Time-IT

Time-IT is a full-stack MERN application designed for effective time and task management. It provides a user-friendly interface to help users organize their tasks, schedule their time, and improve productivity.

Features

• User Authentication: Secure user registration and login using JSON Web Tokens (JWT).
• Task Management: Create, update, and delete tasks with details such as task name, description, priority, and due date.
• Time Scheduling: Allocate specific time slots for tasks.
• Dashboard: An intuitive dashboard to view and manage daily tasks.
• Calendar View: A visual calendar to see scheduled tasks.
• Reporting: Generate reports to track task completion and time usage.

Technologies Used

Backend

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime for the server.
• Express: Web framework for Node.js.
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing user and task data.
• Mongoose: Object Data Modeling (ODM) library for MongoDB.
• bcryptjs: Library for hashing passwords.
• jsonwebtoken: For creating and verifying JSON Web Tokens.
• config: For managing configuration variables.
• express-validator: For validating incoming request data.

Frontend

• React: JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
• Redux: For state management.
• React Router: For client-side routing.
• Axios: For making HTTP requests to the backend API.
• Moment.js: For working with dates and times.
• React-Bootstrap: For UI components.

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm
• MongoDB

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/Time-IT.git
   cd Time-IT

2. Install backend dependencies:

   npm install

3. Install frontend dependencies:

   cd client
   npm install
   cd ..

4. Set up configuration: Create a default.json file in the config directory with your MongoDB connection string and JWT secret:

   {
     "mongoURI": "your-mongodb-connection-string",
     "jwtSecret": "your-jwt-secret"
   }

Usage

1. Run the development server:

   npm run dev

   This will start both the backend and frontend servers concurrently.

2. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000.

API Endpoints

Auth

• POST /api/auth: Authenticate a user and get a token.
• GET /api/auth: Get the authenticated user's data.

Users

• POST /api/users: Register a new user.
• PUT /api/users/addtask: Add a new task for the user.
• DELETE /api/users/deletetask/:id: Delete a task by its ID.
• PUT /api/users/updatetask: Update a task.
• GET /api/users/gettasks/:startDate/:endDate: Get all tasks within a specified date range.

Folder Structure

/
├── client/         # React frontend
├── config/         # Database and other configurations
├── middleware/     # Express middleware
├── models/         # Mongoose models
├── routes/         # API routes
├── server.js       # Backend entry point
└── package.json

Available Scripts

• npm start: Starts the backend server.
• npm run server: Starts the backend server with nodemon for development.
• npm run client: Starts the frontend development server.
• npm run dev: Starts both the backend and frontend servers concurrently.
• npm run heroku-postbuild: Builds the React app for production.