Update : readme file was updated with the goal of this fork and setup pnpm and uv for development

Author: AchuAshwath

README.md

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-# Full Stack FastAPI Template
+# Full Stack FastAPI Payment Template
 
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+This repository is a fork of the official Full Stack FastAPI Template with a focused goal: to provide a production-ready starting point that adds payments and billing capabilities to the original template.
+
+Goal: extend the upstream template with common payment patterns (one-time payments, subscriptions, invoices, webhook handling, and example frontend flows) so teams can bootstrap apps that require monetization without wiring payments from scratch.
+
+This project remains compatible with the parent template and intends to track upstream improvements where possible. Parent (upstream) repository: https://github.com/fastapi/full-stack-fastapi-template
+
+## Progress / Features in development
+
+The sections below list the main payment-related features being added to this fork. Items marked with a checkbox indicate progress; this list will be kept up-to-date as work advances.
+
+- [x] Repository fork and integration tests (keep upstream compatibility)
+- [x] Example Stripe integration (checkout session, client/server flow)
+- [ ] Webhook handlers with secure signature verification
+- [ ] Subscription models and billing webhooks (plans, trials)
+- [ ] Invoice generation and management endpoints
+- [ ] Frontend payment UI components (checkout, billing settings, invoices)
+- [ ] End-to-end tests for payment flows (Playwright)
+- [ ] Example environment configuration and deployment notes for production payments
+
+If you'd like to contribute or request a specific payment provider or feature, open an issue or submit a pull request.
+
 ## Technology Stack and Features
 
 - ⚡ [**FastAPI**](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com) for the Python backend API.

frontend/package.json

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     "react-dom": "^19.2.0",
     "react-error-boundary": "^6.0.0",
     "react-hook-form": "7.62.0",
-    "react-icons": "^5.5.0"
+    "react-icons": "^5.5.0",
+    "zod": "^4.1.12"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@biomejs/biome": "^2.2.4",