Daffodil helps a gaming solutions company launch a unique Sharia compliant lottery application in the UAE

The team started with an in-depth analysis of the business idea to help the client define a clear product vision and prioritise the scope. The initial challenge was to determine the ideal technology stack and architecture for both the applications. Upon analyzing the requirement and comparing several technology platforms that could support certain parameters, such as speed to market, customizable frontend & backend, scalability, security etc. Magento CMS was identified as the core technology for building the e-commerce application. The lottery management system was built using the 3-tier architecture considering the application’s CPU consumption, deployment frequency, and easy rollback requirements. In order to make the application scalable and easily manageable Amazon Web Services modules such as S3 (for centralized storage), CloudFront (to reduce latency), Elastic Load Balancing (for fault tolerance), Aurora MySQL (database) for DBM were used to deploy the application.

Daffodil’s UX experts applied design thinking techniques to build an interactive user experience and create a compelling, transparent user interface for both the applications. Two different integrated applications were developed with multiple modules for the admin to manage the lottery system. An eCommerce platform for users wherein they can purchase collectible items and earn tokens in return to play lotteries and secondly, a transnational lottery system that enables individuals from different geographical locations to play lottery by selecting six numbers. The system allows users to play lotteries and claim their prizes while making it easy for the admin to create and control the lottery system.

The lottery application allows users to play lotteries and claim their prizes while making it easy for the admin to create and control the lottery system. Prizes, lottery numbers and terms & conditions can be configured by the admin and can be changed from one lottery play to another. Different lottery banners can be provided on the application which can be accessed by the user and terms & conditions need to be accepted by an user in the web or mobile application prior to playing the lottery. A user profile is created and verified by means of valid ID proofs. The account details provided by the user for claiming prize money are stored securely in the database in an encrypted format to ensure security of critical information. Some of the key algorithms and modules built by team Daffodil were:

Scratch Code Management: The scratch code engine was required to generate millions of unique 16 digit numbers and integrate the numbers with users details and insurance MSD. Team daffodil created an algorithm that allows admin to generate 16 digit scratch codes that are used for creating scratch cards for retail stores. The admin can get approval from super admin and then activate/deactivate the scratch codes.

Token Management: The admin can create the tokens that are assigned to buyers on every purchase to play the lottery. They can be managed by date (valid from, expiry date), can be created in batch, and sent to super admin for approval.

Divisor Management: This module automates the process of assigning tokens to the buyers. It manages the number of tokens that can be assigned to buyers based on collectibles value. Team Daffodil defined the logical algorithm behind divisor management based on the number of tokens to be assigned to a buyer based on the purchase value

Add Lotto: The admin can add new lotto by defining parameters as minimum tokens required (to play lotto), end cut off date, add prize description (prize position, number of winners, prize type, etc.). Depending upon how lotto are managed by the admin, the buyers can win cash, physical price, or tokens to play lotto again.

To enable the efficient testing process of multiple use cases and peak loads Daffodil’s team of QA experts set up an automation testing infrastructure using Selenium. The application has been orchestrated to handle more than 50,000 concurrent users at a time. The concurrency can be stretched to 100,000 users within a matter of a few clicks. Along with the development, team Daffodil is also involved in 24/7 maintenance of the solution post-production. For any technical/functional error while using the app on web/mobile, a dedicated support team at Daffodil’s end provides reliable support to the client.