Technical Documentation

# service-name

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One-sentence description of what this service does.

## Prerequisites

- Python 3.12+ / Node.js 20+ / Go 1.22+
- Docker 24+
- PostgreSQL 16 (or `docker compose up db`)

## Quickstart

\```bash
git clone https://github.com/org/service-name
cd service-name
cp .env.example .env        # fill in required values
docker compose up -d db     # start dependencies
make install                # install dependencies
make dev                    # start dev server on :8000
\```

## Configuration

| Variable | Required | Default | Description |
|----------|----------|---------|-------------|
| `DATABASE_URL` | Yes | — | PostgreSQL connection string |
| `JWT_SECRET` | Yes | — | 32-byte secret for JWT signing |
| `LOG_LEVEL` | No | `INFO` | Log verbosity (DEBUG/INFO/WARN/ERROR) |
| `PORT` | No | `8000` | HTTP server port |

## Development

\```bash
make test          # run unit + integration tests
make lint          # run linters
make typecheck     # run type checker
make build         # build production artifact
\```

See [docs/development.md](docs/development.md) for detailed setup, running locally, and debugging.

## Deployment

This service is deployed via GitHub Actions. See [docs/deployment.md](docs/deployment.md).

## Contributing

1. Fork the repo and create a branch: `feat/your-feature`
2. Make changes, write tests
3. Open a PR — the CI must be green before review

See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for the full guide.

## License

MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE)

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Payment Service API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: |
    Processes payments and manages payment methods.

    ## Authentication
    All endpoints require a Bearer token in the `Authorization` header.

servers:
  - url: https://api.example.com/v1
    description: Production
  - url: https://staging-api.example.com/v1
    description: Staging

security:
  - BearerAuth: []

paths:
  /payments:
    post:
      operationId: createPayment
      summary: Create a payment
      tags: [Payments]
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreatePaymentRequest'
            example:
              amount: 10000
              currency: USD
              source: tok_visa
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Payment created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Payment'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'

  /payments/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getPayment
      summary: Get a payment by ID
      tags: [Payments]
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/PaymentId'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Payment found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Payment'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'

components:
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT

  parameters:
    PaymentId:
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
      description: Payment identifier

  schemas:
    CreatePaymentRequest:
      type: object
      required: [amount, currency, source]
      properties:
        amount:
          type: integer
          description: Amount in smallest currency unit (cents for USD)
          example: 10000
          minimum: 1
        currency:
          type: string
          enum: [USD, EUR, GBP]
          example: USD
        source:
          type: string
          description: Stripe payment method token
          example: tok_visa

    Payment:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        amount:
          type: integer
        currency:
          type: string
        status:
          type: string
          enum: [pending, succeeded, failed]
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time

    Error:
      type: object
      required: [code, message]
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          example: VALIDATION_ERROR
        message:
          type: string
          example: amount must be greater than 0
        details:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object

  responses:
    ValidationError:
      description: Request validation failed
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Missing or invalid authentication
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'

docs/
└── adr/
    ├── 0001-use-postgresql-for-primary-store.md
    ├── 0002-use-kafka-for-event-streaming.md
    └── 0003-adopt-opentelemetry-for-tracing.md

# Technical Spec: [Feature Name]

**Status:** Draft | In Review | Accepted | Implemented
**Author:** [name]
**Last updated:** YYYY-MM-DD
**Related:** [Jira/Linear ticket], [ADR-XXXX]

## Problem

[1–3 paragraphs: what problem are we solving? Why now? What happens if we don't?]

## Proposed Solution

[Describe the solution at a level where another engineer can implement it.
Include: API contracts, data model changes, component interactions, migration plan.]

### API Changes

[List new or modified endpoints with request/response shapes]

### Data Model

[Schema changes, new tables, index additions]

### Component Diagram

[ASCII or Mermaid diagram showing how components interact]

## Alternatives Considered

| Option | Pros | Cons | Reason not chosen |
|--------|------|------|------------------|
| ...    | ...  | ...  | ...              |

## Implementation Plan

1. [ ] Phase 1: ...
2. [ ] Phase 2: ...
3. [ ] Phase 3: ...

## Risks and Mitigations

| Risk | Likelihood | Impact | Mitigation |
|------|-----------|--------|-----------|
| ...  | ...       | ...    | ...       |

## Open Questions

| Question | Owner | Due |
|----------|-------|-----|
| ...      | ...   | ... |

## Stakeholder Sign-off

- [ ] Engineering lead: @name
- [ ] Product: @name
- [ ] Security (if auth/data): @name