✅ Task Management API

A RESTful Web API for task management built with ASP.NET Core and C#.

This project demonstrates a layered architecture with separated controllers, services, interfaces and models, providing a clean and maintainable backend structure.

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📖 Overview

The application provides a simple task management API with user management capabilities.

Instead of using a database, the project stores its data in local JSON files, making it lightweight and easy to understand for learning backend development concepts.

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✨ Features

• Manage tasks
• Manage users
• RESTful API endpoints
• Layered architecture
• Service-based business logic
• Logging middleware
• JSON-based data storage

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🏗 Architecture

The project is organized into multiple layers:

Controllers
    ↓
Services
    ↓
Interfaces
    ↓
JSON Data

This separation improves maintainability and keeps responsibilities clear.

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🛠 Tech Stack

Category	Technologies
Backend	ASP.NET Core, C#
Architecture	Layered Architecture
Storage	JSON Files
Tools	Visual Studio

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📂 Project Structure

Controllers/
Models/
Services/
Interface/
Data/
Program.cs
Startup.cs

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🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

• .NET SDK
• Visual Studio 2022 (or later)

Run the project

git clone https://github.com/rutofen/task-management-api.git

cd task-management-api

dotnet restore

dotnet run

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📸 Screenshots

Add screenshots here.

For example:

• Swagger UI
• API endpoints
• Project structure

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🎯 Learning Goals

This project was developed to practice:

• ASP.NET Core Web API
• REST API development
• Layered Architecture
• Service abstraction using interfaces
• Backend application design

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👩‍💻 Author

Rut Ofen

Full Stack Developer

🌐 https://rutofen.zite.so