Sample Of The Folder Structure

• Version Control: Use Git for version control. Set up a repository on GitHub or GitLab.
• Project Structure: Define a clear directory structure for our project.

Folder Structure:

edtech-attendance-system/
├── backend/
│   ├── controllers/
│   │   ├── authController.js
│   │   ├── userController.js
│   │   ├── attendanceController.js
│   │   └── notificationController.js
│   ├── models/
│   │   ├── authModel.js
│   │   ├── userModel.js
│   │   ├── attendanceModel.js
│   │   └── notificationModel.js
│   ├── routes/
│   │   ├── authRoutes.js
│   │   ├── userRoutes.js
│   │   ├── attendanceRoutes.js
│   │   └── notificationRoutes.js
│   ├── services/
│   │   ├── authService.js
│   │   ├── userService.js
│   │   ├── attendanceService.js
│   │   └── notificationService.js
│   ├── middlewares/
│   │   └── authMiddleware.js
│   ├── config/
│   │   ├── db.js
│   │   └── server.js
│   ├── utils/
│   │   └── helpers.js
│   ├── app.js
│   ├── index.js
│   ├── package.json
│   └── .env
├── frontend/
│   ├── public/
│   │   └── index.html
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/
│   │   │   ├── AdminDashboard.js
│   │   │   ├── LoginForm.js
│   │   │   ├── RegisterForm.js
│   │   │   ├── StudentDashboard.js
│   │   │   ├── TeacherDashboard.js
│   │   │   └── ParentDashboard.js
│   │   ├── pages/
│   │   │   ├── Home.js
│   │   │   ├── Login.js
│   │   │   ├── Register.js
│   │   │   └── Dashboard.js
│   │   ├── services/
│   │   │   └── authService.js
│   │   ├── App.js
│   │   ├── main.js
│   ├── package.json
│   └── .env
└── README.md

Explanation

Root Directory (edtech-attendance-system/):

• README.md: Documentation providing an overview and instructions for the project.

Backend Directory (backend/):

• controllers/: Handles HTTP requests for different features.
  • authController.js: Handles authentication-related requests.
  • userController.js: Handles user-related requests.
  • attendanceController.js: Handles attendance-related requests.
  • notificationController.js: Handles notification-related requests.
• models/: Defines data models/schema for different entities.
  • authModel.js: Data model for authentication.
  • userModel.js: Data model for users.
  • attendanceModel.js: Data model for attendance.
  • notificationModel.js: Data model for notifications.
• routes/: Defines routes for different features.
  • authRoutes.js: Routes for authentication.
  • userRoutes.js: Routes for user management.
  • attendanceRoutes.js: Routes for attendance tracking.
  • notificationRoutes.js: Routes for notifications.
• services/: Contains business logic for different features.
  • authService.js: Business logic for authentication.
  • userService.js: Business logic for user management.
  • attendanceService.js: Business logic for attendance tracking.
  • notificationService.js: Business logic for notifications.
• middlewares/: Middleware functions.
  • authMiddleware.js: Middleware for authentication.
• config/: Configuration files.
  • db.js: Database connection configuration.
  • server.js: Server configuration and initialization.
• utils/: Utility/helper functions.
  • helpers.js: General helper functions.
• app.js: Main application setup, integrates all services, routes, and middleware.
• index.js: Entry point for the backend application, starts the server.
• package.json: Manages the dependencies and scripts for the backend application.
• .env: Environment variables specific to the backend application.