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Prioritized Additional Architectural Artifacts for Copper Print Gallery System

  1. System Context Diagram

    • Priority: High
    • Recommended Role: System Architect
    • Purpose: To show the Copper Print Gallery system in the context of its users and external systems.
    • Benefits: Provides a high-level overview of system boundaries and interactions.

  2. API Documentation

    • Priority: High
    • Recommended Role: Backend Developers
    • Purpose: To detail the endpoints, request/response formats, and authentication requirements for each service.
    • Benefits: Facilitates integration between services and provides a reference for frontend developers.

  3. Entity-Relationship Diagram (ERD)

    • Priority: High
    • Recommended Role: Database Administrator
    • Purpose: To model the data structure of the PostgreSQL database.
    • Benefits: Ensures proper data modeling and helps with query optimization.

  4. Security Architecture Diagram

    • Priority: High
    • Recommended Role: Security Architect
    • Purpose: To illustrate the security measures in place across the system.
    • Benefits: Ensures comprehensive security coverage and helps identify potential vulnerabilities.

  5. Deployment Diagram

    • Priority: High
    • Recommended Role: DevOps Engineer
    • Purpose: To show how the different services are deployed across infrastructure.
    • Benefits: Aids in understanding the system's physical architecture and helps with scalability planning.

  6. Data Flow Diagram

    • Priority: Medium
    • Recommended Role: System Analyst
    • Purpose: To illustrate how data moves through the system, from user input to storage and retrieval.
    • Benefits: Helps identify potential bottlenecks, security concerns, and optimization opportunities.

  7. Sequence Diagrams

    • Priority: Medium
    • Recommended Role: Software Architect
    • Purpose: To show the interactions between components for key processes (e.g., uploading an artwork, searching the gallery).
    • Benefits: Clarifies the order of operations and helps identify potential performance issues.

  8. Internationalization (i18n) Strategy Document

    • Priority: Medium
    • Recommended Role: Frontend Lead
    • Purpose: To outline how multilingual support (Danish and English) is implemented across the system.
    • Benefits: Ensures consistent approach to internationalization across all components.

  9. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Templates

    • Priority: Medium
    • Recommended Role: DevOps Engineer
    • Purpose: To define the system's infrastructure in a declarative manner.
    • Benefits: Ensures consistency across environments and facilitates easy scaling and disaster recovery.

  10. Architectural Decision Records (ADRs)

    • Priority: Medium
    • Recommended Role: System Architect
    • Purpose: To document important architectural decisions, their context, and rationale.
    • Benefits: Provides historical context for why certain choices were made, aiding future maintenance and evolution.

  11. Accessibility Compliance Checklist

    • Priority: Medium
    • Recommended Role: UX Designer
    • Purpose: To ensure the web applications meet WCAG 2.1 AA standards.
    • Benefits: Promotes inclusive design and helps avoid accessibility-related issues.

  12. Performance Model

    • Priority: Low
    • Recommended Role: Performance Engineer
    • Purpose: To estimate system performance under various load conditions.
    • Benefits: Helps in capacity planning and identifying potential performance bottlenecks.

  13. Service Level Agreement (SLA) Document

    • Priority: Low
    • Recommended Role: Project Manager
    • Purpose: To define the expected performance and availability levels of the system.
    • Benefits: Sets clear expectations for system reliability and guides operational decisions.

  14. Disaster Recovery Plan

    • Priority: Low
    • Recommended Role: DevOps Engineer
    • Purpose: To outline procedures for system recovery in case of major failures.
    • Benefits: Ensures business continuity and minimizes potential downtime.

  15. Technical Debt Register

    • Priority: Low
    • Recommended Role: Tech Lead
    • Purpose: To track known technical compromises or suboptimal solutions that need to be addressed in the future.
    • Benefits: Helps manage and prioritize system improvements over time.

Note: Priorities are based on the typical needs of a project in its early stages. As the project progresses, the priorities may shift. Regular review and adjustment of these priorities is recommended.