Student Attendance Tracker

A full stack web application that allows users to track student attendance using a simple thumbs up/down system.

Description

This application allows teachers or administrators to:

• Add new students with their names and student IDs
• Track daily attendance using thumbs up (present) and thumbs down (absent) buttons
• View attendance counts for each student
• Remove students from the system(trash)
• View students sorted by attendance (highest attendance first)

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• EJS (Embedded JavaScript templates)
• Font Awesome
• HTML/CSS

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies
3. Create a .env file in the root directory and add your MongoDB connection string:
4. Start the server

Usage

1. Access the application at http://localhost:4000
2. Add students using the form at the bottom of the page
3. Track attendance:
   • Click 👍 to mark a student present
   • Click 👎 to mark a student absent
4. Delete students using the trash icon

API Endpoints

• GET / - Display the main attendance page
• POST /addStudent - Add a new student
• PUT /addStudent - Update attendance counts
• DELETE /addStudent - Remove a student