The POS Platform Blueprint

A Complete Guide to Building an Enterprise Multi-Tenant Point of Sale System

Version: 1.0.0 Created: December 29, 2025 Target Platform: /volume1/docker/pos-platform/

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How to Use This Book

This Blueprint is a self-contained guide for building a production-grade, multi-tenant POS system using Claude Code’s multi-agent orchestration. Every diagram, code sample, database schema, and implementation detail is included directly in these pages.

Reading Order

Claude Code Commands

Throughout this book, you’ll see commands like:

/dev-team implement tenant middleware

These are Claude Code multi-agent commands. See Chapter 20: Claude Code Reference for the complete command guide.

Table of Contents

Front Matter

• 00-BOOK-INDEX.md ← You are here
• 01-PREFACE.md - Why this book exists

Part I: Foundation

Understanding the “why” before the “how”

• Chapter 01: Vision & Goals
• Chapter 02: Business Context
• Chapter 03: Systems Being Replaced
• Chapter 04: Success Criteria

Part II: Architecture

System design and key decisions

• Chapter 05: High-Level Architecture
• Chapter 06: Multi-Tenancy Design
• Chapter 07: Domain Model
• Chapter 08: Event Sourcing & CQRS
• Chapter 09: Offline-First Design
• Chapter 10: Architecture Decision Records

Part III: Database

Complete data layer specification

• Chapter 11: Database Strategy
• Chapter 12: Schema Design
• Chapter 13: Entity Specifications
• Chapter 14: Indexes & Performance

Part IV: Backend

API and service layer implementation

• Chapter 15: API Design
• Chapter 16: Service Layer
• Chapter 17: Security & Authentication
• Chapter 18: Integration Patterns

Part V: Frontend

User interface specifications

• Chapter 19: POS Client Application
• Chapter 20: Admin Portal
• Chapter 21: Mobile (Raptag)
• Chapter 22: UI Component Library

Part VI: Implementation Guide

Step-by-step building instructions

• Chapter 23: Development Environment
• Chapter 24: Implementation Roadmap
• Chapter 25: Phase 1 - Foundation
• Chapter 26: Phase 2 - Core Operations
• Chapter 27: Phase 3 - Supporting Systems
• Chapter 28: Phase 4 - Production Ready

Part VII: Operations

Deployment and ongoing maintenance

• Chapter 29: Deployment Guide
• Chapter 30: Monitoring & Alerting
• Chapter 31: Security Compliance
• Chapter 32: Disaster Recovery
• Chapter 33: Tenant Lifecycle

Part VIII: Reference

Quick lookup resources

• Chapter 34: Claude Code Command Reference
• Chapter 35: Glossary
• Chapter 36: Checklists
• Chapter 37: Troubleshooting

Appendices

• Appendix A: Complete API Reference
• Appendix B: Database ERD
• Appendix C: Domain Events Catalog
• Appendix D: UI Mockups
• Appendix E: Code Templates

Book Statistics

How to Print This Book

Option 1: Markdown to PDF (Recommended)

Use Pandoc to compile all chapters into a single PDF:

# Install Pandoc (if not installed)
# macOS: brew install pandoc
# Ubuntu: apt install pandoc texlive-xetex

# Navigate to Blueprint folder
cd /volume1/docker/planning/000-POS-Learning/00-Blue-Print

# Compile to PDF
pandoc \
  00-BOOK-INDEX.md \
  01-PREFACE.md \
  Part-I-Foundation/*.md \
  Part-II-Architecture/*.md \
  Part-III-Database/*.md \
  Part-IV-Backend/*.md \
  Part-V-Frontend/*.md \
  Part-VI-Implementation/*.md \
  Part-VII-Operations/*.md \
  Part-VIII-Reference/*.md \
  Appendices/*.md \
  -o POS-Blueprint-Book.pdf \
  --toc \
  --toc-depth=3 \
  --pdf-engine=xelatex \
  -V geometry:margin=1in \
  -V fontsize=11pt \
  -V mainfont="DejaVu Sans" \
  -V monofont="DejaVu Sans Mono"

Option 2: VS Code Extension

1. Install “Markdown PDF” extension in VS Code
2. Open each chapter
3. Right-click → “Markdown PDF: Export (pdf)”
4. Combine PDFs using any PDF merger

Option 3: Web-Based

Use online tools like:

• Dillinger.io - Paste markdown, export as PDF
• GitHub - Each .md file renders nicely for printing
• Grip - Local GitHub-style markdown preview

Option 4: Build Script (Automated)

#!/bin/bash
# save as: build-book.sh

BOOK_DIR="/volume1/docker/planning/000-POS-Learning/00-Blue-Print"
OUTPUT="$BOOK_DIR/POS-Blueprint-Book.pdf"

# Collect all markdown files in order
FILES=(
  "$BOOK_DIR/00-BOOK-INDEX.md"
  "$BOOK_DIR/01-PREFACE.md"
)

# Add Part I-VIII
for part in Part-I-Foundation Part-II-Architecture Part-III-Database \
            Part-IV-Backend Part-V-Frontend Part-VI-Implementation \
            Part-VII-Operations Part-VIII-Reference Appendices; do
  for file in "$BOOK_DIR/$part"/*.md; do
    [ -f "$file" ] && FILES+=("$file")
  done
done

# Build PDF
pandoc "${FILES[@]}" -o "$OUTPUT" --toc --toc-depth=3

echo "Book compiled: $OUTPUT"

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Contributors

“Build it right the first time. This Blueprint is your guide.”