Logistics Platform Backend

A comprehensive FastAPI-based logistics platform with pickup points, similar to DHL Packstations or UPS Access Points.

🚀 Features

• User Management: Registration, authentication, and role-based access control
• Pickup Points: CRUD operations with geolocation support
• Shipment Management: Create, track, and manage shipments
• Pricing Engine: Dynamic pricing based on distance and weight
• Payment Integration: Stripe payment processing
• Tracking System: Real-time shipment tracking with status updates
• Notifications: Email and SMS notifications
• Admin Dashboard: Comprehensive reporting and analytics
• RESTful API: Full OpenAPI/Swagger documentation

🛠️ Technology Stack

• FastAPI: Modern, fast web framework for building APIs
• SQLAlchemy: SQL toolkit and ORM
• PostgreSQL: Primary database
• Alembic: Database migration tool
• JWT: JSON Web Tokens for authentication
• Stripe: Payment processing
• SendGrid: Email notifications
• Twilio: SMS notifications
• Docker: Containerization

📁 Project Structure

backend/
├── app/
│   ├── auth/              # Authentication utilities
│   ├── crud/              # Database CRUD operations
│   ├── models/            # SQLAlchemy models
│   ├── routers/           # API route handlers
│   ├── schemas/           # Pydantic schemas
│   ├── services/          # Business logic services
│   ├── utils/             # Utility functions
│   ├── config.py          # Application configuration
│   ├── database.py        # Database connection
│   ├── dependencies.py    # FastAPI dependencies
│   └── main.py           # Application entry point
├── alembic/              # Database migrations
├── tests/                # Test files
└── requirements.txt      # Python dependencies

🏃‍♂️ Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Python 3.11+
• PostgreSQL 14+
• Redis (optional, for caching)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd logistics-platform/backend

2. Create virtual environment:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Set up environment variables:

   cp .env.example .env
   # Edit .env with your configuration

5. Set up database:

   # Create PostgreSQL database
   createdb logistics_db
   
   # Run migrations
   alembic upgrade head

6. Run the application:

   uvicorn app.main:app --reload --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

The API will be available at http://localhost:8000

• Interactive API docs: http://localhost:8000/docs
• Alternative docs: http://localhost:8000/redoc

🔧 Configuration

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
DATABASE_URL	PostgreSQL connection string	postgresql://postgres:password@localhost/logistics_db
SECRET_KEY	JWT secret key	your-secret-key-change-in-production
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY	Stripe secret key	-
SENDGRID_API_KEY	SendGrid API key	-
TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID	Twilio account SID	-
TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN	Twilio auth token	-

Database Setup

1. Install PostgreSQL with PostGIS (for geolocation features):

   # Ubuntu/Debian
   sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib postgis
   
   # macOS
   brew install postgresql postgis

2. Create database and enable PostGIS:

   CREATE DATABASE logistics_db;
   \c logistics_db;
   CREATE EXTENSION postgis;

3. Run migrations:

   alembic upgrade head

📡 API Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /api/v1/auth/register - Register new user
• POST /api/v1/auth/login - User login
• POST /api/v1/auth/token - OAuth2 token endpoint

Users

• GET /api/v1/users/me - Get current user
• PUT /api/v1/users/me - Update current user
• GET /api/v1/users/ - List all users (admin)

Pickup Points

• GET /api/v1/pickup-points/ - List pickup points
• POST /api/v1/pickup-points/search - Search by location
• GET /api/v1/pickup-points/{id} - Get pickup point
• POST /api/v1/pickup-points/ - Create pickup point (admin)

Shipments

• POST /api/v1/shipments/calculate-price - Calculate price
• POST /api/v1/shipments/ - Create shipment
• GET /api/v1/shipments/my - Get user's shipments
• GET /api/v1/shipments/{id} - Get shipment details

Tracking

• GET /api/v1/tracking/{tracking_number} - Track shipment
• POST /api/v1/tracking/{tracking_number}/update - Update status (admin)

Payments

• POST /api/v1/payments/intent - Create payment intent
• POST /api/v1/payments/ - Create payment
• GET /api/v1/payments/my - Get user's payments

Reports (Admin Only)

• GET /api/v1/reports/shipments - Shipment statistics
• GET /api/v1/reports/revenue - Revenue statistics
• GET /api/v1/reports/dashboard - Dashboard data

🧪 Testing

Run the test suite:

pytest

Run with coverage:

pytest --cov=app --cov-report=html

🐳 Docker

Development

docker build -t logistics-api .
docker run -p 8000:8000 logistics-api

Production with Docker Compose

Create docker-compose.yml:

version: '3.8'
services:
  db:
    image: postgis/postgis:14-3.2
    environment:
      POSTGRES_DB: logistics_db
      POSTGRES_USER: postgres
      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
    volumes:
      - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
    ports:
      - "5432:5432"

  api:
    build: .
    ports:
      - "8000:8000"
    environment:
      DATABASE_URL: postgresql://postgres:password@db/logistics_db
    depends_on:
      - db

volumes:
  postgres_data:

Run with:

docker-compose up

🚀 Deployment

Using Docker

1. Build the image:

   docker build -t logistics-api .

2. Run with environment variables:

   docker run -p 8000:8000 \
     -e DATABASE_URL=your-database-url \
     -e SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key \
     logistics-api

Manual Deployment

1. Install dependencies on server
2. Set up PostgreSQL database
3. Configure environment variables
4. Run migrations: alembic upgrade head
5. Start with a WSGI server like Gunicorn:

   gunicorn app.main:app -w 4 -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker

🔒 Security Features

• JWT-based authentication
• Password hashing with bcrypt
• Role-based access control (RBAC)
• CORS configuration
• SQL injection protection via SQLAlchemy ORM
• Input validation with Pydantic

🏭 Production Readiness Checklist

🚨 Critical (Security & Configuration)

• Secure SECRET_KEY: Generate cryptographically secure JWT secret key
• Environment-specific configs: Separate dev/staging/prod configurations
• CORS configuration: Update ALLOWED_HOSTS to specific domains only
• HTTPS enforcement: Force HTTPS in production
• Database connection pooling: Configure SQLAlchemy connection pool
• Environment validation: Validate all required environment variables on startup
• Secrets management: Use external secret management (AWS Secrets Manager, HashiCorp Vault)

�️ Security Hardening

• Rate limiting: Implement API rate limiting with Redis/memory store
• Request size limits: Set maximum request payload size
• Input validation middleware: Add comprehensive input sanitization
• SQL injection prevention: Review and audit all raw SQL queries
• XSS protection: Add security headers middleware
• CSRF protection: Implement CSRF tokens for state-changing operations
• API key authentication: Add API key auth for service-to-service calls
• Password policies: Enforce strong password requirements
• Account lockout: Implement failed login attempt limits
• Session management: Add proper session invalidation

�📊 Monitoring & Observability

• Structured logging: Implement JSON-structured logging with correlation IDs
• Application metrics: Add Prometheus/OpenTelemetry metrics
• Health checks: Enhanced health checks (database, external services)
• Error tracking: Integrate Sentry or similar error tracking service
• Performance monitoring: Add APM tools (New Relic, DataDog, etc.)
• Log aggregation: Set up centralized logging (ELK stack, CloudWatch)
• Alerting: Configure alerts for critical errors and performance issues
• Database monitoring: Monitor query performance and connection pool
• Business metrics: Track key business metrics (shipments, revenue, etc.)

🚀 Performance & Scalability

• Database indexing: Optimize database indexes for common queries
• Query optimization: Review and optimize slow database queries
• Caching layer: Implement Redis caching for frequently requested data
• Connection pooling: Configure optimal database connection pools
• Async operations: Convert blocking operations to async where possible
• Background tasks: Implement Celery/RQ for background job processing
• File upload optimization: Optimize file handling and storage
• Database migrations: Test migration scripts with large datasets
• Load testing: Perform load testing with realistic traffic patterns

🧪 Testing & Quality Assurance

• Unit tests: Achieve >80% code coverage with unit tests
• Integration tests: Test API endpoints with database interactions
• End-to-end tests: Automated testing of complete user workflows
• Load testing: Performance testing under expected load
• Security testing: OWASP security testing and vulnerability scanning
• Database testing: Test migration scripts and data integrity
• Error scenario testing: Test error handling and recovery
• API contract testing: Ensure API contracts are maintained
• Dependency security: Regular dependency vulnerability scanning

🐳 Deployment & Infrastructure

• Production Dockerfile: Multi-stage Dockerfile optimized for production
• Docker security: Non-root user, minimal base image, security scanning
• Container orchestration: Kubernetes/Docker Swarm deployment configs
• Load balancer: Configure load balancer with health checks
• Auto-scaling: Implement horizontal pod/container auto-scaling
• Database backups: Automated database backup and recovery procedures
• Blue/green deployment: Zero-downtime deployment strategy
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform/CloudFormation for infrastructure
• SSL/TLS certificates: Automated certificate management
• Reverse proxy: Configure Nginx/Traefik reverse proxy

📋 Operational Excellence

• Documentation: Complete API documentation and deployment guides
• Runbooks: Operational runbooks for common issues and procedures
• Disaster recovery: Document and test disaster recovery procedures
• Compliance: Ensure GDPR/CCPA compliance for user data
• Audit logging: Log all administrative and sensitive operations
• Data retention: Implement data retention and cleanup policies
• Backup verification: Regular backup restoration testing
• Change management: Formal change management process
• Incident response: Incident response plan and escalation procedures

🔧 Additional Production Features

• Feature flags: Implement feature flag system for gradual rollouts
• API versioning: Proper API versioning strategy
• Request tracing: Distributed tracing for microservices
• Circuit breakers: Implement circuit breakers for external services
• Graceful shutdown: Handle graceful application shutdown
• Resource limits: Set appropriate CPU/memory limits
• Database migration validation: Validate migrations in staging first
• External service monitoring: Monitor dependencies (Stripe, SendGrid, etc.)

📊 Current Production Readiness Score: 7.5/10

✅ Completed (Core Features)

• Full API implementation with authentication
• Database schema and migrations
• Role-based access control
• Payment processing integration
• Basic error handling
• Docker containerization
• API documentation

⚠️ In Progress

• Environment configuration
• Basic security measures
• Health check endpoints

❌ Missing (Critical for Production)

• Security hardening
• Comprehensive monitoring
• Production-grade testing
• Performance optimization
• Operational procedures

📊 Production Deployment Timeline

Phase 1: Security & Monitoring (1-2 weeks)

1. Implement critical security features
2. Add comprehensive logging and monitoring
3. Set up error tracking and alerts

Phase 2: Testing & Performance (1-2 weeks)

1. Achieve comprehensive test coverage
2. Perform load testing and optimization
3. Implement caching and performance improvements

Phase 3: Operations & Deployment (1 week)

1. Set up CI/CD pipeline
2. Configure production infrastructure
3. Document operational procedures
4. Implement backup and disaster recovery

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Add tests for new functionality
5. Run the test suite
6. Submit a pull request

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

🆘 Support

For support and questions:

• Create an issue in the repository
• Check the API documentation at /docs
• Review the test files for usage examples

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