📇 Smart Contact Manager

Smart Contact Manager is a full-stack web application that allows users to securely manage their personal or professional contacts. It provides a responsive and intuitive user interface along with robust backend features built using Java and Spring Boot.

🚀 Features

• 🔐 Secure login and signup with Spring Security
• 🔎 Search and filter contacts by name or email
• ✍️ Add and edit contacts using TinyMCE rich text editor
• 🧪 Server-side validation of input fields
• 📬 OTP-based email verification for user registration
• 🔒 Passwords stored securely using BCrypt encryption
• 📊 Paginated contact listings for better navigation
• 👤 Personal profile management and dashboard

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Language: Java
• Backend Frameworks: Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA
• ORM & Database: Hibernate, JPA, MySQL
• Frontend: HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Thymeleaf, JavaScript
• Rich Text Editor: TinyMCE
• Authentication: Spring Security with custom login and role-based access
• Email Services: Java Mail API (used for OTP verification)
• Password Security: BCrypt (for encrypted password storage)
• Validation: Hibernate Validator
• Form Handling: Thymeleaf Forms with server-side validation
• Pagination & Search: Custom pagination logic and keyword-based search

📸 Screenshots

🏠 Home Page

🧾 Signup with Server-Side Validation

📧 Email OTP Verification

🔐 Custom Login Page with Spring Security

🔑 Encrypted Password Storage

👨‍💼 User Dashboard

➕ Add Contact with TinyMCE Editor

🔁 Contact List with Pagination

🔍 Search Functionality

👤 Profile View

📂 Project Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/voidAasif/smartContactManager.git