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| # Idea Catalyst MVP - Implementation Plan | |
| ## Overview | |
| This document outlines the step-by-step implementation plan for the Idea Catalyst MVP based on the PRD requirements. | |
| ## MVP Features | |
| 1. Interest setup (3-7 areas) | |
| 2. Voice idea capture | |
| 3. Idea database with list view | |
| 4. Weekly similarity analysis | |
| 5. Highlighted ideas + likes | |
| 6. Basic profile | |
| --- | |
| ## Phase 1: Project Setup & Architecture | |
| ### Step 1.1: Choose Technology Stack | |
| - **Mobile Framework**: React Native (cross-platform for iOS + Android) | |
| - **State Management**: Redux Toolkit or Zustand | |
| - **Database**: SQLite (local) or Realm for mobile persistence | |
| - **Voice Recording**: react-native-audio-recorder-player or expo-av | |
| - **Speech-to-Text**: | |
| - iOS: Native Speech Framework | |
| - Android: Google Speech-to-Text API | |
| - Or: Cloud service (Google Cloud Speech-to-Text, AWS Transcribe) | |
| - **Similarity Analysis**: | |
| - Embeddings: OpenAI API, Sentence Transformers, or local model | |
| - Similarity calculation: Cosine similarity | |
| - **Backend (if needed)**: Node.js/Express or Firebase for cloud features | |
| ### Step 1.2: Initialize Project | |
| - [ ] Create React Native project structure | |
| - [ ] Set up development environment (iOS Simulator, Android Emulator) | |
| - [ ] Configure build tools and dependencies | |
| - [ ] Set up version control (Git) | |
| - [ ] Create folder structure: | |
| ``` | |
| /src | |
| /components | |
| /screens | |
| /services | |
| /store | |
| /utils | |
| /database | |
| /models | |
| ``` | |
| ### Step 1.3: Database Schema Design | |
| - [ ] Design database schema: | |
| - **Interests Table**: id, name, created_at, user_id | |
| - **Ideas Table**: id, text, transcription, audio_file_path, created_at, user_id | |
| - **IdeaLikes Table**: id, idea_id, created_at | |
| - **SimilarityScores Table**: id, idea_id_1, idea_id_2, similarity_score, analysis_date | |
| - **UserProfile Table**: id, themes, interests_history, created_at, updated_at | |
| --- | |
| ## Phase 2: Core Data Layer | |
| ### Step 2.1: Database Setup | |
| - [ ] Install database library (SQLite/Realm) | |
| - [ ] Create database connection service | |
| - [ ] Implement database initialization | |
| - [ ] Create migration system for schema updates | |
| - [ ] Write database helper functions (CRUD operations) | |
| ### Step 2.2: Data Models | |
| - [ ] Create Interest model | |
| - [ ] Create Idea model | |
| - [ ] Create SimilarityScore model | |
| - [ ] Create UserProfile model | |
| - [ ] Implement model validation | |
| --- | |
| ## Phase 3: Interest Setup Feature | |
| ### Step 3.1: Interest Setup UI | |
| - [ ] Create onboarding screen for interest setup | |
| - [ ] Design input interface (text input or selection) | |
| - [ ] Add validation (3-7 interests required) | |
| - [ ] Implement interest tags/chips UI | |
| - [ ] Add ability to add/remove interests | |
| - [ ] Create "Get Started" button | |
| ### Step 3.2: Interest Storage | |
| - [ ] Save interests to database | |
| - [ ] Implement interest retrieval | |
| - [ ] Add interest update functionality | |
| - [ ] Create interest management screen (for later editing) | |
| --- | |
| ## Phase 4: Voice Idea Capture | |
| ### Step 4.1: Voice Recording Setup | |
| - [ ] Install and configure audio recording library | |
| - [ ] Request microphone permissions (iOS & Android) | |
| - [ ] Test recording functionality | |
| - [ ] Implement recording state management (idle, recording, processing) | |
| ### Step 4.2: Recording UI | |
| - [ ] Create main idea capture screen | |
| - [ ] Design large, prominent record button | |
| - [ ] Add visual feedback during recording (waveform, timer) | |
| - [ ] Implement stop recording button | |
| - [ ] Add cancel/retry functionality | |
| ### Step 4.3: Speech-to-Text Integration | |
| - [ ] Integrate speech-to-text service | |
| - [ ] Implement transcription on recording stop | |
| - [ ] Add loading state during transcription | |
| - [ ] Handle transcription errors | |
| - [ ] Display transcribed text for user confirmation/edit | |
| ### Step 4.4: Idea Storage | |
| - [ ] Save transcribed idea to database | |
| - [ ] Store audio file path (optional: keep audio for later) | |
| - [ ] Add timestamp to idea | |
| - [ ] Link idea to user | |
| - [ ] Implement idea retrieval | |
| --- | |
| ## Phase 5: Idea Database & List View | |
| ### Step 5.1: Idea List Screen | |
| - [ ] Create ideas list screen | |
| - [ ] Design list item component (text, date, like button) | |
| - [ ] Implement list rendering with FlatList/ScrollView | |
| - [ ] Add pull-to-refresh functionality | |
| - [ ] Implement sorting (newest first, oldest first) | |
| ### Step 5.2: Idea Details | |
| - [ ] Create idea detail view | |
| - [ ] Display full idea text | |
| - [ ] Show creation date/time | |
| - [ ] Add edit functionality (optional for MVP) | |
| - [ ] Add delete functionality | |
| ### Step 5.3: Navigation | |
| - [ ] Set up navigation between screens | |
| - [ ] Add bottom tab navigation or drawer | |
| - [ ] Implement navigation from list to detail view | |
| --- | |
| ## Phase 6: Similarity Analysis Engine | |
| ### Step 6.1: Embedding Generation | |
| - [ ] Choose embedding service (OpenAI, local model, or cloud) | |
| - [ ] Implement embedding generation for ideas | |
| - [ ] Cache embeddings in database | |
| - [ ] Handle API rate limits and errors | |
| ### Step 6.2: Similarity Calculation | |
| - [ ] Implement cosine similarity calculation | |
| - [ ] Create function to compare two idea embeddings | |
| - [ ] Batch process all idea pairs | |
| - [ ] Store similarity scores in database | |
| - [ ] Set similarity threshold (e.g., 0.7+ for "similar") | |
| ### Step 6.3: Repetition Detection | |
| - [ ] Track idea creation timestamps | |
| - [ ] Identify ideas with high similarity scores | |
| - [ ] Flag ideas that appear multiple times over time | |
| - [ ] Create "recurring ideas" list | |
| ### Step 6.4: Combination Detection | |
| - [ ] Analyze high-similarity idea pairs | |
| - [ ] Identify complementary ideas (different but related) | |
| - [ ] Create "idea combinations" suggestions | |
| - [ ] Store combination suggestions | |
| ### Step 6.5: Interest Matching | |
| - [ ] Generate embeddings for user interests | |
| - [ ] Compare each idea embedding with interest embeddings | |
| - [ ] Calculate interest relevance scores | |
| - [ ] Store interest-idea connections | |
| --- | |
| ## Phase 7: Weekly Analysis & Highlighting | |
| ### Step 7.1: Analysis Scheduler | |
| - [ ] Implement weekly analysis trigger | |
| - [ ] Add manual "Analyze Now" option | |
| - [ ] Create background job or scheduled task | |
| - [ ] Track last analysis date | |
| ### Step 7.2: Analysis Execution | |
| - [ ] Run similarity analysis on all ideas | |
| - [ ] Identify recurring ideas | |
| - [ ] Find idea combinations | |
| - [ ] Calculate interest matches | |
| - [ ] Generate analysis results | |
| ### Step 7.3: Highlighted Ideas UI | |
| - [ ] Create "Highlights" or "Insights" screen | |
| - [ ] Display recurring ideas section | |
| - [ ] Display idea combinations section | |
| - [ ] Show interest-matched ideas | |
| - [ ] Add visual indicators (badges, colors) for highlights | |
| ### Step 7.4: Like Functionality | |
| - [ ] Add like button to idea items | |
| - [ ] Implement like/unlike toggle | |
| - [ ] Store likes in database | |
| - [ ] Display like count | |
| - [ ] Create "Liked Ideas" view | |
| --- | |
| ## Phase 8: Basic Profile | |
| ### Step 8.1: Profile Data Collection | |
| - [ ] Track idea themes (extract from idea text) | |
| - [ ] Monitor interest changes over time | |
| - [ ] Count ideas per interest | |
| - [ ] Track liked ideas patterns | |
| ### Step 8.2: Profile Screen | |
| - [ ] Create profile screen | |
| - [ ] Display main themes (top 3-5) | |
| - [ ] Show interest distribution chart/graph | |
| - [ ] Display total ideas count | |
| - [ ] Show liked ideas count | |
| - [ ] Add basic statistics (ideas per week, etc.) | |
| ### Step 8.3: Profile Updates | |
| - [ ] Implement profile recalculation on new ideas | |
| - [ ] Update profile after analysis runs | |
| - [ ] Cache profile data for performance | |
| --- | |
| ## Phase 9: UI/UX Polish | |
| ### Step 9.1: Design System | |
| - [ ] Define color palette | |
| - [ ] Choose typography | |
| - [ ] Create reusable component library | |
| - [ ] Design consistent spacing and layout | |
| ### Step 9.2: Animations & Transitions | |
| - [ ] Add smooth screen transitions | |
| - [ ] Implement loading states | |
| - [ ] Add success/error feedback | |
| - [ ] Create micro-interactions | |
| ### Step 9.3: Accessibility | |
| - [ ] Add screen reader support | |
| - [ ] Ensure proper contrast ratios | |
| - [ ] Test with accessibility tools | |
| - [ ] Add keyboard navigation support | |
| --- | |
| ## Phase 10: Testing & Quality Assurance | |
| ### Step 10.1: Unit Testing | |
| - [ ] Write tests for database operations | |
| - [ ] Test similarity calculation functions | |
| - [ ] Test embedding generation | |
| - [ ] Test data models | |
| ### Step 10.2: Integration Testing | |
| - [ ] Test voice recording flow | |
| - [ ] Test speech-to-text integration | |
| - [ ] Test analysis pipeline | |
| - [ ] Test data persistence | |
| ### Step 10.3: Manual Testing | |
| - [ ] Test on iOS device/simulator | |
| - [ ] Test on Android device/emulator | |
| - [ ] Test with various idea lengths | |
| - [ ] Test with multiple interests | |
| - [ ] Test weekly analysis trigger | |
| - [ ] Test edge cases (no ideas, single idea, etc.) | |
| ### Step 10.4: Performance Testing | |
| - [ ] Test with large number of ideas (100+) | |
| - [ ] Optimize similarity calculation performance | |
| - [ ] Test app startup time | |
| - [ ] Monitor memory usage | |
| --- | |
| ## Phase 11: Deployment Preparation | |
| ### Step 11.1: App Configuration | |
| - [ ] Configure app icons and splash screens | |
| - [ ] Set up app metadata (name, description) | |
| - [ ] Configure app permissions | |
| - [ ] Set up app signing (iOS & Android) | |
| ### Step 11.2: Build & Distribution | |
| - [ ] Set up iOS build configuration | |
| - [ ] Set up Android build configuration | |
| - [ ] Create production builds | |
| - [ ] Test production builds on devices | |
| - [ ] Prepare for App Store submission (iOS) | |
| - [ ] Prepare for Google Play submission (Android) | |
| --- | |
| ## Technical Considerations | |
| ### Performance Optimization | |
| - Batch similarity calculations to avoid blocking UI | |
| - Cache embeddings to reduce API calls | |
| - Use background processing for analysis | |
| - Implement pagination for idea lists | |
| ### Error Handling | |
| - Handle network errors gracefully | |
| - Provide fallback for speech-to-text failures | |
| - Handle database errors | |
| - Add retry mechanisms for API calls | |
| ### Security & Privacy | |
| - Encrypt sensitive data at rest | |
| - Secure API keys (use environment variables) | |
| - Implement user data privacy controls | |
| - Comply with data protection regulations | |
| ### Scalability | |
| - Design database schema for future growth | |
| - Plan for cloud sync (Phase 2) | |
| - Consider API rate limits | |
| - Optimize for large datasets | |
| --- | |
| ## Dependencies & Services | |
| ### Required Services | |
| - Speech-to-Text API (Google Cloud, AWS, or native) | |
| - Embedding API (OpenAI, or local model) | |
| - (Optional) Cloud storage for audio files | |
| ### Key Libraries | |
| - React Native core | |
| - Navigation library (React Navigation) | |
| - Audio recording library | |
| - Database library (SQLite/Realm) | |
| - HTTP client (Axios/Fetch) | |
| - Date/time utilities | |
| --- | |
| ## Success Criteria | |
| The MVP is complete when: | |
| - [ ] Users can set up 3-7 interests | |
| - [ ] Users can record ideas by voice and see transcriptions | |
| - [ ] Ideas are stored and displayed in a list | |
| - [ ] Weekly analysis identifies similar and recurring ideas | |
| - [ ] Users can like ideas | |
| - [ ] Basic profile shows themes and statistics | |
| - [ ] App works on both iOS and Android | |
| - [ ] Core features are stable and tested | |
| --- | |
| ## Next Steps After MVP | |
| Phase 2 features (not in MVP): | |
| - AI-assisted planning | |
| - Advanced analytics | |
| - Cloud sync | |
| - Collaboration features | |
| - Export functionality | |
| - Advanced profile insights | |
| --- | |
| ## Notes | |
| - Start with iOS or Android first, then port to the other platform | |
| - Consider using Expo for faster development and easier deployment | |
| - Keep MVP scope minimal - focus on core value proposition | |
| - Iterate based on user feedback before adding Phase 2 features |
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