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Development Standards

Complete guide to ContractAI development standards and best practices

Overview

This document provides comprehensive guidance for maintaining high-quality development standards in ContractAI, covering architecture, code quality, review processes, and version control.

Architecture Standards

Architecture Overview

graph TD
    A[Architecture] --> B[Design]
    A --> C[Implementation]
    A --> D[Deployment]

    B --> B1[Patterns]
    B --> B2[Principles]
    B --> B3[Standards]

    C --> C1[Code]
    C --> C2[Services]
    C --> C3[Integration]

    D --> D1[Infrastructure]
    D --> D2[Security]
    D --> D3[Monitoring]

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Architecture Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Design as Design
    participant Review as Review
    participant Implement as Implement
    participant Deploy as Deploy

    Design->>Review: Propose
    Review->>Implement: Approve
    Implement->>Deploy: Complete
    Deploy->>Design: Monitor

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Code Quality

Quality Standards

graph TD
    A[Quality] --> B[Code]
    A --> C[Documentation]
    A --> D[Testing]

    B --> B1[Style]
    B --> B2[Structure]
    B --> B3[Performance]

    C --> C1[Comments]
    C --> C2[Docstrings]
    C --> C3[Guides]

    D --> D1[Unit]
    D --> D2[Integration]
    D --> D3[E2E]

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Quality Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Dev as Developer
    participant Code as Code
    participant Review as Review
    participant QA as QA

    Dev->>Code: Write
    Code->>Review: Submit
    Review->>QA: Check
    QA->>Dev: Feedback

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Review Process

Review Standards

graph TD
    A[Review] --> B[Code]
    A --> C[Design]
    A --> D[Security]

    B --> B1[Style]
    B --> B2[Quality]
    B --> B3[Tests]

    C --> C1[Architecture]
    C --> C2[Patterns]
    C --> C3[Scalability]

    D --> D1[Vulnerabilities]
    D --> D2[Compliance]
    D --> D3[Best Practices]

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Review Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant PR as PR
    participant Review as Review
    participant Security as Security
    participant Merge as Merge

    PR->>Review: Submit
    Review->>Security: Check
    Security->>PR: Approve
    PR->>Merge: Complete

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Version Control

Version Standards

graph TD
    A[Version] --> B[Git]
    A --> C[Branching]
    A --> D[Release]

    B --> B1[Commits]
    B --> B2[Tags]
    B --> B3[History]

    C --> C1[Main]
    C --> C2[Feature]
    C --> C3[Hotfix]

    D --> D1[Versioning]
    D --> D2[Changelog]
    D --> D3[Deployment]

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Version Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Dev as Developer
    participant Branch as Branch
    participant Main as Main
    participant Release as Release

    Dev->>Branch: Work
    Branch->>Main: Merge
    Main->>Release: Tag
    Release->>Dev: Deploy

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Development Process

Process Standards

graph TD
    A[Process] --> B[Planning]
    A --> C[Development]
    A --> D[Deployment]

    B --> B1[Requirements]
    B --> B2[Design]
    B --> B3[Approval]

    C --> C1[Implementation]
    C --> C2[Testing]
    C --> C3[Review]

    D --> D1[Build]
    D --> D2[Deploy]
    D --> D3[Monitor]

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Process Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Plan as Planning
    participant Dev as Development
    participant Test as Testing
    participant Deploy as Deploy

    Plan->>Dev: Start
    Dev->>Test: Complete
    Test->>Deploy: Approve
    Deploy->>Plan: Monitor

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Release Management

Release Standards

graph TD
    A[Release] --> B[Versioning]
    A --> C[Deployment]
    A --> D[Monitoring]

    B --> B1[Semantic]
    B --> B2[Changelog]
    B --> B3[Documentation]

    C --> C1[Build]
    C --> C2[Test]
    C --> C3[Deploy]

    D --> D1[Metrics]
    D --> D2[Logs]
    D --> D3[Alerts]

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Release Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Version as Version
    participant Build as Build
    participant Deploy as Deploy
    participant Monitor as Monitor

    Version->>Build: Tag
    Build->>Deploy: Package
    Deploy->>Monitor: Release
    Monitor->>Version: Status

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Best Practices

Development Standards

graph TD
    A[Standards] --> B[Code]
    A --> C[Process]
    A --> D[Security]

    B --> B1[Quality]
    B --> B2[Style]
    B --> B3[Documentation]

    C --> C1[Workflow]
    C --> C2[Review]
    C --> C3[Release]

    D --> D1[Secure]
    D --> D2[Compliant]
    D --> D3[Audited]

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Implementation

graph TD
    A[Implementation] --> B[Development]
    A --> C[Review]
    A --> D[Deployment]

    B --> B1[Planning]
    B --> B2[Coding]
    B --> B3[Testing]

    C --> C1[Code]
    C --> C2[Design]
    C --> C3[Security]

    D --> D1[Build]
    D --> D2[Test]
    D --> D3[Deploy]

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Tools

Development Tools

graph TD
    A[Tools] --> B[IDE]
    A --> C[Version]
    A --> D[CI/CD]

    B --> B1[VSCode]
    B --> B2[PyCharm]
    B --> B3[Extensions]

    C --> C1[Git]
    C --> C2[GitHub]
    C --> C3[CLI]

    D --> D1[Build]
    D --> D2[Test]
    D --> D3[Deploy]

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Tool Flow

sequenceDiagram
    participant Dev as Developer
    participant IDE as IDE
    participant Git as Git
    participant CI as CI/CD

    Dev->>IDE: Code
    IDE->>Git: Commit
    Git->>CI: Push
    CI->>Dev: Status

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Need help with development standards? Contact our development team at dev@contractai.com or visit our Development Portal

Next Steps

1. Review standards
2. Set up tools
3. Follow guidelines
4. Implement changes
5. Review code
6. Deploy updates

Additional Resources

• Development Guide
• Environment Setup
• Code Style Guide
• Testing Guide
• Development Portal