Restaurant Menu System Functionality Update

Add authentication system and admin dashboard with order management

• Implement customer login/signup with secure password hashing and session management
• Create admin portal with separate authentication and role-based access
• Add order management tab with real-time status tracking (pending -> preparing -> ready -> completed)
• Implement 5-second polling for live order status updates across admin and customer views
• Add admin dashboard with 4 tabs: Orders, Order Management, Menu Management, Admin Management
• Create database schema for admins table and add order_status column to orders table
• Build backend routes for order operations and admin authentication
• Add admin signup endpoint allowing existing admins to create new admin accounts
• Implement secure admin credentials with email validation and password requirements
• Add status badge styling with color-coded order states
• Improve UI/UX with consistent theme across authentication pages and dashboards
• Add logout functionality for both customer and admin accounts

Working Restaurant Menu System

Restaurant Menu System v1.0

Initial working implementation with:

Features:

• MySQL database with 8 sample menu items
• Flask backend API with menu endpoints
• Responsive frontend with category filtering
• Professional menu display interface

What Works:

• Database: menu_items table with full sample data
• Backend: GET /api/menu and GET /api/menu/
• Frontend: Category filtering, responsive design
• Full stack integration working

For Team Setup:

• Follow database setup guide in docs/
• Backend runs on localhost:5000
• Frontend displays menu from database

This is a stable milestone for the capstone project.