SmartTask

SmartTask is a highly secure, scalable RESTful API built with Spring Boot and PostgreSQL, designed for modern team collaboration. It provides fine‑grained control over projects, tasks, and members, while ensuring data integrity, security, and authorization at every level.

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Key Features

Robust Security

• Custom JWT (JSON Web Token) authentication
• Secure request filtering with Spring Security
• Stateless, token‑based authorization

Granular Access Control

Authorization enforced at the service layer Examples:

• Only Project Owners can add or remove members
• Only Owners or Assignees can modify tasks

Advanced Error Handling

• Global exception handling using @ControllerAdvice

• Clean, professional HTTP responses:

  • 401 Unauthorized
  • 403 Forbidden
  • 404 Not Found

Database Management

• PostgreSQL for reliable relational data storage
• Spring Data JPA & Hibernate for ORM and persistence

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Java 17
• Spring Boot 3.3.4
• Spring Security (JWT)
• PostgreSQL
• Spring Data JPA / Hibernate

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Setup & Installation

Follow the steps below to run SmartTask locally.

Prerequisites

• Java 17+
• Maven 3.8+
• PostgreSQL (running instance)

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1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/olexpopov/SmartTask.git
cd SmartTask

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2. Configure PostgreSQL

Update src/main/resources/application.properties with your database credentials:

spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/smarttaskdb
spring.datasource.username=postgres
spring.datasource.password=your_password
spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update

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3. Build and Run

Compile and start the application using Maven:

./mvnw clean install
./mvnw spring-boot:run

The API will start on the default port: http://localhost:8080

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Maintainer

Maintained by Olex Popov.