Employee Management System (EMS)

A full-stack web application for managing employee tasks and administrative operations. The system features role-based authentication, task management, and real-time status tracking.

🚀 Features

Authentication

• User registration with role selection (Admin/Employee)
• Secure login with JWT authentication
• Role-based access control

Admin Dashboard

• Create and assign tasks to employees
• View all employees and their task statistics
• Monitor task completion rates
• Real-time task status updates

Employee Dashboard

• View assigned tasks
• Update task status (Complete/Failed)
• Track personal task statistics
• Real-time task count updates

🛠️ Tech Stack

Frontend (ems)

• React.js with Vite
• React Router for navigation
• Tailwind CSS for styling
• Axios for API calls
• JWT for authentication

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB with Mongoose
• JWT for authentication
• Bcrypt for password hashing
• CORS for cross-origin requests

📦 Installation

Backend Setup

• bash
• cd Backend
• npm init -y

Create a .env file in the Backend directory with:

• MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
• JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
• PORT=4000

Frontend Setup

• bash
• cd ems
• npm install

🚀 Running the Application

Backend

• bash
• cd Backend
• node index.js

Frontend

• bash
• cd ems
• npm run dev

📝 API Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /api/auth/register - Register new user
• POST /api/auth/login - User login
• GET /api/auth/admin - Admin protected route
• GET /api/auth/user - User protected route

Tasks

• POST /api/auth/user/assigne - Create new task
• PATCH /api/auth/user/updateTaskStatus/:taskId - Update task status
• GET /api/auth/user/AllEmployees - Get all employees and their tasks

🔐 Authentication

The system uses JWT (JSON Web Tokens) for authentication. Tokens are stored in localStorage and included in the Authorization header for protected routes.

📊 Database Schema

User Model

• name (String, required)
• email (String, required, unique)
• password (String, required)
• role (String, enum: ["user", "admin"])

Employee Model

• firstName (String, required)
• lastName (String)
• email (String, required, unique)
• userId (ObjectId, ref: "User")
• tasks (Array of ObjectId, ref: "Task")
• taskCounts (Object containing task statistics)

Task Model

• active (Boolean)
• newTask (Boolean)
• completed (Boolean)
• failed (Boolean)
• taskTitle (String, required)
• taskDescription (String, required)
• taskDate (Date, required)
• category (String, required)
• assignee (ObjectId, ref: "Employee")

👥 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

📄 License

MIT