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Summary

Closes #132.

Adds frontend/API validation documentation for OpenShield covering the React/Vite frontend, Flask API endpoints, JWT behaviour, CORS/error handling, live mode setup, and frontend-to-backend data flow.

Changes

  • Added docs/validation/FRONTEND_API_TESTING.md
  • Added docs/validation/TEST_RESULTS.md
  • Documented frontend page inventory
  • Documented page-to-API endpoint mapping
  • Documented live mode setup using VITE_API_URL and JWT token handling
  • Documented expected API response shapes
  • Added auth/JWT validation checklist
  • Added CORS, loading, error, and empty-state validation checklist
  • Added known frontend/API gaps and recommended follow-up issues
  • Added structured frontend/API test results table

Validation Results

  • npm install: Pass
  • npm run lint: Failed — 65 lint errors, mostly unused React imports
  • npm run build: Pass
  • npm run dev: Pass — Vite starts on localhost:5173
  • pytest: Failed — DATABASE_URL not configured for PostgreSQL-backed tests

Key Findings

  • All eight API blueprints are registered in api/app.py
  • GET route authentication behaviour appears inconsistent with older frontend/API documentation
  • Several frontend pages lack proper error handling and may remain stuck in loading state if API calls fail
  • frontend/API_ENDPOINTS.txt appears outdated in areas including port references, AI endpoint paths, demo/live mode description, and endpoint status
  • API/database validation requires a configured PostgreSQL DATABASE_URL

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No secrets, JWT values, Azure credentials, database credentials, .env files, or local environment files were committed.

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Validation: frontend, API, and database integration testing framework

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