DEPARTMENT ENGAGEMENT & CAREER PLATFORM (DECP)

Team

• E/20/158, Chamuditha Jananga, e20158@eng.pdn.ac.lk
• E/20/248, Tharindu Mapagedara, e20248@eng.pdn.ac.lk
• E/20/453, Janith Yogesh, e20453@eng.pdn.ac.lk
• E/20/300, Tharushika Prasadinie, e20300@eng.pdn.ac.lk

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Architecture
3. Prerequisites
4. Tech Stack
5. Links

Introduction

The Department Engagement & Career Platform (DECP) is a comprehensive networking platform designed for the Department of Computer Engineering at the University of Peradeniya. It connects students, alumni, faculty, and industry partners through social feeds, job boards, events, research collaboration, and real-time messaging.

Architecture

The application uses a Microservices Architecture with three client layers:

┌──────────────┐   ┌──────────────┐   ┌──────────────┐
│  React Web   │   │ React Native │   │   (Future)   │
│  Frontend    │   │  Mobile App  │   │  Flutter App │
└──────┬───────┘   └──────┬───────┘   └──────┬───────┘
       │                  │                  │
       └──────────┬───────┴──────────────────┘
                  ▼
         ┌────────────────┐
         │  API Gateway   │  Port 5000
         └───────┬────────┘
    ┌────┬───┬───┼───┬────┬────┬────┐
    ▼    ▼   ▼   ▼   ▼    ▼    ▼    ▼
  Auth Feed Jobs Events Research Msg Notif Analytics
  5001 5002 5003  5004   5005  5006 5007   5008
                  │
              MongoDB Atlas

Backend Microservices

Prerequisites

• Node.js v18+ (download)
• MongoDB Atlas account (or local MongoDB)
• Expo Go app on your phone (for mobile testing)

Tech Stack

Links

• Project Repository
• Project Page
• Department of Computer Engineering
• University of Peradeniya