Attendance System Backend (attendance-system-be)

This is the backend service for the Attendance System application, built using Spring Boot. It provides RESTful APIs for managing users, attendance records, authentication, and other related functionalities. Features

User management (students, teachers, and administrators)
Attendance tracking for classes
API-based authentication and authorization
Data persistence using a relational database
Integration with frontend for seamless user experience

Prerequisites

To run this project, ensure you have the following installed:

Java 21 or higher
Spring Boot
Maven or Gradle
PostgreSQL/MySQL (or your preferred database)
Git

Getting Started

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/attendance-system-be.git cd attendance-system-be

Set up Database Configuration Update application.properties or application.yml with your database details.

Build the Project

./mvnw clean install

Run the Application

./mvnw spring-boot:run

API Endpoints
Access the API documentation at http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui.html (if Swagger is configured).

API Overview Method Endpoint Description GET /users Get all users POST /users Create a new user GET /attendance/{userId} Get attendance for a user POST /attendance Record attendance Dependencies

Spring Boot Starter Web
Spring Data JPA
Spring Security (for authentication)
H2/PostgreSQL/MySQL (database)

Contributing

Fork the project.
Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature-name).
Commit changes (git commit -m 'Add feature').
Push to the branch (git push origin feature-name).
Create a Pull Request.