ForME – Professional Training & Certification Platform

Overview

This project was developed as part of the PIDEV – 2nd Year Engineering Program at Esprit School of Engineering (Academic Year 2025–2026).

ForME is a full-stack, AI-powered e-learning platform designed to help professionals and learners discover training programs, earn certifications, track their progress, and receive personalized mentoring. The platform connects learners, administrators, and partners through a unified ecosystem built on a modern microservices architecture.

Features

• Authentication & Role Management – JWT-based authentication with role hierarchy (SuperAdmin, Admin, User)
• Formation Catalog – Browse, enroll in, and complete training programs with AI-assisted content generation
• Exams & Evaluations – Take exams, get scored results, and view detailed performance analytics
• Certification – Automatic PDF certificate generation upon successful course completion
• AI Mentor – Personalized AI-powered mentor (powered by Google Gemini) offering adaptive study plans, skill gap analysis, learning streak tracking, and portfolio management
• Events Management – Create and manage professional events with partner sponsorship and tiered participation
• Admin Dashboard – Real-time analytics, learner funnel visualization, geographic learner map, AI insights, marketing content creator, and RAG-based assistant
• Notifications – In-app notification system for learners and admins
• Formation Demands – Learners can request new training topics reviewed by admins

Tech Stack

Frontend

• Angular 17+ (TypeScript)
• Bootstrap & Bootstrap Icons
• Chart.js (analytics charts)
• Angular Router with lazy-loaded feature modules

Backend

• Java 17
• Spring Boot 3.2
• Spring Cloud 2023 (Eureka, API Gateway)
• Spring Security + JWT
• Spring Data JPA
• MySQL 8
• Google Gemini AI (generative AI features)
• iText / PDF generation (certification service)
• Docker & Docker Compose

Architecture

ForME follows a microservices architecture with the following services:

Service	Port	Responsibility
eureka-server	8761	Service discovery & registry
api-gateway	8080	Single entry point, routing & JWT validation
user-service	8081	User registration, login, role management
formation-service	—	Training catalog, exams, evaluations, AI generation
events-service	—	Professional events, partners, participants, deposits
certification-service	—	Certificate issuance and PDF generation
mentor-service	—	AI mentor, study plans, streaks, portfolios, skill tracking

All services register with Eureka and communicate through the API Gateway. The system is fully containerized with Docker Compose, including a managed MySQL instance with health-checked startup ordering.

Client (Angular)
      │
      ▼
 API Gateway (:8080)
      │
      ├──► User Service
      ├──► Formation Service
      ├──► Events Service
      ├──► Certification Service
      └──► Mentor Service
                │
         Eureka Server (:8761)
                │
           MySQL (:3306)

Contributors

Name	Role
—	User & Authentication Service
—	Formation & Evaluation Service
—	Events Service
—	Certification Service
—	Mentor & AI Service
—	Frontend (Angular)

Academic Context

Developed at Esprit School of Engineering – Tunisia PIDEV – 3A | 2025–2026

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Docker & Docker Compose installed
• Node.js 18+ and npm (for the frontend)

Run the Backend (Docker Compose)

cd FormeBack/FormeBack
docker compose up --build

This will start MySQL, Eureka Server, API Gateway, and User Service in the correct order.

Run the Frontend

cd FormeFront
npm install
npm start

The frontend will be available at http://localhost:4200.

Default Ports

Service	URL
Frontend	http://localhost:4200
API Gateway	http://localhost:8080
Eureka Dashboard	http://localhost:8761

Acknowledgments

• Spring Boot – Backend framework
• Spring Cloud Netflix Eureka – Service discovery
• Angular – Frontend framework
• Google Gemini – Generative AI features
• Docker – Containerization
• Esprit School of Engineering – for the academic framework and support