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# MERN Stack Application

This project is a comprehensive MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) stack application designed to manage students, staff, attendance, courses, and resources efficiently. The application exposes a set of RESTful API endpoints to perform CRUD operations on these entities.

## Table of Contents

- [Overview](#overview)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Usage](#usage)
- [API Endpoints](#api-endpoints)
  - [Student](#student)
  - [Staff](#staff)
  - [Attendance](#attendance)
  - [Courses](#courses)
  - [Resources](#resources)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [License](#license)

## Overview

This MERN stack application is designed to streamline the management of various entities within an educational environment. The backend is built with Node.js and Express, and it interfaces with a MongoDB database. The frontend is developed using React, providing a seamless and intuitive user interface.

## Installation

To get started with this project, follow these steps:

1. **Clone the repository:**
   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repo-name.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd your-repo-name

3. Install server dependencies:

   npm install

4. Navigate to the client directory and install client dependencies:

   cd client
   npm install

5. Go back to the root directory and create a .env file for environment variables:

   cd ..
   touch .env

6. Add the following environment variables to the .env file:

   MONGO_URI=your-mongodb-uri
   PORT=5000
   

7. Start the development server:

   npm run dev

Once the server is running, you can access the application through your browser at https://localhost:3000.

• GET /api/v1/students

  • Description: Get all students
  • Example: curl -X GET https://localhost:5000/api/v1/students

• GET /api/v1/students/:id

  • Description: Get student by ID
  • Example: curl -X GET https://localhost:5000/api/v1/students/12345

• POST /api/v1/students

  • Description: Create a new student
  • Example: curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "John Doe", "age": 21}' https://localhost:5000/api/v1/students

• PATCH /api/v1/students/:id

  • Description: Update student by ID
  • Example: curl -X PATCH -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "Jane Doe"}' https://localhost:5000/api/v1/students/12345

• DELETE /api/v1/students/:id

  • Description: Delete student by ID
  • Example: curl -X DELETE https://localhost:5000/api/v1/students/12345

• GET /api/v1/staff

  • Description: Get all staff members
  • Example: curl -X GET https://localhost:5000/api/v1/staff

• GET /api/v1/staff/:id

  • Description: Get staff member by ID
  • Example: curl -X GET https://localhost:5000/api/v1/staff/12345

• POST /api/v1/staff

  • Description: Create a new staff member
  • Example: curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "John Smith", "position": "Teacher"}' https://localhost:5000/api/v1/staff

• PATCH /api/v1/staff/:id

  • Description: Update staff member by ID
  • Example: curl -X PATCH -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"position": "Head Teacher"}' https://localhost:5000/api/v1/staff/12345

• DELETE /api/v1/staff/:id

  • Description: Delete staff member by ID
  • Example: curl -X DELETE https://localhost:5000/api/v1/staff/12345

• GET /api/v1/attendance

  • Description: Get all attendance records
  • Example: curl -X GET https://localhost:5000/api/v1/attendance

• GET /api/v1/attendance/:id

  • Description: Get attendance record by ID
  • Example: curl -X GET https://localhost:5000/api/v1/attendance/12345

• POST /api/v1/attendance

  • Description: Create a new attendance record
  • Example: curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"studentId": "123", "date": "2023-01-01"}' https://localhost:5000/api/v1/attendance

• PATCH /api/v1/attendance/:id

  • Description: Update attendance record by ID
  • Example: curl -X PATCH -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"status": "Present"}' https://localhost:5000/api/v1/attendance/12345

• DELETE /api/v1/attendance/:id

  • Description: Delete attendance record by ID
  • Example: curl -X DELETE https://localhost:5000/api/v1/attendance/12345

• GET /api/v1/courses

  • Description: Get all courses
  • Example: curl -X GET https://localhost:5000/api/v1/courses

• GET /api/v1/courses/:id

  • Description: Get course by ID
  • Example: curl -X GET https://localhost:5000/api/v1/courses/12345

• POST /api/v1/courses

  • Description: Create a new course
  • Example: curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"title": "Mathematics 101"}' https://localhost:5000/api/v1/courses

• PATCH /api/v1/courses/:id

  • Description: Update course by ID
  • Example: curl -X PATCH -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"title": "Advanced Mathematics"}' https://localhost:5000/api/v1/courses/12345

• DELETE /api/v1/courses/:id

  • Description: Delete course by ID
  • Example: curl -X DELETE https://localhost:5000/api/v1/courses/12345

• GET /api/v1/resources

  • Description: Get all resources
  • Example: curl -X GET https://localhost:5000/api/v1/resources

• GET /api/v1/resources/:id

  • Description: Get resource by ID
  • Example: curl -X GET https://localhost:5000/api/v1/resources/12345

• POST /api/v1/resources

  • Description: Create a new resource
  • Example: curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "Textbook"}' https://localhost:5000/api/v1/resources

• PATCH /api/v1/resources/:id

  • Description: Update resource by ID
  • Example: curl -X PATCH -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name": "Advanced Textbook"}' https://localhost:5000/api/v1/resources/12345

• DELETE /api/v1/resources/:id

  • Description: Delete resource by ID
  • Example: curl -X DELETE https://localhost:5000/api/v1/resources/12345

Contributions are welcome! Please submit a pull request or open an issue to discuss any changes.

This project is licensed under the MIT License.