Task Management System

Overview

This Task Management System is a robust platform developed using ASP.NET Web API, designed to efficiently manage and notify users about various task-related activities. The system not only ensures seamless task management but also employs various cutting-edge technologies to maintain a high standard of reliability and functionality.

API Image Overview

Each image contains two API Group/Tag.

Auth and Project
Task and User

System Architecture

Core Components:

• Web API: The main interface for all task-related operations developed using ASP.NET.

• Worker Service: Responsible for background tasks especially in notification processing.

• AWS SQS: Utilized for processing notifications for various task events.

• Email Service Providers:

  • AWS SES: The primary email service provider.
  • MailKit: Used as a secondary or backup email service provider.

Notification System:

Users are notified:

• When they create new account: email verification.
• When the sign-in but there email is not verified.
• When a task is marked as completed.
• 48 hours before a task's due date.
• When a new task is assigned to them.

Deployment:

• GitHub Actions: Used for CI/CD to automate the deployment process.

• AWS ECS with ECR: Hosts and deploys our containers for both the Web API and the background service.

Usage

Setting Up / Installation

Setup and Configuration:

Before running the application, provide the following credentials and configurations in the appSetting.json file.

1. SSMS Connection String: A valid connection string for SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
2. AWS SQS Queue URL: A valid URL pointing to your AWS SQS queue.
3. SMTP Credentials for MailKit(REQUIRED): Valid SMTP credentials to send emails using MailKit.
4. SMTP Credentials for AWS SES (OPTIONAL): Valid SMTP credentials for sending emails via AWS Simple Email Service (SES).
5. AWS Configuration:
   • Profile: A valid AWS profile.
   • Region: The AWS region (e.g., us-east-1).
   • AccessKey: Your AWS access key.
   • SecretKey: Your AWS secret key.
6. Redis Configuration: Ensure Redis is running, listening on port 6379. or you can change the port on the configuration file. appsetting.json in both the worker service and the API.

NOTE

• Your have to provide some of these credentials in the appSetting.json file of the web api in the appSetting.json file for background service project too.
• The boilerplate/structure to follow is already provided in the appSetting.json file, you just need to insert the values for each sections. Never you tamper with the structure as the AppSetting.cs class binds these values during application startup to enable type safety.

Running the Application:

1. Start Services: Begin by running the Web API project. Once that's up and running, start the Background Worker Service.

2. Account Creation:

   • Upon the first run, you should create an account through the API.
   • An email will be sent to the provided email address for confirmation.

3. Email Confirmation:

   • Retrieve the one-time-password (OTP) from the confirmation email.
   • Navigate to the verify-email endpoint on the Swagger UI.
   • Input the email address used during registration and the received OTP. Note: Ensure this step is completed promptly as the OTP expires in 5 minutes.

4. Testing CRUD Operations:

   • To test project, task, and user CRUD operations, go to the get all users endpoint on Swagger.
   • From the list of users, copy your user ID.
   • Use this user ID to create a new project. Upon successful project creation, make note of the project ID.
   • With both the project ID and user ID, you're all set to test other CRUD operations on the Project and Task endpoints.

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