ContactKeeper

ContactKeeper is a web-based contact management system that enables users to maintain a list of personal or business contacts. After logging in with their email and password, users can create, view, update, and delete contacts.

Features

• User Authentication (Login using Email and Password)
• Add new contacts with details such as name, email, phone number, etc.
• Update existing contact information
• Delete contacts from the list
• View all contacts with a clean user interface

Technologies Used

• Backend: Java, Spring Boot
• Frontend: Thymeleaf, HTML, CSS
• Database: MySQL
• Build Tool: Maven

Prerequisites

• Java 11 or higher
• Maven 3.6 or higher
• MySQL installed locally or on a server

Installation and Setup

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ContactKeeper.git
   cd ContactKeeper

2. Install dependencies

   Maven is used to manage dependencies. Install them using the following command:

   mvn clean install

3. Configure Database

   You need to set up a MySQL database and configure the application.properties file with your database credentials:

   spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/your-database-name
   spring.datasource.username=your-username
   spring.datasource.password=your-password
   spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update

4. Run the application

   Once the dependencies are installed and the database is set up, you can run the application using:

   mvn spring-boot:run

5. Access the application

   Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080.

Usage

• Login: Enter your email and password on the login page.
• Manage Contacts:
  • Add a new contact using the "Add Contact" button.
  • View your list of contacts on the dashboard.
  • Edit or delete contacts from the list as needed.

Project Structure

• src/main/java/com/yourpackage/ContactKeeper: Contains the Java classes for the application.
• src/main/resources/templates: Contains the Thymeleaf HTML templates for the frontend.
• src/main/resources/application.properties: Configuration file for database and other settings.
• pom.xml: Maven configuration and dependency management file.

Dependencies

The following dependencies are required and can be found in the pom.xml file:

• Spring Boot Starter Web
• Spring Boot Starter Data JPA
• Spring Boot Starter Thymeleaf
• MySQL Connector Java
• Spring Boot DevTools (Optional for development)

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests. Contributions are always welcome!