Form Validation:
- Create comprehensive Zod validation schemas for all forms
- Login form: email, password validation
- Register form: first name, last name, email, password strength requirements
- Profile update form: all user fields with optional phone/address
- Password change form: current password, new password confirmation
- Vote submission form: election ID and candidate selection
Password Strength:
- Minimum 8 characters
- At least one uppercase letter
- At least one digit
- At least one special character (!@#$%^&*)
React Hook Form Integration:
- Update login page with useForm and field-level error display
- Update register page with form validation and error messages
- Show validation errors inline with red borders
- Disable form submission while loading or submitting
- Better user feedback with detailed error messages
Type Safety:
- Zod schemas with TypeScript inference
- Type-safe form data types
- Proper error handling and validation
Build Status:
- All pages compile successfully
- Zero TypeScript errors
- Bundle size includes Zod (~40 kB) and React Hook Form
- Login/Register pages: 145 kB First Load JS (includes new validation libraries)
- Shared bundle remains ~102 kB
Setup:
- npm install zod react-hook-form @hookform/resolvers
- Ready for production with form validation
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Core Integration:
- Create API client with TypeScript types for all endpoints
- Implement authentication context provider for user state management
- Add protected route component for dashboard access control
- Connect login/register pages to backend authentication endpoints
- Implement user session persistence with localStorage tokens
Authentication:
- Login page now connects to /api/auth/login endpoint
- Register page connects to /api/auth/register with validation
- Password strength requirements (min 8 chars)
- Form validation and error handling
- Automatic redirect to dashboard on successful auth
- Logout functionality with session cleanup
Protected Routes:
- Dashboard pages require authentication
- Non-authenticated users redirected to login
- Loading spinner during auth verification
- User name displayed in dashboard header
- Proper session management
Election/Vote APIs:
- Dashboard fetches active elections from /api/elections/active
- Display real election data with candidates count
- Handle loading and error states
- Skeleton loaders for better UX
Type Safety:
- Full TypeScript interfaces for all API responses
- Proper error handling with try-catch blocks
- API response types: AuthToken, VoterProfile, Election, Candidate, Vote, VoteHistory
Environment:
- API URL configurable via NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL env variable
- Default to http://localhost:8000 for local development
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- Migrate from React CRA to Next.js 15 with modern architecture
- Implement comprehensive shadcn/ui component library
- Create complete dashboard system with layouts and navigation
- Build authentication pages (login, register) with proper forms
- Implement vote management pages (active, upcoming, history, archives)
- Add user profile management with security settings
- Configure Tailwind CSS with custom dark theme (accent: #e8704b)
- Setup TypeScript with strict type checking
- Backup old React-based frontend to .backups/frontend-old
- All pages compile successfully and build passes linting
Pages created:
- Home page with hero section and features
- Authentication (login/register)
- Dashboard with stats and vote cards
- Vote management (active, upcoming, history, archives)
- User profile with form validation
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