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README.md

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 # ntua-software-engineering
 
-Semester Project for the [**Software Engineering**](https://www.ece.ntua.gr/en/undergraduate/courses/3205) course, during the 7th semester of the **School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens**.
+Semester Project for the [Software Engineering](https://www.ece.ntua.gr/en/undergraduate/courses/3205) course, during the 7th semester of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the National Technical University of Athens.
 
 ## Team 23 - Members
-- [**Deligiannis Gerasimos**](https://github.com/GerasimosDel)
-- [**Garos Apostolis**](https://github.com/ApostolisGaros)
-- [**Kyriakopoulos Georgios**](https://github.com/geokyr)
-- [**Tzelepis Serafeim**](https://github.com/sertze)
-- [**Vlachakis Nikos**](https://github.com/NikosVlachakis)
+- [Deligiannis Gerasimos](https://github.com/GerasimosDel)
+- [Garos Apostolis](https://github.com/ApostolisGaros)
+- [Kyriakopoulos Georgios](https://github.com/geokyr)
+- [Tzelepis Serafeim](https://github.com/sertze)
+- [Vlachakis Nikos](https://github.com/NikosVlachakis)
 
 ## Project Description
 
-This project's goal is to produce an **information system** that is responsible for the **interoperability on motorway tolls**. This will include a **backend** that will support data management functions between the different toll operators, a **CLI** that will be used to interact with the system, operating as a client on the **backend's REST API** and a **Web Application** that will be used to present the data to the end user, operating as a client on the **backend's REST API**, as well.
+This project's goal is to produce an information system that is responsible for the interoperability on motorway tolls. This will include a backend that will support data management functions between the different toll operators, a CLI that will be used to interact with the system, operating as a client on the backend's REST API and a Web Application that will be used to present the data to the end user, operating as a client on the backend's REST API, as well.
 
 ## Tools
 For the development of the application, we used the following tools:
 
-- Design and architecture: [**Visual Paradigm CE**](https://www.visual-paradigm.com/download/community.jsp)
-- Development: [**Node.js**](https://nodejs.org/en), [**Express.js**](https://expressjs.com/), [**React.js**](https://react.dev/), [**argparse**](https://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html)
-- Database: [**MongoDB**](https://www.mongodb.com/)
-- Source code: [**GitHub**](https://github.com/)
-- Testing: [**Jest**](https://jestjs.io/), [**pytest**](https://docs.pytest.org/en/7.3.x/)
+- Design and architecture: [Visual Paradigm CE](https://www.visual-paradigm.com/download/community.jsp)
+- Development: [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en), [Express.js](https://expressjs.com/), [React.js](https://react.dev/), [argparse](https://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html)
+- Database: [MongoDB](https://www.mongodb.com/)
+- Source code: [GitHub](https://github.com/)
+- Testing: [Jest](https://jestjs.io/), [pytest](https://docs.pytest.org/en/7.3.x/)
 
 ## Documentation
 Includes:
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 - StRS Documents - Stakeholders Requirements Specification
 
 ## Deployment
-- Make sure that you have the latest version of **Node.js** and **MongoDB** installed
+- Make sure that you have the latest version of Node.js and MongoDB installed
 - Clone the project repository
 - Make sure the `mongod` process is running
 - To download and install node_modules, navigate to `/backend`, `/api` and `/frontend` and run the following command on each directory:
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 ## CLI Instructions
 
-- Install [**python3**](https://www.python.org/downloads/), if not already installed.
+- Install [python3](https://www.python.org/downloads/), if not already installed.
 - Install the `requests` python package, if not already installed:
 ```
 pip install requests
 ```
-- Add the **CLI** path to your OS `$PATH` to be able to run the **CLI** commands without the prefix `./` for the executables (e.g. as shown below, valid for one session):
+- Add the CLI path to your OS `$PATH` to be able to run the CLI commands without the prefix `./` for the executables (e.g. as shown below, valid for one session):
 ```
 PATH=$PATH:/home/username/ntua-software-engineering/cli
 ```
 - Make sure the `mongod` process is running, that you have started the server and that it has connected to the database, as shown in the project's `README.md`.
-- Use the **CLI** as specified in the documents, some examples are shown below:
+- Use the CLI as specified in the documents, some examples are shown below:
 ```
 se2123 healthcheck
 se2123 passesperstation --station AO10 --datefrom 20201101 --dateto 20201231 --format json
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 ## API Testing
 
 ### Disclaimer
-- Due to limitations from the **Jest** testing framework, test suites have to be inside the `/api` folder.
-- The `apitesting.test.js` file present in this folder is a copy of the file used for testing that resides in the `/api/test_api` folder. It is **not** used during testing.
+- Due to limitations from the Jest testing framework, test suites have to be inside the `/api` folder.
+- The `apitesting.test.js` file present in this folder is a copy of the file used for testing that resides in the `/api/test_api` folder. It is not used during testing.
 
 ### Instructions
 - In the `/api` folder run:
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 ## Backend Testing
 
 ### Disclaimer
-- Due to limitations from the **Jest** testing framework, test suites have to be inside the `/backend` folder.
-- The `db-connection.test` file present in this folder is a copy of the file used for testing that resides in the `/backend/test_backend` folder. It is **not** used during testing.
+- Due to limitations from the Jest testing framework, test suites have to be inside the `/backend` folder.
+- The `db-connection.test` file present in this folder is a copy of the file used for testing that resides in the `/backend/test_backend` folder. It is not used during testing.
 
 ### Instructions
 - In the `/backend` folder run:
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 ## CLI Testing
 
-- Follow the instructions documented on the **CLI's** `README.md`
+- Follow the instructions documented on the CLI's `README.md`
 - This time, use the `tldb-test` database, by running the following on `/backend`:
 ```
 npm run test_cli