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📝 Pull Request Description

Related Issue

Closes #2295

Summary

Implemented a comprehensive Automated Job Application Tracking Kanban Board. This feature allows users to create, update, and track job applications across 6 distinct stages (Wishlist, Applied, Screening, Interview, Offer, Rejected) using a native HTML5 drag-and-drop interface. The backend includes full CRUD operations with strict user authorization and Resume model integration.


Type of Change

  • 🐛 Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
  • ✨ New feature
  • ♻️ Refactoring
  • 📝 Documentation update
  • 🎨 UI/UX improvement
  • 🔥 Other(please describe) ______

How Has This Been Tested?

  • Created new job applications and verified they appear in the correct stage.
  • Tested drag-and-drop functionality to move applications between stages and verified backend updates.
  • Verified that users cannot access or modify other users' applications.
  • Confirmed dark mode and light mode styling consistency.

Checklist

  • My code follows the project's guidelines
  • I have tested my changes
  • I have updated documentation where necessary
  • I have linked the related issue
  • My changes do not introduce new warnings or errors

Summary

  • Added authenticated CRUD APIs for job applications.
  • Added JobApplication model with resume integration and ownership validation.
  • Added Kanban board with six application stages and drag-and-drop updates.
  • Added application creation, editing, deletion, filtering, and resume linking.
  • Added tracker page with loading and error states.
  • Added dark and light mode styling.

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Please try to add many Bonus XP tags (good-issue, good-pr, good-ui, good-backend) before merge.🙏

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The change adds a Mongoose job-application model, authenticated CRUD endpoints, and a frontend Kanban tracker. Users can create, edit, delete, and move applications across six stages. Applications can link to owned resumes.

Job application tracking

Layer / File(s) Summary
Application data contract
backend/models/JobApplication.js
Adds the JobApplication schema with ownership, resume references, stage constraints, dates, notes, URL validation, timestamps, and a compound user/stage index.
Authenticated application API
backend/controllers/jobApplicationController.js, backend/routes/jobApplicationRoutes.js, backend/server.js
Adds authenticated CRUD routes under /api/job-applications. Controllers validate ownership, resume references, optional stage filters, and sorted application responses.
Kanban tracker interface
frontend/src/pages/JobApplicationTracker/JobApplicationTracker.jsx, frontend/src/components/KanbanBoard.jsx
Adds application loading, six-stage Kanban columns, drag-and-drop stage updates, create/edit forms, deletion confirmation, resume indicators, and toast notifications.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to b03a8

The tracker adds job-application CRUD and resume integration, but the current implementation rejects valid resume associations and the user interface cannot submit or change a resume link. This leaves a core integration incomplete and should be fixed before merging.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant JobApplicationTracker
  participant KanbanBoard
  participant JobApplicationAPI
  participant JobApplicationController
  participant MongoDB

  User->>JobApplicationTracker: Open tracker
  JobApplicationTracker->>JobApplicationAPI: GET /job-applications
  JobApplicationAPI->>JobApplicationController: Authenticate and query
  JobApplicationController->>MongoDB: Load user applications
  MongoDB-->>JobApplicationController: Applications
  JobApplicationController-->>JobApplicationTracker: Application list
  JobApplicationTracker->>KanbanBoard: Render applications
  User->>KanbanBoard: Create, edit, move, or delete application
  KanbanBoard->>JobApplicationAPI: POST, PUT, or DELETE application
  JobApplicationAPI->>JobApplicationController: Authenticate and update data
  JobApplicationController->>MongoDB: Persist change
  MongoDB-->>JobApplicationController: Updated state
  JobApplicationController-->>KanbanBoard: Success response
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Check name Status Explanation
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes implement the linked issue objectives [#2295]: JobApplication data modeling, authenticated CRUD routes, Resume integration, stage transitions, a tracker page, and a reusable drag-and-drop …
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed All listed changes directly support the job application tracking feature [#2295]. The server route mounting and frontend components are necessary for the requested backend and Kanban board integration…
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 6…
Description Check ✅ Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the main change: a job application tracking Kanban board. It aligns with the backend CRUD functionality and frontend board implementation, although "Automated" is broader t…
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Explanation

The changes implement the linked issue objectives [#2295]: JobApplication data modeling, authenticated CRUD routes, Resume integration, stage transitions, a tracker page, and a reusable drag-and-drop Kanban board.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

All listed changes directly support the job application tracking feature [#2295]. The server route mounting and frontend components are necessary for the requested backend and Kanban board integration.

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No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 6 files.

Full details: Title check

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The title clearly describes the main change: a job application tracking Kanban board. It aligns with the backend CRUD functionality and frontend board implementation, although "Automated" is broader than the changes described.

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Inline comments:
In `@backend/controllers/jobApplicationController.js`:
- Line 15: Update both Resume.findOne queries in the job application create and
update flows to use the Resume ownership field user with userId, replacing
userId as the queried field at backend/controllers/jobApplicationController.js
lines 15-15 and 87-87.

In `@frontend/src/components/KanbanBoard.jsx`:
- Around line 18-24: Add resume selection to the KanbanBoard form flow: fetch
the user’s resumes, initialize and maintain a resumeId field in formData, and
add a modal selector for choosing a resume. Include the selected resumeId in
both POST and PUT application requests so the backend can create or update the
application-to-resume link.
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  • backend/controllers/jobApplicationController.js
  • backend/models/JobApplication.js
  • backend/routes/jobApplicationRoutes.js
  • backend/server.js
  • frontend/src/components/KanbanBoard.jsx
  • frontend/src/pages/JobApplicationTracker/JobApplicationTracker.jsx

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@github-actions github-actions Bot added the merge ready PR is mergeable and has no conflicts label Aug 31, 2026
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@Aakif-Kohari Resolve coderabbit suggestions

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Aakif-Kohari commented Sep 1, 2026

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Sorry @KaranUnique away from computer right now

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