💳 Credit Card Bill Tracker

A comprehensive application to track and manage your credit card bills, due dates, and payments. Stay on top of your finances with automated reminders and easy-to-read summaries.

🌟 Features

• 📊 Track multiple credit cards
• 📅 Monitor due dates and minimum payments
• 💰 Calculate total dues across all cards
• 📧 Fetch bill information from Gmail
• 🔔 Set reminders using Google Calendar
• 🔐 Secure authentication with Google OAuth

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or later)
• npm (v6 or later)
• Google Cloud Platform account

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/credit-card-bill-tracker.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd credit-card-bill-tracker
   

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

4. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your Google Client ID:

   VITE_GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=your_google_client_id_here
   

5. Start the development server:

   npm run dev
   

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📋 Next Steps

To fully implement this application, follow these detailed steps:

1. Set up Google Cloud Project

   • Go to the Google Cloud Console
   • Create a new project
   • Enable the Gmail API and Google Calendar API
   • Create OAuth 2.0 credentials (Web application type)
   • Add authorized JavaScript origins and redirect URIs

2. Implement Gmail API Integration

   • Install the Google API client library: npm install googleapis
   • Update src/services/gmailService.js to use the Gmail API
   • Implement functions to fetch and parse email data for credit card bills
   • Handle pagination for fetching multiple emails
   • Implement error handling for API requests

3. Implement Google Calendar API Integration

   • Update src/services/calendarService.js to use the Google Calendar API
   • Implement functions to create events and set reminders
   • Handle timezone differences
   • Implement error handling for API requests

4. Set up Backend Server

   • Create a new directory for the backend (e.g., server)
   • Initialize a new Node.js project: npm init -y
   • Install necessary packages: npm install express cors dotenv google-auth-library
   • Implement OAuth token exchange
   • Create secure endpoints for making API calls
   • Implement proper error handling and logging

5. Enhance Frontend

   • Implement loading states for API calls
   • Add error handling and user-friendly error messages
   • Implement a more robust state management solution (e.g., Redux or React Context)
   • Create a settings page for user preferences
   • Implement data caching for better performance

6. Improve UI/UX

   • Choose and implement a CSS framework (e.g., Tailwind CSS, Material-UI)
   • Design and implement a responsive layout
   • Create a dark mode option
   • Add animations for smoother transitions
   • Implement data visualization (e.g., charts for spending trends)

7. Testing

   • Write unit tests for React components using Jest and React Testing Library
   • Implement integration tests for API calls
   • Set up end-to-end testing using a tool like Cypress

8. Security Enhancements

   • Implement proper token storage and management
   • Set up HTTPS for the development environment
   • Implement rate limiting on the backend
   • Add input validation and sanitization

9. Deployment

   • Choose a hosting platform (e.g., Vercel, Netlify for frontend; Heroku, DigitalOcean for backend)
   • Set up continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
   • Configure environment variables for production
   • Implement proper logging and monitoring

10. Documentation

    • Write API documentation
    • Create user guides and FAQs
    • Document the codebase for future maintenance

📄 License

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

🙏 Acknowledgements

• React
• Vite
• Google APIs
• React Router
• Axios

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Made with ❤️ by [Rajesh Pandhare]