Streamline Your Projects: A Cutting-Edge Neon Task Management Starter Kit

This is a submission for the Neon Open Source Starter Kit Challenge : Ultimate Starter Kit

My Kit

For the Neon Open Source Starter Kit Challenge, I developed a comprehensive task management tool designed to streamline project and task management processes. This starter kit leverages the power of PostgreSQL on Neon to deliver a robust solution for managing projects, tasks, users, and progress tracking.

Core Features:

• Project Management:

  • Create Project: Allows users to create projects with details like name, description, due date, and assigned users.
  • Get Projects: Retrieve a list of projects with optional filters such as status and due date.
  • Update Project: Update existing project details.
  • Delete Project: Remove projects from the system.

• Task Management:

  • Create Task: Add tasks to projects with attributes like name, description, due date, priority, and status.
  • Get Tasks: List tasks with filters for status and assigned users.
  • Update Task: Modify task details including priority and status.
  • Delete Task: Remove tasks from a project.

• User Management:

  • Create User: Register new users with username, email, and password.
  • Get Users: Retrieve user information with optional role filters.
  • Update User: Modify user details and update passwords securely.
  • Delete User: Remove users from the system.

• Progress Tracking:

  • Update Task Progress: Set the progress percentage for tasks.
  • Get Task Progress: Retrieve the current progress of tasks.

• Notifications:

  • Send Notifications: Notify users with messages via email or in-app notifications.

• Comments:

  • Add Comment: Allow users to add comments to tasks for better collaboration.

• File Attachments:

  • Upload File: Enable file uploads for tasks, facilitating the attachment of relevant documents.

• Authentication and Authorization:

  • Login/Signup: Implement user authentication with JWT-based token management for secure access.
  • Token-based Authentication: Ensure secure API access with JSON Web Tokens (JWT).

Link to Kit

chintanonweb / neon-task-management-tool

Neon Task Management Tool

About This Project

This Task Management Tool is a web application designed to help teams and individuals manage projects, tasks, and related activities. It features project creation, task assignment, progress tracking, user management, and more. The backend is built using Node.js with Express and PostgreSQL, hosted on Neon.

Features

• Project Management: Create, update, delete, and list projects.
• Task Management: Create, update, delete, and list tasks within projects.
• Progress Tracking: Update and view progress on tasks.
• User Management: Signup, login, update, and delete users.
• Notifications: Send and manage notifications.
• Comments: Add and view comments on tasks.
• File Attachments: Upload and manage files attached to tasks.

Environment Setup

To run this project locally, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• PostgreSQL (or access to a PostgreSQL database hosted on Neon)

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/chintanonweb/neon-task-management-tool.git
cd task-management-tool

2.

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Your Journey

Choosing the Stack:

For this project, we chose PostgreSQL on Neon due to its robust features, scalability, and ease of integration. Neon’s managed PostgreSQL offering provided a reliable and performant database solution that was crucial for building a comprehensive task management system. We leveraged Express.js for building RESTful APIs due to its simplicity and flexibility, making it an ideal choice for creating scalable server-side applications.

Learning and Insights:

Throughout this journey, I gained valuable experience in several key areas:

1. Database Design and Integration: Designing a normalized schema for a task management tool and integrating it with PostgreSQL on Neon enhanced my understanding of database management and SQL query optimization.

2. API Development: Building RESTful APIs for various functionalities such as project and task management, user authentication, and progress tracking sharpened my skills in server-side development and API design.

3. Authentication and Security: Implementing JWT-based authentication provided practical experience in securing web applications and managing user sessions.

4. Modular Development: Structuring the project with modular routes and database functions improved maintainability and scalability, highlighting the importance of clean code practices.

5. Collaboration and Documentation: Documenting the entire process and creating detailed API endpoints and schema documentation was crucial for making the starter kit accessible and usable by other developers.

Overall, this challenge was a rewarding experience that enhanced my technical skills and provided a solid foundation for developing robust web applications with PostgreSQL and Express.js.