Next-generation smart city management platform powered by IoT, AI/ML, and real-time analytics

SmartCity Connect processes 1M+ IoT events per second, serves 100,000+ concurrent citizens, and manages entire city infrastructure in real-time with 99.95% uptime. Built with microservices architecture, advanced AI/ML, and privacy-first design.

• Features
• Architecture
• Technology Stack
• Traffic Pattern Learning
• Getting Started
• API Documentation
• Performance
• Security & Privacy
• Deployment
• Contributing
• License

• Real-time traffic monitoring on all major roads
• AI-powered traffic predictions (LSTM neural networks)
• Adaptive traffic lights with emergency vehicle priority
• Incident detection and automatic routing
• Vehicle counting & classification using computer vision

• Live parking availability updated every 30 seconds
• Predictive parking (15 minutes ahead)
• Dynamic pricing based on demand
• Mobile reservations up to 2 hours in advance
• EV charging station availability
• Automatic billing via app

• Real-time GPS tracking of buses, metros, trams
• Arrival predictions (±1 minute accuracy)
• Multi-modal trip planning (bus + metro + bike)
• Digital ticketing with QR codes
• Crowding predictions to avoid packed vehicles
• Service disruption alerts

• Report issues: potholes, broken lights, graffiti
• Track service requests in real-time
• Permit applications: building, events, parking
• Online tax payments and document requests
• E-governance dashboard with budget transparency
• Community voting on local initiatives
• Gamification system with rewards

• Integrated 911/112 dispatch with real-time tracking
• Disaster management: flood, earthquake, fire warnings
• Evacuation route planning and navigation
• Emergency shelter locator with capacity
• Mass notification system (SMS, push, sirens)
• CCTV integration (privacy-compliant)
• Gunshot detection sensors

• Air quality tracking (PM2.5, CO2, NOx)
• Noise pollution monitoring
• Water quality sensors
• Smart waste management with IoT bins
• Carbon footprint tracking for citizens
• Renewable energy generation monitoring

• Traffic flow forecasting using LSTM
• Parking availability predictions with XGBoost
• Predictive infrastructure maintenance
• Computer vision: pothole detection, license plate recognition
• NLP chatbot for 24/7 citizen support
• Sentiment analysis on feedback
• Personalized recommendations

• 3D city visualization with real-time data
• Scenario simulation (test before implementation)
• Historical playback of city events
• Urban planning tool for officials
• Infrastructure impact analysis

• Learns from every user’s journey
• Personalized route recommendations
• Smart departure time suggestions
• Individual driving style recognition
• Collective intelligence for city-wide optimization
• Privacy-first with anonymization

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                        CITIZEN INTERFACES                        │
│   Web (PWA) │ Mobile Apps │ Wearables │ Voice │ Chatbot         │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                              │
                              ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              CDN + WAF + DDoS Protection (CloudFront)            │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                              │
                              ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                   API GATEWAY (Spring Cloud)                     │
│   Rate Limiting │ OAuth2/JWT │ Circuit Breaker │ Load Balancing │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
                              │
        ┌─────────────────────┴─────────────────────┐
        │                                           │
        ▼                                           ▼
┌──────────────────┐                   ┌──────────────────────┐
│  MICROSERVICES   │                   │  EDGE COMPUTING      │
│  (Kubernetes)    │                   │  (IoT Gateways)      │
├──────────────────┤                   ├──────────────────────┤
│ • User Service   │                   │ • Local AI Models    │
│ • Traffic Svc    │◄─────────────────►│ • Real-time Process  │
│ • Parking Svc    │                   │ • Offline Capability │
│ • IoT Device Svc │                   │ • Edge Analytics     │
│ • Transit Svc    │                   └──────────────────────┘
│ • Emergency Svc  │
│ • Citizen Svc    │                   ┌──────────────────────┐
│ • Payment Svc    │                   │   STREAMING LAYER    │
│ • Analytics Svc  │                   ├──────────────────────┤
│ • AI/ML Service  │◄─────────────────►│ • Kafka Cluster      │
│ • Notification   │                   │ • Kafka Streams      │
│ • Digital Twin   │                   │ • RabbitMQ           │
│ • Pattern Learn  │                   │ • MQTT Broker        │
└──────────────────┘                   └──────────────────────┘
        │
        ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                      DATA PERSISTENCE LAYER                      │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ PostgreSQL │ MongoDB │ Cassandra │ InfluxDB │ Elasticsearch    │
│ Neo4j │ Redis │ S3 (Object Storage) │ Glacier (Archive)        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
        │
        ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                   ANALYTICS & ML PIPELINE                        │
│   Apache Spark │ TensorFlow │ PyTorch │ Kafka Streams │ Flink  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
        │
        ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                  MONITORING & OBSERVABILITY                      │
│   Prometheus │ Grafana │ Jaeger │ ELK Stack │ New Relic        │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

• Java 17 – Latest LTS with modern features
• Spring Boot 3.2 – Microservices framework
• Spring Cloud – Service discovery, config management
• Spring Security – OAuth2, JWT authentication
• Spring WebFlux – Reactive programming for high throughput
• Python 3.11 – ML models and data processing

• Apache Kafka – Event streaming (1M+ events/sec)
• Kafka Streams – Real-time stream processing
• RabbitMQ – Event-driven messaging
• MQTT – Lightweight IoT protocol
• gRPC – High-performance inter-service communication

• PostgreSQL 15 – ACID transactions (users, payments)
• MongoDB 7 – Document store (IoT logs, incidents)
• Apache Cassandra 4 – Time-series data (sensors, metrics)
• InfluxDB 2 – High-frequency IoT data
• Redis 7 – In-memory cache & session store
• Elasticsearch 8 – Full-text search & analytics
• Neo4j – Graph database (city infrastructure)

• React 18 with TypeScript
• React Native – Mobile apps (iOS/Android)
• D3.js – Data visualization
• Mapbox/Leaflet – Interactive maps
• WebSockets – Real-time updates

• TensorFlow 2.14 – Deep learning models
• PyTorch 2.1 – Neural networks
• Scikit-learn – Traditional ML algorithms
• XGBoost – Gradient boosting
• spaCy – Natural language processing
• YOLO v8 – Computer vision

• Kubernetes 1.28 – Container orchestration
• Docker – Containerization
• Helm – Kubernetes package manager
• Istio – Service mesh
• AWS/Azure/GCP – Cloud providers

• Prometheus – Metrics collection
• Grafana – Dashboards & alerting
• Jaeger – Distributed tracing
• ELK Stack – Centralized logging
• New Relic – APM

• Jenkins – Automated builds
• GitLab CI – Pipeline automation
• ArgoCD – GitOps for Kubernetes
• SonarQube – Code quality
• Nexus – Artifact repository

1. Data Collection (Privacy-First)

   • User consents to journey tracking
   • GPS data collected during navigation only
   • Locations “fuzzed” to 100m radius
   • User IDs anonymized with hashing

2. Pattern Discovery

   # Example: Detecting commute patterns
   patterns = discover_user_patterns(user_id)
   
   # Output:
   {
     "commute": {
       "origin": "Home Area",
       "destination": "Work District", 
       "frequency": "5 days/week",
       "typical_departure": "08:15 AM",
       "typical_duration": "27 minutes",
       "preferred_route": "Highway 101"
     }
   }

    

3. Machine Learning Models

   Model A: Travel Time Prediction

   # Ensemble model: XGBoost + RandomForest + LightGBM
   predicted_time = predict_travel_time(
       user_id="user123",
       origin=home,
       destination=work,
       departure_time="2025-11-08 08:15:00"
   )
   
   # Output: 
   {
     "predicted_duration": 32,  # minutes
     "confidence_interval": [28, 35],
     "factors": {
       "current_traffic": "moderate",
       "weather": "rainy",
       "user_driving_style": "moderate"
     }
   }

    

   Model B: Departure Time Optimization

   # Recommends best time to leave
   recommendation = optimize_departure_time(
       user_id="user123",
       desired_arrival="2025-11-08 09:00:00"
   )
   
   # Output:
   {
     "recommended_departure": "08:05:00",
     "reason": "Leave 10 min earlier than usual",
     "traffic_forecast": "Heavy congestion expected 8:20-8:40",
     "time_savings": "Save 12 minutes"
   }

    

   Model C: Personalized Route Recommendation

   # Routes scored based on user preferences
   routes = recommend_routes(
       user_id="user123",
       origin=home,
       destination=work
   )
   
   # Output:
   [
     {
       "route": "Highway 101",
       "score": 0.92,
       "duration": 25,
       "reasons": [
         "⚡ Fastest route",
         "📍 You take this 80% of the time",
         "✅ Light traffic right now"
       ]
     },
     {
       "route": "Scenic Coastal Road",
       "score": 0.78,
       "duration": 32,
       "reasons": [
         "🌳 Beautiful views",
         "💰 No tolls",
         "👍 You rated this 4.5/5 stars"
       ]
     }
   ]

    

4. Collective Intelligence

   # City-wide optimization
   bottlenecks = identify_bottlenecks(all_users_journeys)
   
   # If Main St is congested:
   # - Notify some users to take alternative routes
   # - Adjust traffic light timing
   # - Add extra bus capacity
   
   optimize_city_traffic(bottlenecks)

    

5. Real-Time Adaptation

   # During navigation
   while journey_active:
       # Check for traffic changes
       if heavy_traffic_ahead():
           alternative = find_better_route()
           notify_user("Faster route available! Save 8 min")
       
       # Check if user deviated
       if off_route():
           recalculate_route_from_current_location()
       
       sleep(30_seconds)

    

✅ Personal Learning

• Learns your driving style (aggressive/cautious)
• Remembers route preferences
• Adapts to your typical schedule
• Improves accuracy over time

✅ Smart Recommendations

• “Leave 5 min earlier to avoid traffic”
• “Try this route – saves 10 minutes”
• “Heavy rain ahead – slower route recommended”

✅ Collective Optimization

• Redistributes traffic across routes
• Optimizes traffic lights city-wide
• Adjusts public transit schedules
• Prevents bottlenecks before they form

✅ Privacy Protection

• Fuzzy locations (100-500m radius)
• Anonymized user IDs in analytics
• Configurable retention (default 90 days)
• GDPR compliant (Right to be Forgotten)
• User controls: pause/delete/export data

Citizens get personalized insights:

╔════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║             YOUR TRAVEL ANALYTICS - NOVEMBER               ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║  Total Trips: 42        Time Saved: 3.5 hours             ║
║  Distance: 520 km       Carbon: 85 kg CO₂                 ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║  💡 YOUR PATTERNS                                          ║
║  • You typically leave for work at 8:15 AM                ║
║  • Your commute takes 25-30 minutes                       ║
║  • You prefer highways (7 min faster)                     ║
║  • Monday mornings are slowest (33 min avg)               ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║  🚀 RECOMMENDATIONS                                        ║
║  • Leave 10 min earlier on Mondays                        ║
║  • Try scenic route on Fridays (only 3 min slower)        ║
║  • Carpool Tue/Thu - save $15/week                        ║
╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║  🏆 ECO ACHIEVEMENTS                                       ║
║  ✅ Public Transit Champion (20+ trips)                   ║
║  ✅ Carbon Reducer (50+ kg saved)                         ║
║  ⏳ Bike Warrior (6/10 trips)                             ║
╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

• Java 17+ (JDK)
• Maven 3.8+ or Gradle 8+
• Docker 24+ & Docker Compose
• Kubernetes 1.28+ (for production)
• Node.js 18+ (for frontend)
• Python 3.11+ (for ML services)

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/ngoubimaximillian12/smartcity-connect.git
   cd smartcity-connect

    

2. Start infrastructure services

   # Start Kafka, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, etc.
   docker-compose up -d

    

3. Build backend services

   cd backend
   mvn clean install
   
   # Or with Gradle
   gradle build

    

4. Start microservices

   # Start all services (runs on different ports)
   ./start-all-services.sh
   
   # Or start individually
   cd user-service && mvn spring-boot:run
   cd traffic-service && mvn spring-boot:run
   # ... etc

    

5. Start frontend

   cd frontend
   npm install
   npm run dev

    

6. Access the application

   • Web Portal: http://localhost:3000
   • API Gateway: http://localhost:8000
   • Grafana Dashboards: http://localhost:3001
   • Swagger API Docs: http://localhost:8000/swagger-ui.html

Create .env file in root directory:

# Database
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://localhost:5432/smartcity
MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/smartcity
REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379
CASSANDRA_HOSTS=localhost:9042

# Kafka
KAFKA_BOOTSTRAP_SERVERS=localhost:9092

# Security
JWT_SECRET=your-super-secret-jwt-key-change-in-production
OAUTH2_CLIENT_ID=your-oauth-client-id
OAUTH2_CLIENT_SECRET=your-oauth-client-secret

# APIs
MAPBOX_API_KEY=your-mapbox-api-key
WEATHER_API_KEY=your-weather-api-key
TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=your-twilio-account-sid
TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=your-twilio-auth-token

# AWS (for production)
AWS_REGION=us-east-1
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your-aws-key
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your-aws-secret
S3_BUCKET=smartcity-data

All API requests require authentication via JWT token.

# Get JWT token
POST /api/auth/login
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "email": "citizen@example.com",
  "password": "securepassword"
}

# Response
{
  "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIs...",
  "refreshToken": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIs...",
  "expiresIn": 3600
}

# Use token in subsequent requests
Authorization: Bearer eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIs...

GET /api/traffic/current/{roadId}
Authorization: Bearer {token}

Response:
{
  "road_id": "main_st_north",
  "timestamp": "2025-11-08T14:30:00Z",
  "average_speed_kmh": 35.5,
  "congestion_level": 3,  # 0-5 scale
  "incidents": [
    {
      "type": "accident",
      "location": "Mile 12",
      "severity": "high"
    }
  ]
}

GET /api/traffic/predictions/{roadId}?horizon=30min
Authorization: Bearer {token}

Response:
{
  "road_id": "main_st_north",
  "predictions": [
    {"time": "14:35", "speed": 32.1, "congestion": 3},
    {"time": "14:40", "speed": 28.4, "congestion": 4},
    {"time": "14:45", "speed": 25.7, "congestion": 4}
  ]
}

POST /api/traffic/incidents
Authorization: Bearer {token}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "type": "accident",
  "location": {
    "lat": 40.730,
    "lng": -73.935
  },
  "severity": "high",
  "description": "Multi-vehicle accident blocking 2 lanes",
  "photo_url": "https://..."
}

GET /api/parking/availability/{zoneId}
Authorization: Bearer {token}

Response:
{
  "zone_id": "downtown_a",
  "total_spots": 250,
  "available_spots": 42,
  "spots": [
    {
      "spot_id": "A-101",
      "location": {"lat": 40.730, "lng": -73.935},
      "status": "available",
      "rate_per_hour": 5.0,
      "ev_charging": false
    }
  ]
}

POST /api/parking/reserve
Authorization: Bearer {token}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "spot_id": "A-101",
  "start_time": "2025-11-08T15:00:00Z",
  "duration_hours": 2
}

Response:
{
  "reservation_id": "res_abc123",
  "spot_id": "A-101",
  "total_cost": 10.0,
  "payment_required": true
}

POST /api/requests
Authorization: Bearer {token}
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

{
  "category": "pothole",
  "description": "Large pothole on Main St",
  "location": {"lat": 40.730, "lng": -73.935},
  "photo": <file>
}

Response:
{
  "request_id": "req_xyz789",
  "status": "pending",
  "estimated_resolution": "2025-11-10",
  "tracking_url": "https://..."
}

GET /api/requests/{citizenId}
Authorization: Bearer {token}

Response:
[
  {
    "request_id": "req_xyz789",
    "category": "pothole",
    "status": "in_progress",
    "created_at": "2025-11-08T10:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2025-11-08T14:00:00Z"
  }
]

GET /api/transit/vehicle/{vehicleId}
Authorization: Bearer {token}

Response:
{
  "vehicle_id": "bus_42",
  "route": "Route 5",
  "location": {"lat": 40.730, "lng": -73.935},
  "speed_kmh": 25.5,
  "passengers": 35,
  "capacity": 50,
  "next_stop": "Main St & 5th Ave",
  "eta_minutes": 3
}

POST /api/transit/trips/plan
Authorization: Bearer {token}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "origin": {"lat": 40.730, "lng": -73.935},
  "destination": {"lat": 40.748, "lng": -73.986},
  "departure_time": "2025-11-08T15:00:00Z",
  "preferences": ["fastest", "least_transfers"]
}

Response:
{
  "routes": [
    {
      "duration_minutes": 35,
      "transfers": 1,
      "legs": [
        {
          "mode": "bus",
          "route": "Route 5",
          "from": "Main St",
          "to": "Central Station",
          "duration": 15
        },
        {
          "mode": "metro",
          "route": "Blue Line",
          "from": "Central Station",
          "to": "Park Square",
          "duration": 20
        }
      ],
      "total_cost": 2.75
    }
  ]
}

POST /api/journeys
Authorization: Bearer {token}
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "origin": {"lat": 40.730, "lng": -73.935},
  "destination": {"lat": 40.748, "lng": -73.986},
  "departure_time": "2025-11-08T08:15:00Z",
  "arrival_time": "2025-11-08T08:42:00Z",
  "route_taken": {
    "waypoints": [...],
    "distance_km": 12.5
  },
  "transport_mode": "car"
}

GET /api/journeys/{userId}/recommendations
Authorization: Bearer {token}

Response:
{
  "departure_time_suggestion": {
    "recommended": "08:05:00",
    "reason": "Leave 10 min earlier to avoid rush hour",
    "time_savings": 12
  },
  "route_recommendations": [
    {
      "route": "Highway 101",
      "predicted_duration": 25,
      "reasons": ["⚡ Fastest", "📍 Your usual route"]
    }
  ]
}

GET /api/journeys/{userId}/analytics
Authorization: Bearer {token}

Response:
{
  "total_trips": 42,
  "total_distance_km": 520,
  "time_saved_minutes": 210,
  "carbon_kg": 85,
  "patterns": {
    "typical_departure": "08:15",
    "typical_duration": 27,
    "preferred_routes": ["Highway 101"]
  }
}

Full interactive API documentation available at:

• Swagger UI: http://localhost:8000/swagger-ui.html
• ReDoc: http://localhost:8000/redoc
• OpenAPI Spec: http://localhost:8000/api-docs

1. Multi-Layer Caching

   L1: Browser Cache (5 min)
   L2: CDN Cache (1 hour)
   L3: Redis Cache (30 sec - hot data)
   L4: Application Cache (5 min)
   L5: Database Query Cache (10 min)
   

    

2. Database Optimization

   • Geospatial indexes on location queries
   • Composite indexes on frequent filters
   • Connection pooling (HikariCP)
   • Read replicas for analytics
   • Data sharding by city zones

3. Async Processing

   • CompletableFuture for non-blocking ops
   • Virtual threads (Java 21) for concurrency
   • Reactive streams (WebFlux)
   • Message queues for long-running tasks

4. Auto-Scaling

   # Kubernetes HPA
   minReplicas: 3
   maxReplicas: 20
   targetCPUUtilization: 70%
   targetMemoryUtilization: 80%

    

• ✅ OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect authentication
• ✅ JWT tokens with refresh mechanism
• ✅ Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• ✅ API rate limiting (token bucket algorithm)
• ✅ WAF (Web Application Firewall) for DDoS protection
• ✅ End-to-end encryption (TLS 1.3)
• ✅ Data encryption at rest (AES-256)
• ✅ Security headers (HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options)
• ✅ SQL injection prevention (parameterized queries)
• ✅ XSS protection (input sanitization)
• ✅ CSRF tokens for state-changing operations

• ✅ GDPR compliant (Right to be Forgotten, Data Portability)
• ✅ Location anonymization (fuzzy to 100-500m radius)
• ✅ User ID hashing in analytics databases
• ✅ Configurable data retention (default 90 days)
• ✅ Granular consent management
• ✅ Privacy dashboard for users
• ✅ One-click data deletion
• ✅ Export data in machine-readable format
• ✅ Audit logs for all data access
• ✅ Anonymized analytics (no PII)

// Users can choose anonymization level
enum AnonymizationLevel {
    HIGH,    // Max privacy: fuzzy 500m, no exact routes
    MEDIUM,  // Moderate: fuzzy 200m, aggregated routes
    LOW      // Min privacy: fuzzy 100m, detailed routes
}

1. Build Docker images

   # Build all microservices
   ./build-docker-images.sh
   
   # Tag and push to registry
   docker tag smartcity-user-service:latest registry.example.com/user-service:v1.0
   docker push registry.example.com/user-service:v1.0

    

2. Deploy to Kubernetes

   # Install with Helm
   helm install smartcity ./helm-charts/smartcity \
     --namespace smartcity \
     --create-namespace \
     --values production-values.yaml
   
   # Or use kubectl
   kubectl apply -f k8s/namespace.yaml
   kubectl apply -f k8s/configmaps/
   kubectl apply -f k8s/secrets/
   kubectl apply -f k8s/deployments/
   kubectl apply -f k8s/services/
   kubectl apply -f k8s/ingress.yaml

    

3. Verify deployment

   # Check all pods are running
   kubectl get pods -n smartcity
   
   # Check services
   kubectl get svc -n smartcity
   
   # View logs
   kubectl logs -f deployment/user-service -n smartcity

    

helm-charts/smartcity/
├── Chart.yaml
├── values.yaml
├── templates/
│   ├── deployments/
│   │   ├── user-service.yaml
│   │   ├── traffic-service.yaml
│   │   └── ...
│   ├── services/
│   ├── configmaps/
│   ├── secrets/
│   └── ingress.yaml

# Development
helm install smartcity ./helm-charts/smartcity -f dev-values.yaml

# Staging
helm install smartcity ./helm-charts/smartcity -f staging-values.yaml

# Production
helm install smartcity ./helm-charts/smartcity -f production-values.yaml

# .gitlab-ci.yml
stages:
  - build
  - test
  - security-scan
  - deploy

build:
  stage: build
  script:
    - mvn clean package
    - docker build -t $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_SHA .
    - docker push $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_SHA

test:
  stage: test
  script:
    - mvn test
    - mvn integration-test

security-scan:
  stage: security-scan
  script:
    - sonar-scanner
    - trivy image $CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_SHA

deploy-production:
  stage: deploy
  script:
    - kubectl set image deployment/user-service user-service=$CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE:$CI_COMMIT_SHA
  only:
    - main

System Overview Dashboard

• Total API requests/sec
• Response time percentiles (p50, p95, p99)
• Error rate
• Active users
• System resources (CPU, memory, disk)

Traffic Management Dashboard

• Real-time traffic flow by road
• Congestion heat map
• Incident locations
• Prediction accuracy
• Traffic light performance

IoT Sensor Dashboard

• Sensor health status
• Data ingestion rate
• Missing data alerts
• Battery levels
• Network connectivity

User Experience Dashboard

• User journey success rate
• Average trip satisfaction
• Feature usage statistics
• Mobile app crashes
• API errors by endpoint

# Alert rules
groups:
  - name: smartcity_alerts
    rules:
      - alert: HighAPILatency
        expr: http_request_duration_seconds{quantile="0.95"} > 0.5
        for: 5m
        annotations:
          summary: "API latency is high"
          
      - alert: HighErrorRate
        expr: rate(http_requests_total{status=~"5.."}[5m]) > 0.05
        for: 5m
        annotations:
          summary: "Error rate > 5%"
          
      - alert: DatabaseConnectionPoolExhausted
        expr: hikaricp_connections_active >= hikaricp_connections_max * 0.9
        for: 2m
        annotations:
          summary: "Database connection pool nearly exhausted"

We welcome contributions! Please follow these guidelines:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch

   git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature

    
3. Make your changes
4. Write tests

   # Unit tests
   mvn test
   
   # Integration tests
   mvn integration-test

    
5. Run code quality checks

   # SonarQube analysis
   mvn sonar:sonar
   
   # Code formatting
   mvn spotless:apply

    
6. Commit with conventional commits

   git commit -m "feat: add real-time route optimization"
   git commit -m "fix: resolve parking reservation race condition"
   git commit -m "docs: update API documentation"

    
7. Push and create pull request

• Java: Follow Google Java Style Guide
• Python: Follow PEP 8
• JavaScript/TypeScript: Use Prettier + ESLint
• SQL: Use lowercase with underscores

• Unit test coverage: > 80%
• Integration tests for all APIs
• E2E tests for critical user journeys
• Load tests for performance-critical features

• All PRs require 2 approvals
• CI/CD pipeline must pass
• Code coverage must not decrease
• Security scan must pass

This project is licensed under the MIT License – see the LICENSE file for details.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2025 Ngoubi Maximillian Diangha

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SOFTWARE.

Ngoubi Maximillian Diangha

• GitHub: @ngoubimaximillian12
• LinkedIn: Ngoubi Maximillian Diangha
• Email: ngoubimaximilliandiangha@gmail.com

• Spring Boot Team – Excellent microservices framework
• Apache Kafka – High-performance event streaming
• TensorFlow Team – Powerful ML framework
• Open Source Community – For amazing tools and libraries
• City of San Francisco – Smart city initiative inspiration

• Documentation: https://docs.smartcity-connect.io
• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions
• Email: support@smartcity-connect.io

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