Attendify - Smart Attendance Management System

Overview

Attendify is a Flask-based Smart Attendance Management System that uses QR codes, GPS validation, role-based access control, notifications, and attendance analytics to simplify attendance management in educational institutions.

Features

Student

• Secure Registration & Login
• QR Code Attendance Scanning
• GPS-Based Attendance Validation
• Attendance History
• Notifications & Announcements

Teacher

• Create Attendance Sessions
• Generate Dynamic QR Codes
• Live Attendance Monitoring
• Student Verification
• Export Attendance Reports (Excel)

HOD

• Department Attendance Monitoring
• Faculty Performance Analysis
• Attendance Insights & Reports

Admin

• Manage Students & Teachers
• System Monitoring
• Access Control
• Institution-wide Notifications

Advanced Features

• Dynamic QR Code Generation
• Duplicate Attendance Prevention
• GPS Radius Validation
• Real-Time Notifications
• Announcement Management
• Lecture Reminders
• Syllabus Progress Tracking
• Progressive Web App (PWA)
• Offline Support
• Socket.IO Real-Time Updates

Technology Stack

Backend

• Python
• Flask
• Flask-SocketIO

Frontend

• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript

Database

• SQLite

Libraries

• qrcode
• openpyxl
• Flask-CORS
• Werkzeug
• pyngrok

Project Structure

test/
├── app.py
├── config.py
├── database/
│   └── attendance.db
├── static/
│   ├── css/
│   ├── js/
│   ├── pwa/
│   ├── qr/
│   └── sounds/
├── templates/
│   ├── admin_dashboard.html
│   ├── hod_dashboard.html
│   ├── student_dashboard.html
│   ├── teacher_dashboard.html
│   ├── login.html
│   └── register.html
└── ngrok.exe

Installation

git clone <repository-url>
cd Attendify
python -m venv venv

Activate Environment

Windows

venv\Scripts\activate

Linux / macOS

source venv/bin/activate

Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

Run Application

python app.py

Security Features

• Password Hashing
• Session Management
• Role-Based Access Control
• QR Expiration Mechanism
• GPS Validation
• Duplicate Attendance Prevention

Future Enhancements

• Face Recognition Attendance
• AI-Based Analytics
• Cloud Database Support
• Mobile App
• Biometric Verification
• SMS & Email Notifications