README.md

Expense Tracker

An expense tracker application built with a Node.js backend using Express and MongoDB, and a React frontend. This application allows users to add, view, update, and delete transactions, and it calculates the total balance, income, and expenses.

Features

• Add new transaction
• View transaction history
• View recent transactions
• Update existing transactions
• Delete transactions
• Calculate total balance, income, and expenses

Technologies Used

Backend

• Node.js
• Express
• MongoDB
• Mongoose
• dotenv
• cors

Frontend

• Vite+React
• Tailwind CSS
• Axios

Backend Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/rajverma/Expense-Tracker.git
   cd .\backend\

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the backend directory and add the following environment variables:

   PORT=5000
   MONGODB_CONNECTION=your_mongodb_connection_string

4. Start the server:

   npm run dev

Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the frontend directory:

   cd .\frontend\

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a requestMethods.js file in the frontend/src directory and add the following code:

   import axios from 'axios';
   
   const publicRequest = axios.create({
       baseURL: 'http://localhost:5000/',
   });
   
   export default publicRequest;

4. Start the React application:

   npm run dev

Usage

1. Use the form to add new transactions by providing a description, amount, transaction type (debit or credit), and date.
2. View the total balance, income, and expenses.
3. View recent transactions, update or delete them as needed.

API Endpoints

Expense Routes

• POST /expenses - Add a new expense
• GET /expenses - Get all expenses
• GET /expenses/recent - Get the 5 most recent expenses
• PUT /expenses/:id - Update an expense by ID
• DELETE /expenses/:id - Delete an expense by ID

Contributing

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

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.