design.md

Reddit clone

User stories

• As a user, I should be able to sign up
• As a user, I should be able to log in
• As a user, I should be able to view popular posts from all sub-reddits
• As a user, I should be able to view popular posts from a single sub-reddit
• As a user, I should be able to create a post to a particular sub-reddit
• As a user, I should be able to vote a post up or down
• As a user, I should be able to leave a comment on a post
• As a user, I should be able to view comments on a particular post
• As a user, I should be able to vote a comment up or down

Screens

• Screen for signing up
• Screen for logging in
• Screen for viewing posts
• Screen for creating posts
• Screen for viewing comments
• Screen for leaving comments

User flows

Sign up

User enters valid username and password -> Home page
User enters username that is taken -> Error message
User enters invalid username or password -> Error message

Log in

User enters valid username and password -> Home page
User enters incorrect password -> Error message
User enters nonexistent username -> Error message
User clicks sign up button -> Sign up page

View posts

User clicks a post's title -> Open post link
User clicks a post's comments button -> Open post comments
User clicks up or down vote button -> Cast vote on post
User clicks create post button -> Create post

Create post

User enters a valid title and URL -> Open post comments
User enters an invalid title or URL -> Error message

View comments

User clicks reply button on post -> Create comment on post
User clicks reply button on comment -> Create comment on comment thread
User clicks up or down vote button -> Cast vote on comment

Create comment

User enters valid comment -> View comments
User enters invalid comment -> Error message