Phone Book MERN Application

A simple and responsive phone book application built using the MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) stack. This project allows users to manage their contacts by adding, updating, and deleting phone numbers.

Features

• Add new contacts with name and phone number
• View all contacts in a table format
• Edit existing contacts
• Delete contacts
• Responsive design with a stylish UI

Technologies Used

• MongoDB: Database for storing contact information
• Express: Backend framework for handling HTTP requests
• React: Frontend library for building the user interface
• Node.js: Runtime environment for the backend
• Axios: HTTP client for making API requests
• Mongoose: ODM library for MongoDB and Node.js

Project Structure

• frontend/: Contains the React application
  • src/App.js: Main component with all the functionality
• backend/: Contains the Express server
  • index.js: Server setup and API routes
  • model/phonebook.js: Mongoose schema for the phone book

Setup and Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   https://github.com/venky-1710/PhoneBook-MERN-Stack.git
   cd phone-book-mern

2. Install dependencies for backend:

   cd server
   npm install

3. Install dependencies for frontend:

   cd ../client
   npm install

4. Set up MongoDB connection string in server/index.js: Replace the db variable with your MongoDB connection string.

5. Run the backend server:

   cd ../server
   node index.js

6. In a new terminal, run the React development server:

   cd ../client
   npm start

7. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000

API Endpoints

• POST /add-phone: Add a new contact
• GET /get-phone: Retrieve all contacts
• PATCH /update-phone/:id: Update a contact
• DELETE /delete-phone/:id: Delete a contact

Future Improvements

• Implement user authentication
• Add search and filter functionality
• Improve error handling and validation
• Enhance UI/UX with animations and transitions

Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome. Feel free to check issues page if you want to contribute.

License

MIT