Test Case: Guest User Booking Flow

Test Case ID: TC-001
Priority: P0 (Critical)
Feature: Booking Creation
User Story: US-004

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Prerequisites

• [ ] Staging environment is live and accessible
• [ ] Test restaurant "Bella Italia" exists with ID = 42
• [ ] "Bella Italia" has availability tomorrow at 7:00 PM for party size 4
• [ ] Twilio SMS gateway is configured for staging
• [ ] Test phone number +15551234567 is able to receive SMS

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Test Data

Field	Value
Restaurant	Bella Italia (ID: 42)
Date	Tomorrow's date
Time	7:00 PM
Party Size	4
Name	Test User
Email	[email protected]
Phone	+15551234567

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Test Steps

Step	Action	Expected Result
1	Navigate to https://staging.reserveeasy.com	Homepage loads within 2 seconds
2	Enter "Italian" in cuisine search field	Autocomplete suggestions appear
3	Select "Manhattan" from location dropdown	Location field populated
4	Click "Search" button	Search results page loads, showing at least 5 restaurants
5	Verify "Bella Italia" appears in results	Restaurant card displays with name, cuisine, price range ($$)
6	Click on "Bella Italia" restaurant card	Restaurant detail page loads with photos, hours, description
7	Select tomorrow's date from calendar picker	Date field shows selected date in format "MM/DD/YYYY"
8	Select party size "4" from dropdown	Party size field shows "4 guests"
9	Click "Check Availability" button	Availability section loads, showing available time slots
10	Verify 7:00 PM slot is available and clickable	Time slot button is enabled (not grayed out)
11	Click "7:00 PM" time slot	Time slot highlights, "Book This Time" button appears
12	Click "Book This Time" button	Booking form appears with fields: Name, Email, Phone, Special Requests
13	Fill Name field: "Test User"	Name field accepts input, no validation errors
14	Fill Email field: "[email protected]"	Email field accepts input, shows checkmark icon (valid)
15	Fill Phone field: "+15551234567"	Phone field accepts input, formats with parentheses (555) 123-4567
16	Leave "Special Requests" field empty (optional)	Field remains empty, no error
17	Click "Confirm Booking" button	Loading spinner appears for 1-3 seconds
18	Wait for confirmation page to load	Confirmation page displays within 5 seconds
19	Verify confirmation page content: - - "Booking Confirmed!" heading - - Restaurant name: "Bella Italia" - - Date: Tomorrow's date - - Time: 7:00 PM - - Party size: 4 - - Confirmation code: 6-character alphanumeric (e.g., "XYZ123")	All details match booking inputs, confirmation code is displayed
20	Check phone +15551234567 for SMS	SMS received within 30 seconds
21	Verify SMS content: - - Contains "Bella Italia" - - Contains date and time - - Contains party size "4" - - Contains confirmation code - - Contains link to modify/cancel	All required information is present in SMS
22	Click link in SMS (optional)	Opens booking details page with Modify/Cancel options

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Expected Final State

Database Verification (SQL)

SELECT
    id,
    restaurant_id,
    booking_date,
    booking_time,
    party_size,
    customer_name,
    customer_email,
    customer_phone,
    confirmation_code,
    status,
    sms_sent,
    created_at
FROM bookings
WHERE customer_email = '[email protected]'
ORDER BY created_at DESC
LIMIT 1;

Expected:

• restaurant_id = 42
• booking_date = Tomorrow's date
• booking_time = 19:00:00
• party_size = 4
• customer_name = "Test User"
• customer_email = "[email protected]"
• customer_phone = "+15551234567"
• confirmation_code = 6 characters (uppercase alphanumeric)
• status = "confirmed"
• sms_sent = true
• created_at = Current timestamp

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Actual Results

Tested By: _
Test Date: _
Build/Version: _

Step	Status	Notes/Screenshots
1-22	[ ] Pass [ ] Fail

Overall Status: [ ] Pass [ ] Fail [ ] Blocked

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Defects Found

If test failed, log defects here:

Defect ID	Description	Severity	Screenshot
BUG-XXX	[Brief description]	P0/P1/P2/P3	[Link]

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Notes/Comments

[Any additional observations, edge cases discovered, or suggestions for improvements]

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