Personal Finance Tracker - Backend

Overview

The backend of the Personal Finance Tracker is a simple and efficient Node.js application built using Express.js and MongoDB for data storage. This project was developed as part of a task for a MERN stack internship application. The backend manages user authentication, expense tracking, and data storage, and it is open for contributions or reuse by anyone interested.

Gratitude Grove - Frontend

Features

• Authentication:

  • JWT (JSON Web Token) is used for secure authentication.
  • Routes for user login and registration are provided.

• Expense Management:

  • Users can create, update, and delete their expense records.
  • Each expense is associated with a specific user.

• User Management:

  • Registration and login features allow users to create accounts and authenticate.
  • User details include email, first name, last name, income, and password.

Models

• Expense Model:

  • title: The title of the expense.
  • description: A brief description of the expense.
  • mode: The mode of payment (e.g., cash, credit).
  • date: The date the expense was made.
  • amount: The amount spent.
  • user: The user who made the expense (reference to the User model).

• User Model:

  • email: User's email address.
  • firstname: User's first name.
  • lastname: User's last name.
  • income: User's total income.
  • password: User's password (hashed).
  • passwordConfirm: Field to confirm the user's password.

Routes

• User Routes:

  • /register: Register a new user.
  • /login: Login and receive a JWT token for authentication.

• Expense Routes:

  • /expenses: Get all expenses for the authenticated user.
  • /expenses/:id: Get, update, or delete a specific expense by ID.
  • /expenses/create: Create a new expense record.

Validation

• Validator Library:
  • Used for validating user input during registration and login.

Tech Stack

• Backend:
  • Node.js: JavaScript runtime for server-side execution.
  • Express.js: Web framework for building RESTful APIs.
  • MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing user and expense data.
  • Mongoose: ODM (Object Data Modeling) library for MongoDB.

Contributing

This project is open to contributions. Feel free to fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request.

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch).
3. Make your changes.
4. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add new feature').
5. Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch).
6. Open a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. You are free to use, modify, and distribute this software as per the terms of the license.

Acknowledgements

• Node.js for providing the runtime environment.
• Express.js for the web framework.
• MongoDB and Mongoose for database management.
• JWT for secure authentication.
• Validator for input validation.