Task-Sharing

A real-time collaborative task management platform that allows users to create, share, and track tasks with friends. Built with TypeScript, React, and Node.js.

Features

Task Management

• Create, edit, and delete tasks with title, description, due date, and priority
• Filter tasks by status (pending, in_progress, completed) and priority (low, medium, high)
• Tag-based task organization
• Real-time task status updates
• View tasks in a responsive grid layout

Friend System

• Send and receive friend requests
• Accept/reject incoming friend requests
• Search for users by name or email
• Remove friends from your network
• View your friends list

Task Sharing

• Share tasks with friends
• Real-time updates when shared tasks are modified
• View tasks shared with you in a separate tab
• Control over task sharing permissions

Authentication & Security

• JWT-based authentication with secure cookie storage
• Protected API routes
• Email and password-based user registration
• Secure session management

Tech Stack

Frontend

• React with TypeScript
• Tailwind CSS for styling
• Heroicons for icons
• Axios for API calls
• WebSocket for real-time updates
• React Router for navigation

Backend

• Node.js with Express
• TypeScript
• MongoDB with Mongoose
• JWT for authentication
• WebSocket server for real-time communication
• Cookie-based session management

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• MongoDB instance
• npm or yarn package manager

Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Dev-Puneet-V/Task-Sharing.git
cd Task-Sharing

2. Install backend dependencies

cd backend
npm install

3. Set up environment variables Create a .env file in the backend directory with:

PORT=5000
MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_uri
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

4. Install frontend dependencies

cd ../frontend
npm install

5. Start the development servers

Backend:

cd backend
npm run dev

Frontend:

cd frontend
npm run dev

API Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /api/auth/register - Register new user
• POST /api/auth/login - Login user
• POST /api/auth/logout - Logout user
• GET /api/auth/me - Get current user

Tasks

• GET /api/tasks - Get all tasks
• POST /api/tasks - Create new task
• PATCH /api/tasks/:id - Update task
• DELETE /api/tasks/:id - Delete task
• GET /api/tasks/stats - Get task statistics

Friends

• POST /api/friends/request - Send friend request
• PATCH /api/friends/request/:userId - Accept/reject friend request
• GET /api/friends/requests - Get friend requests
• GET /api/friends - Get friends list
• DELETE /api/friends/:friendId - Remove friend
• GET /api/friends/shared-tasks - Get tasks shared with me

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is open source and available under the ISC License.