Task Manager - Server-Side Application

The Task Manager server-side application is built using Node.js and Express to handle tasks such as user authentication, task management, and communication with a MongoDB database. It provides the backend functionality for the TaskFlow application, handling API requests, managing user sessions, and storing tasks.

Features

• User Authentication: JWT-based authentication for secure login and session management.
• Task Management: Add, update, delete, and retrieve tasks.
• Database Integration: MongoDB is used to store user and task data.
• Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS): Ensures secure cross-origin requests from the frontend.
• Environment Variables: Uses dotenv for managing environment configurations like database URIs and JWT secrets.

Live Link

Currently, there is no live link for the server-side, as it's typically run locally or deployed via services like Heroku or AWS.

Technologies Used

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime for building the server.
• Express: Web framework for Node.js to simplify route handling and middleware usage.
• MongoDB & Mongoose: MongoDB database for persistent storage and Mongoose for interacting with the database.
• JWT (JSON Web Token): For secure user authentication.
• dotenv: To manage environment variables.
• cookie-parser: To parse cookies in incoming requests.
• CORS: Middleware to allow secure cross-origin requests.

Installation

Follow these steps to set up the server locally:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Chanbadsha/TaskFlowServer.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd task-manager-server

3. Install the dependencies:

   npm install

4. Create a .env file at the root of the project and configure the following environment variables:

   MONGODB_URI=<your-mongodb-uri>
   JWT_SECRET=<your-jwt-secret>

5. Start the server in development mode:

   npm run dev

6. The server will run at http://localhost:5000.

Dependencies

• cookie-parser: Middleware to parse cookies in incoming requests.
• cors: Middleware for enabling CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing).
• dotenv: Loads environment variables from a .env file.
• express: Web framework for building the server.
• jsonwebtoken: To generate and verify JWT tokens for user authentication.
• mongodb: MongoDB Node.js driver for connecting to MongoDB.
• mongoose: Mongoose library for interacting with MongoDB.

Scripts

• start: Starts the server using Node.js.

  npm start

• dev: Starts the server in development mode with nodemon, which automatically restarts the server on file changes.

  npm run dev

• test: Placeholder script for testing (currently not implemented).

  npm run test

How to Contribute

Feel free to fork the repository, make changes, and create pull requests. We welcome contributions to enhance the server-side functionality and improve security, performance, and scalability.

License

This project is licensed under the ISC License - see the LICENSE file for details.