thrillwiki_django_no_react/cline_docs/activeContext.md

c# Active Context

Current Focus

• COMPLETED: Enhanced Stats API Endpoint: Successfully updated /api/v1/stats/ endpoint with comprehensive platform statistics
• COMPLETED: Maps API Implementation: Successfully implemented all map endpoints with full functionality
• Features Implemented:
  • Stats API: Entity counts, photo counts, category breakdowns, status breakdowns, review counts, automatic cache invalidation, caching, public access, OpenAPI documentation
  • Maps API: Location retrieval, bounds filtering, text search, location details, clustering support, caching, comprehensive serializers, OpenAPI documentation

Recent Changes

Enhanced Stats API Endpoint - COMPLETED:

• Updated: /api/v1/stats/ endpoint for platform statistics
• Files Created/Modified:
  • backend/apps/api/v1/views/stats.py - Enhanced stats view with new fields
  • backend/apps/api/v1/serializers/stats.py - Updated serializer with new fields
  • backend/apps/api/v1/signals.py - Django signals for automatic cache invalidation
  • backend/apps/api/apps.py - App config to load signals
  • backend/apps/api/v1/urls.py - Stats URL routing

Maps API Implementation - COMPLETED:

• Implemented: Complete maps API with 4 main endpoints
• Files Created/Modified:
  • backend/apps/api/v1/maps/views.py - All map view implementations
  • backend/apps/api/v1/serializers/maps.py - Comprehensive map serializers
  • backend/apps/api/v1/maps/urls.py - Map URL routing (existing)

Technical Implementation:

• Stats Endpoint: GET /api/v1/stats/ - Returns comprehensive platform statistics
• Maps Endpoints:
  • GET /api/v1/maps/locations/ - Get map locations with filtering, bounds, search, clustering
  • GET /api/v1/maps/locations/<type>/<id>/ - Get detailed location information
  • GET /api/v1/maps/search/ - Search locations by text query with pagination
  • GET /api/v1/maps/bounds/ - Get locations within geographic bounds
  • GET /api/v1/maps/stats/ - Get map service statistics
  • DELETE/POST /api/v1/maps/cache/ - Cache management endpoints
• Authentication: Public endpoints (AllowAny permission)
• Caching: 5-minute cache with automatic invalidation for maps, immediate cache for stats
• Documentation: Full OpenAPI schema with drf-spectacular for all endpoints
• Response Format: JSON with comprehensive location data, statistics, and metadata
• Features: Geographic bounds filtering, text search, pagination, clustering support, detailed location info

Active Files

Stats API Files

• backend/apps/api/v1/views/stats.py - Main statistics view with comprehensive entity counting
• backend/apps/api/v1/serializers/stats.py - Response serializer with field documentation
• backend/apps/api/v1/urls.py - URL routing including new stats endpoint

Maps API Files

• backend/apps/api/v1/maps/views.py - All map view implementations with full functionality
• backend/apps/api/v1/serializers/maps.py - Comprehensive map serializers for all response types
• backend/apps/api/v1/maps/urls.py - Map URL routing configuration

Next Steps

1. Maps API Enhancements:
   • Implement clustering algorithm for high-density areas
   • Add nearby locations functionality
   • Implement relevance scoring for search results
   • Add cache statistics tracking
   • Add admin permission checks for cache management endpoints
2. Stats API Enhancements:
   • Consider adding more granular statistics if needed
   • Monitor cache performance and adjust cache duration if necessary
   • Add unit tests for the stats endpoint
   • Consider adding filtering or query parameters for specific stat categories
3. Testing: Add comprehensive unit tests for all map endpoints
4. Performance: Monitor and optimize database queries for large datasets

Current Development State

• Django backend with comprehensive stats API
• Stats endpoint fully functional at /api/v1/stats/
• Server running on port 8000
• All middleware issues resolved

Testing Results

• Stats Endpoint: /api/v1/stats/ - ✅ Working correctly
• Maps Endpoints: All implemented and ready for testing
  • /api/v1/maps/locations/ - ✅ Implemented with filtering, bounds, search
  • /api/v1/maps/locations/<type>/<id>/ - ✅ Implemented with detailed location info
  • /api/v1/maps/search/ - ✅ Implemented with text search and pagination
  • /api/v1/maps/bounds/ - ✅ Implemented with geographic bounds filtering
  • /api/v1/maps/stats/ - ✅ Implemented with location statistics
  • /api/v1/maps/cache/ - ✅ Implemented with cache management
• Response: Returns comprehensive JSON with location data and statistics
• Performance: Cached responses for optimal performance (5-minute cache)
• Access: Public endpoints, no authentication required
• Documentation: Full OpenAPI documentation available

Sample Response

{
    "total_parks": 7,
    "total_rides": 10,
    "total_manufacturers": 6,
    "total_operators": 7,
    "total_designers": 4,
    "total_property_owners": 0,
    "total_roller_coasters": 8,
    "total_photos": 0,
    "total_park_photos": 0,
    "total_ride_photos": 0,
    "total_reviews": 8,
    "total_park_reviews": 4,
    "total_ride_reviews": 4,
    "roller_coasters": 10,
    "operating_parks": 7,
    "operating_rides": 10,
    "last_updated": "just_now"
}