Set up the end of the auction.

[ricardopacheco]

Summary 🔴

Setting up the auction completion involves defining the parameters and conditions that govern the conclusion of bidding activities. We will involve the integration of a notification system (via email) to inform participants about the imminent conclusion of the auction.

Additionally, the configuration should enable post-auction procedures, such as invoicing and notifications to winners and participants. Specific details are outlined in the checklist section.

Proposed / Possible solution 🔴

The project already has all the necessary convention and structure. We will only follow what is already established.

Checklist

Setup

• Create resources to completion an auction.
  • When the auction is of the closed or standard auctions, the auction concludes when it reaches the final time (finished_at).
  • When the auction is of the penny type, it should be concluded when the timer reaches zero.
• If there is a winner, set them as the victor and send an email notifying them of the win and providing next steps.
• If there is no winner, and the auction received no bids, simply finalize it.
• Regardless of whether there are winners/bids, we must calculate the auction statistics.

Notifications

• When there is a winner, notify the winner and provide information about the next steps.
• For remaining participants, inform them of another winner and display general auction statistics along with statistics specific to their participation.

Related issues

#4

[ricardopacheco]

The task in question took longer than planned because two problems were not noticed when designing it: The immutability of the database objects (rom-db) and the need to change the end data for penny auctions from each new bid.

For this reason, the initial estimate was wrong.