Implify — Volunteer Events Platform (MVP)

A web application connecting organizers with volunteers through localized event discovery and management.

Project Overview

Implify is a matchmaking platform that brings together organizations needing volunteers and people looking to help their communities. Our MVP provides the core functionality for event creation, discovery, and application management.

graph TD
    A[Visitors] -->|Browse| B[Events]
    C[Organizers] -->|Create| B
    A -->|Apply| D[Applications]
    B -->|Contains| E[Location Data]
    B -->|Has| F[Tags/Skills]
    B -->|Has| G[Capacity Limits]
    A -->|Have| H[User Profiles]
    H -->|Contain| I[Activity History]

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Target Audience

Organizers: NGOs, student clubs, community groups
Volunteers: Individuals seeking meaningful opportunities

Core Features (MVP)

Event Management

• Create and edit events with detailed information
• Address and geocoordinate support
• Tagging system for skills/needs
• Capacity and slot management

Discovery & Matching

• Nearby event detection (user location or chosen area)
• Smart filtering by date, distance, and tags
• Map-based browsing interface

User System

• GitHub OAuth authentication
• Basic profile management
• Activity history and tracking
• Application status tracking

Technology Stack

graph LR
    A[Spring Boot] --> B[REST API]
    C[Spring Security] --> D[OAuth Integration]
    E[MongoDB] --> F[Flexible Data Storage]
    G[Redis] --> H[Async Processing]
    I[Maven] --> J[Build & CI]

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Layer	Technology	Purpose
Backend	Spring Boot	REST API foundation
Security	Spring Security + OAuth	Authentication & authorization
Database	MongoDB	Flexible document storage
Async	Redis	Background processing
Build	Maven	Dependency management

Implementation Status

Completed

• Base data models and REST endpoints
• Authentication scaffold (GitHub OAuth)
• Event CRUD operations
• Proximity-based search
• Basic filtering capabilities

In Progress

• Application moderation system
• Email and push notifications
• User interface refinement
• Role management (organizer/volunteer)
• Enhanced event pages with maps

Planned

• Interest-based recommendations
• Calendar integration (ICS)
• Social sharing and export
• Internationalization (i18n)
• Additional OAuth providers

Architecture Overview

graph TB
    subgraph "Client Layer"
        A[Web Browser]
        B[Mobile App]
    end
    
    subgraph "API Layer"
        C[REST Controllers]
    end
    
    subgraph "Service Layer"
        D[Business Logic]
        E[Validation]
        F[Authorization]
    end
    
    subgraph "Data Layer"
        G[MongoDB]
        H[Redis]
    end
    
    subgraph "Integration Layer"
        I[Geocoding Service]
        J[Email Service]
        K[OAuth Providers]
    end
    
    A --> C
    B --> C
    C --> D
    D --> G
    D --> H
    D --> I
    D --> J
    D --> K
    F --> C

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Quick Start (Local Development)

Prerequisites

• Java 17 or higher
• MongoDB 5.0+
• Redis 6.0+

Installation Steps

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/yakubka/Implify.git
   cd Implify

2. Configure environment variables

   # Create application.yml or set environment variables:
   export SPRING_DATA_MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/implify
   export SPRING_REDIS_HOST=localhost
   export SPRING_REDIS_PORT=6379
   export GITHUB_OAUTH_CLIENT_ID=your_github_client_id
   export GITHUB_OAUTH_CLIENT_SECRET=your_github_client_secret

3. Run the application

   mvn spring-boot:run

4. Access the application Open http://localhost:8080 in your browser

Contributing

We welcome contributions to Implify. Please see our Contributing Guidelines for details on how to submit pull requests, report issues, or suggest new

Support

If you encounter any problems or have questions, please check the existing GitHub Issues or create a new issue if your problem hasn't been reported.