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+# Nearl Express - Operator Dispatch Console & Deliveries Portal
+
+A high-fidelity, real-time dispatcher command center and order-delivery console built using React, React-Leaflet, TanStack Query, and Material UI. 
+
+This platform enables real-time visual tracking of delivery partners, responsive slot scheduling adjustments, route matching analysis, and direct order status management from a cohesive operational interface.
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Key Features
+
+### 📍 1. Real-Time Rider Live GPS Mapping
+- **Interactive Leaflet Maps**: Displays live geolocated pins for every active and idle rider across Coimbatore.
+- **Polished Glassmorphism Popovers**: High-fidelity Map Popups loaded with crucial metrics (Active Orders, Contact number, monospaced coordinates, and last-seen timestamps).
+- **Dynamic Pulsing Live Indicator**: Double-ring animated indicator reflecting current partner connectivity state (pulsing green `#16a34a` for active, red `#dc2626` for idle).
+- **Rider Routes & Planned Path Overlay**: Parallel Indigo/Emerald rails representing planned paths vs actual tracks side-by-side using perpendicular polyline offsets.
+
+### 🕒 2. Five-Wave Dispatch Slot Bucketing
+- **Flexible Scheduling Boundaries**: Segmented timing filters supporting precise fractional-hour offsets (e.g., Slot 1 ends at 12:30 PM, Slot 2 starts at 12:20 PM).
+- **Default Operational Waves**:
+  - **Slot 1 (Morning Rush)**: 8:00 AM → 12:30 PM
+  - **Slot 2 (Lunch Wave)**: 12:20 PM → 3:00 PM
+  - **Slot 3 (Afternoon Wave)**: 3:00 PM → 7:00 PM
+  - **Slot 4 (Evening Wave)**: 7:00 PM → 8:00 PM
+  - **Slot 5 (Night Wave)**: 8:00 PM → Midnight
+- **State Validation & Caching**: Employs an array-length-validated state cache (Key version `v6` in LocalStorage) that auto-invalidates older 3-slot schema outputs during reload or hot-deployments to eliminate UI sync race conditions.
+
+### 📦 3. Live Deliveries Portal & Update Status Modal
+- **Dynamic Filter Tabs**: Filter deliveries based on active operational states (pending, accepted, on road, completed).
+- **Interactive Status Dialog**: Positioned directly underneath the Amount inputs, allowing dispatchers to dynamically select and execute delivery state changes rather than submitting hardcoded records.
+
+---
+
+## 🛠️ Technology Stack
+
+- **Framework**: React 18
+- **State Management**: Redux Toolkit & React Context
+- **Server Cache/Queries**: `@tanstack/react-query`
+- **Mapping Libraries**: `leaflet`, `react-leaflet`, Custom Polyline Offset modules
+- **Component Styling**: MUI v5 (Material UI) & custom vanilla CSS design systems
+- **Date/Time Parsers**: `dayjs`
+
+---
+
+## ⚙️ Environment Variables Config (`.env`)
+
+Configure the following variables in your root `.env` or `.env.development` file to supply runtime secrets and API targets:
+
+```ini
+REACT_APP_VERSION=v2.1.0
+GENERATE_SOURCEMAP=false
+
+# Backend Services Endpoint URLs
+REACT_APP_API_URL=https://mock-data-api-nextjs.vercel.app/
+REACT_APP_URL=https://jupiter.nearle.app/live/api/v1
+REACT_APP_URL2=https://jupiter.nearle.app/live/api/v2
+REACT_APP_URL3=https://jupiter.nearle.app/live/api/v3
+
+# API Credentials
+REACT_APP_GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=AIzaSyCF...
+```
+
+---
+
+## 🏃 Getting Started & Local Development
+
+### 1. Prerequisite Installations
+Ensure that [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) (v16+ recommended) is installed on your computer.
+
+### 2. Install Project Dependencies
+Use either npm or yarn to fetch the required modules defined in the lockfiles:
+
+```bash
+# If using npm
+npm install
+
+# If using yarn
+yarn install
+```
+
+### 3. Run Development Server
+Launches the console locally with real-time hot-reloading:
+
+```bash
+# Start standard environment
+npm start
+
+# Start dev configuration (loads .env.development)
+npm run start:dev
+```
+*Open [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) in your web browser to view the console.*
+
+---
+
+## 📦 Production Builds & Verification
+
+To compile the application down to highly optimized, static production files, perform the following commands:
+
+### 1. Compile the Bundle
+```bash
+npm run build
+```
+*(Or `yarn build`). This compiles all files and outputs them to the `build/` directory.*
+
+### 2. Verify static pages locally
+To test the production compilation locally before deploying:
+```bash
+npx serve -s build
+```
+*Click on the output Network addresses (e.g. `http://localhost:3000` or the local IP address) to view the compiled pages.*
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> If you run the static build server locally and see a blank white page, ensure you have added `"homepage": "."` to your `package.json` to properly configure relative Webpack asset paths.