# Documentation Checklist

Use this checklist to track core project documentation for the web/payroll system.

## 1) Project Foundation

- [ ] `README.md` with overview, modules, and tech stack
- [ ] Local setup guide (`install`, `.env`, build, run, DB import)
- [ ] Environment variables reference (name, purpose, sample)
- [ ] Architecture overview (frontend, backend, DB, auth flow)

## 2) Functional Docs

- [ ] Frontend route map with required roles
- [ ] API catalog (endpoint, method, params, response, errors)
- [ ] Module docs (Employees, Attendance, Payroll, Loans, Requests)
- [ ] Feature behavior notes (edge cases and expected outputs)

## 3) Security and Access

- [ ] Authentication flow documentation
- [ ] Authorization guard rules (`require_auth.php`, `require_role()`)
- [ ] Role-permission matrix (ADMIN, HR, EMPLOYEE, etc.)
- [ ] Protected endpoints list
- [ ] Security checklist (validation, SQL injection, CORS, sessions, rate limits)

## 4) Performance and Caching

- [ ] Performance baseline (initial load, dashboard load, sidebar/nav load)
- [ ] Optimization log (what changed and why)
- [ ] Cache strategy (asset versioning, service worker, cache invalidation)
- [ ] Update strategy so users do not need to clear cookies/cache manually

## 5) Data and Backend Ops

- [ ] Database schema documentation (tables, keys, relations)
- [ ] Migration/change log for schema updates
- [ ] Error handling and logging guide
- [ ] Backup and restore procedure

## 6) QA, Release, and Maintenance

- [ ] Test plan (manual + automated + smoke tests)
- [ ] Deployment runbook (build, deploy, verify, rollback)
- [ ] Monitoring and alerting checklist
- [ ] Release notes / changelog template

## Tracking

- Owner:
- Last updated:
- Notes: