A comprehensive system for managing user access to software applications with role-based permissions.

• User registration and authentication with JWT
• Role-based access control (Employee, Manager, Admin)
• Software listing and creation (Admin only)
• Access request submission (Employee)
• Request approval workflow (Manager)

• Backend: Node.js + Express.js
• Frontend: React
• Database: PostgreSQL
• ORM: TypeORM
• Authentication: JWT
• Other tools: bcrypt, dotenv, nodemon

├── backend/                 # Node.js + Express backend
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── controllers/     # Request handlers
│   │   ├── entities/        # TypeORM entities
│   │   ├── middleware/      # Auth and validation middleware
│   │   ├── routes/          # API routes
│   │   ├── services/        # Business logic
│   │   ├── utils/           # Helper functions
│   │   ├── app.ts           # Express app setup
│   │   └── index.ts         # Entry point
│   ├── .env.example         # Environment variables template
│   ├── package.json         # Dependencies
│   └── tsconfig.json        # TypeScript configuration
├── frontend/                # React frontend
│   ├── public/              # Static assets
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/      # Reusable UI components
│   │   ├── contexts/        # React contexts (Auth)
│   │   ├── pages/           # Page components
│   │   ├── services/        # API service functions
│   │   ├── types/           # TypeScript interfaces
│   │   ├── utils/           # Helper functions
│   │   ├── App.tsx          # Main app component
│   │   └── index.tsx        # Entry point
│   ├── package.json         # Dependencies
│   └── tsconfig.json        # TypeScript configuration
└── README.md                # Project documentation

• POST /api/auth/signup - Register a new user (default role: Employee)
• POST /api/auth/login - Authenticate and receive JWT

• GET /api/software - List all software
• POST /api/software - Create new software
• GET /api/software/:id - Get software details
• PUT /api/software/:id - Update software
• DELETE /api/software/:id - Delete software

• GET /api/requests - List requests (filtered by role)
• POST /api/requests - Submit new access request (Employee)
• PATCH /api/requests/:id - Approve/reject request (Manager)
• DELETE /api/requests/:id - Delete request

• Node.js (v14+)
• PostgreSQL
• npm or yarn

1. Navigate to the backend directory: cd backend
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Copy .env.example to .env and configure your environment variables
4. Run database migrations: npm run migration:run
5. Start the development server: npm run dev

1. Navigate to the frontend directory: cd frontend
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Start the development server: npm start

• Employee: Can register, login, and request software access
• Manager: Can view and approve/reject access requests
• Admin: Can create and manage software, has full access to the system