SocialCalc, but modern

Made by the Mini Doras

About The Project

This project is modernization of SocialCalc. It is a web-based application that provides an interactive spreadsheet experience directly in the browser. This project uses Node.js, Express, and React. It offers real-time collaboration, full spreadsheet functionality, version history management, and secure user authentication using JWT and bcrypt.

Built With

• Express - express.js
• Node JS - node.js
• Socket.Io - socket.io
• React - react.dev
• Vite JS - vitejs.dev
• Bcrypt - bycrypt.js
• JSON Web Tokens - jwt.io
• Handsontable - handsontable.com
• MongoDB - MongoDB

Getting Started

Prerequisites

This project requires the following npm packages:

Backend

• express: Web framework for Node.js.
• socket.io: Socket.IO enables real-time bidirectional event-based communication
• jsonwebtoken: For creating and verifying JSON Web Tokens.
• bcrypt: For hashing passwords.
• mongoose: MongoDB object modeling tool (if using MongoDB).
• cors: Middleware for enabling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing.
• dotenv: For managing environment variables.

Frontend

• react: Frontend library for building user interfaces.
• react-dom: For DOM-related rendering.
• vite: Build tool for faster development.

Installation

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/HemantKr071/SocialCalc.git

2. Navigate to the backend directory and install NPM packages

   cd backend
   npm install

3. Start the backend server

     node index.js
   

4. Navigate to the socialcalc directory and install NPM packages

     cd ../socialcalc
     npm install
   

5. Start the frontend page

     npm run dev
   

Screenshots

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE.md for more information.