Smart Task Manager API 🚀

Smart Task Manager is a backend API for a task management system that demonstrates best practices for .NET 9 development. The project includes authentication, authorization, background tasks, and is ready for production deployment.

🛠 Tech Stack

Backend

• ASP.NET Core
• Entity Framework Core
• SQL Server
• JWT Bearer Authentication
• API Communication - REST

Architecture & Patterns

• Clean Architecture
• Repository Pattern
• Unit of Work
• Dependency Injection
• DTO Pattern

Infrastructure

• Docker & Docker Compose
• Background Services
• Health Checks
• Structured Logging
• Swagger

🎯 Key Features

• 🔐 JWT Authentication - secure registration and login
• 📝 CRUD Operations - Full task management
• ⏰ Background Services - Automatic marking of overdue tasks
• 🏗 Clean Architecture - Separation of responsibilities between layers
• 🐳 Docker containerization - Deployment-ready
• 📊 Health Checks - System health monitoring
• 📚 Swagger Documentation - Interactive API documentation

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• .NET 9 SDK
• Docker Desktop
• Git

Starting with Docker Compose

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/smart-task-manager.git
cd smart-task-manager

2. Start all services with one command

docker-compose up -d

3. The application will be available at the following addresses

• API: http://localhost:8080
• Swagger UI: http://localhost:8080
• Health Check: http://localhost:8080/api/health