Task Management Application

This is a Task Management Application built with a MERN stack. The front end is developed using React with Vite, and the back-end is built using Express.js with MongoDB for the database.

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📜 Project Overview

A task management app, where users can organize their personal and team-based tasks, track progress, and share task updates. Users can manage their task boards with features to create, edit, assign, and delete tasks for themselves and other members.

Register Page

Dashboard Page

Public View

Table of Contents

• Features
• Tech Stack
• Setup Instructions
• Scripts
• Live Demo
• Author
• License

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Features

• User authentication using JWT.
• Secure password handling with bcrypt.js.
• State management with Redux Toolkit.
• User-friendly interface and Only public page Responsive.
• Toast notifications for feedback.
• RESTful APIs for seamless communication between frontend and backend.

Core Functionalities

• User Authentication:

  • Users can register and log in.
  • Only authenticated users can create and manage tasks.

• Task Management:

  • Create tasks with properties like priority, optional due dates, categories, and the ability to share tasks with others (read-only public access for shared tasks).
  • Update tasks, including title, priority, and due dates.
  • Delete tasks.
  • Change task statuses across four categories: Backlog, To-Do, In-Progress, and Done.
  • Automatically highlight overdue tasks with red and completed tasks with green.

• User Management:

  • Users can update their name, email, or password via the settings page.
  • Changes to email or password will log users out to ensure security.

• Analytics & Filtering:

  • Review task analytics in a dedicated section.
  • Filter tasks by Today, This Week, or This Month (default is the current week).

• User-Friendly Interface:

  • Task titles are truncated on the board for readability, with full titles accessible via tooltips.
  • Mandatory fields are marked with a red asterisk (*).
  • Notifications and alerts are provided via toast messages.

• Collaboration:

  • Add members to task boards.
  • Assign members to tasks during creation.

Additional Features

• Visual indicators for task statuses based on due dates:
  • Red: Overdue tasks in active categories.
  • Green: Tasks marked as done.
• Pre-filled user information for seamless updates on the settings page.

🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend

• React: UI library.
• React Router DOM: For routing.
• Redux Toolkit: State management.
• React Icons: Icon library.
• React Toastify: Notification handling.
• Vite: Frontend build tool.
• Eslint: Code quality and linting.

Backend

• Express.js: Backend framework.
• Mongoose: MongoDB object modeling.
• JWT: Secure token-based authentication.
• Bcrypt.js: Password encryption.
• Dotenv: Environment variable management.
• Cors: Cross-origin resource sharing.

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Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Install Node.js (18.17.1).
• Install npm or yarn.
• MongoDB database.

Backend Setup

1. Navigate to the backend directory:

   cd backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

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

   MONGODB_URI=mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/task_management
   FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:5173
   PORT=9000
   JWT_SECRET=secret-kJKJllKKJJghLjOiUfcHGkMLgdJlLKDtrdyKLBJbRdesEkj

4. Start the server in development mode:

   npm run dev

Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the frontend directory:

   cd frontend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the frontend directory and add:

   VITE_BACKEND_URL=http://localhost:9000
   VITE_FRONTEND_URL=http://localhost:5173

4. Start the development server:

   npm run dev

5. Open the application in your browser at http://localhost:5173.

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Scripts

Frontend

Script	Description
npm run dev	Starts the development server.
npm run build	Builds the production version of the app.
npm run lint	Lints the codebase for errors and warnings.
npm run preview	Previews the built application.

Backend

Script	Description
npm run start	Starts the server in production mode.
npm run dev	Starts the server in development mode using nodemon.

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Live Demo

Check out the live demo of Task Management here: Task Management

Author

Akash Deep
Email: contact.akashdeep023@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akashdeep023/

Contributors

We'd like to acknowledge the efforts and contributions of the following individuals:

• Akash Deep - Full Stack development and Project lead.
• Ekant Verma - Full Stack development.
• Anjali Kumari - Full Stack development.
• Shanedra Singh - Full Stack development.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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Thank you for checking out my Task Management project! If you have any feedback or suggestions, I would love to hear from you. Feel free to contribute, report issues, or suggest improvements! 😊