Access Control and Coworking Space Management Project

• Description
• Stack
• Local Installation
• Endpoints
• In the Pipeline
• Points of Improvement

An access control and management application for the coworking space Las Naves.
Users can register, check in and out of rooms, make reservations, and view real-time room availability.
Administrators can also monitor user entry and exit, as well as generate detailed administrative reports.

You can find the related frontend project here: LasNaves_Frontend

1. Clone the repository $ git clone https://github.com/MandySpaan/LasNaves_Backend
2. Install dependencies $ npm install --y
3. Copy the file .env.example, change the name to .env and fill in all the fields
4. Plant the seeds into the tables $ npm run db:seed
5. Start the server $ npm run dev

You can find the related frontend project here: LasNaves_Frontend

1. Clone the repository $ git clone https://github.com/MandySpaan/LasNaves_Frontend
2. Install dependencies $ npm install --y
3. Start the server $ npm run dev

You can find all endpoints as Postman documentation here: Endpoints Las Naves
The collection is public and can be imported by clicking on "Run in Postman"

Ongoing work includes the following:

• For users:

  • Change your own email address
  • Retrieve your own access history

• For admins:

  • Generate weekly and monthly reports

• For super admins:

  • Create, update and delete rooms
  • Update and deactivate users

Areas for improvement include the following:

• Security:

  • Logging failed attemps for wrong password
  • Rate limiting for request password reset and resend validation email

• Logging:

  • Implement error logging for database operations
  • Create a centralized logging system for tracking application errors

• Tests:

  • Implement automated testing for critical functions and API endpoints
  • Establish a process for running tests consistently