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🚀 Task Tracker API

A clean and scalable Task Management REST API built with Spring Boot, JPA, and MySQL — designed to demonstrate solid backend fundamentals and real-world API design.

✨ Why This Project?

Managing tasks is simple—until it isn’t.

This project focuses on building a robust backend system that handles task lifecycle efficiently, using clean architecture and REST principles. It’s not just CRUD—it’s about structuring things the right way.

⚡ Key Features
📝 Create and manage tasks effortlessly
📊 Filter tasks by status (e.g., Pending, Completed)
🔄 Update task status dynamically
🗑️ Delete tasks
🧱 Clean layered architecture (Controller → Service → Repository)
⚡ Fast and lightweight REST API
🛠️ Tech Stack
Layer	Technology
Language	Java 17+
Framework	Spring Boot
ORM	Spring Data JPA (Hibernate)
Database	MySQL
Build Tool	Maven
Persistence	Jakarta Persistence API
🧠 Architecture Overview

This project follows a layered architecture:

Controller → Service → Repository → Database
Controller → Handles HTTP requests
Service → Business logic
Repository → Data access via JPA
Database → MySQL storage
📁 Project Structure
src/
 └── main/
     ├── java/
     │   └── com/tasktracker/
     │       ├── controller/
     │       ├── service/
     │       ├── repository/
     │       └── model/
     └── resources/
         └── application.properties
🚀 Getting Started
✅ Prerequisites
Java 17+
Maven
MySQL
🔧 Setup Instructions
# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/Adityapal67/TaskTracker.git

# Navigate into project
cd task-tracker
🗄️ Database Configuration

Update your application.properties:

spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/task_db
spring.datasource.username=your_username
spring.datasource.password=your_password

spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
spring.jpa.show-sql=true
▶️ Run the Application
mvn spring-boot:run

Server will start at:

http://localhost:8080
🔌 API Endpoints
📌 Create Task
POST /api/tasks
📋 Get All Tasks
GET /api/tasks
🔍 Get Tasks by Status
GET /api/tasks/status/{status}
🔄 Update Task Status
PUT /api/tasks/{id}
❌ Delete Task
DELETE /api/tasks/{id}
🧪 Testing

You can test the API using:

Postman
cURL
Thunder Client (VS Code)
📈 Future Improvements
🔐 Add authentication (JWT-based security)
📅 Add due dates & reminders
📊 Add pagination & sorting
📡 Integrate frontend (React/Angular)
📄 Add Swagger API documentation
🧑‍💻 Author

Aditya Pal