Flight Tracking Project

This project is a web application for tracking flight details. It uses a React frontend and a Node.js backend, with MongoDB for data storage and Firebase for messaging. The application fetches flight details via APIs and displays them in an interactive UI.

Technologies Used

• React: Frontend library for building user interfaces
• Node.js: Backend runtime environment
• Express: Web framework for Node.js
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing flight data
• Firebase: Platform for sending notifications and messages
• Axios: HTTP client for making API requests

Features

• Fetches and displays flight details from a public API
• Stores flight data in MongoDB
• Uses Firebase for sending notifications
• Interactive and responsive UI built with React

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed on your machine:

• Node.js (version 12 or later)
• MongoDB
• Firebase CLI (optional, for advanced usage)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/flight-tracking.git
   cd flight-tracking

2. Install dependencies for the frontend and backend:

   npm install
   cd flight-backend
   npm install
   cd ..

3. Set up MongoDB:

   • Start your MongoDB server.
   • Import the provided MongoDB Compass Database file if necessary.

4. Configure Firebase:

   • Set up a Firebase project and obtain the configuration file.
   • Replace the Firebase config in the project with your own.

5. Run the backend server:

   cd flight-backend
   node server.js

6. Run the frontend:

   npm start

Usage

• Access the application in your browser at http://localhost:3000.
• The main page will display flight details fetched from the API.
• Use the search functionality to look up specific flights.
• Receive notifications via Firebase messaging (if configured).

Project Structure

Here is a draft for your README.md file, tailored for your flight-tracking project. This will include descriptions of the technology stack, steps to set up the project, and usage instructions.

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Flight Tracking Project

This project is a web application for tracking flight details. It uses a React frontend and a Node.js backend, with MongoDB for data storage and Firebase for messaging. The application fetches flight details via APIs and displays them in an interactive UI.

Technologies Used

• React: Frontend library for building user interfaces
• Node.js: Backend runtime environment
• Express: Web framework for Node.js
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing flight data
• Firebase: Platform for sending notifications and messages
• Axios: HTTP client for making API requests

Features

• Fetches and displays flight details from a public API
• Stores flight data in MongoDB
• Uses Firebase for sending notifications
• Interactive and responsive UI built with React

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed on your machine:

• Node.js (version 12 or later)
• MongoDB
• Firebase CLI (optional, for advanced usage)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/flight-tracking.git
   cd flight-tracking

2. Install dependencies for the frontend and backend:

   npm install
   cd flight-backend
   npm install
   cd ..

3. Set up MongoDB:

   • Start your MongoDB server.
   • Import the provided MongoDB Compass Database file if necessary.

4. Configure Firebase:

   • Set up a Firebase project and obtain the configuration file.
   • Replace the Firebase config in the project with your own.

5. Run the backend server:

   cd flight-backend
   node server.js

6. Run the frontend:

   npm start

Usage

• Access the application in your browser at http://localhost:3000.
• The main page will display flight details fetched from the API.
• Use the search functionality to look up specific flights.
• Receive notifications via Firebase messaging (if configured).

Project Structure

flight-tracking/

├── flight-backend/ # Backend server files

├── public/ # Public assets

├── src/ # React components and frontend logic

├── .gitignore # Git ignore file

├── package.json # NPM package configuration for frontend

├── package-lock.json # NPM lock file for frontend

├── README.md # Project README file

├── MongoDb Compass Database file # Database file for MongoDB

└── .git # Git version control directory

Contributing

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

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.