Event Management System

A comprehensive event management web application built with ASP.NET Core 8.0 MVC, featuring user authentication, event management, social features, and an AI-powered chatbot assistant.

Features

Core Functionality

User Authentication & Authorization: Email-based registration with role-based access control (Admin/User)
Event Management: Full CRUD operations for events with categories, dates, locations, and capacity tracking
Event Registration: Users can register for events with capacity validation and duplicate prevention
Search & Filtering: Advanced search by keyword, category, date range, and sorting options
User Profiles: Profile management with activity statistics and password changes

Social Features

Comments & Ratings: 5-star rating system with text comments
Social Sharing: Share events on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, and email
Event Recommendations: Personalized recommendations based on user history and trending events

Advanced Features

AI Chatbot Assistant: Context-aware chatbot with natural language understanding and quick replies
Admin Dashboard: Comprehensive statistics, user management, and system overview
Error Logging: Structured logging with Serilog (console and daily rotating files)

Technology Stack

Framework: ASP.NET Core 8.0 MVC
Database: SQLite with Entity Framework Core 8.0.11
Authentication: Cookie-based authentication with BCrypt password hashing
Frontend: Bootstrap 5.3.3, Bootstrap Icons, Vanilla JavaScript
Logging: Serilog with console and file sinks
Containerization: Docker with multi-stage builds

Frontend

The frontend is built with Razor Views and a custom dark-themed design system. All styles are authored in a single stylesheet (wwwroot/css/site.css, ~1000 lines) with a dedicated JavaScript file (wwwroot/js/site.js) for interactivity.

Design System

Theme: Dark gray/black color palette using CSS custom properties (--primary: #222222, --gray-900: #111111, etc.) with fully opaque, high-contrast functional colors for success, danger, and warning states.
Typography: System font stack (-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, etc.) for native performance and consistency across platforms.
Components: Custom-styled buttons, cards, alerts, badges, tables, forms, and dropdowns — all overriding Bootstrap's defaults to match the dark theme.

Layout & Pages

24 Razor views organized across 8 sections:

| Section | Pages | Description | |---------|-------|-------------| | Home | Index, Privacy | Landing page with hero section, event grid, and recommendations | | Events | Index, Create, Edit, Details | Full event lifecycle with search/filter, social sharing, and comments | | Account | Login, Register, ForgotPassword, ResetPassword, ForgotPasswordConfirmation | Authentication flow | | Profile | Index, Edit, ChangePassword | User profile with stats and registration history | | Admin | Dashboard, Users | Admin panel with statistics cards and user management table | | Attendees | MyRegistrations, EventAttendees | Registration management for users and event organizers | | Shared | _Layout, _ChatbotWidget, Error, _ValidationScriptsPartial | Shared layout, chatbot widget, and error handling |

Key UI Features

Sticky dark navbar with role-based navigation links and a user dropdown menu
Hero section with gradient background and call-to-action animations (fadeInUp)
Event cards in a responsive CSS Grid layout (auto-fill, minmax(320px, 1fr)) with hover effects and a registered badge indicator
AI Chatbot widget — fixed-position floating button that opens a chat window with typing indicators and quick-reply buttons
Custom scrollbar styling and smooth scroll behavior
Responsive design with breakpoints at 991px and 768px for mobile-friendly layouts
Global focus ring removal — all Bootstrap blue focus outlines are replaced to match the dark theme

Static Assets

wwwroot/
├── css/
│   └── site.css          # Main stylesheet (~1000 lines)
├── js/
│   └── site.js           # Interactivity (scroll effects, alerts, form loading states, clipboard)
└── lib/
    ├── bootstrap/        # Bootstrap 5.3.3 (loaded via CDN, local fallback)
    ├── jquery/           # jQuery
    └── jquery-validation/ # Client-side form validation

Prerequisites

.NET 8.0 SDK
Docker (optional, for containerized deployment)

Getting Started

Running Locally

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/R4M-0/EventManagement.git
cd EventManagement

Restore dependencies
```
dotnet restore
```
Run the application
```
dotnet run
```
Access the application
- Open your browser and navigate to https://localhost:5001 or http://localhost:5000

Running with Docker

Build the Docker image
```
docker build -t eventmanagement-app .
```
Run with Docker Compose
```
docker-compose up -d
```
Access the application
- Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8080

Default Credentials

The application seeds two default accounts:

Admin Account
- Email: admin@example.com
- Password: admin123
User Account
- Email: user@example.com
- Password: user123

Project Structure

EventManagement/
   Controllers/         # MVC Controllers
   Data/               # Database context
   DTOs/               # Data Transfer Objects
   Models/             # Domain models
   Services/           # Business logic layer
   Views/              # Razor views
   Middleware/         # Custom middleware
   wwwroot/            # Static files (CSS, JS, images)
   Dockerfile          # Docker configuration
   docker-compose.yml  # Docker Compose configuration
   Program.cs          # Application entry point

Database Schema

The application uses SQLite with the following main entities:

Users: User accounts with roles (Admin/User)
Events: Events with details, categories, and capacity
Attendees: Event registrations (many-to-many between Users and Events)
EventComments: User comments on events
EventRatings: User ratings for events (1-5 stars)

Configuration

Connection String

Edit appsettings.json to customize the database location:

{
  "ConnectionStrings": {
    "DefaultConnection": "Data Source=events.db"
  }
}

Logging

Logs are written to:

Console: All environments
File: logs/eventmanagement-YYYYMMDD.log (30-day retention)

Configure log levels in appsettings.json:

{
  "Serilog": {
    "MinimumLevel": {
      "Default": "Information",
      "Override": {
        "Microsoft": "Warning"
      }
    }
  }
}

API Endpoints

Chatbot API

POST /api/chat/message - Send message to chatbot