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Standard Operating Procedures

Team SOPs for development, deployment, and maintenance across Burdenoff products.

Purpose​

Standard Operating Procedures ensure:

  • Consistency across products
  • Quality standards
  • Efficient workflows
  • Knowledge sharing
  • Onboarding efficiency

SOP Categories​

Development​

  • Code development workflows
  • Code review processes
  • Testing procedures
  • Documentation standards

Deployment​

  • Deployment procedures
  • Release management
  • Rollback processes
  • Environment management

Maintenance​

  • Routine maintenance
  • Dependency updates
  • Security patches
  • Performance optimization

Core Principles​

Consistency​

  • Follow established patterns
  • Use boilerplates
  • Maintain standards
  • Document deviations

Quality​

  • Code reviews required
  • Tests must pass
  • Security scanning
  • Documentation updated

Communication​

  • Clear commit messages
  • PR descriptions
  • Incident updates
  • Team notifications

Quick Reference​

Common Commands​

Development​

# Frontend
npm install
npm run dev
npm run lint
npm run test

# Backend (Python)
poetry install
poetry run python main.py
poetry run pytest

# Backend (Node.js)
npm install
npm run dev
npm run test

Deployment​

# Docker build
docker build -t [image:tag] .

# Kubernetes deploy
kubectl apply -f deployment.yaml

# Helm deploy
helm upgrade --install [product] ./helm

Git Workflow​

# Feature branch
git checkout -b feature/description

# Commit
git add .
git commit -m "feat: description"

# Push
git push origin feature/description

# Create PR
gh pr create

Development Workflow​

1. Task Assignment​

  • Task assigned in Linear
  • Review requirements
  • Estimate effort
  • Plan approach

2. Development​

  • Create feature branch
  • Write code
  • Write tests
  • Update documentation

3. Testing​

  • Run unit tests
  • Run integration tests
  • Manual testing
  • Test edge cases

4. Code Review​

  • Create pull request
  • Request review
  • Address feedback
  • Update tests/docs

5. Deployment​

  • Merge to main/alpha
  • CI/CD pipeline runs
  • Monitor deployment
  • Verify functionality

Code Standards​

TypeScript​

  • Strict typing (no any)
  • ESLint compliance
  • Prettier formatting
  • Semantic tokens for styling

Python​

  • Type hints everywhere
  • Black formatting (line 100)
  • isort for imports
  • Ruff linting
  • mypy type checking

Documentation​

  • README in every repo
  • Inline code comments
  • API documentation
  • Architecture diagrams

Branching Strategy​

Branch Types​

  • main: Production-ready code
  • alpha: Staging/alpha environment
  • feature/*: Feature development
  • hotfix/*: Emergency fixes
  • release/*: Release preparation

Branch Naming​

feature/add-user-authentication
bugfix/fix-login-redirect
hotfix/critical-security-patch
release/v1.2.0

Commit Messages​

Format​

<type>(<scope>): <description>

[optional body]

[optional footer]

Types​

  • feat: New feature
  • fix: Bug fix
  • docs: Documentation
  • style: Formatting
  • refactor: Code restructuring
  • test: Adding tests
  • chore: Maintenance

Examples​

feat(auth): add OAuth 2.0 support

Implement OAuth 2.0 authentication flow with support for
Google and GitHub providers.

Closes #123

Pull Request Process​

PR Template​

## Description
Brief description of changes

## Type of Change
- [ ] Bug fix
- [ ] New feature
- [ ] Breaking change
- [ ] Documentation update

## Testing
- [ ] Unit tests pass
- [ ] Integration tests pass
- [ ] Manual testing completed

## Checklist
- [ ] Code follows style guidelines
- [ ] Self-review completed
- [ ] Documentation updated
- [ ] No new warnings

Review Guidelines​

  • Review within 24 hours
  • Provide constructive feedback
  • Approve or request changes
  • Test locally if needed

Testing Requirements​

Unit Tests​

  • Test individual functions
  • Mock external dependencies
  • Achieve >80% coverage
  • Test edge cases

Integration Tests​

  • Test component interaction
  • Test API endpoints
  • Test database operations
  • Test authentication flows

E2E Tests​

  • Test user workflows
  • Test critical paths
  • Test across browsers
  • Test responsive design

Documentation Standards​

README Structure​

# Product Name

Brief description

## Features
- Feature 1
- Feature 2

## Installation
Step-by-step installation

## Usage
Code examples

## Development
Development setup

## Deployment
Deployment instructions

## License
License information

API Documentation​

  • OpenAPI/Swagger specs
  • GraphQL schema docs
  • Authentication guide
  • Example requests/responses

Security Procedures​

Code Security​

  • No secrets in code
  • Input validation
  • Output encoding
  • Secure dependencies

Review Checklist​

  • No hardcoded secrets
  • Input validation present
  • SQL injection prevented
  • XSS protection implemented
  • CSRF protection enabled

Deployment Procedures​

Pre-Deployment​

  • All tests passing
  • Code reviewed
  • Documentation updated
  • Changelog updated

Deployment Steps​

  1. Merge to deployment branch
  2. CI/CD pipeline triggers
  3. Automated tests run
  4. Build Docker image
  5. Deploy to Kubernetes
  6. Run health checks
  7. Monitor metrics

Post-Deployment​

  • Verify functionality
  • Monitor error rates
  • Check performance
  • Update status
  • Notify team

Maintenance Tasks​

Daily​

  • Monitor alerts
  • Review error logs
  • Check system health
  • Respond to incidents

Weekly​

  • Review metrics
  • Update dependencies
  • Clear old data
  • Team sync meeting

Monthly​

  • Security updates
  • Performance review
  • Backup verification
  • Cost optimization

Quarterly​

  • Major version updates
  • Architecture review
  • Disaster recovery test
  • Team retrospective

Emergency Procedures​

Production Issue​

  1. Acknowledge alert
  2. Assess severity
  3. Notify team
  4. Begin investigation
  5. Implement fix
  6. Verify resolution
  7. Document incident

Security Incident​

  1. Isolate affected systems
  2. Notify security team
  3. Assess damage
  4. Contain breach
  5. Investigate root cause
  6. Implement fixes
  7. Post-incident review

Onboarding​

New Team Member​

  • Access to repositories
  • Development environment setup
  • Read documentation
  • Review architecture
  • Pair programming session
  • First task assignment

Resources​

  • Internal documentation
  • Product documentation
  • Architecture diagrams
  • Team contacts
  • Tools and access

Next Steps​