Clients — manage client companies with full contact and billing info
Jobs / Quotes — versioned quote documents with status workflow (Draft ? Sent ? Approved/Rejected)
Shots — VFX shot breakdown with complexity multipliers and drag-and-drop reordering
Assets — CG asset budget tracking (characters, environments, vehicles, etc.)
Line Items — per-task cost rows with hours/days/artists/rates, markup, discount, tax
Rate Cards — studio rate card library organized by department
PDF Export — professional quote PDF with front page + detailed appendix
Decimal Precision — all financials use decimal.js (no floating-point drift)

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Framework	Next.js 15 (App Router, Server Actions)
Language	TypeScript
Styling	Tailwind CSS v4 + shadcn/ui
ORM	Prisma 7 + PostgreSQL 16
Forms	React Hook Form + Zod
Drag & Drop	@dnd-kit/core + @dnd-kit/sortable
Finance Math	decimal.js
Notifications	sonner
PDF	HTML render via `/api/pdf/[id]`

Prerequisites

Node.js 20+
PostgreSQL 16 (or Docker)
npm 10+
ts-node for seeding: npm install -g ts-node typescript

Quick Start

1. Clone & install

git clone <repo-url>
cd xBid
npm install

2. Configure environment

cp .env.example .env

Edit .env:

DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/xbid"
NEXTAUTH_SECRET="your-random-secret-here"
NEXTAUTH_URL="http://localhost:3000"

3. Start PostgreSQL

Option A — Docker (recommended):

docker compose up -d postgres

Option B — local PostgreSQL:

CREATE DATABASE xbid;

4. Run database migrations

npm run db:generate   # generate Prisma client
npm run db:migrate    # run migrations (enter "init" as migration name)

5. Seed sample data

npm run db:seed

This creates 15 rate cards, 2 sample clients, 2 jobs with shots, assets, and line items.

6. Start development server

npm run dev

Open http://localhost:3000

Production (Docker)

docker compose up --build -d

After first run, apply migrations:

docker compose exec app npx prisma migrate deploy
docker compose exec app npx prisma db seed

PDF Export

Navigate to any job and click Download PDF. The route at /api/pdf/[id] generates HTML with:

Front page: client info, project details, shot/asset summary, financial totals, T&C
Appendix: full per-shot and per-asset line item breakdown

Print to PDF via browser (Ctrl+P ? Save as PDF).

Project Structure

src/
  app/                  Next.js App Router pages
    api/pdf/[id]/       PDF generation endpoint
    clients/            Client management
    jobs/               Job management
    rate-cards/         Rate card management
  actions/              Server actions (CRUD)
  components/
    assets/             Asset editor
    clients/            Client form & table
    dashboard/          Stats & recent jobs
    jobs/               Job form, table, detail, totals
    layout/             Sidebar navigation
    line-items/         Line item table & dialog
    rate-cards/         Rate card management
    shots/              Shot editor
    ui/                 shadcn/ui components
  lib/
    calculations.ts     Decimal.js financial math
    constants.ts        Domain constants & defaults
    prisma.ts           Prisma client singleton
    validations.ts      Zod schemas
prisma/
  schema.prisma         Full database schema
  seed.ts               Sample data seeder

Database Scripts

npm run db:generate   # npx prisma generate
npm run db:migrate    # npx prisma migrate dev
npm run db:seed       # ts-node prisma/seed.ts
npm run db:studio     # npx prisma studio (DB GUI at :5555)