Access Control System

This project implements an Access Control System using Python, Flask, React, JWT (JSON Web Tokens) for authentication and authorization, Swagger for API documentation (/api/docs/), and Docker Compose for containerization. It includes separate back-end and front-end components, as well as unit tests.

Features

• User registration and authentication
• Role-based access control (RBAC)
• Token-based authentication using JWT (refresh and access tokens)
• API endpoints for managing users, roles, and permissions
• Swagger UI for interactive API documentation

Technologies Used

• Python: Programming language used for the back-end development.
• Flask: Web framework for building the RESTful API.
• React: JavaScript library for building the user interface.
• JWT: JSON Web Tokens for secure authentication and authorization.
• Docker Compose: Tool for defining and running multi-container Docker applications.
• Swagger: API documentation tool with Swagger UI for interactive documentation.
• Unit Testing: Automated tests for ensuring the correctness of the code.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Docker and Docker Compose should be installed on your machine.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone <repository-url>

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd access-control-system

Configuration

1. Set up the environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in the root directory based on the provided .env.example file.
   • Modify the values in the .env file according to your requirements.

2. Set up the back-end:

   • Navigate to the backend directory:

   cd backend
   

   • Install the required dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

3. Set up the front-end:

   • Navigate to the frontend directory:

   cd ../frontend
   

   • Install the required dependencies:

   npm install
   

Usage

1. Start the application using Docker Compose:

docker-compose up

2. The back-end server will be running on http://localhost:5000, and the front-end will be running on http://localhost:3000.

3. Access the Swagger UI for API documentation:

   • Open http://localhost:5000/api/docs/ in your web browser.

Running Unit Tests

1. To run the unit tests for the back-end, navigate to the backend directory:

cd backend

2. Run the tests using the following command:

python -m unittest discover tests

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you find any issues or have suggestions for improvement, please create a GitHub issue or submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.