Autotrics

Autotrics is a full-stack vehicle management web application that helps car owners manage their vehicles in one place—track cars, view dashboard insights, get maintenance reminders/alerts, receive notifications, chat in-app, and access a smart assistant powered by Google GenAI.

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Key Features

• Authentication & Account Security

  • Sign up / sign in
  • JWT-based authentication
  • Account verification and password recovery flows

• Vehicle Management

  • Add and manage cars
  • View vehicle-related details and activities

• Dashboard & Insights

  • Dashboard overview
  • Warning lights/dashboard pages for quick interpretation

• Reminders, Notifications & Automation

  • Create and manage reminders
  • Scheduled background tasks with node-cron
  • Email notifications using Nodemailer

• Chat & Smart Assistant

  • Chat module (routes + controller)
  • Smart assistant interface and integration using @google/genai

• API Documentation

  • Swagger UI documentation (when enabled/configured)

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Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Frontend: EJS templates + static assets
• Database: MySQL (mysql2)
• Auth: JSON Web Tokens (jsonwebtoken)
• Automation: node-cron
• Email: nodemailer
• Validation: express-validator
• Docs: swagger-ui-express

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Project Structure

autotrics/
├── public/
│   └── assets/
│       ├── bundle.js
│       └── style.css
├── src/
│   ├── controllers/
│   │   ├── auth.controller.js
│   │   ├── car.controller.js
│   │   ├── chat.controller.js
│   │   ├── cron.service.controller.js
│   │   ├── dashboard.controller.js
│   │   ├── notification.controller.js
│   │   ├── reminder.controller.js
│   │   └── view.controller.js
│   ├── middleware/
│   ├── routes/
│   │   ├── auth.js
│   │   ├── car.js
│   │   ├── chat.js
│   │   ├── dashboard.js
│   │   ├── notification.js
│   │   ├── reminder.js
│   │   └── view.js
│   ├── services/
│   ├── utils/
│   ├── validations/
│   └── views/
├── autotricks.sql
├── index.js
├── .env
└── package.json


## Prerequisites

- Node.js (v18+ recommended)
- npm
- MySQL (local or cloud instance)