USER STORY: Buyer Profile

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User Story

As a buyer, I want to be able to view my buying/bidding history in my profile. So that I can keep track of my bids.

Acceptance Criteria:

1. Acceptance Criteria 1: When I log in to my buyer account, there is a "My Profile" or "My Account" section available.

2. Acceptance Criteria 2: Within the profile section, there is a subsection labeled "Buying/Bidding History."

3. Acceptance Criteria 3: The "Buying/Bidding History" section displays a list of all the artworks I have either purchased or placed bids on.

4. Acceptance Criteria 4: Each entry in the history includes the artwork title, image, type (purchase or bid), date, and status (won, lost, purchased).

5. Acceptance Criteria 5: I can click on an entry to view more detailed information about the artwork.

6. Acceptance Criteria 6: For purchased artworks, I can see the order date, order number, and total amount paid.

7. Acceptance Criteria 7: For bid artworks, I can see my highest bid amount and whether I won or lost the auction.

8. Acceptance Criteria 8: The history entries are sorted by the most recent activity.

9. Acceptance Criteria 9: I can filter or search the history by artwork title, type (purchase or bid), and status.

10. Acceptance Criteria 10: The history page provides pagination if there are a large number of entries.

11. Acceptance Criteria 11: The "Buying/Bidding History" section is only accessible when I'm logged in to my buyer account.

12. Acceptance Criteria 12: If I haven't made any purchases or bids yet, the history page displays a message indicating that there is no history to show.

Tasks

• [x] Design and implement a "My Profile" or "My Account" section for buyers.
• [x] Create a subsection labeled "Buying/Bidding History" within the profile section.
• [x] Set up a database structure to store buyer's purchase and bidding history.
• [x] Implement logic to fetch and display the history entries on the profile page.
• [x] Design history entries to show artwork title, image, type, date, and status.
• [x] Implement clickable history entries to access more detailed artwork information.
• [x] Display order date, order number, and total amount paid for purchased artworks.
• [x] Display highest bid amount and auction outcome for bid artworks.
• [x] Design and integrate user authentication to ensure only authorized users can access the history.
• [x] Implement responsive design for both the profile page and the history section.
• [x] Test the history page with different scenarios (purchases, bids, no history) to ensure accuracy.
• [x] Optimize the performance of fetching and displaying history entries.
• [x] Set up database relationships to associate artworks with buyer history.
• [x] Perform security testing to safeguard user data and history information.
• [x] Ensure the history section is accessible and functional on various devices and screen sizes.
• [x] Test filtering and searching functionality to ensure accurate results.
• [x] Perform cross-browser testing to ensure compatibility with different web browsers.
• [x] Provide a clear layout and navigation for users to easily understand their history.
• [x] Implement error handling for potential issues during fetching or displaying history.

[emidombek]

Set up sign up page and email verification for accounts.

[emidombek]

Profile page template created and basic information added to profile page, will create a separate page for bids with a dashboard for viewing more details.

[emidombek]

Dashboard for all activity created called activity dashboard.