Application-Tracker

This application helps users track their job applications, manage notes, and store resumes. It's a full-stack application with a React frontend and a Node.js/Express backend.

Features and Functionality

Application Tracking:

• Add new job applications, specifying company name, job role, application platform, date applied, and status.
• Update the status of existing applications.
• Delete applications.
• View a list of all applications, sorted by date applied.

Note Management:

• Add new notes.
• Delete notes.
• View all notes associated with the user's account.

Resume Management:

• Upload resumes (supports various file types).
• View a list of uploaded resumes, displaying the associated role.
• Download uploaded resumes.
• Delete resumes.

User Authentication:

• Secure user registration and login.
• Protected routes ensuring only authenticated users can access application data.
• Logout functionality.

Technology Stack

Frontend:

• React
• React Router
• Axios
• Tailwind CSS
• React Hook Form
• React Toastify
• react-loader-spinner

Backend:

• Node.js
• Express.js
• Mongoose
• MongoDB
• bcrypt
• JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
• Multer (for file uploads)
• Cookie-parser
• Cors
• Dotenv

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm (or yarn) installed on your system.
• MongoDB running locally or a connection string to a remote MongoDB instance. The backend expects the connection string in the environment variable DB_URL.
• A frontend URL in the environment variable FRONTEND_URL.

Installation Instructions

Backend:

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/sachan13harshit/Application-Tracker.git
2. Navigate to the backend directory: cd Application-Tracker/backend
3. Install dependencies: npm install
4. Create a .env file in the backend directory and add the following (replace with your actual values):

   DB_URL=YOUR_MONGODB_CONNECTION_STRING
   SECRET_KEY=YOUR_SECRET_KEY
   JWT_SECRET=YOUR_JWT_SECRET
   FRONTEND_URL=YOUR_FRONTEND_URL 
   

5. Start the server: node index.js

Frontend:

1. Navigate to the frontend directory: cd Application-Tracker/frontend
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Create a .env file in the frontend directory and add your backend URL:

   VITE_BACKEND_URL=YOUR_BACKEND_URL  
   

4. Start the development server: npm run dev

API Documentation

The API endpoints are well-documented within the code comments of the controller files (backend/controller/*.js). The main routes are as follows:

Authentication:

• /auth/register: POST - Register a new user.
• /auth/login: POST - Login an existing user.
• /auth/verify: GET - Verify user authentication (protected route).
• /auth/logout: POST - Logout the current user (protected route).

Applications:

• /application/add: POST - Add a new application (protected route).
• /application/rem: DELETE - Delete an application (protected route).
• /application/update: PATCH - Update an application's status (protected route).
• /application/get: GET - Get all applications for the current user (protected route).

Notes:

• /note/add: POST - Add a new note (protected route).
• /note/delete: DELETE - Delete a note (protected route).
• /note/get: GET - Get all notes for the current user (protected route).

Resumes:

• /resume/add: POST - Add a new resume (protected route, requires file upload).
• /resume/get: GET - Get a list of resume roles for the current user (protected route).
• /resume/getId: GET - Download a specific resume (protected route).
• /resume/del: DELETE - Delete a resume (protected route).

Contact/Support Information

For any questions or issues, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.