# Twitter-like Platform Development Requirements

**Overview:**
The purpose of this document is to outline the requirements for a platform that enables developers to quickly implement a project's design to a full-functioning app, using Twitter as a reference. The platform will provide a set of pre-built features and tools to simplify the development process, allowing developers to focus on their app's unique features and user experience.

**Functional Requirements:**

**User Management**

1. **User Authentication**: The platform should provide a built-in authentication system that allows users to register, login, and access their account information.
* Requirements:
+ Support for multiple authentication methods (e.g., email/password, social media login)
+ Password hashing and salting
+ Password recovery feature
2. **User Profiles**: The platform should provide a user profile management system that allows users to edit their profile information.
* Requirements:
+ Support for customizable profile fields (e.g., name, bio, profile picture)
+ User-profile editing interface
+ Profile picture upload feature

**Posting and Sharing**

1. **Tweet-Like Posts**: The platform should provide a feature for users to post short messages (up to 280 characters).
* Requirements:
+ Support for text-only posts
+ Support for multimedia attachments (e.g., images, videos)
+ Post composition interface
2. **Post Sharing**: The platform should provide a feature for users to share their posts with others.
* Requirements:
+ Support for public and private sharing options
+ Support for sharing by direct message (DM) or publicly
+ Post sharing interface

**Following and Notifications**

1. **Following**: The platform should provide a feature for users to follow other users' posts.
* Requirements:
+ Support for one-way and two-way following
+ Follow/unfollow functionality
+ Follow button on user profiles
2. **Notifications**: The platform should provide a feature for users to receive notifications when someone follows or mentions them.
* Requirements:
+ Support for push notifications
+ Support for in-app notifications
+ Notification settings interface

**Search and Discovery**

1. **Post Search**: The platform should provide a feature for users to search for posts by keyword or hashtag.
* Requirements:
+ Support for fuzzy searching
+ Support for filtering by date or user
+ Post search interface
2. **Trending Topics**: The platform should provide a feature for users to discover trending topics and posts.
* Requirements:
+ Support for real-time topic trending
+ Support for displaying trending topics and posts on the dashboard
+ Trending topics interface

**Moderation and Administration**

1. **Post Moderation**: The platform should provide a feature for administrators to moderate posts and remove content that violates community guidelines.
* Requirements:
+ Support for post flagging and reporting
+ Support for post removal and banishing
+ Moderation interface
2. **User Moderation**: The platform should provide a feature for administrators to moderate users and ban or suspend them if necessary.
* Requirements:
+ Support for user flagging and reporting
+ Support for user banishing and suspension
+ Moderation interface

**Technical Requirements:**

1. **Database**: The platform should use a scalable and reliable database system (e.g., MySQL, MongoDB).
* Requirements:
+ Support for data normalization and denormalization
+ Support for data validation and error handling
2. **Server-Side Language**: The platform should use a server-side language (e.g., Node.js, Python).
* Requirements:
+ Support for server-side rendering
+ Support for API-based architecture
3. **Frontend Framework**: The platform should use a frontend framework (e.g., React, Angular).
* Requirements:
+ Support for responsive design
+ Support for CSS preprocessing
+ Support for JavaScript libraries and dependencies

**Non-Functional Requirements:**

1. **Scalability**: The platform should be able to handle a large number of users and posts without compromising performance.
* Requirements:
+ Support for horizontal scaling
+ Support for load balancing
+ Support for caching
2. **Security**: The platform should ensure the security and integrity of user data and applications.
* Requirements:
+ Support for SSL/TLS encryption
+ Support for secure authentication and authorization
+ Support for input validation and sanitization

**User Experience Requirements:**

1. **Intuitive Interface**: The platform should provide an intuitive and user-friendly