JanTaskTracker-Ionic

JanTaskTracker Full-stack project task and employee management app with CRUD functionality for projects, tasks, employees, departments, and roles using ASP.NET Core, Ionic-Angular, and SQL Server.

Run:

• Frontend
  • Change Directory(cd) to frontend.
  • ~ionic serve
• Backend
  • In Visual Studio 2022, open solution in backend.
  • Run in Visual Studio to use API.

Process:

• SQL Server Management Studio
  • Connect to Server
    • Server Type: Database Engine
    • Server Name: localhost
    • Authentication: Windows Authentication
    • Connect
  • Create a new Database
    • In the Object Explorer, right-click on Databases and select New Database
    • Database Name: TaskTrackrDb
  • Configure a User
    • Expand the Security node.
    • Right-click Logins and select New Login
    • In the Login - New dialog:
      • Login Name: Enter a username
      • Authentication: Choose SQL Server Authentication and set a password.
    • In the left panel, go to User Mapping, check your database (TaskTrackrDb), and assign the db_owner role.
  • Configure the Connection String in appsettings.json
    • "DefaultConnection": "Server=(localdb)\\MSSQLLocalDB;Database=TaskTrackrDb;Trusted_Connection=True;"
• Create ASP.NET Core API
  • Add Required NuGet Packages
    • Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore
    • Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer
    • Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Tools
  • Create Models(Department, Role, Employee, Project, ProjectTask) with data annotations.
  • Create DTOs to transfer only the required data between the client and server. Also to avoid exposing the navigation properties that cause cycles.
    • DTOs allow you to shape the data sent to the client and avoid exposing the navigation properties that cause cycles.
  • Create Database Context JanTaskTrackerDbContext
    • This serves as a bridge between the application and the database using Entity Framework Core.
    • DbContext is used for querying data, tracking changes, saving data and managing relationships.
    • Restrict delete behavior to prevent cascading deletes for roles and departments.
  • Create Controllers for each Model.
  • Configure Program.cs to use connection string to SQL Server
  • Create migrations and apply to the database to create tables
    • Add Migration: ~dotnet ef migrations add InitialCreate
    • Apply Migration: ~dotnet ef database update
  • Seed database with dummy data
    • Create SeedData.cs.
    • Modify Program.cs to call the SeedData.Initialize method during application startup.
    • Add migrations and apply to the database to create tables
      • Add Migration: ~dotnet ef migrations add SeedDataMigration
      • Apply Migration: ~dotnet ef database update
    • Clean and Recreate Database (Development Only)
      • ~dotnet ef database drop
      • ~dotnet ef migrations remove
      • ~dotnet ef migrations add InitialCreate
      • ~dotnet ef database update
  • Test all methods on Swagger.
• Frontend with Angular and Bootstrap
  • Create models(Department, Role, Employee, Project, ProjectTask).
  • Create services to handle communication with the database.
  • Create components.
  • Update scss.