Expense Tracker Web App

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Overview Link to heading

The Expense Tracker Web App is a full-stack application designed to help users track and manage their personal expenses. It provides an intuitive interface for recording expenses, categorizing them, and visualizing spending patterns through charts and graphs.

Features Link to heading

  • User authentication and authorization
  • Add, edit, and delete expense entries
  • Categorize expenses into predefined categories
  • View expenses by date range and category
  • Interactive data visualization using charts and graphs
  • Responsive design for seamless use across devices

Technologies Used Link to heading

  • Front-end:
    • React: JavaScript library for building user interfaces
    • Redux: State management library for predictable state handling
    • Axios: Promise-based HTTP client for making API requests
    • Chart.js: JavaScript charting library for data visualization
  • Back-end:
    • Node.js: JavaScript runtime for server-side development
    • Express: Web application framework for building RESTful APIs
    • MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing expense data
    • Mongoose: Object Data Modeling (ODM) library for MongoDB and Node.js
  • Authentication:
    • JSON Web Tokens (JWT): Secure authentication mechanism for stateless communication
    • bcrypt: Library for hashing passwords before storing them in the database

Project Structure Link to heading

  • client: Contains the front-end React application
    • src/components: Reusable UI components
    • src/pages: Individual pages of the application
    • src/services: API service for making HTTP requests to the back-end
    • src/reducers: Redux reducers for managing application state
  • server: Contains the back-end Node.js application
    • config: Configuration files for the server
    • controllers: Request handlers for different API endpoints
    • models: Mongoose models for interacting with the database
    • routes: API routes for handling HTTP requests
  • database: Contains scripts for initializing and seeding the MongoDB database

Installation and Setup Link to heading

  1. Clone the repository: 
    git clone https://github.com/johndoe/expense-tracker.git
  2. Navigate to the project directory: 
    cd expense-tracker
  3. Install dependencies for the server: 
    cd server
npm install
  4. Install dependencies for the client: 
    cd ../client
npm install
  5. Set up the MongoDB database:
    • Install MongoDB on your system or use a cloud-based service like MongoDB Atlas
    • Update the database connection URL in server/config/db.js
  6. Start the development server: 
    cd ../server
npm run dev
  7. Start the client application: 
    cd ../client
npm start
  8. Open your browser and visit http://localhost:3000 to access the Expense Tracker Web App.

Future Enhancements Link to heading

  • Implement data export functionality to download expense data as CSV or PDF
  • Add support for multiple currencies and currency conversion
  • Integrate with a receipt scanning API to automatically extract expense details from receipts
  • Implement a budgeting feature to set monthly spending limits and track progress
  • Enhance the data visualization with more advanced charts and insights

Contributing Link to heading

Contributions to the Expense Tracker Web App are welcome! If you find any bugs or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue on the GitHub repository. If you’d like to contribute code, please fork the repository and submit a pull request with your changes.

License Link to heading

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more information.

Contact Link to heading

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