☕ Cafe Waste Insight System

The Cafe Waste Insight System is a full-stack web application that helps cafe administrators track food preparation, consumption, and waste in real time — boosting operational efficiency, reducing costs, and supporting sustainability through one easy-to-use platform.

🔐 Admin Authentication

• Only one admin login is supported.
• Features:
  • Secure login/logout functionality.
  • Reset password option.
  • Auth handled with JWT stored in cookies.

📊 Insight Dashboard

The dashboard is the heart of the system, offering multiple data visualizations and controls.

➕ Add/Update Dish

• Input form to add or update dish records.
• Captures:
  • Dish name
  • Quantity
  • Whether it’s Prepared or Consumed

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📅 Today's Insight

• Displays data for the current day by default.
• Features:
  • Bar graph: Total Prepared, Consumed, and Wasted quantities.
  • Pie chart per dish: Insightful visualization of waste per item.
  • Smart Suggestions based on trends.
  • WhatsApp alert: Sends to the admin if waste exceeds a set threshold using Twilio API.

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📆 Daily Insight (Custom Date)

• Input a specific date to view insights.
• Visuals:
  • Bar graph: Daily prep, cons, and waste.
  • Pie chart per dish
  • Suggestions with a dedicated button.

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📈 Weekly Insight

• Aggregates data from Sunday to Saturday.
• Visuals:
  • Bar graph: Weekly overview of prep, cons, and waste.
  • Pie chart per dish
  • Suggestions with a button.

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💻 Tech Stack

Backend:

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB (Mongoose)
• JWT (JSON Web Token) for authentication
• Twilio API (for WhatsApp alerting)

Frontend:

• React.js
• Tailwind CSS
• Chart.js
• DaisyUI

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📸 Screenshots

🖼️ Home Page View

🖼️ Today / Daily Insight Dashboard

🖼️ Weekly Dashboard

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🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Dev-CodeBox/Cafe-Waste-Insight-System.git
cd cafe-waste-insight

2. Backend Setup

cd backend
npm install
npm run dev

3. Frontend Setup

cd frontend
npm install
npm start

4. Environment Variables

Setup .env in the backend with:

JWT_SECRET=your_secret_key
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=your_twilio_sid
TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=your_twilio_auth
TWILIO_PHONE=your_twilio_number
ADMIN_PHONE=admin_whatsapp_number

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📞 Alert System

Whenever waste exceeds a specific threshold, the system:

• Automatically sends a WhatsApp alert to the admin
• Helps reduce food waste and improve decision-making

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📬 Contributions

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first.

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📄 License

MIT