Osman

In Progress / Under Review

  • GitHub Actions setup for generating APK builds — 🔄 In progress
  • UI/UX improvements and updates — 🔄 In progress
  • Testing the application and identifying/fixing bugs — 🔄 In progress

Status Summary

  • ✅ Mobile app is runnable on physical devices via Expo Go
  • ✅ Core navigation and screen structure implemented
  • ✅ Backend integration established for main flows
  • 🔄 Some interaction features and refinements under review

Next Steps Toward MVP

  • Improve UI/UX consistency across all screens
  • Enhance map and filtering experience
  • Optimize performance and finalize mobile responsiveness for MVP readiness