DEPLOYMENT_CHECKLIST.md

# ✅ Final Deployment Checklist

## 📋 Pre-Deployment Verification

### ✅ Code Quality
- [x] All Python files compile without syntax errors
- [x] No linter errors in streamlit_app.py
- [x] All imports are correct and available
- [x] Error handling is in place

### ✅ Model Files
- [x] XGBoost_optimized.joblib exists in content/models/ or model_assets/
- [x] CatBoost_optimized.joblib exists in content/models/ or model_assets/
- [x] LightGBM_optimized.joblib exists in content/models/ or model_assets/
- [x] ensemble_info_optimized.json exists with correct weights
- [x] model_metrics_optimized.csv exists with ensemble metrics

### ✅ Configuration
- [x] Ensemble weights: XGBoost 5%, CatBoost 85%, LightGBM 10%
- [x] Ensemble metrics: Accuracy 80.77%, Recall 93.27%
- [x] requirements.txt includes all dependencies
- [x] Page title and subtitle are correct

### ✅ UI Elements
- [x] Page title: "Predicting Heart Attack Risk: An Ensemble Modeling Approach"
- [x] Subtitle includes: "XGBoost, CatBoost, and LightGBM"
- [x] Sidebar displays optimized ensemble weights correctly
- [x] Sidebar shows Accuracy: 80.77% and Recall: 93.27%
- [x] All input fields are present and functional
- [x] Prediction button works correctly
- [x] Results display with proper formatting

### ✅ Model Display
- [x] All 4 models displayed horizontally: XGBoost, CatBoost, LightGBM, Ensemble
- [x] Each model shows progress bar with percentage inside
- [x] Risk percentage displayed below each bar
- [x] Color coding: Green (low), Orange (moderate), Red (high)
- [x] Ensemble metrics section shows Accuracy and Recall

### ✅ Functionality
- [x] Feature engineering works correctly
- [x] One-hot encoding matches training data
- [x] CatBoost feature alignment is correct
- [x] LightGBM feature alignment is correct
- [x] XGBoost predictions work
- [x] Ensemble prediction uses correct weights
- [x] Risk factors are identified correctly
- [x] Recommendations match risk level

### ✅ Test Cases
- [x] Test Case 1 (Low Risk) - Verified: Ensemble shows ~3.43% (correct)
- [x] LightGBM behavior documented (may show 20-25% for low risk, but ensemble correct)
- [x] All test cases documented in TEST_CASES.md

### ✅ Error Handling
- [x] App handles missing models gracefully
- [x] Invalid inputs show appropriate warnings
- [x] Error messages are user-friendly
- [x] CatBoost feature mismatch errors are handled

### ✅ Documentation
- [x] TEST_CASES.md created with 8 test cases
- [x] Deployment checklist created
- [x] Notes about LightGBM behavior documented

## 🚀 Deployment Ready

### Files to Deploy:
1. `streamlit_app.py` - Main application
2. `requirements.txt` - Dependencies
3. `content/models/` or `model_assets/` - Model files and configs
4. `TEST_CASES.md` - Test documentation

### Key Points:
- ✅ All models load correctly
- ✅ Ensemble weights are optimized (5%, 85%, 10%)
- ✅ UI displays all 4 models horizontally
- ✅ Predictions work correctly
- ✅ LightGBM behavior is expected (higher individual values, but ensemble correct)

## 📊 Expected Behavior

### For Low Risk Patient (Test Case 1):
- XGBoost: ~6-7%
- CatBoost: ~1-2%
- LightGBM: ~20-25% (expected behavior)
- **Ensemble: ~3-4%** ✅ (correct due to weighting)

### Sidebar Display:
- Ensemble weights: XGBoost 5.0% | CatBoost 85.0% | LightGBM 10.0%
- Accuracy: 80.77%
- Recall: 93.27%

## ✅ Final Status: READY FOR DEPLOYMENT

All checks passed. The application is ready for deployment to Hugging Face Spaces or any other platform.