Investment Analyzer

A modern full-stack application for analyzing investments, tracking portfolios, and visualizing financial data.

Features

• User authentication and authorization
• Investment portfolio tracking
• Financial data visualization with interactive charts
• Real-time market data analysis
• Responsive and modern UI design
• Database-backed persistence
• RESTful API architecture

Tech Stack

Backend

• Node.js with Express
• TypeScript
• Prisma ORM with PostgreSQL
• JWT Authentication
• Express Validator

Frontend

• React with TypeScript
• Vite build tool
• Material UI & Radix UI components
• ApexCharts for data visualization
• React Query for state management
• Framer Motion for animations
• Tailwind CSS for styling

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• pnpm package manager
• PostgreSQL database
• Modern web browser

Project Structure

Investment-Analyzer/
├── apps/
│   ├── backend/
│   │   ├── src/
│   │   ├── prisma/
│   │   └── package.json
│   └── frontend/
│       ├── src/
│       ├── public/
│       └── package.json
└── README.md

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/MwangangiBrian/Investment-Analyzer.git
   cd Investment-Analyzer

2. Install dependencies for both backend and frontend:

   # Install backend dependencies
   cd apps/backend
   pnpm install
   
   # Install frontend dependencies
   cd ../frontend
   pnpm install

3. Set up environment variables:

   • Create .env file in the backend directory
   • Create .env file in the frontend directory
   • Add necessary environment variables (database connection, API keys, etc.)

4. Set up the database:

   cd ../backend
   pnpm migrate

Development

1. Start the backend server:

   cd apps/backend
   pnpm dev

2. Start the frontend development server:

   cd apps/frontend
   pnpm dev

The application will be available at http://localhost:5173

Building for Production

1. Build the frontend:

   cd apps/frontend
   pnpm build

2. Build the backend:

   cd apps/backend
   pnpm build

Testing

Run tests for the backend:

cd apps/backend
pnpm test

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Contact

Brian Mwangi - @MwangangiBrian

Project Link: https://github.com/MwangangiBrian/Investment-Analyzer