# shuvomohajan/office-meal architecture

> Architecture diagram of the GitHub repository shuvomohajan/office-meal, generated by GitDiagram from its file tree, README and a sample of source files (last updated 2026-06-29). It is an AI-made overview: check details against the source.

- Interactive diagram: https://gitdiagram.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal
- Repository: https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal

## Overview

1. **Overall shape**
This is a single Laravel application with an Inertia.js frontend. The backend is the Laravel/PHP layer, while the UI is built in React + TypeScript under `resources/js`. There is no separate API service; browser requests are handled by Laravel controllers and returned as Inertia pages.

2. **Request/response boundary**
The main entry points are `public/index.php`, Laravel routes in `routes/web.php` and `routes/auth.php`, and the Inertia root Blade view in `resources/views/app.blade.php`. The middleware `app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php` bridges Laravel responses into Inertia page props.

3. **Frontend architecture**
The client-side app is organized around reusable UI building blocks in `resources/js/Components`, shared page shells in `resources/js/Layouts`, and feature pages in `resources/js/Pages`. Pages exist for authentication, dashboard, profile, users, and caterings. The app is bootstrapped through `resources/js/app.tsx` and built with Vite.

4. **Backend domain modules**
The backend is split into feature controllers and models for:
- Users
- Caterings
- Catering payments
- User payments
- Manager histories
- Meals
- Meal routines  
The current TODO list shows meal-related workflows and dashboard analytics are not fully finished, while catering, catering payments, user management, user payments, and manager management are already implemented.

5. **Data and persistence layer**
Domain state is stored in a relational database via Eloquent models in `app/Models`. Schema is defined in `database/migrations`, including the core users table plus domain tables for caterings, meals, meal-user pivot, meal routines, payments, and manager histories. Seeders and factories exist for users, caterings, and meals, indicating test/demo data support.

6. **Validation and form handling**
Create/update operations use dedicated Form Request classes under `app/Http/Requests`. This keeps validation and authorization separate from controllers. The naming shows each feature has its own store/update request pair, which is a strong sign that CRUD flows are centralized and validation-driven.

7. **Resource shaping**
`app/Http/Resources` contains resource transformers such as `CateringResource` and `UserResource`. These are used to shape backend models into frontend-friendly payloads, which fits the Inertia pattern where page props are carefully curated rather than exposing raw models directly.

8. **Primary user flows**
The main flows are:
- Authentication and account management via the `Auth` controllers and `routes/auth.php`
- User CRUD and user payment management
- Catering CRUD and catering payment management
- Manager history tracking
- Meal and meal routine administration  
The frontend pages mirror these flows with dedicated feature folders and modal-based create/edit/payment interactions.

9. **UI composition pattern**
Feature pages use a mix of index views and partial modal components, especially in `Users` and `Caterings`. This suggests the app favors a list-and-modal CRUD interaction pattern rather than separate full-page forms. Shared components like buttons, dropdowns, inputs, pagination, and theme toggle support consistent interaction across modules.

10. **Authentication and profile subsystem**
Authentication is built with the standard Laravel auth flow: login, registration, password reset, email verification, and password confirmation. Profile editing is handled separately through `ProfileController` and React profile partials. This subsystem is largely independent from the business modules, but shares the same Inertia shell and layout system.

11. **Infrastructure and tooling**
The repo uses Composer for PHP dependencies, PNPM/Yarn for JS dependencies, Vite for asset bundling, Tailwind/PostCSS for styling, and Pest/PHPUnit for tests. Configuration files for PHP CS Fixer and Prettier indicate the project enforces code style across both backend and frontend.

12. **Likely architecture diagram boundaries**
An accurate diagram should show:
- Browser
- Inertia/React frontend
- Laravel controllers and middleware
- Form request validation layer
- Eloquent models and migrations
- Database
- Auth subsystem as a cross-cutting concern  
The key distinction is that UI and server are tightly coupled through Inertia, while business modules are still separated cleanly by controller/request/model/resource boundaries.

Main entry points: [`app/Http/Controllers`](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/app/Http/Controllers) (Domain controllers), [`routes/web.php`](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/blob/main/routes/web.php) (Web routes), [`app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php`](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/blob/main/app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php) (Inertia bridge), [`app/Models`](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/app/Models) (Eloquent models)

## Diagram (Mermaid)

```mermaid
flowchart TD

subgraph group_request_boundary["Request Boundary"]
  node_browser(("Browser<br/>client"))
  node_public_index["Front controller<br/>entrypoint<br/>[index.php]"]
  node_web_routes["Web routes<br/>[web.php]"]
  node_auth_routes["Auth routes<br/>[auth.php]"]
  node_inertia_view["App shell<br/>blade view<br/>[app.blade.php]"]
end

subgraph group_backend["Backend"]
  node_inertia_middleware{{"Inertia bridge<br/>middleware"}}
  node_auth_controllers["Auth flow<br/>controller set"]
  node_profile_controller["Profile<br/>controller"]
  node_domain_controllers["Domain controllers"]
  node_form_requests["Form requests<br/>validation"]
  node_resources_layer["Resources<br/>transformers"]
end

subgraph group_frontend["Frontend"]
  node_frontend_bootstrap["UI bootstrap<br/>frontend entrypoint<br/>[app.tsx]"]
  node_layouts_components["Shared UI<br/>components"]
  node_feature_pages["Feature pages"]
end

subgraph group_data["Data"]
  node_models[("Eloquent models<br/>domain model")]
  node_migrations["Schema<br/>database migrations"]
  node_seeders_factories["Seed data<br/>seeders/factories"]
end

node_browser -->|"HTTP request"| node_public_index
node_public_index -->|"dispatches"| node_web_routes
node_public_index -->|"dispatches"| node_auth_routes
node_web_routes -->|"uses"| node_auth_controllers
node_web_routes -->|"uses"| node_profile_controller
node_web_routes -->|"uses"| node_domain_controllers
node_auth_routes -->|"uses"| node_auth_controllers
node_domain_controllers -->|"validates with"| node_form_requests
node_domain_controllers -->|"shapes with"| node_resources_layer
node_domain_controllers -->|"reads/writes"| node_models
node_form_requests -.->|"guards"| node_models
node_resources_layer -->|"feeds"| node_feature_pages
node_models -->|"backed by"| node_migrations
node_seeders_factories -.->|"creates"| node_models
node_inertia_middleware -->|"shares props"| node_feature_pages
node_frontend_bootstrap -->|"loads"| node_layouts_components
node_frontend_bootstrap -->|"renders"| node_feature_pages
node_inertia_view -->|"mounts"| node_frontend_bootstrap
node_auth_controllers -->|"returns Inertia"| node_inertia_middleware
node_profile_controller -->|"returns Inertia"| node_inertia_middleware
node_domain_controllers -->|"returns Inertia"| node_inertia_middleware

click node_public_index "https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/blob/main/public/index.php"
click node_web_routes "https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/blob/main/routes/web.php"
click node_auth_routes "https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/blob/main/routes/auth.php"
click node_inertia_view "https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/blob/main/resources/views/app.blade.php"
click node_inertia_middleware "https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/blob/main/app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php"
click node_auth_controllers "https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/app/Http/Controllers/Auth"
click node_profile_controller "https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/blob/main/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php"
click node_domain_controllers "https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/app/Http/Controllers"
click node_form_requests "https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/app/Http/Requests"
click node_resources_layer "https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/app/Http/Resources"
click node_models "https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/app/Models"
click node_migrations "https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/database/migrations"
click node_seeders_factories "https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/database/seeders"
click node_frontend_bootstrap "https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/blob/main/resources/js/app.tsx"
click node_layouts_components "https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/resources/js/Layouts"
click node_feature_pages "https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/resources/js/Pages"

classDef toneNeutral fill:#f8fafc,stroke:#334155,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#0f172a
classDef toneBlue fill:#dbeafe,stroke:#2563eb,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#172554
classDef toneAmber fill:#fef3c7,stroke:#d97706,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#78350f
classDef toneMint fill:#dcfce7,stroke:#16a34a,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#14532d
classDef toneRose fill:#ffe4e6,stroke:#e11d48,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#881337
classDef toneIndigo fill:#e0e7ff,stroke:#4f46e5,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#312e81
classDef toneTeal fill:#ccfbf1,stroke:#0f766e,stroke-width:1.5px,color:#134e4a
class node_browser,node_public_index,node_web_routes,node_auth_routes,node_inertia_view toneBlue
class node_inertia_middleware,node_auth_controllers,node_profile_controller,node_domain_controllers,node_form_requests,node_resources_layer toneAmber
class node_frontend_bootstrap,node_layouts_components,node_feature_pages toneMint
class node_models,node_migrations,node_seeders_factories toneRose
```

## Components

### Request Boundary

HTTP entrypoints and Inertia bridge

- **Browser**: client · User requests and interactions
- [Front controller](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/blob/main/public/index.php): entrypoint · Laravel HTTP bootstrap · `public/index.php`
- [Web routes](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/blob/main/routes/web.php): routes · Main application routes · `routes/web.php`
- [Auth routes](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/blob/main/routes/auth.php): routes · Authentication route definitions · `routes/auth.php`
- [App shell](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/blob/main/resources/views/app.blade.php): blade view · Root Blade template for Inertia · `resources/views/app.blade.php`

### Backend

Laravel controllers, validation, and domain logic

- [Inertia bridge](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/blob/main/app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php): middleware · Shares Laravel data as page props · `app/Http/Middleware/HandleInertiaRequests.php`
- [Auth flow](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/app/Http/Controllers/Auth): controller set · Login, registration, verification, password reset · `app/Http/Controllers/Auth`
- [Profile](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/blob/main/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php): controller · Account profile management · `app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php`
- [Domain controllers](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/app/Http/Controllers): controllers · Users, caterings, payments, meals, routines, histories · `app/Http/Controllers`
- [Form requests](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/app/Http/Requests): validation · Create and update request validation · `app/Http/Requests`
- [Resources](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/app/Http/Resources): transformers · Curation of API/page payloads · `app/Http/Resources`

### Frontend

React + TypeScript Inertia UI

- [UI bootstrap](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/blob/main/resources/js/app.tsx): frontend entrypoint · Vite/React application startup · `resources/js/app.tsx`
- [Shared UI](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/resources/js/Layouts): components · Layouts and reusable controls · `resources/js/Layouts`
- [Feature pages](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/resources/js/Pages): pages · Auth, dashboard, profile, users, caterings · `resources/js/Pages`

### Data

Models, migrations, and seed data

- [Eloquent models](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/app/Models): domain model · Users, caterings, meals, payments, histories · `app/Models`
- [Schema](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/database/migrations): database migrations · Tables for users, meals, payments, routines, histories · `database/migrations`
- [Seed data](https://github.com/shuvomohajan/office-meal/tree/main/database/seeders): seeders/factories · Demo and test data for core domains · `database/seeders`

## Connections

- Browser → Front controller: HTTP request · Browser enters Laravel application
- Front controller → Web routes: dispatches · Routes resolve incoming requests
- Front controller → Auth routes: dispatches · Auth-specific route handling
- Web routes → Auth flow: uses · Authentication pages and actions
- Web routes → Profile: uses · Profile management endpoints
- Web routes → Domain controllers: uses · Business feature endpoints
- Auth routes → Auth flow: uses · Login, registration, verification, resets
- Domain controllers → Form requests: validates with · Store/update request objects
- Domain controllers → Resources: shapes with · Curated payloads for Inertia
- Domain controllers → Eloquent models: reads/writes · Domain operations via Eloquent
- Form requests → Eloquent models: guards · Validation and authorization around persistence
- Resources → Feature pages: feeds · Page props and rendered data
- Eloquent models → Schema: backed by · Schema defines persisted state
- Seed data → Eloquent models: creates · Seed and factory-generated records
- Inertia bridge → Feature pages: shares props · Inertia page data boundary
- UI bootstrap → Shared UI: loads · App shell and reusable UI
- UI bootstrap → Feature pages: renders · Inertia page components
- App shell → UI bootstrap: mounts · Blade root injects the React app
- Auth flow → Inertia bridge: returns Inertia · Auth views pass through shared props
- Profile → Inertia bridge: returns Inertia · Profile pages use the same bridge
- Domain controllers → Inertia bridge: returns Inertia · Business pages are served through Inertia