# Leave Management System

A Django-based Leave Management System to handle leave requests and approvals with role-based access.

## Table of Contents

- [Features](#features)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Setup](#setup)
- [Running the Application](#running-the-application)
- [API Endpoints](#api-endpoints)
- [Contributing](#contributing)
- [License](#license)

## Features

- User registration with role-based access.
- Leave request submission by employees.
- Leave approval by managers.
- View leave requests by HR and managers.
- JWT authentication for secure API access.

## Installation

1. **Clone the Repository**

   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/Leave-Management-API.git
   cd Leave-Management-API

2. Create a Virtual Environment

   python -m venv env

3. Activate the Virtual Environment

   On Windows:

   .\env\Scripts\activate

   On macOS/Linux:

   source env/bin/activate

4. Install Dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Apply Migrations

   python manage.py migrate

6. Run the Development Server

   python manage.py runserver

   The application will be available at http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

Setup

Running the Application

1. Start the Development Server

   python manage.py runserver

2. Access the Application

   Open your browser and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8000/.

API Endpoints

• User Registration

  • POST /register/
  • Request Body: { "first_name": "John", "last_name": "Doe", "username": "johndoe", "email": "john@example.com", "password": "yourpassword", "role": "EMPLOYEE" }

• Submit Leave Request

  • POST /leave_request/
  • Request Body: { "AssignedManager": 1, "reason": "Sick leave" }

• List Managers

  • GET /managers_list/

• View Leaves for HR

  • GET /hr_view_leaves/

• View Leaves for Managers

  • GET /manager_view_leaves/

• Approve Leave

  • PATCH /manager_approve_leave/<id>/
  • Request Body: {}

Contributing

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/YourFeature).
3. Make your changes and commit (git commit -am 'Add new feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/YourFeature).
5. Create a new Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

For further documentation and API details, refer to the Django REST framework documentation.

Feel free to modify it based on any additional features or specifics of your project!