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Week 5 - 25.April.2026

Progress: Database Integration, Real-Time Notifications & Student Profiles

This week connected the application to a real database, added real-time notifications, and persisted student profiles. The first formal status review of the product requirements was also recorded.

Database & infrastructure

  • Installed TypeORM and configured a global database connection.
  • Integrated TypeORM with PostgreSQL, centralized .env configuration, and replaced axios with a custom API utility in the frontend auth store.
  • Added a Docker setup with a Postgres service and a persistent data volume.
  • Consolidated dependencies into the root package.json.

Real-time notifications

  • Added a real-time notification system using WebSockets (Task 29).

Student profiles

  • Added the student profile module with DTOs, controller, service, and API integration.
  • Enhanced student profile handling with new fields, improved save logic, and error handling across the frontend and backend.

Status review (01.May.2026)

  • Recorded the current implementation status against the Student Part-Time Job Portal requirements, documenting progress on authentication, student/employer features, admin/moderation, and the next-priority recommendations.

Challenge

Moving from in-memory data to a real PostgreSQL database via TypeORM surfaced the usual integration pain: connection configuration, centralizing .env settings, and standing up Postgres in Docker with a persistent volume. On top of that, adding real-time WebSocket notifications meant managing live connections and events alongside the request/response API, while keeping student-profile persistence consistent across the frontend and backend.

Commits this week

  • feat: add real-time notification system / websocket notifications (Task 29).
  • fix: install typeorm and configure global database connection.
  • Add Docker setup with Postgres service and data volume.
  • Integrate TypeORM with PostgreSQL, centralize .env, replace axios with API util.
  • Add student profile module with DTOs, controller, service, and API integration.
  • Document current implementation status and pending features.