dev-ops goals

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<title>Developer Instructions - data-multivector</title>

Developer Instructions - data-multivector Project

<h2>1. Data Processing Logic</h2>
<p>Implement the logic to process input paths, output paths, and connections:</p>
<ul>
    <li>Create dictionaries or data structures to store connection data and change logs.</li>
    <li>Process and validate user-submitted data (input paths, output paths, connections).</li>
    <li>Implement logic to handle data storage, such as creating symlinks, copying files, etc.</li>
    <li>Ensure data validation and security checks to prevent malicious input.</li>
</ul>

<h2>2. Logging Configuration</h2>
<p>Enhance logging functionality for better debugging and monitoring:</p>
<ul>
    <li>Add timestamps and log levels to log entries.</li>
    <li>Improve log messages with relevant information about each logged event.</li>
</ul>

<h2>3. Error Handling</h2>
<p>Implement error handling to gracefully handle exceptions:</p>
<ul>
    <li>Wrap relevant parts of the code in try-except blocks to catch and handle exceptions.</li>
    <li>Provide meaningful error messages to users and log details for debugging.</li>
</ul>

<h2>4. Security Measures</h2>
<p>Ensure the security of the application:</p>
<ul>
    <li>Implement CSRF protection to prevent cross-site request forgery attacks.</li>
    <li>Secure routes and endpoints to restrict access to authorized users.</li>
    <li>Validate and sanitize user input to prevent injection and other security vulnerabilities.</li>
</ul>

<h2>5. Frontend Design</h2>
<p>Design user-friendly frontend templates:</p>
<ul>
    <li>Create or update HTML templates (index.html, developer.html, documentation.html) for better user interaction.</li>
    <li>Add forms, input fields, and buttons for submitting data to the backend.</li>
</ul>

<h2>6. Deployment Considerations</h2>
<p>Prepare the application for production deployment:</p>
<ul>
    <li>Replace the Flask development server with a production-ready server (e.g., Gunicorn).</li>
    <li>Configure the application for secure deployment using HTTPS.</li>
</ul>

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