🍽️ The Blind Table (SocialDining)

📌 Project Overview

The Blind Table is an O2O (Online-to-Offline) social networking and dining platform designed to connect professionals through curated dining experiences.

Users book seats at blind dining events where they meet new people at carefully balanced tables.

🎯 Target Audience

• Professionals & adults aged 25–45

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🚀 Core Concept

• 👥 Smart Guest Matching

  • Each table = 6 guests
  • Strict composition: 3 men + 3 women
  • Tables are confirmed only when fully formed

• 📍 Mystery Dining Experience

  • Restaurant location is revealed only after table completion

• 🤝 Social Networking Focus

  • Designed to encourage meaningful conversations and connections

• 📱 Responsive Platform

  • Works seamlessly on desktop and mobile browsers

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👤 User Roles

1. Guest (Unauthenticated)

• Browse events
• View platform information
• Register account
• Login

❌ Cannot book events or access personal features

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2. Authenticated User (AuthUser)

• Manage profile (CRUD)
• Book seats in events (CRUD)
• Make payments
• Receive tickets (after table completion)
• Receive notifications
• Leave reviews

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3. Admin

• Manage users (CRUD)
• Manage restaurants (CRUD)
• Create & manage events
• Monitor bookings & tables (CRUD)
• Access analytics dashboards
• Override reservations

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⚙️ Functional Requirements

🔐 1. Authentication

• JWT Authentication (Access + Refresh Tokens)
• Secure password hashing

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👤 2. User Profile

• Basic Info:
  • Name, Age, Gender
  • Profession, Industry
• Preferences:
  • Dietary (Halal, Vegetarian, Allergies)
  • City
• Social Attributes:
  • Personality (Introvert / Extrovert)
  • Interests, Languages
• Metrics:
  • Events attended
  • No-show rate
  • Reputation score

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🧠 3. Matching & Grouping System

• Strict gender balance: 3M + 3F
• Smart matching based on:
  • Industry diversity
  • Shared interests
• Filters:
  • Age
  • Professional level
  • Interest tags
• Waitlist system for incomplete tables

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🎟️ 4. Booking & Event System

• Real-time seat reservation
• Seat locking mechanism
• Gender-based slot validation
• Table creation only when:
  • ✅ 6 seats filled
  • ✅ 3 men + 3 women
• Ticket generation:
  • QR Code issued after table completion

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🔔 5. Notifications

• Payment confirmation
• Ticket issuance

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🛠️ 6. Admin Features

• User & restaurant management
• Event lifecycle management
• Table monitoring:
  • Status: pending | full
• Waitlist control
• Analytics dashboards:
  • Gender balance
  • Table completion rate

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🧱 Technical Stack

🎨 Frontend

• Next.js
• TailwindCSS
• React Context API

⚙️ Backend

• NestJS
• JWT Authentication
• Sequelize ORM

🏗️ Infrastructure

• MySQL (Database)
• Redis (Caching & queue handling)
• MinIO (Object storage)
• Stripe (Payments)

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🧠 Key System Challenges

• Real-time seat locking & concurrency control
• Ensuring strict gender balance
• Designing smart matching algorithms
• Handling waitlists and partial tables
• Secure payment + ticketing workflow

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📊 Future Improvements

• AI-based personality matching
• Mobile app (React Native)
• Dynamic pricing system
• Reputation-based matchmaking
• Event recommendation engine

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📄 License

This project is proprietary and confidential.

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🤝 Contribution

Currently private. Contributions are restricted to authorized collaborators.