BookingMate - Quality Engineering Practice Project

A comprehensive quality engineering practice project that simulates the complete software development lifecycle with testing activities.

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🎯 Project Purpose

This repository serves as a practical learning environment for Quality Engineering, demonstrating how testing activities are integrated throughout the software development process. The project simulates real-world scenarios where QA engineers work alongside developers to ensure software quality.

Learning Objectives:

• Practice test planning and strategy development
• Execute manual and exploratory testing
• Implement test automation frameworks
• Experience bug reporting and regression testing
• Understand the complete QA workflow in software development

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📖 About the Application

BookingMate is a web-based shared calendar reservation system designed for a study group of teachers to manage their availability for giving lessons. The application features:

• Firebase User Authentication for secure access
• Role-based permissions (Admin/User)
• Time slot reservations (Morning, Afternoon, Evening)
• Capacity management (max 2 reservations per slot/day)
• Real-time updates via Firebase Firestore
• Modern tech stack: React + TypeScript + Firebase

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🌿 Branching Strategy & Project Phases

IMPORTANT: The main branch contains only this overview. All development work and detailed documentation are organized in separate branches corresponding to each project phase.

Branch Structure:

• main (current): Project overview and branching strategy
• phase-1-implementation: Core application development
• phase-2-test-planning: Test strategy and test case creation
• phase-3-test-execution: Manual testing and bug reporting
• phase-4-test-automation: Automated testing implementation
• phase-5-fixes-regression: Bug fixes and regression testing

How to Navigate the Project:

1. Start here (main branch) to understand the overall project structure
2. Switch to specific phase branches to see detailed work for each phase
3. Follow the phases sequentially to experience the complete QA workflow
4. Check each branch's README for phase-specific objectives and deliverables

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🤝 Contributing

This is an educational project. Contributions that enhance the learning experience are welcome:

• Additional test scenarios
• Improved documentation
• New testing tools integration
• Enhanced automation examples

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📄 License

MIT License - Feel free to use this project for educational purposes.