the_order/docs/archive/reports/GAPS_SUMMARY.md

Gaps and Placeholders - Quick Reference

Last Updated: 2024-12-28

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Critical Gaps (Must Fix)

1. Database Persistence ❌

• Identity Service: VC issuance/verification not saved to DB
• Finance Service: Ledger entries and payments not persisted
• Dataroom Service: Deals and documents not saved to DB
• Intake Service: Document metadata not persisted

2. Authentication on Endpoints ❌

• No services use authentication middleware
• All endpoints publicly accessible
• Missing: Protected routes, RBAC enforcement

3. Payment Processing ❌

• Payment gateway not integrated
• No actual payment processing
• Missing: Stripe/PayPal integration

4. Hardcoded Test Values ❌

• KMS_KEY_ID || 'test-key' / 'default-key'
• 'did:web:the-order.example.com'
• 'Example Deal' in dataroom service
• const valid = true; // Placeholder in VC verification

5. Placeholder Implementations ❌

• VC verification always returns true
• OCR returns hardcoded text
• Classification uses simple keyword matching
• Review workflow always approves

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High Priority Gaps

6. Workflow Orchestration

• No Temporal/Step Functions integration
• Simplified synchronous implementations
• Missing: Human-in-the-loop support

7. OCR & ML Services

• No OCR service integration
• No ML classification model
• Placeholder text extraction

8. Monitoring & Observability

• No OpenTelemetry
• No Prometheus metrics
• No Grafana dashboards

9. Portal Apps

• Only placeholder homepages
• No functionality implemented
• Missing: All UI components

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Medium Priority Gaps

10. Caching & Performance

• No caching layer
• No connection pooling optimization
• No request timeouts

11. Documentation

• No JSDoc comments
• Incomplete API examples

12. Advanced Features

• No document versioning
• No watermarking
• No access tracking

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Quick Stats

• TODOs: 7
• Placeholders: 10
• Hardcoded Values: 15+
• Empty Apps: 4
• Total Gaps: 60+

See GAPS_AND_PLACEHOLDERS.md for complete details.