🏢 Attendee: Employee Attendance System 📍

Attendee is a cross-platform mobile application designed to track employee attendance based on their real-time location within the office. Built with Flutter and Firebase, the app provides a seamless way for employees to mark their attendance while administrators can manage office locations, monitor working hours, track attendance, and much more!

✨ Features

• 📍 Location-based Attendance: Automatically tracks attendance using the employee's real-time location within the office.
• 🛠️ Admin Panel: Admins can manage multiple office locations, monitor employee attendance, and track working hours.
• 💼 Working Hours & Salary Tracking: Easily mark salary payments and track the working hours of employees.
• 💬 Real-Time Chat: A chat feature that allows employees to communicate with each other or with the admin.
• 📱 Cross-Platform: Built with Flutter to ensure the app works seamlessly on both Android and iOS.

🛠 Technologies Used

• Flutter: The UI framework for building cross-platform apps.
• Firebase: Used for authentication, real-time database, and notifications.
• Google Maps API: For tracking employee locations within the office.

📦 Installation

⚙️ Prerequisites

1. Install Flutter
2. Set up a Firebase account and create a Firebase project.
3. Obtain a Google Maps API key for location services.

🏃‍♂️ Steps to Run the App

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/MahmudulHasanArif14/Attende.git

2. Navigate into the project directory:

   cd Attende

3. Install dependencies:

   flutter pub get

4. Set up Firebase:

   • Add your Firebase project credentials:
     • For Android, place google-services.json inside:

       android/app/google-services.json
       

     • For iOS, place GoogleService-Info.plist inside:

       ios/Runner/GoogleService-Info.plist
       

   • Follow Firebase setup documentation to integrate Firebase into both Android and iOS.

5. Run the app:

   flutter run

🔥 Firebase Setup

To enable authentication, database, and cloud services, you need to integrate Firebase into the app.

Steps to Set Up Firebase

1. Create a Firebase Project

   • Go to Firebase Console.
   • Click on Add Project and follow the setup process.

2. Add Firebase to Your Flutter App

   • Follow the official guide: Add Firebase to your Flutter app

3. Download Firebase Configuration Files

   • For Android, download google-services.json and place it inside:

     android/app/google-services.json
     

   • For iOS, download GoogleService-Info.plist and place it inside:

     ios/Runner/GoogleService-Info.plist
     

4. Enable Firebase Services

   • In the Firebase Console, enable the services you need:
     • Authentication (Email/Password, Google Sign-In, etc.)
     • Firestore Database (for storing attendance records)
     • Cloud Messaging (for notifications)

5. Install Firebase Dependencies in Flutter
   Run the following command to install required Firebase packages:

   flutter pub add firebase_core firebase_auth cloud_firestore

   Then, update dependencies:

   flutter pub get

6. Initialize Firebase in Your App
   Add the following code to main.dart:

   import 'package:firebase_core/firebase_core.dart';
   
   void main() async {
     WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
     await Firebase.initializeApp();
     runApp(MyApp());
   }

✅ Now Firebase is successfully integrated into your Flutter app!

📜 License

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

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork this repo and submit a pull request.

📩 Contact

For any queries, contact Mahmudul Hasan Arif.

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Made with ❤️ using Flutter & Firebase 🚀