User Stories

User Stories

Users

Sign Up

• As an unregistered and unauthorized user, I want to be able to sign up for the website via a sign-up form.
  • When I'm on the /signup page:
    • I would like to be able to enter my email, username, and preferred password on a clearly laid out form.
    • I would like the website to log me in upon successful completion of the sign-up form.
      • So that I can seamlessly access the site's functionality
  • When I enter invalid data on the sign-up form:
    • I would like the website to inform me of the validations I failed to pass, and repopulate the form with my valid entries (except my password).
    • So that I can try again without needing to refill forms I entered valid data into.

Log in

• As a registered and unauthorized user, I want to be able to log in to the website via a log-in form.
  • When I'm on the /login page:
    • I would like to be able to enter my email and password on a clearly laid out form.
    • I would like the website to log me in upon successful completion of the log-in form.
      • So that I can seamlessly access the site's functionality
  • When I enter invalid data on the log-in form:
    • I would like the website to inform me of the validations I failed to pass, and repopulate the form with my valid entries (except my password).
      • So that I can try again without needing to refill forms I entered valid data into.

Log Out

• As a logged in user, I want to log out via an easy to find log out button on the navigation bar.
  • While on any page of the site:
    • I can log out of my account and be redirected to a page displaying recent question threads.
      • So that I can easily log out to keep my information secure.

Demo User

• As an unregistered and unauthorized user, I can see question threads with responses by users.
  • When I'm on either the /signup or /login pages:
    • I can click on the Demo User button to log me in, which gives me increased accessibility to the site.
      • So that
  • When I use the search feature, I can query the website to find question threads and answers that are related to my question.

Questions and Responses

Ask a Question and Start a Question Thread

• As a logged-in user, I want to be able to ask a question on Stock Overflow.
  • When I'm on the /new-question page:
    • I can write and submit a new Question
      • So that it will create a new thread where I can seek answers from other users.

Viewing Question Threads and Responses

• As a logged-in or logged-out user, I want to be able to view all Question threads and see their associated Responses
  • When I'm on the /questions page:
    • I can view 15 Questions at a time.
      • So that I can follow their links to their associated Threads
• As a logged-in or logged-out user, I want to be able to view a specific Question Thread and its associated responses and upvotes/
  • When I'm on the /questions/:id page:
    • I can view all responses to a specific question.
• As a logged-in user, I can upvote or downvote Responses in Question threads
  • When I'm on the /questions/:id page:
    • I can upvote or downvote a specific Question
    • I can upvote or downvote Responses
    • I can Respond to the specific Question

Search

• As a logged-in or logged-out user, I want to be able to use the search bar to locate information related to a specific tag or topic
  • When I'm viewing search results:
    • I can utilize a drop-bar to sort results by age or number of votes

Upvotes and Downvotes

• As a logged-in user, I want to be able to upvote or downvote Questions
  • When I upvote or downvote:
    • I can see the vote score update
    • I can see how the updated vote score affects the order of the question threads as they appear on the page