Week 21: Task Management with AI

RESTful API Development and Authentication Implementation

Introduction

• You have learned the basics of Node.js and Express.js, now let's test your knowledge of how to integrate AI into your application by prompting OpenAI api endpoint.

Task 1: Project Setup

1. Fork and Clone this project repository in your terminal 2. CD into the project base directory cd Week21_Task_Management_AI
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create a .env file in the root directory with your database URL and JWT secret
4. Complete the authentication middleware and routes (see tasks below)
5. Generate Prisma client and push schema to database:

   npm run db:generate
   npm run db:push

6. Start the server:

   npm run dev

7. The server will run on http://localhost:3000

MVP Tasks

1. Configure Environment Variables - .env

Location: .env

Create a .env file with:

DATABASE_URL="your-supabase-database-connection-url"
JWT_SECRET="your-super-secret-jwt-key"
OPENAI_API_KEY="your-openai-api-key"
PORT=3000

Task 2: Finish aiService.js file

Location: services/aiService.js

Objective: Complete the AI task generation functionality by implementing the generateTaskWithAI function.

What you need to do:

1. Open the file services/aiService.js
2. Find the function generateTaskWithAI(prompt)
3. Follow the detailed instructions in the TODO comments
4. Implement the AI integration step by step

Task 3: Stretch Goals

Add Password Reset Functionality

Objective: Implement password reset with email verification.

Requirements:

1. Create password reset endpoint that generates a reset token
2. Send reset email with reset link (simulate with console.log)
3. Create reset password endpoint that validates reset token
4. Update user password in database

Add Email Verification

Objective: Implement email verification for new registrations.

Requirements:

1. Add email verification field to User model
2. Generate verification token during registration
3. Send verification email (simulate with console.log)
4. Create verification endpoint to confirm email
5. Update user verification status

Add AI Task Generation

Objective: Implement AI-powered task generation using OpenAI.

Requirements:

1. Install OpenAI dependency and configure API key
2. Complete the AI task generation function in services/aiService.js
3. Add AI generation endpoint at POST /api/tasks/generate
4. Save generated tasks to database with subtasks
5. Handle AI response parsing and validation

IMPORTANT: You need to complete the generateTaskWithAI function in services/aiService.js. The function has been prepared with detailed instructions and TODO comments to guide you through the implementation.

Good luck with your implementation! 🚀