Attendance Tracker

Full-stack attendance tracker built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and a lightweight MVC layout. Anyone can create session reports from the public form, while admins (with credentials) manage the student roster.

Features

• Public session form: capture metadata (title, date, time, overview) and toggle attendance from the managed student list.
• Session reports: saved to MongoDB and available via shareable /sessions/:id URLs with print-friendly styling.
• Admin portal: login-protected student directory for adding and editing students.
• REST API: /api/students for active roster, /api/sessions for new session submissions.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 18+
• MongoDB instance (local or hosted)

Installation

npm install
cp env.sample .env

Fill .env with your Mongo URI, session secret, and desired admin credentials.

Development

npm run dev

Visit:

• http://localhost:4000 – public session form
• http://localhost:4000/batch-manager.html – admin portal

Production

npm start

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
MONGODB_URI	Connection string for MongoDB
SESSION_SECRET	Secret used to sign Express sessions
ADMIN_USERNAME	Username for admin login
ADMIN_PASSWORD	Password for admin login
PORT	Optional; defaults to 4000

Project Structure

src/
  config/db.js           # Database connection
  controllers/           # Auth, student, session controllers
  middlewares/           # Admin guard
  models/                # Student & Session schemas
  routes/                # Admin/API/session routes
  server.js              # Express bootstrap
public/                  # Static assets (HTML, CSS, JS)
env.sample               # Environment template

Scripts

• npm run dev – Run server with Nodemon
• npm start – Run server in production mode

Future Ideas

• CSV export of session reports
• Bulk student import
• Attendance analytics dashboards