📆 Task Assignment Application

🔍 Overview

The Task Assignment Application is a comprehensive task management system featuring an intuitive calendar interface. This platform enables Managers to efficiently create, assign, and manage tasks for Employees under their supervision. Employees can easily view and complete their assigned tasks. All tasks seamlessly integrate with Google Calendar for enhanced tracking and productivity.

✨ Features

🔐 Authentication

• Secure user authentication system
• Role-based access control (RBAC):
  • Employee: View and manage assigned tasks
  • Manager: Full control over task creation, assignment, and management
• Self-management capabilities for Managers

📋 Task Management

• Managers can:
  • Create new tasks directly from the calendar interface
  • Assign tasks to specific Employees
  • Update or delete existing tasks
  • View all Employee tasks for any selected day
• Employees can:
  • Access a personalized view of assigned tasks
  • Mark tasks as completed

📅 Calendar Interface

• Interactive, user-friendly calendar design
• Familiar UI/UX inspired by Google Calendar and Outlook
• Simple task scheduling through date selection

🔄 Google Calendar Integration

• Automatic synchronization with Google Calendar
• Tasks appear as events in users' personal calendars
• Seamless tracking across platforms

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Frontend: React (TypeScript)
• Backend: Node.js (TypeScript)
• Database: MongoDB
• Authentication: JWT-based system
• Authorization: Role-based permissions
• Integration: Google Calendar API

📝 Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16+ recommended)
• MongoDB instance
• Google API credentials for Calendar integration

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-repo/task-assignment-app.git
   cd task-assignment-app

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Configure environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in the root directory:

     MONGO_URI=<your-mongodb-connection-string>
     JWT_SECRET=<your-secret-key>
     GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=<your-google-client-id>
     GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=<your-google-client-secret>

4. Start the backend server:

   npm run server

5. Start the frontend application:

   npm run client

🔌 API Endpoints

Authentication

Method	Endpoint	Description
POST	/auth/login	Login user
POST	/auth/signup	Register new user

Task Management

Method	Endpoint	Description	Access
POST	/tasks	Create a new task	Managers only
GET	/tasks	Get tasks	Role-based access
PUT	/tasks/:id	Update task	Managers only
DELETE	/tasks/:id	Delete task	Managers only

📄 License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.

👥 Contributions

We welcome contributions! Feel free to fork the repository and submit pull requests to improve the application.

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🚀 Enjoy managing tasks efficiently!