SELFIE - Personal Productivity Web App

SELFIE is a university project built with Node.js and Express that combines multiple productivity tools in one place:

• Calendar and event management (including recurring events)
• Notes management
• Pomodoro timer
• Polls and voting
• iCalendar export (.ics) for events

The app uses session-based authentication with Passport and stores data in MongoDB.

Tech Stack

• Node.js (ES modules)
• Express
• Passport (passport-local) + express-session
• MongoDB (mongodb driver)
• rrule for recurring events
• ical-generator for calendar export

Project Structure

Key folders/files:

• server.js: Express server, routes, authentication, and business logic
• DBOperations.js: MongoDB CRUD operations
• public/: Public login page and assets
• private/: Authenticated app pages (home, calendar, notes, timer, polls)

Prerequisites

Make sure you have:

• Node.js 18+ (recommended)
• npm
• MongoDB running locally on mongodb://localhost:27017

The application expects the database name SELFIE and uses these collections:

• EVENT
• NOTE
• USER
• POLL

Installation

1. Clone the repository.
2. Install dependencies:

npm install

Run the App

Start the server with:

npm start

By default the app runs on:

• http://localhost:10255

You can override the port with the PORT environment variable.

Authentication

• Login page: GET / (served from public/index.html)
• Register: POST /register
• Login: POST /login
• Logout: GET /logout

All routes under /private and most API endpoints require authentication.

Main Features and API Endpoints

Events

• GET /events: get user events (recurring events are expanded server-side)
• POST /events: create an event
• DELETE /events: delete an event by _id
• GET /events/iCalendar: download user events as .ics

Notes

• GET /notes: list notes for the authenticated user
• POST /notes: create a note
• PUT /notes/:id: update a note
• DELETE /notes/:id: delete a note

Polls

• GET /polls: list polls and voting status for current user
• POST /polls: create a poll
• POST /polls/vote: vote on a poll option

Session Date Helpers

• GET /get-today: get the current date stored in session
• POST /setToday: update the session date

Private Pages

• GET /home
• GET /home/calendario
• GET /home/note
• GET /home/timer
• GET /home/sondaggi

Notes for Development

• CORS is currently configured for local development (http://localhost:10255).
• Session cookie secure is set to false for local HTTP development.
• Passwords are hashed with bcryptjs before being stored.

Available npm Scripts

• npm start: run the server (node server.js)
• npm test: placeholder script (no automated tests configured yet)

Current Limitations

• No automated test suite is included.
• No environment variable configuration file is currently used.
• MongoDB URI and DB settings are hardcoded in DBOperations.js.

License

This project is currently marked as ISC in package.json.