Taskify - Task and Project Management Platform

Welcome to Taskify, a powerful and feature-rich platform for task and project management. This project provides a robust, monolithic back-end service designed to support modern, collaborative work environments with real-time features.

🏗️ System Architecture

The platform is built using a monolithic architecture, where all core functionality is managed within a single, cohesive ASP.NET Core 8 application. This design simplifies development and deployment while providing a powerful foundation for the platform's features.

graph TD
    subgraph "Clients"
        Client["Web Browser / Mobile App"]
    end

    subgraph "Taskify Platform (Monolithic Backend)"
        CoreAPI["ASP.NET Core 8 API"]
        AuthService["Authentication Service"]
        TaskService["Task & Project Service"]
        RealtimeService["Real-time Service (SignalR)"]
        NotificationService["Notification Service (Email)"]
        EFCore["ORM (Entity Framework Core)"]
    end
    
    subgraph "External Services & Databases"
        PostgresDB[(PostgreSQL Database)]
        GoogleAuth["Google OAuth Service"]
        SmtpService["SMTP Email Service"]
    end

    Client -- "HTTPS/REST" --> CoreAPI
    Client -- "WebSockets" --> RealtimeService

    CoreAPI --> AuthService
    CoreAPI --> TaskService
    CoreAPI --> NotificationService
    
    AuthService -- "OAuth" --> GoogleAuth
    NotificationService -- "SMTP" --> SmtpService

    TaskService -- "CRUD Operations" --> EFCore
    RealtimeService -- "Listens/Broadcasts" --> TaskService
    
    EFCore -- "Manages Connection" --> PostgresDB

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✨ Key Features

Taskify offers a comprehensive suite of features for effective project management and team collaboration.

Core Project Management

• User Authentication: Secure user registration and login with email/password (using BCrypt hashing), plus social sign-on via Google OAuth 2.0.
• Project & Task Management: Create projects, and within them, create, assign, and track tasks with detailed attributes like status, priority, and due dates.
• Content Engagement: Interact with tasks through a commenting system and attach relevant files to keep all information centralized.
• Organization: Use tags to categorize and filter tasks, making it easy to find what you're looking for.
• Event Tracking: Manage and monitor important project milestones and events.

Real-time Collaboration

• Instant Messaging: A high-performance, real-time one-on-one and group chat is powered by ASP.NET Core SignalR.
• Live Notifications: Receive real-time updates within the application for important events like task assignments and new comments.

System Notifications

• Email Alerts: The system leverages MailKit to send email notifications for critical updates, ensuring users stay informed even when not actively using the application.

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🛠️ Technology Stack

The platform is built on a foundation of powerful and scalable technologies from the .NET ecosystem.

Category	Technology / Service
Backend Framework	ASP.NET Core 8
Language	C#
Data Persistence	PostgreSQL with Entity Framework Core 8 (ORM)
Real-time Communication	ASP.NET Core SignalR
Authentication	JWT, Google OAuth 2.0, BCrypt.Net-Next (for password hashing)
API Documentation	Swashbuckle (Swagger)
Emailing	MailKit

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🚀 Getting Started (For Developers)

Prerequisites

• .NET 8 SDK
• PostgreSQL Server
• Git

Environment Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/taskify-backend.git
   cd taskify-backend

2. Configure your settings in appsettings.Development.json:

   • Update the DefaultConnection string to point to your PostgreSQL database.
   • Configure your SmtpSettings with the credentials for your email sending service.

   {
     "ConnectionStrings": {
       "DefaultConnection": "Host=localhost;Port=5432;Database=taskify_db;Username=postgres;Password=your_password"
     },
     "SmtpSettings": {
       "Server": "smtp.example.com",
       "Port": 587,
       "SenderName": "Taskify Notifications",
       "SenderEmail": "noreply@taskify.com",
       "Username": "your-smtp-username",
       "Password": "your-smtp-password"
     }
   }

Running the Application

1. Install dependencies (restores NuGet packages):

   dotnet restore

2. Apply Entity Framework migrations to set up the database schema:

   dotnet ef database update

3. Run the application:

   dotnet run

4. Access the services:

   • The API will be running on the configured launch URL (e.g., http://localhost:5000 or https://localhost:5001).
   • The interactive Swagger UI for API documentation will be available at /swagger.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to fork the repository, create a feature branch, and submit a pull request.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.