HTC - Halal Travel Club

User Story #825

Updated by Islam Mansoori about 1 month ago

**As a System, # Homepage Content API 

 ### User Story 

 As the system 

 I want to provide all homepage content sections through a single optimized API so 

 So that the homepage loads quickly with minimal API calls.** efficiently. 

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 # Feature Background ### Responsibilities 

 The Homepage Content API serves as a single backend endpoint that aggregates all content required to render the website homepage. It reduces multiple frontend requests by returning homepage data in a single response, improving performance and user experience. Return 

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 # In Scope 

 The backend shall provide a single API: 

 **GET /api/homepage** 

 The API shall return: 

 - Hero Banners 
 - Featured Packages 
 - Popular Destinations 
 - Active Offers 
 - Latest Blogs / Travel Guides 

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 # Sample Response 

 ```other 
 { 
   "heroBanners": [], 
   "featuredPackages": [], 
   "popularDestinations": [], 
   "offers": [], 
   "blogs": [] 
 } 
 ``` 

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 # Out of Scope (Phase 2) 

 - Testimonials 
 - Personalized Homepage Content Blogs 
 - Recommended Packages 
 - Recently Viewed Packages 
 - Dynamic Widgets 
 - A/B Testing Content 
 - User-specific Homepage 
 - Multiple Homepage Layouts 
 - CMS-driven Homepage Configuration Footer Links 

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 # Business Rules ### API 

 - Only **Active** Hero Banners shall be returned. ```other 
 - Only **Published** Packages shall appear in Featured Packages. GET /api/homepage 
 - Only **Published** Blogs/Travel Guides shall be returned. 
 - Only **Active** Offers within their validity period shall be displayed. 
 - Popular Destinations shall be retrieved from active package data. 
 - Empty sections shall return an empty array instead of null. ``` 

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 # Backend Responsibilities ### Response 

 - Develop a consolidated **GET /api/homepage** endpoint. ```other 
 - Aggregate data from Banner, Package, Offer, Blog, and Destination modules. { 
  heroBanners:[], 
  featuredPackages:[], 
  destinations:[], 
  offers:[], 
  blogs:[] 
 - Return a standardized JSON response. } 
 - Enable response caching to improve performance. 
 - Enable response compression. 
 - Handle partial data gracefully without failing the entire response. ``` 

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 # ### Acceptance Criteria 

 - A single API returns all homepage content required by the frontend. 
 - Response includes Hero Banners, Featured Packages, Popular Destinations, Offers, and Blogs. 
 - API response time is **less than 

 < 2 seconds** under normal load. 
 - Response caching is enabled. 
 - Response compression is enabled. 
 - Empty sections return empty arrays. 
 - API returns a consistent response structure for frontend consumption. seconds 

 Cache enabled 

 Compression enabled 

 Supports pagination 

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