Welcome to the Developer Guide

Welcome to the Metadata Capture Developer Guide!

Build integrations and extend the functionality of the Metadata Capture platform to meet your organisation's needs. The platform is built with modern technologies including FastAPI and SQLAlchemy for the backend, React with TypeScript for the frontend, and PostgreSQL for data storage, providing a robust foundation for development and customization.

This guide covers development environment setup, local testing, and contribution workflows.

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💻 Environment setup

Get your development environment ready with all necessary tools and dependencies

🔐 Local authentication

Configure authentication setup for local development and testing

🗃️ Database operations

Working with the database during development

🧪 Running tests

How to run and create tests for the platform