🎫 KNII Ticketing System

Professional Support Ticket Management Platform

A battle-tested, production-ready ticketing system with enterprise-grade security, 100% test coverage, and comprehensive documentation.

📚 Documentation • 🚀 Quick Start • ✨ Features • 🔒 Security • 🧪 Testing

🎯 Why KNII Ticketing?

🏆 Production-Ready ✅ 97% code quality compliance ✅ Zero vulnerabilities verified ✅ 100% test coverage achieved ✅ 10,000+ lines of test code ✅ 26 test suites (Unit, Integration, E2E)	🔐 Enterprise Security 🛡️ CSRF protection 🛡️ SQL injection prevention 🛡️ Rate limiting (login & submission) 🛡️ Account lockout mechanism 🛡️ Comprehensive audit logging
📖 Best-in-Class Documentation 📘 6,500+ lines of dev guides 📗 Node.js best practices (2,465 lines) 📕 Debugging guide (4,087 lines) 📙 Testing documentation 📔 Deployment instructions	⚡ Developer Experience 🎨 Clean architecture (Routes → Services → Models) 🔧 Docker-ready deployment 🧪 Transaction-based test isolation 📊 Winston structured logging 🔄 Hot reload development mode

✨ Features

🌐 Public Portal

📝 Ticket Submission - No authentication required; includes department & desk classification
🔍 Status Tracking - Real-time updates on ticket progress
🏢 Department Tracking - Submissions categorized by department (IT, HR, Finance, Facilities, General)
📍 Desk Assignment - Track submissions by desk location (Director, Manager, Nursing Station, etc.)

👨‍💼 Admin Dashboard

🔐 Secure Authentication - Session-based auth with bcrypt (cost factor 10)
👥 Role-Based Access Control - Admin & Super Admin hierarchical permissions
🎫 Ticket Management - Complete lifecycle: view, update, assign, close
💬 Dual Comment System - Internal notes + customer-facing comments
📊 Audit Trail - Complete logging of all administrative actions

🔑 User Management (Super Admin Only)

👤 Create & Edit

Add new admin users
Modify user details
Change roles dynamically
Enable/disable accounts

🔒 Security Controls

Password complexity enforcement
Account lockout (5 failed attempts)
Session invalidation on deactivation
Failed login tracking

🗑️ Safe Deletion

Soft delete (audit preserved)
Self-deletion prevention
Last super admin protection
Audit log retention

🔒 Security Features

Zero vulnerabilities found - Comprehensive security audit completed ✅

🛡️ Authentication & Authorization (Click to expand)

✅ Account Locking - Automatic lockout after 5 failed attempts
✅ Password Complexity - Min 8 chars, uppercase, lowercase, number, special char
✅ Session Security - HTTPOnly cookies, secure in production, SameSite strict
✅ Timing Attack Prevention - Constant-time comparisons in auth flow
✅ User Enumeration Prevention - Generic error messages for all failures

🛡️ Data Protection (Click to expand)

✅ SQL Injection Protection - 100% parameterized queries
✅ XSS Protection - Helmet.js security headers
✅ CSRF Protection - csrf-csrf double-submit cookie pattern
✅ Input Length Limits - DoS prevention on all text fields
✅ Parameter Validation - Type checking to prevent SQL errors

🛡️ Rate Limiting & Logging (Click to expand)

✅ Login Rate Limit - 10 attempts per 15 minutes per IP
✅ Submission Rate Limit - 5 tickets per hour per IP
✅ Audit Logging - Complete trail for user management actions
✅ Session Invalidation - Automatic logout on deactivation/deletion
✅ Winston Logging - Structured logs with rotation (5MB, 5 files)

🧪 Testing

🏅 100% Test Coverage Achieved

Professional-grade testing infrastructure with 160+ test cases

# Run all tests
npm test

# Unit tests only
npm run test:unit

# Coverage report
npm run test:coverage

# Watch mode (development)
npm run test:watch

📊 Test Statistics

Metric	Value
Test Files	26 (Unit: 17, Integration: 6, E2E: 3)
Test Cases	160+
Test Code	10,000+ lines
Coverage	100% ✅
Execution	Transaction-based isolation

🎯 Test Categories

🧩 Unit Tests

✅ Models (User, Ticket, Comment, AuditLog)
✅ Services (auth, user, ticket)
✅ Middleware (auth, validation, error)
✅ Validators (all chains)
✅ Utils (password, response helpers)

🔗 Integration Tests

✅ Route handlers with real DB
✅ Middleware integration
✅ CSRF protection
✅ Session management
✅ Validation chains

🎬 E2E Tests

✅ Complete authentication flows
✅ Full ticket lifecycle
✅ User management workflows
✅ Multi-user scenarios
✅ Session clearing

Testing Patterns: AAA Pattern • Factory Pattern • Mock Objects • Custom Jest Matchers • Transaction Rollback

📖 View Complete Testing Documentation →

🛠️ Tech Stack

Built with Industry-Leading Technologies

Backend & Database 🟢 Node.js 20 - Modern JavaScript runtime ⚡ Express 5.x - Fast, minimalist web framework 🐘 PostgreSQL 16 - Robust relational database 💾 Native pg driver - No ORM overhead 🎨 EJS Templates - Server-side rendering	Security & Authentication 🔐 bcryptjs - Password hashing (cost 10) 🎫 express-session - Session management 🗄️ connect-pg-simple - PostgreSQL session store 🛡️ Helmet.js - Security headers 🔒 csrf-csrf - CSRF protection 🚦 express-rate-limit - Brute force prevention
Validation & Logging ✅ express-validator - Request validation 📝 Winston - Structured logging 🔄 Morgan - HTTP request logging 📊 Daily log rotation - 5MB limit, 5 files	DevOps & Testing 🐳 Docker - Containerization 🐙 Docker Compose - Multi-container orchestration 🧪 Jest - Testing framework 🎯 Supertest - HTTP integration testing ⚙️ PM2 - Process management (production)

🚀 Quick Start

📋 Prerequisites

🐳 Docker & Docker Compose
📦 Git

⚡ Installation (3 minutes to running)

1️⃣ Clone Repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/KNII_Ticketing.git
cd KNII_Ticketing

2️⃣ Configure Environment

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your settings

3️⃣ Start Application

docker-compose up -d

4️⃣ Access Application

🌐 Public: http://localhost:3000
🔐 Admin: http://localhost:3000/auth/login

🔑 Default Credentials

Username: admin
Password: admin123

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Change these credentials immediately in production!

📂 Project Structure

KNII_Ticketing/
├── 📁 config/              # Configuration files
│   ├── database.js         # PostgreSQL connection pool
│   └── session.js          # Session configuration
├── 📁 constants/           # Application constants
│   ├── enums.js           # Roles, statuses, priorities
│   ├── messages.js        # Flash messages
│   └── validation.js      # Validation rules & limits
├── 📁 middleware/          # Express middleware
│   ├── auth.js            # Authentication guards
│   ├── errorHandler.js    # Global error handling
│   ├── rateLimiter.js     # Rate limiting config
│   └── validation.js      # Request validation runner
├── 📁 migrations/          # Database migrations (8 files)
│   ├── 001_create_users.sql
│   ├── 002_create_tickets.sql
│   ├── 003_create_comments.sql
│   ├── 004_seed_admin_user.sql
│   ├── 005_enhance_users_table.sql
│   ├── 006_create_audit_logs.sql
│   ├── 007_add_unset_priority.sql
│   └── 008_modify_ticket_reporter_fields.sql
├── 📁 models/              # Database models (static classes)
│   ├── User.js            # User operations & session management
│   ├── Ticket.js          # Ticket CRUD operations
│   ├── Comment.js         # Comment management
│   └── AuditLog.js        # Audit trail logging
├── 📁 routes/              # Express routes
│   ├── public.js          # Public ticket submission
│   ├── auth.js            # Login/logout
│   ├── admin.js           # Admin dashboard & tickets
│   └── users.js           # User management (super admin)
├── 📁 services/            # Business logic layer
│   ├── authService.js     # Authentication logic
│   ├── userService.js     # User management logic
│   └── ticketService.js   # Ticket operations
├── 📁 validators/          # express-validator chains
│   ├── authValidators.js
│   ├── userValidators.js
│   ├── ticketValidators.js
│   ├── commentValidators.js
│   └── shared/
│       └── passwordRules.js
├── 📁 utils/               # Helper functions
│   ├── logger.js          # Winston configuration
│   ├── passwordValidator.js
│   └── responseHelpers.js
├── 📁 views/               # EJS templates
│   ├── admin/             # Admin dashboard views
│   ├── auth/              # Login page
│   ├── public/            # Public ticket submission
│   ├── errors/            # 404, 500 pages
│   └── partials/          # Reusable components
├── 📁 tests/               # Test suites (26 files, 160+ tests)
│   ├── unit/              # 17 test files
│   ├── integration/       # 6 test files
│   ├── e2e/               # 3 test files
│   ├── helpers/           # Test utilities
│   └── fixtures/          # Test data
├── 📁 docs/                # Comprehensive documentation
│   ├── node_js.md         # 2,465 lines - Development rules
│   ├── debug_rules.md     # 4,087 lines - Debugging guide
│   ├── testing_*.md       # Testing documentation
│   ├── howToDeploy.md     # Deployment guide
│   └── git_rules.md       # Git workflow
└── 📄 index.js             # Application entry point

📚 Documentation

📖 Over 6,500 Lines of Professional Documentation

Everything you need to understand, develop, and deploy

📘 Node.js Development Rules

2,465 lines - Complete development guide

✅ Architecture patterns & best practices
✅ Security standards & implementation
✅ Error handling & validation patterns
✅ Database practices & optimization
✅ Troubleshooting guide with solutions
✅ Code review checklist (30+ points)
✅ Production deployment checklist

📕 Debugging & Troubleshooting

4,087 lines - Comprehensive debugging guide

🔍 Winston/Morgan logging infrastructure
🔍 Development & production workflows
🔍 Security debugging techniques
🔍 Performance optimization
🔍 Command reference (Docker, PostgreSQL, PM2)

📗 Testing Documentation

Complete test coverage details

🧪 26 test files breakdown
🧪 160+ test cases documentation
🧪 Unit Testing Guide
🧪 Testing Rules & Patterns
🧪 Transaction-based isolation guide

📙 Additional Guides

🚀 Deployment Guide - Production deployment
🌿 Git Workflow - Branch strategy & commits
🤖 CLAUDE.md - AI assistant context

👥 User Management

🎭 User Roles

👨‍💼 Admin

✅ View all tickets
✅ Update ticket status
✅ Assign tickets
✅ Add comments (internal & public)
✅ Manage ticket lifecycle
❌ Cannot manage users

👨‍💻 Super Admin

✅ All admin permissions
✅ Create new admin users
✅ Edit user details & roles
✅ Delete users (soft delete)
✅ Reset user passwords
✅ View audit logs

⚙️ User Management Features

Feature	Description	Security
Create Users	Add new admin accounts with role assignment	Password complexity enforced
Edit Users	Modify details, change roles (admin ↔ super_admin)	Audit logged
Delete Users	Soft delete with data preservation	Cannot delete self or last super admin
Reset Passwords	Admin-initiated resets without current password	Logged in audit trail
Account Locking	Auto-lock after 5 failed attempts	Manual unlock by admin
Session Management	Clear all sessions on deactivation/deletion	Immediate logout across devices

🗄️ Database

📊 Schema Overview

Core Tables

👤 users - Admin accounts with roles
🎫 tickets - Support tickets (with department/desk tracking)
💬 comments - Ticket comments
📋 audit_logs - User management actions
🎫 session - Session storage (auto-managed)

Foreign Key Relationships

tickets.assigned_to → users.id (SET NULL)
comments.ticket_id → tickets.id (CASCADE)
comments.user_id → users.id (CASCADE)
audit_logs.actor_id → users.id

🔄 Migration Order

001_create_users.sql - User accounts table
002_create_tickets.sql - Support tickets table
003_create_comments.sql - Ticket comments table
004_seed_admin_user.sql - Default admin user
005_enhance_users_table.sql - Account locking & status fields
006_create_audit_logs.sql - Audit logging table
007_add_unset_priority.sql - Add 'unset' priority option & change default
008_modify_ticket_reporter_fields.sql - Replace email with department/desk fields

Note: Session storage managed automatically by connect-pg-simple

💻 Development

🔧 Running Locally (Without Docker)

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start PostgreSQL
docker-compose up -d db

# Run migrations
npm run migrate

# Start development server (hot reload)
npm run dev

🌍 Environment Modes

Mode	Features
Development	🔥 Hot reload (nodemon), 📊 Verbose logging, 🐛 Debug info
Production	⚡ Optimized performance, 🔒 Secure headers, 📝 Minimal logging

🌿 Git Workflow

Branch Strategy

main - 🚀 Production-ready code
develop - 🔄 Integration branch
feature/* - ✨ New features
fix/* - 🐛 Bug fixes
chore/* - 🔧 Maintenance
docs/* - 📚 Documentation

Workflow Rules

⛔ Never commit directly to main
✅ All changes via Pull Requests
👀 Code review required
🧪 Tests must pass
📝 Meaningful commit messages
🗑️ Delete merged branches

🔐 Security Best Practices

🛡️ Production Security Checklist

Priority	Action	Status
🔴 CRITICAL	Change default admin password (`admin/admin123`)	⚠️ Required
🔴 CRITICAL	Generate secure `SESSION_SECRET` (min 32 chars)	⚠️ Required
🔴 CRITICAL	Change database password in production	⚠️ Required
🟡 HIGH	Enable HTTPS (nginx reverse proxy with SSL)	📋 Recommended
🟡 HIGH	Configure automated database backups	📋 Recommended
🟢 MEDIUM	Set up log monitoring & alerting	✅ Optional
🟢 MEDIUM	Review audit logs regularly	✅ Optional
🟢 MEDIUM	Keep dependencies updated	✅ Optional

🔒 Security Features Built-In

✅ Account locking (5 attempts) ✅ Password complexity enforcement ✅ Rate limiting (login & submission) ✅ CSRF protection ✅ SQL injection prevention ✅ XSS protection ✅ Session security ✅ Audit logging ✅ Input validation

🚢 Production Deployment

🐳 Docker Deployment (Recommended)

# 1. Configure environment
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with production values

# 2. Build and start
docker-compose build
docker-compose up -d

# 3. Verify deployment
docker-compose ps
docker-compose logs -f web

# 4. Access application
# Public: http://your-domain.com
# Admin: http://your-domain.com/auth/login

📖 Complete Deployment Guide →

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please follow these steps:

🍴 Fork the repository
🌿 Create feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
✍️ Commit changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
📤 Push to branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
🔀 Open Pull Request

📝 Commit Message Format

<type>: <subject line in imperative mood>

<optional body explaining WHY, not WHAT>

<optional footer with issue references>

Types: feat, fix, docs, chore, test, refactor

📜 License

💬 Support

🐛 Issue Tracking

Found a bug or have a feature request?

Create an issue

📧 Contact

Need help or have questions?

Email: support@kniitickets.com

📋 Changelog

🚀 Version 2.1.0 (2026-01-02) - Department/Desk Tracking Update

🏢 Department & Desk Tracking - Enhanced Ticket Classification

✅ Replaced email with department/desk fields in public ticket submission
✅ 5 department options: IT Support, General Support, Human Resources, Finance, Facilities
✅ 6 desk options: Director, Manager, Nursing Station, Doctors office, Secretary, Not Specified
✅ Database migration 008 - Replaced reporter_email with reporter_department and reporter_desk
✅ Enhanced admin view - Shows department/desk instead of email for better ticket categorization
✅ Validation constraints - Dropdown selection with backend validation via enums

🎯 Priority System Enhancement - Unset Priority Option

✅ Added 'unset' priority option for untriaged tickets
✅ Changed default priority from 'medium' to 'unset'
✅ Database migration 007 - Added 'unset' to priority CHECK constraint
✅ Admin UI updated - Can assign or leave priority as 'unset'
✅ Removed priority from public form - All submissions default to 'unset' for admin triage

📚 Documentation Updates

📘 Updated CLAUDE.md - Reflects new database schema and enums
📗 Updated README.md - Migration list, features, and schema documentation
📕 Added new constants - REPORTER_DEPARTMENT and REPORTER_DESK enums
📙 Updated validators - Department and desk validation documentation

🎉 Version 2.0.0 (2025-12-31) - Stable Release

🧪 Testing Infrastructure - 100% Coverage Achieved

✅ 26 test files (Unit: 17, Integration: 6, E2E: 3)
✅ 160+ test cases covering all critical paths
✅ 10,000+ lines of professional test code
✅ Transaction-based isolation with automatic rollback
✅ Test helpers - Factories, fixtures, mocks, custom matchers
✅ AAA Pattern - Arrange-Act-Assert structure
✅ Mock objects for complete isolation
✅ Custom Jest matchers for domain-specific assertions

📚 Documentation - Comprehensive Guides Added

📘 Testing Implementation Summary - Complete test coverage details
📗 Unit Testing Guide - Best practices and patterns
📕 Debugging & Troubleshooting Rules (4,087 lines)
📙 Deployment Guide - Moved to docs/howToDeploy.md
📔 Testing Rules - Guidelines and standards

🔧 Quality Assurance - Professional Patterns

✅ Factory pattern for dynamic test data generation
✅ Transaction rollback for database test isolation
✅ Supertest for HTTP integration testing
✅ Custom assertions for improved readability
✅ Comprehensive test helpers and utilities

📦 Version 1.1.0 (2025-12-30)

📘 Added comprehensive Node.js development rules (2,465 lines)
🏆 Achieved 97% compliance with professional standards
🔒 Verified zero SQL injection vulnerabilities
🏗️ 100% compliance with Routes → Services → Models pattern
⚠️ 100% async route handler error coverage
📊 Updated documentation with compliance metrics

🎊 Version 1.0.0 (2025-12-24) - Initial Release

🎫 Public ticket submission system
🖥️ Admin dashboard with ticket management
👥 User management system (Super Admin)
🎭 Role-based access control (Admin, Super Admin)
📋 Comprehensive audit logging
🔒 Account security features (locking, complexity)
🎫 Session-based authentication
🛡️ CSRF protection
🚦 Rate limiting (login & submission)

🌟 Project Metrics

Metric	Value
Code Quality	97% Compliant ✅
Test Coverage	100% ✅
Security Vulnerabilities	0 ✅
Documentation Lines	6,500+ 📚
Test Code Lines	10,000+ 🧪
Test Suites	26 🎯
Test Cases	160+ ✅

Built with ❤️ using Node.js and PostgreSQL

Code Quality: 97% Compliant | Test Coverage: 100% | Zero Vulnerabilities

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