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Day 17/45 Implementing a Shift State Machine in Our Workforce Management SaaS T

Today, the Taskdudes team focused on backend workflow architecture.

We implemented a shift state machine to control how shifts move through the system:

Draft → Published → Started → Completed

We also introduced:
✔ State-aware cancellation handling
✔ PATCH restrictions for published shifts
✔ Bulk shift creation APIs
✔ Cleaner business logic separation

Why use a state machine?

Because workforce systems become difficult to maintain when transitions are handled with scattered conditions and ad-hoc validations.

A structured state machine gives the following:
• Predictable workflows
• Better maintainability
• Easier debugging
• Clear business rules
• Safer scaling as features grow

Current Stack:
Next.js • NestJS • PostgreSQL • Prisma • Redis

We’re publicly documenting the entire 45-day product build journey as a collaborative engineering team.

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