A Minimal Inventory Management and Part tracking system for Accordians built using Node.JS
- Users can make accounts using Signup page and the use the Sign-in page to log on into the account.
- Login Sessions are maintained so no need to login every time if you use them frequently.
- Users can search for parts in the inventory using any attributes like model number, product make(brand), product name etc.
- Users can mark their favorite parts so they can appear above others every time.
- Borrow parts from the inventory by click of a button for up to 30 days.
- User can view the entire transaction log of the parts that were issued by him/her at any given point of time using this system.
- For return of any part the user can create create return requests which will be approved by the administrator upon successful return of the parts.
- Add/Delete/Edit parts in the inventory.
- Create new user accounts.
- View borrow history either based on per part or sorted based on a particular user.
- Issue parts to the user directly for any number of days and the same reflects in user account upon confirmation.
- Approve return requests created by the users to complete the return of a part back into the inventory after use.
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Install NodeJS(v10.0 or Above): NodeJS Downloads Page
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Install MongoDB (v4.0 or Above): MongoDB Downloads Page
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Install Visual C++ Build Environment: Visual Studio Build Tools (using "Visual C++ build tools" workload) or Visual Studio 2017 Community (using the "Desktop development with C++" workload).
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Launch cmd and type
$ npm config set msvs_version 2017. -
Upon Successful completion of the sbove steps we will configure node-gyp to use the C++ Buil-Tools using Microsoft's windows-build-tools using
$ npm install --global --production windows-build-toolsfrom an elevated PowerShell or CMD.exe (run as Administrator).
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We will Install all the dependencies (node_modules) required for the app using the command
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Start MongoDB compass and connect to the MongoDB Server on its Default Port.
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Now Navigate to the Project's Root Directory and launch the app using the command
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The App will now start and the PORT where the app will listen will be printed in the terminal.
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To access the app use the address:
http://[HOST_SERVER_IP_ADDRESS]:[PORT_NUMBER]with any web browser. -
Use Signup Option to create New Users and to make a user as the administrator use MongoDB Compass and Navigate to inventory_system database Users collection and set the isAdmin field to True in the corresponding Document to the intended user.
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App logs can be found in the logs folder once the application is running.
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Also for viewing logs in real-time we are using winston logger in the application terminal to display all the requests and also colorize it to show the severity and the types of errors.