Employee Management Application - Team 5

Team

• David Smith: Backend Development and Project Setup
• Pablo Limon-Paredes: Test Coverage (Achieved 70% Coverage)
• Chelsea Ogbonnia: Frontend Development and UI Design

Project Description

We have built a full-stack web application, the Employee Management Application, that allows users to manage employee data. The application supports basic CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations for employees.

Features:

• Create Employee: Add new employee details.
• List Employee: View a list of all employees.
• Update Employee: Modify existing employee details.
• Delete Employee: Remove an employee from the database.

Technologies Used:

• Frontend: React.js
• Backend: Spring Boot 3.4.0
• Database: H2
• Authentication: Clerk for sign-up and user authentication
• Build Tool: Maven
• Server: Embedded Tomcat 8.5+

Demo Link

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Installation Instructions

To run the project locally, follow these steps:

Backend:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-repo/employee-management-app.git

2. Change Directories:

   cd employee-manager-server/

3. Install dependencies (if applicable):

   mvn install

4. Run the Spring Boot application:

   mvn spring-boot:run
   

The backend will run on the default port (usually 8080).

Frontend:

1. Open another terminal.
2. Navigate to the frontend directory:

   cd employee-manager-client-frontend/

3. Install dependencies:

   npm install

4. Run the frontend:

   npm run dev

The frontend will be available at http://localhost:5134.

Known Issues:

1. Could not archive employees.
2. Employees do not have a start and end date.

Credits

Clerk: Used for user authentication and sign-up features.