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Google Docs Integration - Project Plan v1.0

Project: CODITECT Google Docs Integration Version: 1.0.0 Status: Planning Last Updated: December 17, 2025

Executive Summary​

This project delivers document creation, collaboration, and automation capabilities for CODITECT, enabling meeting notes generation, project documentation, and team collaboration.

Key Objectives​

  1. Document Creation - Create from scratch or templates
  2. Template System - Placeholder-based templates
  3. Export Functionality - PDF, DOCX, Markdown export
  4. Comment/Suggestion - Collaboration features
  5. Meeting Notes Automation - AI-generated notes

Success Criteria​

  • Document CRUD operations functional
  • Template system working with placeholders
  • Export to PDF, DOCX, Markdown working
  • Comment/suggestion management functional
  • Meeting notes automation working
  • 90%+ unit test coverage

Phase 0: Google Cloud Setup (Prerequisites)​

0.1 Enable Google Docs API​

  • Go to Google Cloud Console
    • Navigate to: APIs & Services → Library
    • Search "Google Docs API"
    • Click Enable
  • Verify API quotas
    • Read requests: 300/min/user
    • Write requests: 60/min/user

0.2 OAuth Scopes Configuration​

  • Add required scopes to OAuth consent screen
    • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents
    • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/documents.readonly
    • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file (for export)

0.3 API Endpoints Reference​

OperationEndpoint
Create DocumentPOST https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents
Get DocumentGET https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents/{documentId}
Batch UpdatePOST https://docs.googleapis.com/v1/documents/{documentId}:batchUpdate
Export (via Drive)GET https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v3/files/{fileId}/export

0.4 Environment Variables​

  • Create .env file 
    GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=...
    GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=...
    GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:8000/oauth/callback
    DOCS_DEFAULT_TEMPLATE_FOLDER=CODITECT/Templates
  • Add to .gitignore
  • Create .env.example

Phase 1: Foundation​

1.1 Project Setup​

  • Create project structure
    • src/coditect_docs/ directory
    • tests/ directory
    • config/ directory
  • Set up pyproject.toml
  • Configure pytest and coverage
  • Set up pre-commit hooks

1.2 Docs Client Implementation​

  • Implement AsyncDocsClient
    • Create document
    • Get document
    • Batch update
    • Text operations (insert, delete, replace)
    • Formatting operations
    • Table operations
    • Named range operations
  • Implement retry logic
  • Add rate limiting
  • Add logging and metrics

1.3 Database Models​

  • Create SQLAlchemy models
    • DocTemplate model
    • LinkedDocument model
    • DocumentExport model
  • Create database migrations
  • Set up indexes

Phase 2: Document Management​

2.1 Document Manager Implementation​

  • Implement DocumentManager
    • Create document
    • Create from template
    • Get document content
    • Append content
    • Export document
    • Export to Markdown

2.2 Template Manager Implementation​

  • Implement TemplateManager
    • Create template
    • Get template
    • List templates
    • Update placeholders
    • Delete template
  • Placeholder extraction
  • Template categories

2.3 API Endpoints​

  • Document endpoints
    • POST /api/v1/docs
    • GET /api/v1/docs/{doc_id}
    • PATCH /api/v1/docs/{doc_id}
    • DELETE /api/v1/docs/{doc_id}
    • POST /api/v1/docs/{doc_id}/export
  • Template endpoints
    • GET /api/v1/docs/templates
    • POST /api/v1/docs/templates
    • POST /api/v1/docs/templates/{id}/apply
    • DELETE /api/v1/docs/templates/{id}

Phase 3: Collaboration Features​

3.1 Comment Service Implementation​

  • Implement CommentService
    • List comments
    • Add comment
    • Reply to comment
    • Resolve comment
    • Delete comment

3.2 Suggestion Service Implementation​

  • Implement SuggestionService
    • List suggestions
    • Accept suggestion
    • Reject suggestion

3.3 Collaboration Endpoints​

  • Comment endpoints
    • GET /api/v1/docs/{doc_id}/comments
    • POST /api/v1/docs/{doc_id}/comments
    • POST /api/v1/docs/{doc_id}/comments/{id}/reply
    • POST /api/v1/docs/{doc_id}/comments/{id}/resolve
  • Suggestion endpoints
    • GET /api/v1/docs/{doc_id}/suggestions
    • POST /api/v1/docs/{doc_id}/suggestions/{id}/accept
    • POST /api/v1/docs/{doc_id}/suggestions/{id}/reject

Phase 4: Export & Conversion​

4.1 Export Service Implementation​

  • Implement ExportService
    • Export to PDF
    • Export to DOCX
    • Export to TXT
    • Export to HTML
    • Convert to Markdown

4.2 Markdown Converter​

  • Implement Markdown conversion
    • Headings
    • Bold/italic
    • Links
    • Lists (bulleted, numbered)
    • Tables
    • Code blocks

Phase 5: Meeting Notes Automation​

5.1 Event Listeners​

  • Implement event handlers
    • meeting.transcribed listener
    • transcript.updated listener
    • meeting.recording_ready listener

5.2 AI Integration​

  • Integrate with AI service
    • Summary generation
    • Action item extraction
    • Decision identification
    • Key points extraction

5.3 Automation Workflow​

  • Implement notes generation workflow
    • AI processing
    • Template application
    • Placeholder replacement
    • Attendee sharing
    • Meeting linking

Phase 6: Testing​

6.1 Unit Tests​

Target Coverage: 90%+

6.1.1 Client Tests​

  • test_docs_client.py
    • Test create document
    • Test get document
    • Test batch update
    • Test insert text
    • Test delete content
    • Test replace all text
    • Test update text style
    • Test update paragraph style
    • Test insert table
    • Test create named range
    • Test export
    • Test copy
    • Test error handling
    • Test retry logic

6.1.2 Manager Tests​

  • test_document_manager.py

    • Test create document
    • Test create from template
    • Test get content
    • Test append content
    • Test export PDF
    • Test export DOCX
    • Test export to markdown
    • Test text extraction
    • Test markdown conversion

  • test_template_manager.py

    • Test create template
    • Test get template
    • Test list templates
    • Test list by category
    • Test update placeholders
    • Test delete template
    • Test placeholder extraction

6.1.3 Service Tests​

  • test_comment_service.py

    • Test list comments
    • Test add comment
    • Test reply to comment
    • Test resolve comment
    • Test delete comment

  • test_suggestion_service.py

    • Test list suggestions
    • Test accept suggestion
    • Test reject suggestion

  • test_export_service.py

    • Test export PDF
    • Test export DOCX
    • Test export TXT
    • Test export HTML
    • Test markdown conversion

6.2 Integration Tests​

6.2.1 Google Docs API Integration​

  • test_docs_api_integration.py
    • Test real document creation (test account)
    • Test real batch update (test account)
    • Test real export (test account)
    • Test real copy (test account)
    • Test real template workflow (test account)

6.2.2 Database Integration​

  • test_database_integration.py
    • Test template persistence
    • Test linked document persistence
    • Test export record persistence

6.2.3 Comment Integration​

  • test_comment_integration.py
    • Test real comment creation
    • Test real reply
    • Test real resolution

6.3 End-to-End Tests​

6.3.1 Document Workflow E2E​

  • test_document_workflow_e2e.py
    • Create new document
    • Add content via API
    • Verify in Google Docs
    • Export to PDF
    • Verify PDF content

6.3.2 Template Workflow E2E​

  • test_template_workflow_e2e.py
    • Create template document
    • Register as template
    • Create from template
    • Verify placeholder replacement
    • Share with users

6.3.3 Meeting Notes E2E​

  • test_meeting_notes_e2e.py
    • Simulate meeting end
    • Trigger transcript event
    • AI processing completes
    • Document created from template
    • Shared with attendees
    • Linked to meeting record

6.3.4 Collaboration E2E​

  • test_collaboration_e2e.py
    • Create document
    • Share with collaborator
    • Add comment via API
    • Reply to comment
    • Resolve comment

6.3.5 Export Flow E2E​

  • test_export_flow_e2e.py
    • Create document with content
    • Export to PDF
    • Export to DOCX
    • Export to Markdown
    • Verify all formats

Phase 7: Documentation​

7.1 Technical Documentation​

  • Complete SDD
  • Complete TDD
  • Complete ADRs
  • API reference (OpenAPI)
  • Integration guide

7.2 User Documentation​

  • Getting started guide
  • Template creation guide
  • Export guide
  • Troubleshooting guide

Phase 8: Deployment​

8.1 Environment Configuration​

  • Production OAuth credentials
  • Secrets in Secret Manager

8.2 Monitoring​

  • API request metrics
  • Document creation latency
  • Export latency
  • Error rates

8.3 Go-Live Checklist​

  • All tests passing
  • OAuth flow verified
  • Template system tested
  • Export functionality verified
  • Rate limits configured
  • Rollback plan ready

Test Plan Summary​

Test Categories​

CategoryTestsCoverage Target
Unit Tests55+90%+
Integration Tests15+80%+
E2E Tests15+Critical paths
Total85+85%+

Test Execution​

# Run all tests
pytest tests/ -v --cov=src --cov-report=html

# Run unit tests only
pytest tests/unit/ -v

# Run integration tests (requires test account)
pytest tests/integration/ -v --google-test-account

# Run E2E tests
pytest tests/e2e/ -v

# Generate coverage report
pytest tests/ --cov=src --cov-report=html
open htmlcov/index.html

Success Metrics​

MetricTarget
Unit test coverage90%+
Integration test pass rate100%
E2E test pass rate100%
Document creation success99.5%+
Export success rate99%+
API error rate< 0.5%

Document Control:

  • Created: December 17, 2025
  • Owner: CODITECT Engineering Team