Budget Master Application

Budget Master Application is a budget application app that helps users keep track of their finances. The app is built using React, HTML, Tailwind, and JavaScript, and it uses an API from a backend created with Express.

Introduction

This budget application app helps users keep track of their finances by allowing them to add, edit, and delete transactions. The interface is simple and easy to use, making it accessible to users of all experience levels. Additionally, the app includes an About Us page and a footer with social media icons to help users learn more about the developers and stay connected.

About Developer

Vandhana Mohan GitHub | LinkedIn

Trello

We use Trello to manage our project tasks.

You can view our Trello board.

Features

This app includes the following features:

• Adding a new transaction
• Editing a transaction
• Deleting a transaction
• Showing all transactions
• Simple and easy-to-use interface
• Interactive pages
• Footer with social media icons
• Responsive to all devices

Completed Stretch Goals

• Trello board
• Read me for front end and back end
• Added Google font
• Changed favicon
• Changed title
• Added Tailwind Css
• Make categories a select HTML element
• Allow user to add new category
• Display the bank account total, deposits, withdrawals in navbar other than index
• Add helpful errors to users when invalid data
• Use the date object for the date, instead of just a string.
• Format Date, capitalize name
• use checkbox to track if withdraw or deposit
• validations in back end and front end
• add about us page, contact us page, header, footer, social media icons for interaction

Skills

• React: A JavaScript library used for building user interfaces and web applications.
• HTML: Used to create the structure and layout of web pages.
• JavaScript: A programming language that allows you to add interactivity and dynamic behavior to web pages.
• Git: A version control system that allows you to track changes to your code and collaborate with others.
• GitHub: GitHub is a popular platform used for hosting and sharing code repositories.
• PicsArt: A graphics editing software used for image editing and manipulation.
• Tailwind: A utility-first CSS framework that helps quick design responsive and accessible interfaces for the web.
• Express: A fast and minimalist web framework for Node.js that allows you to build web applications and APIs.

Installation

1. Fork and Clone the repository using the following command:

   git clone <repository-url>
   
   

2. Navigate to the project directory and install the dependencies using the following command:

   `cd` into this repository
   npm install
   
   

3. Run npm start to start the development server.

4. Open http://localhost:3000 to view it in your browser.

The page will reload when you make changes.
You may also see any lint errors in the console.

Environment Variables

You'll need to set up some environment variables in order to use this app. Create a .env file in the root directory of the app and add the following variables:

```
REACT_APP_API_URL=http://localhost:3000/api
```
Replace http://localhost:3000 with the URL of your backend API.

npm run build

Builds the app for production to the build folder.
It correctly bundles React in production mode and optimizes the build for the best performance.

The build is minified and the filenames include the hashes.
Your app is ready to be deployed!

Deployment

This app can be deployed using any hosting service that supports React apps. To deploy the app, follow these steps:

1. Build the app using npm run build.
2. Upload the contents of the build directory to your hosting service.
3. Start the app using your hosting service's deployment tools.

Learn More

You can learn more in the Create React App documentation.

To learn React, check out the React documentation.

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