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🎵Music Tracker API
A simple Node.js + SQLite3 project to manage a list of songs using RESTful APIs. Optionally includes a basic frontend to interact with the API.

📁 Project Structure
📦 Music Tracker API
├── controllers/
│ └── songController.js
├── routes/
│ └── songRoutes.js
├── db.js
├── music.db
├── server.js
├── MusicAPI.html (optional frontend)
# 🎵 MusicTrackerAPI

<p align="center">
<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/00000000/your-banner-placeholder.png" alt="MusicTrackerAPI Banner" />
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## 📚 Table of Contents

- [📖 Overview](#-overview)
- [✨ Features](#-features)
- [🛠️ Tech Stack](#️-tech-stack)
- [📦 Prerequisites](#-prerequisites)
- [🚀 Installation](#-installation)
- [🗂️ Project Structure](#️-project-structure)
- [🤝 Contributing to GSSoC 2025](#-contributing-to-gssoc-2025)
- [🌟 Contributors](#-contributors)
- [🏅 Hall of Fame](#-hall-of-fame-)
- [📘 GSSoC 2025 Guidelines](#-gssoc-2025-guidelines)
- [📄 License](#-license)
- [🙏 Acknowledgments](#-acknowledgments)
- [💬 Join Our Community](#-join-our-community)

---

## 📖 Overview

🎧 `MusicTrackerAPI` is an open-source API system built to help developers and users track and manage music habits, listening time, genres, and artist preferences.

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## ✨ Features

- 🎶 Track songs, artists, genres
- 📊 Record and analyze listening habits
- 🔁 Easy integration with front-end applications
- 🧩 Modular architecture
- ⚙️ RESTful API structure

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## 🛠️ Tech Stack

- **Backend:** Node.js, Express.js
- **Database:** SQLite3

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## 📦 Prerequisites

- Node.js & npm installed
- MongoDB (local or cloud)
- Git

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## 🚀 Installation

```bash
# Fork and clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/YOUR-USERNAME/musictrackerAPI.git

# Navigate into the project
cd MusicTrackerAPI

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the server
npm start
```

## 🗂️ Project Structure
Music Tracker API
├── controllers/
│ └── songController.js
├── routes/
│ └── songRoutes.js
├── db.js
├── music.db
├── server.js
├── MusicAPI.html (optional frontend)
└── README.md

📌 Features
✅ Create, Read songs using API
✅ Local database using SQLite
✅ Integrated with DB Browser for SQLite
✅ HTML frontend (optional)
✅ Fully local setup — no external APIs used

🚀 How to Run This Project
1. 📥 Clone the Repository
bash
git clone https://github.com/your-username/music-tracker-api.git
cd music-tracker-api

2. 📦 Install Dependencies
Make sure you have Node.js installed, then:
bash
npm install

3. ✅ Start the Server
bash
node server.js
The server will start at:
http://localhost:5000

🧠 API Endpoints
GET /api/songs
Returns all songs in the database.
Response:
json

{
"id": 1,
"title": "Test Song",
"artist": "Tester",
"genre": "Rock"
}


POST /api/songs
Adds a new song to the database.
Request Body:
json
{
"title": "Shape of You",
"artist": "Ed Sheeran",
"genre": "Pop"
}

Response:
json
{
"id": 2,
"title": "Shape of You",
"artist": "Ed Sheeran",
"genre": "Pop"
}

🗃️ Database Used
📌 SQLite Database File: music.db
🎛️ Managed Using: DB Browser for SQLite
🛠️ Tables are auto-created on server start (via db.js)

🎼 Table Schema:
sql
CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS songs (
id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
title TEXT,
artist TEXT,
genre TEXT
);

🌐 Frontend
You can open the MusicAPI.html file directly in your browser:
🔗 Features:
1.Add a song using a form
2.View all songs in a list
To use:
1.Make sure the server is running.
2.Double-click MusicAPI.html to open it in your browser.
3.Fill in the form and click “Add Song”.

📬 Sample curl Requests
Add a Song:
bash
curl -X POST http://localhost:5000/api/songs \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d "{\"title\":\"Test Song\", \"artist\":\"Tester\", \"genre\":\"Rock\"}"

Get All Songs:
bash
curl http://localhost:5000/api/songs

🛠 Built With
1.Node.js
2.Express.js
3.SQLite3
4.[HTML/CSS/JS] for frontend

📄 License
This project is open-source and free to use. Feel free to fork and modify for learning or improvement!
## 🤝 Contributing to GSSoC 2025
Welcome future contributors! 🎉
This project is part of GirlScript Summer of Code 2025 (GSSoC 2025). We encourage all levels of developers to contribute and grow with us!

## 🎯 Why Contribute?
🚀 Learn and build real-world open source projects

✨ Improve your skills and resume

🌍 Be a part of the open-source ecosystem

🏅 Earn GSSoC badges, swags & recognition

## 📌 Contribution Guidelines

✅ Do's
✅ Read documentation thoroughly before contributing

✅ Follow code style and project structure

✅ Write descriptive commit messages

✅ Test your changes before submitting PR

✅ Be respectful and collaborative

✅ Ask questions if you're unsure

❌ Don'ts
❌ Don’t spam with multiple PRs for same issue

❌ Don’t copy code without understanding

❌ Don’t make unnecessary changes

❌ Don’t ignore code review feedback

❌ Don’t forget to update documentation

## 🎯 Contribution Levels
| Level | Description | Points | Badge |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------- | ------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 🥉 Beginner | Fix typos, update docs, minor bug fixes | 5–10 | ![Beginner](https://img.shields.io/badge/Level-Beginner-green) |
| 🥈 Intermediate | Add features, improve UI/UX, performance | 15–25 | ![Intermediate](https://img.shields.io/badge/Level-Intermediate-blue) |
| 🥇 Advanced | Major features, architecture improvements | 30–50 | ![Advanced](https://img.shields.io/badge/Level-Advanced-red) |

## 🌟 Contributors
<a href="https://github.com/Ananya-te/musictrackerAPI/graphs/contributors"> <img src="https://contrib.rocks/image?repo=Ananya-te/musictrackerAPI" /> </a>

## 🏅 Hall of Fame 🌟
We're grateful to all our amazing contributors who have helped make this project better!

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| Avatar | Name | Role | Contributions |
|--------|------|------|---------------|
| <img src="![alt text](image.png)" width="50" height="50" style="border-radius: 50%;"> | **Ananya-te** | 👑 **Project Creator** | Initial project setup, Core development |
| 🎯 |**Your Name Here**| 🌱**New Contributor** | *Contribute and see your name here!* |
| 🎯 | **Your Name Here** | 🌱 **New Contributor** | *Contribute and see your name here!* |

## 📘 GSSoC 2025 Guidelines
## 📋 For Participants
✅ Do's
Read instructions carefully

Pick an issue and comment before PR

Write clear and concise commit messages

Respect deadlines and feedback

❌ Don'ts
Don’t push irrelevant or copied PRs

Don’t submit work without testing

Don’t neglect repo standards

## 📄 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.

## 🙏 Acknowledgments
Special thanks to all contributors and maintainers.

Huge gratitude to GirlScript Foundation for organizing GSSoC.

Original project author: Ananya-te

## 💬 Join Our Community
[![Discord](https://img.shields.io/badge/Join_Discord-7289DA?style=for-the-badge&logo=discord&logoColor=white)](#)
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Made with ❤️ by Ananya-te and the open-source community.