Requirements

Functional Requirements:

• Allow reservation of a parking spot.
• Process payment for the reservation.
• Enable parking of a car in the reserved spot.
• Support early departure before reservation time expires.
• Gate check-in/out.
• Handle no show.

Non-Functional Requirements:

• high availability
• reliability
• consistency

API Design

• POST: /add-vehicle
• POST: /vehicle-spot
• GET: /vehicle-spot
• DELETE: /vehicle

High-Level Design

Describe the overall system architecture. Identify the main components needed to solve the problem end-to-end. Use the diagramming tool to create a block diagram.

Detailed Component Design

Deep dive into 2-3 key components. Explain how they work, how they scale, discuss tradeoffs, capacity, and any relevant algorithms or data structures.