The TaskForge project is a learning-focused task management application developed to explore and understand the practical implementation of enterprise Java technologies. Rather than addressing a specific real-world problem, the primary objective of the project is to gain hands-on experience with core backend concepts such as Servlets, Hibernate ORM, database interactions, request handling, and MVC-based application design. By building a functional task management system, the project demonstrates how these technologies work together to create scalable and maintainable web applications.
Figure 1: TaskForge Home Page
The application is organized using the conventional Maven directory layout. Business logic, persistence configuration, and presentation components are separated into dedicated modules, making the project easier to understand and maintain while showcasing the interaction between Hibernate, Servlets, and JSP.
Figure 2: Project Structure
The following interface showcases the complete CRUD lifecycle implemented in TaskForge:
- Create — Add new tasks through the task creation form.
- Read — Retrieve and display tasks stored in the database.
- Update — Modify existing task details using the update modal.
- Delete — Remove tasks from the persistence layer.
This confirms the successful integration of Hibernate ORM, Java Servlets, JSP, MySQL, and Tomcat, demonstrating entity persistence, request handling, database transactions, and dynamic UI rendering.
Figure 3: CRUD Operations
Figure 4: MySQL Local Database