============================================= Task Management API - Laravel 6

This is a Laravel 6-based Task Management API that allows users to create, update, delete, and manage tasks. Each task can be assigned to a user, and comments can be added. The task owner will receive an email notification when new comments are added.

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📌 FEATURES:

✅ User Authentication (Register, Login, Logout)
✅ Task Management (CRUD Operations)
✅ Assign Tasks to Users
✅ Comment System on Tasks
✅ Email Notification on New Comments (Using Queues)
✅ Secure API with Token Authentication

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🚀 INSTALLATION & SETUP:

1️⃣ CLONE THE REPOSITORY:

git clone https://github.com/your-repository.git
cd your-repository

2️⃣ INSTALL DEPENDENCIES:

composer install

3️⃣ SET UP ENVIRONMENT FILE:

Rename .env.example to .env and update database credentials: DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=your_database_name
DB_USERNAME=your_database_user
DB_PASSWORD=your_database_password

4️⃣ GENERATE APPLICATION KEY:

php artisan key:generate

5️⃣ SET UP DATABASE:

php artisan migrate

6️⃣ INSTALL LARAVEL PASSPORT:

php artisan passport:install

Then update config/auth.php file: 'guards' => [
'api' => [
'driver' => 'passport',
'provider' => 'users',
],
],

7️⃣ SEED DUMMY DATA (OPTIONAL):

php artisan db:seed

8️⃣ START THE SERVER:

php artisan serve

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🔑 API AUTHENTICATION:

All requests require a Bearer Token.

1️⃣ REGISTER USER:

POST /api/register
Body (JSON): { "name": "John Doe", "email": "john@example.com", "password": "password", "password_confirmation": "password" }

2️⃣ LOGIN USER:

POST /api/login
Body (JSON): { "email": "john@example.com", "password": "password" }

Response: { "token": "ACCESS_TOKEN" }

3️⃣ LOGOUT USER:

POST /api/logout
Headers: Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN

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📝 TASK ENDPOINTS:

🔹 CREATE TASK: POST /api/tasks
Headers: Authorization + JSON
Body: { "title": "New Task", "description": "Task details", "due_date": "2025-03-20" }

🔹 GET ALL TASKS: GET /api/tasks
Headers: Authorization

🔹 GET SINGLE TASK: GET /api/tasks/{task_id}
Headers: Authorization

🔹 UPDATE TASK: PUT /api/tasks/{task_id}
Headers: Authorization + JSON
Body: { "title": "Updated Task", "description": "Updated details", "status": "in-progress", "due_date": "2025-03-25" }

🔹 DELETE TASK: DELETE /api/tasks/{task_id}
Headers: Authorization

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💬 COMMENT ENDPOINTS:

🔹 ADD COMMENT TO TASK: POST /api/tasks/{task_id}/comments
Headers: Authorization + JSON
Body: { "comment": "This is a comment" }

🔹 GET COMMENTS FOR TASK: GET /api/tasks/{task_id}/comments
Headers: Authorization

🔹 UPDATE COMMENT: PUT /api/tasks/{task_id}/comments/{comment_id}
Headers: Authorization + JSON
Body: { "comment": "Updated comment" }

🔹 DELETE COMMENT: DELETE /api/tasks/{task_id}/comments/{comment_id}
Headers: Authorization

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📩 EMAIL NOTIFICATIONS:

When a new comment is added to a task, the task owner will receive an email notification.

Run the queue worker: php artisan queue:work

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📮 IMPORTING POSTMAN COLLECTION:

To test the API using Postman:

1. Open Postman.
2. Click Import.
3. Select the Postman collection file: task_manager.postman_collection.json
4. Set Base URL as: http://127.0.0.1:8000/api

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🛠 TROUBLESHOOTING:

🔸 ISSUE: 404 Not Found for API Endpoints
✔ Ensure you are using http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/{endpoint}
✔ Run php artisan route:list to verify available routes

🔸 ISSUE: Passport Not Working
✔ Run php artisan passport:install
✔ Add Passport::routes(); in AuthServiceProvider.php
✔ Clear cache with php artisan cache:clear

🔸 ISSUE: Queue Not Processing Emails
✔ Start the queue worker with php artisan queue:work
✔ Check mail settings in .env

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📌 CONCLUSION:

Your Task Management API is now fully functional! 🚀
If you encounter any issues, feel free to ask! 😊