Feature Roadmap & Implementation Status

✅ Completed Features

Backend Infrastructure

[x] Notification system (models, API, admin)
[x] GDPR compliance views
[x] Inventory management system
[x] Practice room reservations
[x] User authentication & roles
[x] Lesson management
[x] Student/Teacher profiles

Frontend

[x] Premium login/signup pages with branding
[x] Calendar with privacy controls
[x] Dashboard with settings
[x] Pricing page with functional buttons
[x] About page with GitHub link

🚧 In Progress

Notification System Frontend Integration

Status: Backend complete, frontend needs update

What's Done:

✅ Backend API (/api/notifications/)
✅ Database model with 13 notification types
✅ Mark as read, mark all as read endpoints
✅ Unread count endpoint
✅ Auto-polling capability

What's Needed:

[ ] Update DashboardHeader.tsx to use API instead of user preferences
[ ] Add real-time polling (every 30s)
[ ] Fix "mark as read" persistence issue
[ ] Add notification icons per type
[ ] Create "View all notifications" page

Files to Update:

/frontend/components/DashboardHeader.tsx - Replace notification logic
/frontend/app/dashboard/notifications/page.tsx - Create full notifications page

📋 Planned Features

1. Classes & Group Lessons

Priority: High Description: Allow instructors to create and manage group lessons/classes

Features Needed:

[ ] Class/Group model (backend)
[ ] Class creation UI
[ ] Student enrollment in classes
[ ] Group lesson scheduling
[ ] Shared lesson plans for groups
[ ] Class attendance tracking
[ ] Group messaging

Database Schema:

class Class(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=200)
    instructor = models.ForeignKey(Teacher)
    students = models.ManyToManyField(Student)
    instrument_focus = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    max_students = models.IntegerField(default=10)
    schedule = models.JSONField()  # Recurring schedule
    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)

2. Bands & Ensembles Management

Priority: High Description: Manage bands/ensembles with member tracking and shared resources

Features Needed:

[ ] Band/Ensemble model (backend)
[ ] Band creation and management UI
[ ] Member roster with instrument assignments
[ ] Shared repertoire/setlist management
[ ] Practice schedule coordination
[ ] Performance tracking
[ ] Band-specific file sharing (sheet music, recordings)
[ ] Band messaging/announcements

Database Schema:

class Band(models.Model):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=200)
    genre = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    director = models.ForeignKey(Teacher, null=True)
    description = models.TextField(blank=True)
    created_at = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True)

class BandMember(models.Model):
    band = models.ForeignKey(Band, related_name='members')
    student = models.ForeignKey(Student)
    instrument = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    role = models.CharField(max_length=100)  # e.g., "Lead Guitar", "Drummer"
    joined_date = models.DateField()

class BandRepertoire(models.Model):
    band = models.ForeignKey(Band, related_name='repertoire')
    song_title = models.CharField(max_length=200)
    composer = models.CharField(max_length=200)
    status = models.CharField(max_length=50)  # learning, rehearsing, performance-ready
    sheet_music = models.FileField(upload_to='band_music/')

3. Stripe Payment Integration

Priority: Medium Description: Integrate Stripe for subscription payments and billing

Features Needed:

[ ] Stripe API integration
[ ] Subscription management
[ ] Payment webhooks
[ ] Customer portal
[ ] Invoice generation
[ ] Trial period automation
[ ] Payment history

4. Document Management & E-Signatures

Priority: Medium Description: Digital document signing for waivers, contracts, etc.

Features Needed:

[ ] Document upload and templates
[ ] E-signature capture
[ ] Document status tracking
[ ] Notifications for pending signatures
[ ] Document storage and retrieval
[ ] Integration with Resources panel

5. Messaging System Enhancement

Priority: Low Description: Improve in-app messaging

Features Needed:

[ ] Real-time chat (WebSockets)
[ ] Group messaging
[ ] File attachments
[ ] Message read receipts
[ ] Push notifications for new messages

🐛 Known Issues

Critical

[ ] Login failing due to backend module import error (FIXED - needs testing)
[ ] Notification "mark as read" not persisting (backend ready, frontend needs update)

Medium

[ ] Demo lessons still showing on calendar (FIXED - removed for production)
[ ] Non-Docker version needs to match Docker functionality

Low

[ ] Logo needs to be consistent across all pages

🎯 Next Immediate Steps

Update Notification Frontend
Replace user preferences with API calls
Add polling for real-time updates
Test mark as read functionality
Plan Classes & Bands Feature
Design database schema
Create wireframes for UI
Implement backend models
Build frontend components

📊 Progress Tracking

Overall Completion: ~70%

Core Features: 85%
UI/UX Polish: 80%
Backend API: 75%
Frontend Integration: 65%
Production Readiness: 60%

Target for MVP: 90% overall completion

Estimated Time to MVP:

Notification system fix: 2 hours
Classes feature: 1 week
Bands feature: 1 week
Stripe integration: 3-4 days
Document signing: 1 week
Polish & testing: 1 week

Total: ~4-5 weeks to full MVP