aperonight/checkout-implementation-summary.md

Checkout Process Implementation Summary

Database Changes

1. Migration: Added first_name and last_name fields to the tickets table
   • File: db/migrate/20250828143000_add_names_to_tickets.rb

Model Changes

1. Ticket Model:
   • Added validations for first_name and last_name when required by ticket type
   • Added requires_names? method to check if names are required based on ticket type

Controller Changes

1. Events Controller:
   • Modified checkout action to redirect to name collection when tickets require names
   • Added collect_names action to display form for collecting ticket holder names
   • Added process_names action to handle submitted names and proceed to payment
   • Updated payment_success action to create tickets with names when provided

View Changes

1. Events Show View:

   • Added change event listener to quantity inputs in ticket cards

2. Ticket Card Component:

   • Added change event listener to quantity inputs

3. New View:

   • Created app/views/events/collect_names.html.erb for collecting ticket holder names

Route Changes

1. New Routes:
   • GET events/:slug.:id/names - Collect names for tickets requiring identification
   • POST events/:slug.:id/names - Process submitted names and proceed to payment

JavaScript Changes

1. Ticket Cart Controller:
   • No changes needed as name collection is handled server-side

Outstanding Tasks

1. Run the database migration in the Docker environment once gem issues are resolved
2. Test the complete checkout flow with name collection