Effective Office
Goal
The main goal of the project is the automation of various processes in the office and providing interesting statistics for employees.
Technical goal
The main technical task of the project is to create a multi-module application on Kotlin, trying to focus on the most modern and relevant solutions in this language. Throughout the project, we tried to use other languages and technologies as little as possible.
Meeting Room Tablet App
Features Overview
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Real-time Availability | Displays up-to-date status of meeting rooms |
| Quick Booking | Instantly reserve an available room with a single tap |
| Time-Specific Reservations | Book rooms for specific time slots |
| Booking Cancellation | Cancel existing reservations with ease |
| Early Room Release | Free up the room before the end of the reservation |
| Google Calendar Integration | Syncs all bookings with Google Calendar |
Quick Start
Prerequisites
- Git
- Docker and Docker Compose
- JDK 17 or higher
- Gitleaks (for development)
Installation
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/effective-dev-opensource/Effective-Office.git cd Effective-Office -
Install Git hooks for development:
./scripts/install.sh -
Configure environment variables:
cp backend/app/src/main/resources/env.example backend/app/src/main/resources/.envEdit the
.envfile with your configuration. -
Set up required credentials:
- Add
google-credentials.jsonfor Google Calendar API - Add
firebase-credentials.jsonfor Firebase notifications - Generate keystore files for Android applications
- Add
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Run the backend (using Docker):
cd deploy/dev docker-compose up -dOr run locally without Docker:
# Start PostgreSQL docker run --name postgres-effectiveoffice -e POSTGRES_DB=effectiveoffice -e POSTGRES_USER=postgres -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres -p 5432:5432 -d postgres:15-alpine # Run the backend ./gradlew :backend:app:bootRun --args='--spring.profiles.active=local'
Run Clients
- Open the project in Android Studio or IntelliJ IDEA
- Sync the Gradle project to download dependencies
- Choose the appropriate run configuration in IDE
- Run (Shift+F10 or Control+R)
For detailed installation instructions, including setting up credentials and running client applications, see our Getting Started Guide in the wiki.
Project Structure
effective-office/
├── backend/ # Server-side Spring Boot application with PostgreSQL
├── clients/ # Client applications
├── iosApp/ # iOS tablet application
├── deploy/ # Deployment configurations
│ ├── dev/ # Development environment
│ └── prod/ # Production environment
├── scripts/ # Utility scripts
│ ├── git-hooks/ # Git hooks for development
│ └── install.sh # Installation script
└── build-logic/ # Build configuration
Documentation
For comprehensive documentation, please visit our Wiki.
Contributing
We welcome contributions! Please see our CONTRIBUTION.md file for guidelines.
Roadmap
TV App
A TV application featuring a corporate news and photo feed, event announcements with external registration, Duolingo and sports leaderboards, and an internal currency tracker. Currently in development.
SMS Router
A service for automatic routing of incoming SMS messages to the appropriate channels and systems. Supports dual SIM and eSIM, operates in the background, and routes messages based on the recipient number — improving the security and reliability of the infrastructure. Currently in development.
Foosball Tracker
An application for tracking foosball match results. It allows users to log games, maintain leaderboards, and view statistics — all to encourage friendly competition in the office. Currently in development.
Authors
License
The code is available as open source under the terms of the MIT LICENSE.