PRODCUTIVTY APP: TASK MANAGER

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FUNCTIONALITY

• Dark Light Theme
• Multistep form
• Custom Auth - JWT
• RBAC

TECH STACK

• React
• Tailwind
• Framer Motion

Project Structure

PRODUCTIVITY APP/
├── backend/
│   ├── controller/     
│   ├── middlewares/     
│   ├── MONGODB/         
│   ├── routes/         
│   ├── index.js       
│   └── .env            
├── frontend/
│   ├── public/
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── assets/ 
│   │   ├── components/ 
│   │   ├── context/ 
│   │   ├── middleware/ 
│   │   ├── pages/      
│   │   ├── store/
│   │   ├── utils/
│   │   ├── validation/
│   │   ├── App.jsx      
│   │   ├── index.css      
│   │   ├── Layout.jsx      
│   │   ├── main.jsx      
│   │   └── .env        
└── README.md           

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Project Setup

This project was bootstrapped with Vite.

package manager used npm

Follow these steps to set up and run the project.

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/DevJobalia/PRODUCTIVITY-APP.git
cd PRODUCTIVITY APP

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2. Set Up the Backend

1. Navigate to the backend folder:

   cd backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the backend directory and add your environment variables:

   # MONGODB_URL="mongodb://127.0.0.1/ProductivityApp"
   

MONGODB_URL="mongodb+srv://devkjobalia1:5zdpMnL1P3K1c1an@cluster0.ttv9a.mongodb.net/?retryWrites=true&w=majority&appName=Cluster0" JWT_SECRET="L8jS8WNQ7ZFZaPJj9AXreyD8EHGcBGnRiNg5Ld9edjs="

4. Start the backend server:
```bash
npm start

The server will start on http://localhost:3000.

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3. Set Up the Frontend

1. Navigate to the frontend folder:

   cd ../frontend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the frontend server:

   npm run dev

   The application will open in your default browser at http://localhost:5173.

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4. Run the Full Stack Application

• The backend runs on http://localhost:3000.
• The frontend runs on http://localhost:5173.

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FUTURE SCOPE

In the code you provided, you've already implemented the basic functionality for sending a POST request to a server. To enhance your code and implement best practices, you can follow these steps:

1. Input Validation: Implement more thorough validation for your form fields. This includes checking for valid email addresses, minimum and maximum input lengths, and handling edge cases specific to your application. Use a library like Yup or Formik for form validation.

2. CSRF Protection: Consider adding CSRF protection to your server to prevent Cross-Site Request Forgery attacks. This might involve generating and verifying tokens on your server.

3. Authentication and Authorization: Ensure that users making requests are authenticated and authorized to perform the action. Implement user authentication and authorization mechanisms on your server.

4. Error Handling: Improve error handling by providing meaningful error messages to the user and logging detailed error information on the server. Consider using a central error-handling middleware.

5. Use Environmental Variables: Store sensitive information such as API endpoints, tokens, and keys in environment variables. This helps keep your secrets secure and allows you to change configurations without modifying the code.

6. Logging: Implement server-side logging to track requests, errors, and performance metrics. Use a logging library or middleware to manage logs effectively.

7. Content Negotiation: Specify the appropriate response format in the Accept header of your requests and handle content negotiation on the server side. This allows clients to request data in different formats.

8. Security Headers: Add security headers to your server response, such as Content Security Policy (CSP), X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options, to enhance security.

9. Rate Limiting: Implement rate limiting to prevent abuse of your API. Configure rate limits for different types of requests (e.g., authentication, anonymous) and restrict excessive requests from a single IP address.

10. Documentation: Document your API endpoints, request and response formats, and error codes. Use tools like Swagger or OpenAPI for automated documentation.

11. User Feedback: Provide clear user feedback for successful and failed requests. You can use toast notifications, pop-ups, or custom error messages.

12. Optimistic Updates: Consider implementing optimistic updates for a better user experience. Update the UI immediately and handle any errors that may occur during the server request.

13. Testing: Write tests for your server-side code to ensure it behaves as expected, and consider implementing integration tests to validate the entire flow, including API requests.

14. Use Production-Ready Backend: Make sure your backend server is production-ready, with proper configurations, load balancing, and security measures.

15. Environment-Specific Configuration: Set up different configurations for development, staging, and production environments to handle variables like API endpoints and database connections.

16. Dependency Management: Regularly update and manage dependencies, including security updates, to keep your application secure.

17. Monitoring and Alerts: Implement monitoring and alerting solutions to keep track of the health of your server and the performance of your API.

18. HTTPS: Ensure that your server is served over HTTPS to encrypt data in transit.

19. API Versioning: Consider API versioning to maintain backward compatibility as your API evolves.

20. Database Security: If your application interacts with a database, follow best practices for securing the database and handling queries to prevent SQL injection.

NOTE:

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