🔧 Project Setup & Installation

1️⃣ Clone the Repo

git clone cd project-folder

2️⃣ Backend Setup

cd backend npm install

Create .env file: PORT=5000 MONGO_URI= JWT_SECRET= EMAIL_USER= EMAIL_PASS=

Start Server npm run dev

3️⃣ Frontend Setup cd frontend npm install npm start

🧩 Folder Structure project/ ├── backend/ │ ├── controllers/ │ ├── models/ │ ├── routes/ │ ├── utils/ │ └── server.js │ └── frontend/ ├── src/ ├── components/ └── pages/

📌 Important Middleware Used (Backend) app.use(express.json()); // JSON body parsing app.use(express.urlencoded({extended:true})); // Form-data parsing app.use(cors()); // Cross origin app.use(cookieParser()); // Cookies app.use(express.static("public")); // Serve static files

🔗 API Endpoints Overview Employee Routes Method Endpoint Description POST /api/employees/register Employee registration POST /api/employees/login Login user GET /api/employees/pending List pending employees PATCH /api/employees/approve/:id Approve employee

Leave Routes Method Endpoint Description POST /api/leaves Create leave request GET /api/leaves Get all leaves PATCH /api/leaves/approve/:id Approve leave