Task Management Tool

A FastAPI backend for managing tasks with user authentication and SQLite database.

Features

• User registration and authentication with JWT tokens
• Task management with CRUD operations
• Task prioritization and status tracking
• RESTful API with JSON responses
• SQLite database with SQLAlchemy ORM
• Database migrations with Alembic
• Health check endpoint

API Endpoints

Health Check

• GET /health - Check API health

User Management

• POST /users/register - Register a new user
• POST /users/login - Login and get access token
• GET /users/me - Get current user info
• PUT /users/me - Update current user info

Task Management

• GET /tasks - List all tasks for current user
• POST /tasks - Create a new task
• GET /tasks/{task_id} - Get a specific task
• PUT /tasks/{task_id} - Update a task
• DELETE /tasks/{task_id} - Delete a task

Tech Stack

• FastAPI - Modern, fast web framework for building APIs
• SQLAlchemy - SQL toolkit and Object-Relational Mapping
• Alembic - Database migration tool
• Pydantic - Data validation and settings management
• SQLite - Lightweight relational database
• Python-Jose - JavaScript Object Signing and Encryption (JOSE) implementation
• Passlib - Password hashing library

Setup and Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.9+
• pip (Python package installer)

Environment Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd taskmanagementtool

2. Create and activate a virtual environment (optional but recommended):

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Set environment variables (optional, defaults are provided):

export SECRET_KEY="your-secret-key"
export ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES=30

Database Setup

1. Run Alembic migrations to set up the database:

alembic upgrade head

Running the Application

1. Start the FastAPI server:

uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000 --reload

2. Access the API documentation:

• Swagger UI: http://localhost:8000/docs
• ReDoc: http://localhost:8000/redoc

Development

Adding Migrations

When you modify the database models, create a new migration:

alembic revision --autogenerate -m "Description of changes"

Applying Migrations

To update your database to the latest schema:

alembic upgrade head

API Documentation

The API documentation is automatically generated and can be accessed at /docs or /redoc endpoints.