moved amount of accesses to more strict handling for api calls

.env.template

@@ -1,16 +1,29 @@
-# === SCHICHTPLANER DOCKER COMPOSE ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES ===
-# Diese Datei wird von docker-compose automatisch geladen
+# .env.template
+# ============================================
+# DOCKER COMPOSE ENVIRONMENT TEMPLATE
+# Copy this file to .env and adjust values
+# ============================================
 
-# Security
-JWT_SECRET=${JWT_SECRET:-your-secret-key-please-change}
-NODE_ENV=${NODE_ENV:-production}
+# Application settings
+NODE_ENV=production
+JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key-please-change
+HOSTNAME=localhost
+
+# Security & Network
+TRUST_PROXY_ENABLED=false
+TRUSTED_PROXY_IPS=127.0.0.1,::1
+FORCE_HTTPS=false
 
 # Database
-DB_PATH=${DB_PATH:-/app/data/database.db}
+DATABASE_PATH=/app/data/schichtplaner.db
 
-# Server
-PORT=${PORT:-3002}
+# Optional features
+ENABLE_PRO=false
+DEBUG=false
 
-# App Configuration
-APP_TITLE="Shift Planning App"
-ENABLE_PRO=${ENABLE_PRO:-false}
+# Port configuration
+APP_PORT=3002
+
+# ============================================
+# END OF TEMPLATE
+# ============================================

.github/workflows/docker.yml

@@ -83,9 +83,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '20'
 
+      - name: Create package-lock.json
+        working-directory: .
+        run: npm i --package-lock-only
+
       - name: Install backend dependencies
         working-directory: ./backend
-        run: npm install
+        run: npm ci
 
       - name: Run TypeScript check
         working-directory: ./backend

.gitignore

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ yarn-error.log*
 # Build outputs
 dist/
 build/
+package-lock.json
 
 # Environment variables
 .env

Dockerfile

@@ -1,22 +1,17 @@
 # Single stage build for workspaces
-FROM node:20-bullseye AS builder
+FROM node:20-bookworm AS builder
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Install Python + OR-Tools
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip build-essential \
-  && pip install --no-cache-dir ortools
-
-# Create symlink so python3 is callable as python
-RUN ln -sf /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
-
 # Copy root package files first
 COPY package*.json ./
 COPY tsconfig.base.json ./
 COPY ecosystem.config.cjs ./
 
 # Install root dependencies
-RUN npm install --only=production
+#RUN npm install --only=production
+RUN npm i --package-lock-only
+RUN npm ci
 
 # Copy workspace files
 COPY backend/ ./backend/
@@ -30,10 +25,7 @@ RUN npm install --workspace=frontend
 RUN npm run build --only=production --workspace=backend
 
 # Build frontend
-RUN npm run build --workspace=frontend
-
-# Verify Python and OR-Tools installation
-RUN python -c "from ortools.sat.python import cp_model; print('OR-Tools installed successfully')"
+RUN npm run build --only=production --workspace=frontend
 
 # Production stage
 FROM node:20-bookworm
@@ -57,7 +49,20 @@ COPY --from=builder /app/frontend/dist/ ./frontend-build/
 COPY --from=builder /app/ecosystem.config.cjs ./
 
 COPY --from=builder /app/backend/src/database/ ./dist/database/
-COPY --from=builder /app/backend/src/database/ ./database/
+# should be obsolete with the line above
+#COPY --from=builder /app/backend/src/database/ ./database/
+
+COPY --from=builder /app/backend/src/python-scripts/ ./python-scripts/
+
+# Install Python + OR-Tools
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3 python3-pip build-essential \
+  && pip install --no-cache-dir --break-system-packages ortools
+
+# Create symlink so python3 is callable as python
+RUN ln -sf /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/python
+
+# Verify Python and OR-Tools installation
+RUN python -c "from ortools.sat.python import cp_model; print('OR-Tools installed successfully')"
 
 # Copy init script and env template
 COPY docker-init.sh /usr/local/bin/

backend/package.json

@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "npm run build && npx tsx src/server.ts",
-    "build": "tsc", 
+    "dev:single": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development TRUST_PROXY_ENABLED=false SEED_TEST_DATA=true npx tsx src/server.ts",
+    "seed:test-data": "npx tsx src/scripts/seedTestData.ts",
+    "dev:all": "npm run dev:single",
+    "build": "tsc",
     "start": "node dist/server.js",
     "prestart": "npm run build",
     "test": "jest",
@@ -14,6 +17,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/bcrypt": "^6.0.0",
+    "@types/node": "24.9.2",
+    "vite": "7.1.12",
     "bcrypt": "^6.0.0",
     "bcryptjs": "^2.4.3",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
@@ -22,7 +27,9 @@
     "uuid": "^9.0.0",
     "express-rate-limit": "8.1.0",
     "helmet": "8.1.0",
-    "express-validator": "7.3.0"
+    "express-validator": "7.3.0",
+    "exceljs": "4.4.0",
+    "playwright-chromium": "^1.37.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/bcryptjs": "^2.4.2",
@@ -32,6 +39,7 @@
     "@types/jest": "^29.5.0",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.0",
     "typescript": "^5.0.0",
-    "tsx": "^4.0.0"
+    "tsx": "^4.0.0",
+    "cross-env": "10.1.0"
   }
 }

backend/src/controllers/authController.ts

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export const login = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
       return res.status(400).json({ error: 'E-Mail und Passwort sind erforderlich' });
     }
 
-    // UPDATED: Get user from database with role from employee_roles table
+    // Get user from database with role from employee_roles table
     const user = await db.get<any>(
       `SELECT 
         e.id, e.email, e.password, e.firstname, e.lastname, 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export const getCurrentUser = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
       return res.status(401).json({ error: 'Nicht authentifiziert' });
     }
 
-    // UPDATED: Get user with role from employee_roles table
+    // Get user with role from employee_roles table
     const user = await db.get<any>(
       `SELECT 
         e.id, e.email, e.firstname, e.lastname,

backend/src/middleware/auth.ts

@@ -51,4 +51,36 @@ export const requireRole = (roles: string[]) => {
     console.log(`✅ Role check passed for user: ${req.user.email}, role: ${req.user.role}`);
     next();
   };
-};
+};
+
+export const getClientIP = (req: Request): string => {
+  const trustedHeader = process.env.TRUSTED_PROXY_HEADER || 'x-forwarded-for';
+  const forwarded = req.headers[trustedHeader];
+  const realIp = req.headers['x-real-ip'];
+  
+  if (forwarded) {
+    if (Array.isArray(forwarded)) {
+      return forwarded[0].split(',')[0].trim();
+    } else if (typeof forwarded === 'string') {
+      return forwarded.split(',')[0].trim();
+    }
+  }
+  
+  if (realIp) {
+    return realIp.toString();
+  }
+  
+  return req.socket.remoteAddress || req.ip || 'unknown';
+};
+
+export const ipSecurityCheck = (req: AuthRequest, res: Response, next: NextFunction): void => {
+  const clientIP = getClientIP(req);
+  
+  // Log suspicious activity
+  const suspiciousPaths = ['/api/auth/login', '/api/auth/register'];
+  if (suspiciousPaths.includes(req.path)) {
+    console.log(`🔐 Auth attempt from IP: ${clientIP}, Path: ${req.path}`);
+  }
+  
+  next();
+}

backend/src/middleware/rateLimit.ts

@@ -1,48 +1,175 @@
 import rateLimit from 'express-rate-limit';
 import { Request } from 'express';
 
+// Secure IP extraction that works with proxy settings
+const getClientIP = (req: Request): string => {
+  // Read from environment which header to trust
+  const trustedHeader = process.env.TRUSTED_PROXY_HEADER || 'x-forwarded-for';
+
+  const forwarded = req.headers[trustedHeader];
+  const realIp = req.headers['x-real-ip'];
+  const cfConnectingIp = req.headers['cf-connecting-ip']; // Cloudflare
+
+  // If we have a forwarded header and trust proxy is configured
+  if (forwarded) {
+    if (Array.isArray(forwarded)) {
+      const firstIP = forwarded[0].split(',')[0].trim();
+      console.log(`🔍 Extracted IP from ${trustedHeader}: ${firstIP} (from: ${forwarded[0]})`);
+      return firstIP;
+    } else if (typeof forwarded === 'string') {
+      const firstIP = forwarded.split(',')[0].trim();
+      console.log(`🔍 Extracted IP from ${trustedHeader}: ${firstIP} (from: ${forwarded})`);
+      return firstIP;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Cloudflare support
+  if (cfConnectingIp) {
+    console.log(`🔍 Using Cloudflare IP: ${cfConnectingIp}`);
+    return cfConnectingIp.toString();
+  }
+
+  // Fallback to x-real-ip
+  if (realIp) {
+    console.log(`🔍 Using x-real-ip: ${realIp}`);
+    return realIp.toString();
+  }
+
+  // Final fallback to connection remote address
+  const remoteAddress = req.socket.remoteAddress || req.ip || 'unknown';
+  console.log(`🔍 Using remote address: ${remoteAddress}`);
+  return remoteAddress;
+};
+
+// Helper to check if an IP is a loopback address (IPv4 or IPv6)
+const isLoopbackAddress = (ip: string): boolean => {
+  // IPv4 loopback: 127.0.0.0/8
+  if (ip.startsWith('127.') || ip === 'localhost') {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // IPv6 loopback: ::1
+  // Also handle IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses like ::ffff:127.0.0.1
+  if (ip === '::1' || ip === '::ffff:127.0.0.1') {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Handle full IPv6 loopback notation
+  if (ip.toLowerCase().startsWith('0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0000:0001') ||
+    ip.toLowerCase() === '0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1') {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return false;
+};
+
 // Helper to check if request should be limited
 const shouldSkipLimit = (req: Request): boolean => {
   const skipPaths = [
-    '/api/health', 
+    '/api/health',
     '/api/setup/status',
-    '/api/auth/validate'
+    '/api/auth/validate',
+    '/api/auth/me',
   ];
-  
+
   // Skip for successful GET requests (data fetching)
   if (req.method === 'GET' && req.path.startsWith('/api/')) {
     return true;
   }
-  
+
+  const clientIP = getClientIP(req);
+
+  // Skip for loopback addresses (local development)
+  if (isLoopbackAddress(clientIP)) {
+    console.log(`✅ Loopback address skipped: ${clientIP}`);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Skip for whitelisted IPs from environment
+  const whitelist = process.env.RATE_LIMIT_WHITELIST?.split(',') || [];
+  if (whitelist.includes(clientIP)) {
+    console.log(`✅ IP whitelisted: ${clientIP}`);
+    return true;
+  }
+
   return skipPaths.includes(req.path);
 };
 
+// Environment-based configuration
+const getRateLimitConfig = () => {
+  const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
+
+  return {
+    windowMs: parseInt(process.env.RATE_LIMIT_WINDOW_MS || '900000'), // 15 minutes default
+    max: isProduction
+      ? parseInt(process.env.RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS || '50')  // Stricter in production
+      : parseInt(process.env.RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS || '100'), // More lenient in development
+
+    // Development-specific relaxations
+    skip: (req: Request) => {
+      // Skip all GET requests in development for easier testing
+      if (!isProduction && req.method === 'GET') {
+        return true;
+      }
+
+      return shouldSkipLimit(req);
+    }
+  };
+};
+
 // Main API limiter - nur für POST/PUT/DELETE
 export const apiLimiter = rateLimit({
-  windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
-  max: 200, // 200 non-GET requests per 15 minutes
-  message: { 
-    error: 'Zu viele Anfragen, bitte verlangsamen Sie Ihre Aktionen' 
+  ...getRateLimitConfig(),
+  message: {
+    error: 'Zu viele Anfragen, bitte verlangsamen Sie Ihre Aktionen'
   },
   standardHeaders: true,
   legacyHeaders: false,
-  skip: (req) => {
-    // ✅ Skip für GET requests (Data Fetching)
-    if (req.method === 'GET') return true;
-    
-    // ✅ Skip für Health/Status Checks
-    return shouldSkipLimit(req);
+  keyGenerator: (req) => getClientIP(req),
+  handler: (req, res) => {
+    const clientIP = getClientIP(req);
+    console.warn(`🚨 Rate limit exceeded for IP: ${clientIP}, Path: ${req.path}, Method: ${req.method}`);
+
+    res.status(429).json({
+      error: 'Zu viele Anfragen',
+      message: 'Bitte versuchen Sie es später erneut',
+      retryAfter: '15 Minuten',
+      clientIP: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? clientIP : undefined // Only expose IP in dev
+    });
   }
 });
 
 // Strict limiter for auth endpoints
 export const authLimiter = rateLimit({
   windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000,
-  max: 5,
-  message: { 
-    error: 'Zu viele Login-Versuche, bitte versuchen Sie es später erneut' 
+  max: parseInt(process.env.AUTH_RATE_LIMIT_MAX_REQUESTS || '50'),
+  message: {
+    error: 'Zu viele Login-Versuche, bitte versuchen Sie es später erneut'
   },
   standardHeaders: true,
   legacyHeaders: false,
   skipSuccessfulRequests: true,
+  keyGenerator: (req) => getClientIP(req),
+  handler: (req, res) => {
+    const clientIP = getClientIP(req);
+    console.warn(`🚨 Auth rate limit exceeded for IP: ${clientIP}`);
+
+    res.status(429).json({
+      error: 'Zu viele Login-Versuche',
+      message: 'Aus Sicherheitsgründen wurde Ihr Konto temporär gesperrt',
+      retryAfter: '15 Minuten'
+    });
+  }
+});
+
+// Separate limiter for expensive endpoints
+export const expensiveEndpointLimiter = rateLimit({
+  windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000,
+  max: parseInt(process.env.EXPENSIVE_ENDPOINT_LIMIT || '20'),
+  message: {
+    error: 'Zu viele Anfragen für diese Ressource'
+  },
+  standardHeaders: true,
+  legacyHeaders: false,
+  keyGenerator: (req) => getClientIP(req)
 });

backend/src/models/helpers/employeeHelpers.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function generateEmail(firstname: string, lastname: string): string {
   return `${cleanFirstname}.${cleanLastname}@sp.de`;
 }
 
-// UPDATED: Validation for new employee model with employee types
+// Validation for new employee model with employee types
 export function validateEmployeeData(employee: CreateEmployeeRequest): string[] {
   const errors: string[] = [];
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export function generateEmployeeEmail(firstname: string, lastname: string): stri
   return generateEmail(firstname, lastname);
 }
 
-// UPDATED: Business logic helpers for new employee types
+// Business logic helpers for new employee types
 export const isManager = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
   employee.employeeType === 'manager';
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export const isInternal = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
 export const isExternal = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
   employee.employeeType === 'guest';
 
-// UPDATED: Trainee logic - now based on isTrainee field for personell type
+// Trainee logic - now based on isTrainee field for personell type
 export const isTrainee = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
   employee.employeeType === 'personell' && employee.isTrainee;
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export const isMaintenance = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
 export const isUser = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
   employee.roles?.includes('user') || false;
 
-// UPDATED: Work alone permission - managers and experienced personell can work alone
+// Work alone permission - managers and experienced personell can work alone
 export const canEmployeeWorkAlone = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
   employee.canWorkAlone && (isManager(employee) || isExperienced(employee));
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export function validateAvailabilityData(availability: Omit<EmployeeAvailability
   return errors;
 }
 
-// UPDATED: Helper to get employee type category
+// Helper to get employee type category
 export const getEmployeeCategory = (employee: Employee): 'internal' | 'external' => {
   return isInternal(employee) ? 'internal' : 'external';
 };

backend/src/models/helpers/shiftPlanHelpers.ts

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export function calculateTotalRequiredEmployees(plan: ShiftPlan): number {
   return plan.shifts.reduce((total, shift) => total + shift.requiredEmployees, 0);
 }
 
-// UPDATED: Get scheduled shift by date and time slot
+// Get scheduled shift by date and time slot
 export function getScheduledShiftByDateAndTime(
   plan: ShiftPlan, 
   date: string, 

backend/src/models/scheduling.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import { Employee } from './Employee.js';
 import { ShiftPlan } from './ShiftPlan.js';
 
-// Updated Availability interface to match new schema
+// Availability interface
 export interface Availability {
   id: string;
   employeeId: string;

backend/src/routes/shiftPlans.ts

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import {
   updateShiftPlan, 
   deleteShiftPlan,
   createFromPreset,
-  clearAssignments
+  clearAssignments,
+  exportShiftPlanToExcel,
+  exportShiftPlanToPDF
 } from '../controllers/shiftPlanController.js';
 import { 
   validateShiftPlan, 
@@ -30,4 +32,7 @@ router.put('/:id', validateId, validateShiftPlanUpdate, handleValidationErrors,
 router.delete('/:id', validateId, handleValidationErrors, requireRole(['admin', 'maintenance']), deleteShiftPlan);
 router.post('/:id/clear-assignments', validateId, handleValidationErrors, requireRole(['admin', 'maintenance']), clearAssignments);
 
+router.get('/:id/export/excel', validateId, handleValidationErrors, requireRole(['admin', 'maintenance']), exportShiftPlanToExcel);
+router.get('/:id/export/pdf', validateId, handleValidationErrors, requireRole(['admin', 'maintenance']), exportShiftPlanToPDF);
+
 export default router;

backend/src/scripts/applyMigration.ts

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ async function markMigrationAsApplied(migrationName: string) {
   );
 }
 
-// UPDATED: Function to handle schema changes for the new employee type system
+// Function to handle schema changes for the new employee type system
 async function applySchemaUpdates() {
   console.log('🔄 Applying schema updates for new employee type system...');
   
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ async function applySchemaUpdates() {
       PRAGMA table_info(employees)
     `);
     
-    // FIXED: Check for employee_type column (not roles column)
+    // Check for employee_type column (not roles column)
     const hasEmployeeType = employeesTableInfo.some((col: TableColumnInfo) => col.name === 'employee_type');
     const hasIsTrainee = employeesTableInfo.some((col: TableColumnInfo) => col.name === 'is_trainee');
     

backend/src/scripts/seedTestData.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,347 @@
+// backend/src/scripts/seedTestData.ts
+import { db } from '../services/databaseService.js';
+import bcrypt from 'bcryptjs';
+import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
+import fs from 'fs';
+import path from 'path';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+
+const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
+
+interface TestData {
+    plan_name: string;
+    description: string;
+    period: string;
+    status: string;
+    created_by: string;
+    shifts: {
+        [day: string]: {
+            [shiftType: string]: {
+                time: string;
+                assignments: { [employeeName: string]: number };
+            };
+        };
+    };
+    employee_info: {
+        contract_sizes: { [name: string]: string };
+        employee_types: { [name: string]: string };
+        roles: { [name: string]: string };
+        trainees: { [name: string]: boolean };
+        can_work_alone: { [name: string]: boolean };
+    };
+    availability_scale: {
+        [key: string]: string;
+    };
+}
+
+function generateEmail(firstname: string, lastname: string): string {
+    const convertUmlauts = (str: string): string => {
+        return str
+            .toLowerCase()
+            .replace(/ü/g, 'ue')
+            .replace(/ö/g, 'oe')
+            .replace(/ä/g, 'ae')
+            .replace(/ß/g, 'ss');
+    };
+
+    const cleanFirstname = convertUmlauts(firstname).replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '');
+    const cleanLastname = convertUmlauts(lastname).replace(/[^a-z0-9]/g, '');
+
+    return `${cleanFirstname}.${cleanLastname}@sp.de`;
+}
+
+function mapContractType(germanType: string): 'small' | 'large' | 'flexible' {
+    switch (germanType) {
+        case 'groß': return 'large';
+        case 'klein': return 'small';
+        case 'flexible': return 'flexible';
+        default: return 'small';
+    }
+}
+
+function mapDayToNumber(day: string): number {
+    const dayMap: { [key: string]: number } = {
+        'monday': 1,
+        'tuesday': 2,
+        'wednesday': 3,
+        'thursday': 4,
+        'friday': 5,
+        'saturday': 6,
+        'sunday': 7
+    };
+    return dayMap[day.toLowerCase()] || 1;
+}
+
+function parseTimeSlot(time: string): { startTime: string; endTime: string } {
+    const [start, end] = time.split(' - ');
+    return {
+        startTime: start.trim(),
+        endTime: end.trim()
+    };
+}
+
+export async function seedTestData(): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+        console.log('🌱 Starting test data seeding...');
+
+        // Read test.json file - adjust path to be relative to project root
+        //const testDataPath = path.resolve(process.cwd(), './test.json');
+        const testDataPath = path.resolve(__dirname, './test.json');
+
+        console.log('🔍 Looking for test.json at:', testDataPath);
+
+        if (!fs.existsSync(testDataPath)) {
+            console.log('❌ test.json file not found at:', testDataPath);
+
+            // Try alternative paths
+            const alternativePaths = [
+                //path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../test.json'),
+                //path.resolve(process.cwd(), '../test.json'),
+                //path.resolve(__dirname, '../../test.json'),
+                path.resolve(__dirname, './test.json')
+            ];
+
+            for (const altPath of alternativePaths) {
+                console.log('🔍 Trying alternative path:', altPath);
+                if (fs.existsSync(altPath)) {
+                    console.log('✅ Found test.json at:', altPath);
+                    // Continue with the found path
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const testDataRaw = fs.readFileSync(testDataPath, 'utf-8');
+        const testData: TestData = JSON.parse(testDataRaw);
+
+        console.log('📊 Loaded test data:', {
+            planName: testData.plan_name,
+            employeeCount: Object.keys(testData.employee_info.contract_sizes).length,
+            days: Object.keys(testData.shifts).length
+        });
+
+        // Start transaction
+        await db.run('BEGIN TRANSACTION');
+
+        try {
+            // 1. Create employees
+            console.log('👥 Creating employees...');
+            const employeeMap: { [name: string]: string } = {};
+            const employeeNames = Object.keys(testData.employee_info.contract_sizes);
+
+            for (const name of employeeNames) {
+                const employeeId = uuidv4();
+                employeeMap[name] = employeeId;
+
+                const [firstname, lastname = ''] = name.split(' ');
+                const email = generateEmail(firstname, lastname || 'Test');
+                const passwordHash = await bcrypt.hash('ZebraAux123!', 10);
+
+                const contractType = mapContractType(testData.employee_info.contract_sizes[name]);
+                const employeeType = testData.employee_info.employee_types[name];
+                const role = testData.employee_info.roles[name];
+                const isTrainee = testData.employee_info.trainees[name];
+                const canWorkAlone = testData.employee_info.can_work_alone[name];
+
+                // Insert employee
+                await db.run(
+                    `INSERT INTO employees (
+            id, email, password, firstname, lastname, 
+            employee_type, contract_type, can_work_alone, 
+            is_trainee, is_active
+          ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+                    [
+                        employeeId,
+                        email,
+                        passwordHash,
+                        firstname,
+                        lastname || 'Test',
+                        employeeType,
+                        contractType,
+                        canWorkAlone ? 1 : 0,
+                        isTrainee ? 1 : 0,
+                        1
+                    ]
+                );
+
+                // Insert role
+                await db.run(
+                    `INSERT INTO employee_roles (employee_id, role) VALUES (?, ?)`,
+                    [employeeId, role]
+                );
+
+                console.log(`✅ Created employee: ${name} (${email})`);
+            }
+
+            // 2. Create shift plan
+            console.log('📅 Creating shift plan...');
+            const planId = uuidv4();
+            const [startDate, endDate] = testData.period.split(' bis ');
+
+            // Use the first admin employee as creator
+            const adminEmployee = Object.entries(testData.employee_info.roles)
+                .find(([_, role]) => role === 'admin');
+            const createdBy = adminEmployee ? employeeMap[adminEmployee[0]] : employeeMap[employeeNames[0]];
+
+            await db.run(
+                `INSERT INTO shift_plans (
+          id, name, description, start_date, end_date, 
+          is_template, status, created_by
+        ) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+                [
+                    planId,
+                    testData.plan_name,
+                    testData.description,
+                    startDate.trim(),
+                    endDate.trim(),
+                    0, // is_template = false
+                    'published',
+                    createdBy
+                ]
+            );
+
+            // 3. Create time slots
+            console.log('⏰ Creating time slots...');
+            const timeSlotMap: { [key: string]: string } = {};
+
+            // Extract unique time slots from shifts
+            const uniqueTimeSlots = new Set<string>();
+            Object.values(testData.shifts).forEach(dayShifts => {
+                Object.values(dayShifts).forEach(shift => {
+                    uniqueTimeSlots.add(shift.time);
+                });
+            });
+
+            let timeSlotIndex = 0;
+            for (const time of uniqueTimeSlots) {
+                const timeSlotId = uuidv4();
+                const { startTime, endTime } = parseTimeSlot(time);
+                const name = timeSlotIndex === 0 ? 'Vormittag' : 'Nachmittag';
+
+                await db.run(
+                    `INSERT INTO time_slots (id, plan_id, name, start_time, end_time, description) 
+           VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+                    [timeSlotId, planId, name, startTime, endTime, `Time slot: ${time}`]
+                );
+
+                timeSlotMap[time] = timeSlotId;
+                timeSlotIndex++;
+            }
+
+            // 4. Create shifts
+            console.log('🔄 Creating shifts...');
+            const shiftMap: { [dayTime: string]: string } = {};
+
+            for (const [dayName, dayShifts] of Object.entries(testData.shifts)) {
+                const dayOfWeek = mapDayToNumber(dayName);
+
+                for (const [shiftType, shiftData] of Object.entries(dayShifts)) {
+                    const shiftId = uuidv4();
+                    const timeSlotId = timeSlotMap[shiftData.time];
+
+                    await db.run(
+                        `INSERT INTO shifts (id, plan_id, time_slot_id, day_of_week, required_employees, color) 
+             VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+                        [shiftId, planId, timeSlotId, dayOfWeek, 2, '#3498db']
+                    );
+
+                    shiftMap[`${dayName}_${shiftType}`] = shiftId;
+                }
+            }
+
+            // 5. Generate scheduled shifts for one week (for template demonstration)
+            console.log('📋 Generating scheduled shifts...');
+            const start = new Date(startDate.trim());
+
+            for (let dayOffset = 0; dayOffset < 7; dayOffset++) {
+                const currentDate = new Date(start);
+                currentDate.setDate(start.getDate() + dayOffset);
+
+                const dayOfWeek = currentDate.getDay() === 0 ? 7 : currentDate.getDay();
+                const dayName = Object.keys(testData.shifts).find(day =>
+                    mapDayToNumber(day) === dayOfWeek
+                );
+
+                if (dayName && testData.shifts[dayName]) {
+                    for (const [shiftType, shiftData] of Object.entries(testData.shifts[dayName])) {
+                        const scheduledShiftId = uuidv4();
+                        const timeSlotId = timeSlotMap[shiftData.time];
+
+                        await db.run(
+                            `INSERT INTO scheduled_shifts (id, plan_id, date, time_slot_id, required_employees, assigned_employees) 
+               VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+                            [
+                                scheduledShiftId,
+                                planId,
+                                currentDate.toISOString().split('T')[0],
+                                timeSlotId,
+                                2,
+                                JSON.stringify([])
+                            ]
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // 6. Create employee availabilities
+            console.log('📝 Creating employee availabilities...');
+
+            for (const [dayName, dayShifts] of Object.entries(testData.shifts)) {
+                const dayOfWeek = mapDayToNumber(dayName);
+
+                for (const [shiftType, shiftData] of Object.entries(dayShifts)) {
+                    const shiftId = shiftMap[`${dayName}_${shiftType}`];
+
+                    for (const [employeeName, preferenceLevel] of Object.entries(shiftData.assignments)) {
+                        const employeeId = employeeMap[employeeName];
+
+                        if (employeeId) {
+                            const availabilityId = uuidv4();
+
+                            await db.run(
+                                `INSERT INTO employee_availability (id, employee_id, plan_id, shift_id, preference_level) 
+                 VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?)`,
+                                [availabilityId, employeeId, planId, shiftId, preferenceLevel]
+                            );
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            await db.run('COMMIT');
+
+            console.log('🎉 Test data seeded successfully!');
+            console.log('📊 Summary:');
+            console.log(`   - Employees: ${employeeNames.length}`);
+            console.log(`   - Shift Plan: ${testData.plan_name}`);
+            console.log(`   - Time Slots: ${Object.keys(timeSlotMap).length}`);
+            console.log(`   - Shifts: ${Object.keys(shiftMap).length}`);
+            console.log(`   - Period: ${testData.period}`);
+
+        } catch (error) {
+            await db.run('ROLLBACK');
+            console.error('❌ Error during test data seeding:', error);
+            throw error;
+        }
+
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error('❌ Failed to seed test data:', error);
+        throw error;
+    }
+}
+
+// Run if called directly
+if (import.meta.url === `file://${process.argv[1]}`) {
+    seedTestData()
+        .then(() => {
+            console.log('✅ Seed script completed');
+            process.exit(0);
+        })
+        .catch((error) => {
+            console.error('❌ Seed script failed:', error);
+            process.exit(1);
+        });
+}

backend/src/scripts/test.json

@@ -0,0 +1,235 @@
+{
+  "plan_name": "test",
+  "description": "Standard Vorlage für ZEBRA: Mo-Do Vormittag+Nachmittag, Fr nur Vormittag",
+  "period": "2025-10-01 bis 2026-02-01",
+  "status": "published",
+  "created_by": "Max Mustermann",
+  "shifts": {
+    "monday": {
+      "early": {
+        "time": "8:00 - 12:00",
+        "assignments": {
+          "Jerome": 2,
+          "Patrick": 2,
+          "Andrey": 1,
+          "Fabian": 2,
+          "Lu": 3,
+          "Basti": 1,
+          "Kilian": 3,
+          "Gerald": 1,
+          "Uliana": 2,
+          "Nico": 1,
+          "Linuuuus": 1
+        }
+      },
+      "late": {
+        "time": "11:30 - 15:30",
+        "assignments": {
+          "Jerome": 1,
+          "Patrick": 3,
+          "Andrey": 1,
+          "Fabian": 3,
+          "Lu": 1,
+          "Basti": 1,
+          "Kilian": 3,
+          "Gerald": 3,
+          "Uliana": 3,
+          "Nico": 1,
+          "Linuuuus": 3
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "tuesday": {
+      "early": {
+        "time": "8:00 - 12:00",
+        "assignments": {
+          "Jerome": 2,
+          "Patrick": 2,
+          "Andrey": 1,
+          "Fabian": 2,
+          "Lu": 3,
+          "Basti": 1,
+          "Kilian": 3,
+          "Gerald": 2,
+          "Uliana": 1,
+          "Nico": 1,
+          "Linuuuus": 2
+        }
+      },
+      "late": {
+        "time": "11:30 - 15:30",
+        "assignments": {
+          "Jerome": 1,
+          "Patrick": 3,
+          "Andrey": 1,
+          "Fabian": 3,
+          "Lu": 3,
+          "Basti": 1,
+          "Kilian": 3,
+          "Gerald": 2,
+          "Uliana": 2,
+          "Nico": 3,
+          "Linuuuus": 2
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "wednesday": {
+      "early": {
+        "time": "8:00 - 12:00",
+        "assignments": {
+          "Jerome": 2,
+          "Patrick": 2,
+          "Andrey": 1,
+          "Fabian": 2,
+          "Lu": 3,
+          "Basti": 3,
+          "Kilian": 3,
+          "Gerald": 3,
+          "Uliana": 2,
+          "Nico": 3,
+          "Linuuuus": 2
+        }
+      },
+      "late": {
+        "time": "11:30 - 15:30",
+        "assignments": {
+          "Jerome": 2,
+          "Patrick": 3,
+          "Andrey": 1,
+          "Fabian": 3,
+          "Lu": 3,
+          "Basti": 3,
+          "Kilian": 3,
+          "Gerald": 3,
+          "Uliana": 3,
+          "Nico": 1,
+          "Linuuuus": 3
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "thursday": {
+      "early": {
+        "time": "8:00 - 12:00",
+        "assignments": {
+          "Jerome": 3,
+          "Patrick": 3,
+          "Andrey": 1,
+          "Fabian": 3,
+          "Lu": 3,
+          "Basti": 3,
+          "Kilian": 3,
+          "Gerald": 3,
+          "Uliana": 3,
+          "Nico": 2,
+          "Linuuuus": 2
+        }
+      },
+      "late": {
+        "time": "11:30 - 15:30",
+        "assignments": {
+          "Jerome": 1,
+          "Patrick": 1,
+          "Andrey": 1,
+          "Fabian": 1,
+          "Lu": 3,
+          "Basti": 3,
+          "Kilian": 1,
+          "Gerald": 2,
+          "Uliana": 3,
+          "Nico": 3,
+          "Linuuuus": 3
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "friday": {
+      "early": {
+        "time": "8:00 - 12:00",
+        "assignments": {
+          "Jerome": 1,
+          "Patrick": 1,
+          "Andrey": 1,
+          "Fabian": 1,
+          "Lu": 1,
+          "Basti": 3,
+          "Kilian": 1,
+          "Gerald": 1,
+          "Uliana": 1,
+          "Nico": 3,
+          "Linuuuus": 3
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "employee_info": {
+    "contract_sizes": {
+      "Jerome": "groß",
+      "Patrick": "groß",
+      "Andrey": "groß",
+      "Fabian": "klein",
+      "Lu": "klein",
+      "Basti": "flexible",
+      "Kilian": "klein",
+      "Gerald": "groß",
+      "Uliana": "groß",
+      "Nico": "klein",
+      "Linuuuus": "klein"
+    },
+    "employee_types": {
+      "Jerome": "personell",
+      "Patrick": "personell",
+      "Andrey": "personell",
+      "Fabian": "personell",
+      "Lu": "personell",
+      "Basti": "manager",
+      "Kilian": "personell",
+      "Gerald": "personell",
+      "Uliana": "personell",
+      "Nico": "personell",
+      "Linuuuus": "personell"
+    },
+    "roles": {
+      "Jerome": "user",
+      "Patrick": "maintenance",
+      "Andrey": "user",
+      "Fabian": "user",
+      "Lu": "user",
+      "Basti": "admin",
+      "Kilian": "user",
+      "Gerald": "user",
+      "Uliana": "user",
+      "Nico": "user",
+      "Linuuuus": "user"
+    },
+    "trainees": {
+      "Jerome": false,
+      "Patrick": false,
+      "Andrey": false,
+      "Fabian": false,
+      "Lu": false,
+      "Basti": false,
+      "Kilian": true,
+      "Gerald": true,
+      "Uliana": true,
+      "Nico": true,
+      "Linuuuus": false
+    },
+    "can_work_alone": {
+      "Jerome": true,
+      "Patrick": true,
+      "Andrey": false,
+      "Fabian": true,
+      "Lu": false,
+      "Basti": false,
+      "Kilian": false,
+      "Gerald": false,
+      "Uliana": false,
+      "Nico": false,
+      "Linuuuus": true
+    }
+  },
+  "availability_scale": {
+    "1": "available",
+    "2": "limited",
+    "3": "unavailable"
+  }
+}

backend/src/server.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
 import { initializeDatabase } from './scripts/initializeDatabase.js';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import helmet from 'helmet';
+import type { ViteDevServer } from 'vite';
 
 // Route imports
 import authRoutes from './routes/auth.js';
@@ -13,7 +14,12 @@ import shiftPlanRoutes from './routes/shiftPlans.js';
 import setupRoutes from './routes/setup.js';
 import scheduledShifts from './routes/scheduledShifts.js';
 import schedulingRoutes from './routes/scheduling.js';
-import { authLimiter, apiLimiter } from './middleware/rateLimit.js';
+import {
+  apiLimiter,
+  authLimiter,
+  expensiveEndpointLimiter
+} from './middleware/rateLimit.js';
+import { ipSecurityCheck as authIpCheck } from './middleware/auth.js';
 
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
@@ -21,8 +27,60 @@ const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 const app = express();
 const PORT = 3002;
 const isDevelopment = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
+if (isDevelopment) {
+  console.log('🔧 Running in Development mode');
+} else if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+  console.log('🚀 Running in Production mode');
+} else {
+  console.log('⚠️  NODE_ENV not set, defaulting to Development mode');
+  console.error('❌ Please set NODE_ENV to "production" or "development" for proper behavior.');
+  process.exit(1);
+}
 
-app.set('trust proxy', true);
+app.use(authIpCheck);
+
+let vite: ViteDevServer | undefined;
+
+if (isDevelopment) {
+  // Dynamically import and setup Vite middleware
+  const setupViteDevServer = async () => {
+    try {
+      const { createServer } = await import('vite');
+      vite = await createServer({
+        server: { middlewareMode: true },
+        appType: 'spa'
+      });
+      app.use(vite.middlewares);
+      console.log('🔧 Vite dev server integrated with Express');
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.warn('⚠️ Vite integration failed, using static files:', error);
+    }
+  };
+  setupViteDevServer();
+}
+
+const configureStaticFiles = () => {
+  const staticConfig = {
+    maxAge: '1y',
+    etag: false,
+    immutable: true,
+    index: false
+  };
+
+  // Serve frontend build
+  const frontendPath = '/app/frontend-build';
+  if (fs.existsSync(frontendPath)) {
+    console.log('✅ Serving frontend from:', frontendPath);
+    app.use(express.static(frontendPath, staticConfig));
+  }
+
+  // Serve premium assets if available
+  const premiumPath = '/app/premium-dist';
+  if (fs.existsSync(premiumPath)) {
+    console.log('✅ Serving premium assets from:', premiumPath);
+    app.use('/premium-assets', express.static(premiumPath, staticConfig));
+  }
+};
 
 // Security configuration
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
@@ -34,6 +92,51 @@ if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
   }
 }
 
+const configureTrustProxy = (): string | string[] | boolean | number => {
+  const trustedProxyIps = process.env.TRUSTED_PROXY_IPS;
+  const trustProxyEnabled = process.env.TRUST_PROXY_ENABLED !== 'false';
+
+  // If explicitly disabled
+  if (!trustProxyEnabled) {
+    console.log('🔒 Trust proxy: Disabled');
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // If specific IPs are provided via environment variable
+  if (trustedProxyIps) {
+    console.log('🔒 Trust proxy: Using configured IPs:', trustedProxyIps);
+
+    // Handle comma-separated list of IPs/CIDR ranges
+    if (trustedProxyIps.includes(',')) {
+      return trustedProxyIps.split(',').map(ip => ip.trim());
+    }
+
+    // Handle single IP/CIDR
+    return trustedProxyIps.trim();
+  }
+
+  // Default behavior for reverse proxy setup
+  console.log('🔒 Trust proxy: Using reverse proxy defaults (trust all)');
+  return true; // Trust all proxies when behind nginx
+};
+
+app.set('trust proxy', configureTrustProxy());
+
+app.use((req, res, next) => {
+  const protocol = req.headers['x-forwarded-proto'] || req.protocol;
+  const isHttps = protocol === 'https';
+
+  // Add security warning for HTTP requests
+  if (!isHttps && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+    res.setHeader('X-Security-Warning', 'This application is being accessed over HTTP. For secure communication, please use HTTPS.');
+
+    // Log HTTP access in production
+    console.warn(`⚠️  HTTP access detected: ${req.method} ${req.path} from ${req.ip}`);
+  }
+
+  next();
+});
+
 // Security headers
 app.use(helmet({
   contentSecurityPolicy: {
@@ -47,9 +150,14 @@ app.use(helmet({
       objectSrc: ["'none'"],
       mediaSrc: ["'self'"],
       frameSrc: ["'none'"],
+      upgradeInsecureRequests: process.env.FORCE_HTTPS === 'true' ? [] : null
     },
   },
-  hsts: false,
+  hsts: {
+    maxAge: 31536000,
+    includeSubDomains: true,
+    preload: true
+  }, // Enable HSTS for HTTPS
   crossOriginEmbedderPolicy: false
 }));
 
@@ -66,9 +174,12 @@ app.use(express.json());
 
 // Rate limiting - weniger restriktiv in Development
 if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
+  console.log('🔒 Applying production rate limiting');
   app.use('/api/', apiLimiter);
 } else {
-  console.log('🔧 Development: Rate limiting relaxed');
+  console.log('🔧 Development: Relaxed rate limiting applied');
+  // In development, you might want to be more permissive
+  app.use('/api/', apiLimiter);
 }
 
 // API Routes
@@ -77,12 +188,12 @@ app.use('/api/auth', authLimiter, authRoutes);
 app.use('/api/employees', employeeRoutes);
 app.use('/api/shift-plans', shiftPlanRoutes);
 app.use('/api/scheduled-shifts', scheduledShifts);
-app.use('/api/scheduling', schedulingRoutes);
+app.use('/api/scheduling', expensiveEndpointLimiter, schedulingRoutes);
 
 // Health route
 app.get('/api/health', (req: express.Request, res: express.Response) => {
-  res.json({ 
-    status: 'OK', 
+  res.json({
+    status: 'OK',
     message: 'Backend läuft!',
     timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
     mode: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'
@@ -118,6 +229,7 @@ const findFrontendBuildPath = (): string | null => {
 };
 
 const frontendBuildPath = findFrontendBuildPath();
+configureStaticFiles();
 
 if (frontendBuildPath) {
   app.use(express.static(frontendBuildPath));
@@ -130,46 +242,65 @@ if (frontendBuildPath) {
 }
 
 // Root route
-app.get('/', (req, res) => {
-  if (!frontendBuildPath) {
-    if (isDevelopment) {
-      return res.redirect('http://localhost:3003');
+app.get('/', async (req, res) => {
+  // In development with Vite middleware
+  if (vite) {
+    try {
+      const template = fs.readFileSync(
+        path.resolve(__dirname, '../../frontend/index.html'),
+        'utf-8'
+      );
+      const html = await vite.transformIndexHtml(req.url, template);
+      res.send(html);
+    } catch (error) {
+      res.status(500).send('Vite dev server error');
     }
-    return res.status(500).send('Frontend build not found');
+    return;
   }
-  
+
+  // Fallback to static file serving
+  if (!frontendBuildPath) {
+    return res.status(500).send('Frontend not available');
+  }
+
   const indexPath = path.join(frontendBuildPath, 'index.html');
   res.sendFile(indexPath);
 });
 
 // Client-side routing fallback
-app.get('*', (req, res) => {
+app.get('*', (req, res, next) => {
+  // Skip API routes
   if (req.path.startsWith('/api/')) {
-    return res.status(404).json({ error: 'API endpoint not found' });
+    return next();
   }
-  
-  if (!frontendBuildPath) {
-    if (isDevelopment) {
-      return res.redirect(`http://localhost:3003${req.path}`);
-    }
-    return res.status(500).json({ error: 'Frontend application not available' });
+
+  // Skip file extensions (assets)
+  if (req.path.match(/\.[a-z0-9]+$/i)) {
+    return next();
+  }
+
+  // Serve React app for all other routes
+  const frontendPath = '/app/frontend-build';
+  const indexPath = path.join(frontendPath, 'index.html');
+
+  if (fs.existsSync(indexPath)) {
+    res.sendFile(indexPath);
+  } else {
+    res.status(404).send('Frontend not available');
   }
-  
-  const indexPath = path.join(frontendBuildPath, 'index.html');
-  res.sendFile(indexPath);
 });
 
 // Error handling
 app.use((err: any, req: express.Request, res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction) => {
   console.error('Error:', err);
-  
+
   if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production') {
-    res.status(500).json({ 
+    res.status(500).json({
       error: 'Internal server error',
       message: 'Something went wrong'
     });
   } else {
-    res.status(500).json({ 
+    res.status(500).json({
       error: 'Internal server error',
       message: err.message,
       stack: err.stack
@@ -189,6 +320,16 @@ const initializeApp = async () => {
     const { applyMigration } = await import('./scripts/applyMigration.js');
     await applyMigration();
 
+    if (isDevelopment && process.env.SEED_TEST_DATA === 'true') {
+      try {
+        const { seedTestData } = await import('./scripts/seedTestData.js');
+        await seedTestData();
+        console.log('✅ Test data seeded successfully');
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.log('⚠️ Test data seeding skipped or failed:', error);
+      }
+    }
+
     app.listen(PORT, () => {
       console.log('🎉 APPLICATION STARTED SUCCESSFULLY!');
       console.log(`📍 Port: ${PORT}`);

docker-compose.yml

@@ -6,17 +6,22 @@ services:
     image: ghcr.io/donpat1to/schichtenplaner:v1.0.0
     environment:
       - NODE_ENV=production
-      - JWT_SECRET=${JWT_SECRET:-your-secret-key-please-change}
-    ports:
-      - "3002:3002"
+      - JWT_SECRET=${JWT_SECRET}
+      - TRUST_PROXY_ENABLED=true
+      - TRUSTED_PROXY_IPS=nginx-proxy,172.0.0.0/8,10.0.0.0/8,192.168.0.0/16
+      - FORCE_HTTPS=${FORCE_HTTPS:-false}
+    networks:
+      - app-network
     volumes:
       - app_data:/app/data
     restart: unless-stopped
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:3002/api/health"]
+      test: ["CMD", "wget", "--no-verbose", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://localhost:3002/api/health"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
+    expose:
+      - "3002"
 
 volumes:
   app_data:

docker-init.sh

@@ -3,17 +3,15 @@ set -e
 
 echo "🚀 Container Initialisierung gestartet..."
 
-# Funktion zum Generieren eines sicheren Secrets
 generate_secret() {
     length=$1
     tr -dc 'A-Za-z0-9!@#$%^&*()_+-=' < /dev/urandom | head -c $length
 }
 
-# Prüfe ob .env existiert
+# Create .env if it doesn't exist
 if [ ! -f /app/.env ]; then
     echo "📝 Erstelle .env Datei..."
     
-    # Verwende vorhandenes JWT_SECRET oder generiere ein neues
     if [ -z "$JWT_SECRET" ] || [ "$JWT_SECRET" = "your-secret-key-please-change" ]; then
         export JWT_SECRET=$(generate_secret 64)
         echo "🔑 Automatisch sicheres JWT Secret generiert"
@@ -21,30 +19,37 @@ if [ ! -f /app/.env ]; then
         echo "🔑 Verwende vorhandenes JWT Secret aus Umgebungsvariable"
     fi
     
-    # Erstelle .env aus Template mit envsubst
-    envsubst < /app/.env.template > /app/.env
-    echo "✅ .env Datei erstellt"
+    # Create .env with all proxy settings
+    cat > /app/.env << EOF
+NODE_ENV=production
+JWT_SECRET=${JWT_SECRET}
+TRUST_PROXY_ENABLED=${TRUST_PROXY_ENABLED:-true}
+TRUSTED_PROXY_IPS=${TRUSTED_PROXY_IPS:-172.0.0.0/8,10.0.0.0/8,192.168.0.0/16}
+HOSTNAME=${HOSTNAME:-localhost}
+EOF
     
+    echo "✅ .env Datei erstellt"
 else
     echo "ℹ️  .env Datei existiert bereits"
     
-    # Wenn .env existiert, aber JWT_SECRET Umgebungsvariable gesetzt ist, aktualisiere sie
+    # Update JWT_SECRET if provided
     if [ -n "$JWT_SECRET" ] && [ "$JWT_SECRET" != "your-secret-key-please-change" ]; then
         echo "🔑 Aktualisiere JWT Secret in .env Datei"
-        # Aktualisiere nur das JWT_SECRET in der .env Datei
         sed -i "s/^JWT_SECRET=.*/JWT_SECRET=$JWT_SECRET/" /app/.env
     fi
 fi
 
-# Validiere dass JWT_SECERT nicht der Standardwert ist
+# Validate JWT_SECRET
 if grep -q "JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key-please-change" /app/.env; then
     echo "❌ FEHLER: Standard JWT Secret in .env gefunden!"
     echo "❌ Bitte setzen Sie JWT_SECRET Umgebungsvariable"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# Setze sichere Berechtigungen
 chmod 600 /app/.env
 
+echo "🔧 Proxy Configuration:"
+echo "   - TRUST_PROXY_ENABLED: ${TRUST_PROXY_ENABLED:-true}"
+echo "   - TRUSTED_PROXY_IPS: ${TRUSTED_PROXY_IPS:-172.0.0.0/8,10.0.0.0/8,192.168.0.0/16}"
 echo "🔧 Starte Anwendung..."
 exec "$@"

frontend/index.html

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <html lang="en">
   <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/vite.svg" />
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/svg+xml" href="/donpat1to.svg" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
     <title>Shift Planning App</title>
   </head>

frontend/package.json

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@
     "react": "^19.0.0",
     "react-dom": "^19.0.0",
     "react-router-dom": "^6.28.0",
-    "date-fns": "4.1.0"
+    "date-fns": "4.1.0",
+    "@vitejs/plugin-react": "^4.3.3",
+    "vite": "^6.0.7"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "20.19.23",
@@ -25,10 +27,12 @@
     "esbuild": "^0.21.0",
     "terser": "5.44.0",
     "babel-plugin-transform-remove-console": "6.9.4",
-    "framer-motion": "12.23.24"
+    "framer-motion": "12.23.24",
+    "file-saver": "2.0.5",
+    "@types/file-saver": "2.0.5"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "vite",
+    "dev": "vite dev",
     "build": "tsc && vite build",
     "preview": "vite preview"
   }

frontend/src/App.tsx

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import EmployeeManagement from './pages/Employees/EmployeeManagement';
 import Settings from './pages/Settings/Settings';
 import Help from './pages/Help/Help';
 import Setup from './pages/Setup/Setup';
+import ErrorBoundary from './components/ErrorBoundary/ErrorBoundary';
+import SecurityWarning from './components/SecurityWarning/SecurityWarning';
 
 // Free Footer Link Pages (always available)
 import FAQ from './components/Layout/FooterLinks/FAQ/FAQ';
@@ -160,14 +162,17 @@ const AppContent: React.FC = () => {
 
 function App() {
   return (
-    <NotificationProvider>
-      <AuthProvider>
-        <Router>
-          <NotificationContainer />
-          <AppContent />
-        </Router>
-      </AuthProvider>
-    </NotificationProvider>
+    <ErrorBoundary>
+      <NotificationProvider>
+        <AuthProvider>
+          <Router>
+            <SecurityWarning />
+            <NotificationContainer />
+            <AppContent />
+          </Router>
+        </AuthProvider>
+      </NotificationProvider>
+    </ErrorBoundary>
   );
 }
 

frontend/src/components/ErrorBoundary/ErrorBoundary.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+// src/components/ErrorBoundary/ErrorBoundary.tsx
+import React from 'react';
+
+interface Props {
+  children: React.ReactNode;
+  fallback?: React.ReactNode;
+}
+
+interface State {
+  hasError: boolean;
+  error?: Error;
+}
+
+class ErrorBoundary extends React.Component<Props, State> {
+  constructor(props: Props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.state = { hasError: false };
+  }
+
+  static getDerivedStateFromError(error: Error): State {
+    return { hasError: true, error };
+  }
+
+  componentDidCatch(error: Error, errorInfo: React.ErrorInfo) {
+    console.error('🚨 Application Error:', error);
+    console.error('📋 Error Details:', errorInfo);
+    
+    // In production, send to your error reporting service
+    // logErrorToService(error, errorInfo);
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    if (this.state.hasError) {
+      // You can render any custom fallback UI
+      return this.props.fallback || (
+        <div style={{ 
+          padding: '40px', 
+          textAlign: 'center',
+          fontFamily: 'Arial, sans-serif'
+        }}>
+          <div style={{ fontSize: '48px', marginBottom: '20px' }}>⚠️</div>
+          <h2>Oops! Something went wrong</h2>
+          <p style={{ margin: '20px 0', color: '#666' }}>
+            We encountered an unexpected error. Please try refreshing the page.
+          </p>
+          <div style={{ marginTop: '30px' }}>
+            <button
+              onClick={() => window.location.reload()}
+              style={{
+                padding: '10px 20px',
+                backgroundColor: '#007bff',
+                color: 'white',
+                border: 'none',
+                borderRadius: '4px',
+                cursor: 'pointer',
+                marginRight: '10px'
+              }}
+            >
+              Refresh Page
+            </button>
+            <button
+              onClick={() => this.setState({ hasError: false })}
+              style={{
+                padding: '10px 20px',
+                backgroundColor: '#6c757d',
+                color: 'white',
+                border: 'none',
+                borderRadius: '4px',
+                cursor: 'pointer'
+              }}
+            >
+              Try Again
+            </button>
+          </div>
+          {process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' && this.state.error && (
+            <details style={{ 
+              marginTop: '20px', 
+              textAlign: 'left',
+              background: '#f8f9fa',
+              padding: '15px',
+              borderRadius: '4px'
+            }}>
+              <summary>Error Details (Development)</summary>
+              <pre style={{ 
+                whiteSpace: 'pre-wrap',
+                fontSize: '12px',
+                color: '#dc3545'
+              }}>
+                {this.state.error.stack}
+              </pre>
+            </details>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      );
+    }
+
+    return this.props.children;
+  }
+}
+
+export default ErrorBoundary;

frontend/src/components/SecurityWarning/SecurityWarning.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// src/components/SecurityWarning/SecurityWarning.tsx
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
+
+const SecurityWarning: React.FC = () => {
+  const [isHttp, setIsHttp] = useState(false);
+  const [isDismissed, setIsDismissed] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Check if current protocol is HTTP
+    const checkProtocol = () => {
+      setIsHttp(window.location.protocol === 'http:');
+    };
+
+    checkProtocol();
+    window.addEventListener('load', checkProtocol);
+    
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('load', checkProtocol);
+  }, []);
+
+  if (!isHttp || isDismissed) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div style={{
+      position: 'fixed',
+      top: 0,
+      left: 0,
+      right: 0,
+      backgroundColor: '#ff6b35',
+      color: 'white',
+      padding: '10px 20px',
+      textAlign: 'center',
+      zIndex: 10000,
+      fontSize: '14px',
+      fontWeight: 'bold',
+      boxShadow: '0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)'
+    }}>
+      ⚠️ SECURITY WARNING: This site is being accessed over HTTP. 
+      For secure communication, please use HTTPS.
+      <button 
+        onClick={() => setIsDismissed(true)}
+        style={{
+          marginLeft: '15px',
+          background: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.2)',
+          border: '1px solid white',
+          color: 'white',
+          padding: '2px 8px',
+          borderRadius: '3px',
+          cursor: 'pointer'
+        }}
+      >
+        Dismiss
+      </button>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export default SecurityWarning;

frontend/src/contexts/AuthContext.tsx

@@ -49,12 +49,21 @@ export const AuthProvider: React.FC<AuthProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
   const checkSetupStatus = async (): Promise<void> => {
     try {
       console.log('🔍 Checking setup status...');
-      const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/setup/status`);
+      const startTime = Date.now();
+      
+      const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/setup/status`, {
+        signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5000)
+      });
+      
+      console.log(`✅ Setup status response received in ${Date.now() - startTime}ms`);
+      
       if (!response.ok) {
+        console.error('❌ Setup status response not OK:', response.status, response.statusText);
         throw new Error('Setup status check failed');
       }
+      
       const data = await response.json();
-      console.log('✅ Setup status response:', data);
+      console.log('✅ Setup status response data:', data);
       setNeedsSetup(data.needsSetup === true);
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('❌ Error checking setup status:', error);
@@ -95,7 +104,6 @@ export const AuthProvider: React.FC<AuthProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
     }
   };
 
-  // Add the updateUser function
   const updateUser = (userData: Employee) => {
     console.log('🔄 Updating user in auth context:', userData);
     setUser(userData);
@@ -161,6 +169,8 @@ export const AuthProvider: React.FC<AuthProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
     initializeAuth();
   }, []);
 
+  const calculatedNeedsSetup = needsSetup === null ? true : needsSetup;
+
   const value: AuthContextType = {
     user,
     login,
@@ -168,7 +178,7 @@ export const AuthProvider: React.FC<AuthProviderProps> = ({ children }) => {
     hasRole,
     loading,
     refreshUser,
-    needsSetup: needsSetup === null ? true : needsSetup,
+    needsSetup: calculatedNeedsSetup,
     checkSetupStatus,
     updateUser,
   };

frontend/src/design/DesignSystem.txt

@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ export const designTokens = {
       9: '#cda8f0',
       10: '#ebd7fa',
     },
+
+    manager: '#CC0000',
     
     // Semantic Colors
     primary: '#51258f',

frontend/src/models/defaults/employeeDefaults.ts

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export const AVAILABILITY_PREFERENCES = {
 } as const;
 
 // Default availability for new employees (all shifts unavailable as level 3)
-// UPDATED: Now uses shiftId instead of timeSlotId + dayOfWeek
+// Now uses shiftId instead of timeSlotId + dayOfWeek
 export function createDefaultAvailabilities(employeeId: string, planId: string, shiftIds: string[]): Omit<EmployeeAvailability, 'id'>[] {
   const availabilities: Omit<EmployeeAvailability, 'id'>[] = [];
   

frontend/src/models/helpers/employeeHelpers.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ function generateEmail(firstname: string, lastname: string): string {
   return `${cleanFirstname}.${cleanLastname}@sp.de`;
 }
 
-// UPDATED: Validation for new employee model with employee types
+// Validation for new employee model with employee types
 export function validateEmployeeData(employee: CreateEmployeeRequest): string[] {
   const errors: string[] = [];
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export function generateEmployeeEmail(firstname: string, lastname: string): stri
   return generateEmail(firstname, lastname);
 }
 
-// UPDATED: Business logic helpers for new employee types
+// Business logic helpers for new employee types
 export const isManager = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
   employee.employeeType === 'manager';
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export const isInternal = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
 export const isExternal = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
   employee.employeeType === 'guest';
 
-// UPDATED: Trainee logic - now based on isTrainee field for personell type
+// Trainee logic - now based on isTrainee field for personell type
 export const isTrainee = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
   employee.employeeType === 'personell' && employee.isTrainee;
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export const isMaintenance = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
 export const isUser = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
   employee.roles?.includes('user') || false;
 
-// UPDATED: Work alone permission - managers and experienced personell can work alone
+// Work alone permission - managers and experienced personell can work alone
 export const canEmployeeWorkAlone = (employee: Employee): boolean =>
   employee.canWorkAlone && (isManager(employee) || isExperienced(employee));
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ export function validateAvailabilityData(availability: Omit<EmployeeAvailability
   return errors;
 }
 
-// UPDATED: Helper to get employee type category
+// Helper to get employee type category
 export const getEmployeeCategory = (employee: Employee): 'internal' | 'external' => {
   return isInternal(employee) ? 'internal' : 'external';
 };

frontend/src/models/helpers/shiftPlanHelpers.ts

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export function calculateTotalRequiredEmployees(plan: ShiftPlan): number {
   return plan.shifts.reduce((total, shift) => total + shift.requiredEmployees, 0);
 }
 
-// UPDATED: Get scheduled shift by date and time slot
+// Get scheduled shift by date and time slot
 export function getScheduledShiftByDateAndTime(
   plan: ShiftPlan, 
   date: string, 

frontend/src/models/scheduling.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import { Employee } from './Employee.js';
 import { ShiftPlan } from './ShiftPlan.js';
 
-// Updated Availability interface to match new schema
+// Availability interface to match
 export interface Availability {
   id: string;
   employeeId: string;

frontend/src/pages/Auth/Login.tsx

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// frontend/src/pages/Auth/Login.tsx - UPDATED PASSWORD SECTION
+// frontend/src/pages/Auth/Login.tsx
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
 import { useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useAuth } from '../../contexts/AuthContext';

frontend/src/pages/Employees/components/AvailabilityManager.tsx

@@ -317,7 +317,17 @@ const AvailabilityManager: React.FC<AvailabilityManagerProps> = ({
 
     // Convert to array and sort by start time
     const sortedTimeSlots = Array.from(allTimeSlots.values()).sort((a, b) => {
-      return (a.startTime || '').localeCompare(b.startTime || '');
+      // Convert time strings to minutes for proper numeric comparison
+      const timeToMinutes = (timeStr: string) => {
+        if (!timeStr) return 0;
+        const [hours, minutes] = timeStr.split(':').map(Number);
+        return hours * 60 + minutes;
+      };
+
+      const minutesA = timeToMinutes(a.startTime);
+      const minutesB = timeToMinutes(b.startTime);
+      
+      return minutesA - minutesB; // Ascending order (earliest first)
     });
 
     return (

frontend/src/pages/Employees/components/EmployeeList.tsx

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ interface EmployeeListProps {
 type SortField = 'name' | 'employeeType' | 'canWorkAlone' | 'role' | 'lastLogin';
 type SortDirection = 'asc' | 'desc';
 
-// FIXED: Use the actual employee types from the Employee interface
+// Use the actual employee types from the Employee interface
 type EmployeeType = 'manager' | 'personell' | 'apprentice' | 'guest';
 
 const EmployeeList: React.FC<EmployeeListProps> = ({
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ const EmployeeList: React.FC<EmployeeListProps> = ({
   const getEmployeeTypeBadge = (type: EmployeeType, isTrainee: boolean = false) => {
     const config = EMPLOYEE_TYPE_CONFIG[type];
 
-    // FIXED: Updated color mapping for actual employee types
+    // Color mapping for actual employee types
     const bgColor =
       type === 'manager'
         ? '#fadbd8' // light red
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ const EmployeeList: React.FC<EmployeeListProps> = ({
         </div>
 
         {sortedEmployees.map(employee => {
-          // FIXED: Type assertion to ensure type safety
+          // Type assertion to ensure type safety
           const employeeType = getEmployeeTypeBadge(employee.employeeType as EmployeeType, employee.isTrainee);
           const independence = getIndependenceBadge(employee.canWorkAlone);
           const roleInfo = getRoleBadge(employee.roles);

frontend/src/pages/ShiftPlans/ShiftPlanCreate.tsx

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ const ShiftPlanCreate: React.FC = () => {
   const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
   const { showNotification } = useNotification();
   const { executeWithValidation, isSubmitting } = useBackendValidation();
-  
+
   const [planName, setPlanName] = useState('');
   const [startDate, setStartDate] = useState('');
   const [endDate, setEndDate] = useState('');
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ const ShiftPlanCreate: React.FC = () => {
       console.log('🔄 Lade verfügbare Vorlagen-Presets...');
       const data = await shiftPlanService.getTemplatePresets();
       console.log('✅ Presets geladen:', data);
-      
+
       setPresets(data);
-      
+
       // Setze das erste Preset als Standard, falls vorhanden
       if (data.length > 0) {
         setSelectedPreset(data[0].name);
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const ShiftPlanCreate: React.FC = () => {
     if (!endDate) {
       showNotification({
         type: 'error',
-        title: 'Fehlende Angaben', 
+        title: 'Fehlende Angaben',
         message: 'Bitte wählen Sie ein Enddatum'
       });
       return;
@@ -115,14 +115,14 @@ const ShiftPlanCreate: React.FC = () => {
       });
 
       console.log('✅ Plan erstellt:', createdPlan);
-      
+
       // Erfolgsmeldung und Weiterleitung
       showNotification({
         type: 'success',
         title: 'Erfolg',
         message: 'Schichtplan erfolgreich erstellt!'
       });
-      
+
       setTimeout(() => {
         navigate(`/shift-plans/${createdPlan.id}`);
       }, 1500);
@@ -146,20 +146,20 @@ const ShiftPlanCreate: React.FC = () => {
     <div className={styles.container}>
       <div className={styles.header}>
         <h1>Neuen Schichtplan erstellen</h1>
-        <button 
-          onClick={() => navigate(-1)} 
+        <button
+          onClick={() => navigate(-1)}
           className={styles.backButton}
           disabled={isSubmitting}
         >
           Zurück
         </button>
       </div>
-      
+
       <div className={styles.form}>
         <div className={styles.formGroup}>
           <label>Plan Name:</label>
-          <input 
-            type="text" 
+          <input
+            type="text"
             value={planName}
             onChange={(e) => setPlanName(e.target.value)}
             placeholder="z.B. KW 42 2025"
@@ -171,8 +171,8 @@ const ShiftPlanCreate: React.FC = () => {
         <div className={styles.dateGroup}>
           <div className={styles.formGroup}>
             <label>Von:</label>
-            <input 
-              type="date" 
+            <input
+              type="date"
               value={startDate}
               onChange={(e) => setStartDate(e.target.value)}
               className={styles.input}
@@ -182,8 +182,8 @@ const ShiftPlanCreate: React.FC = () => {
 
           <div className={styles.formGroup}>
             <label>Bis:</label>
-            <input 
-              type="date" 
+            <input
+              type="date"
               value={endDate}
               onChange={(e) => setEndDate(e.target.value)}
               className={styles.input}
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ const ShiftPlanCreate: React.FC = () => {
 
         <div className={styles.formGroup}>
           <label>Vorlage verwenden:</label>
-          <select 
-            value={selectedPreset} 
+          <select
+            value={selectedPreset}
             onChange={(e) => setSelectedPreset(e.target.value)}
             className={`${styles.select} ${presets.length === 0 ? styles.empty : ''}`}
             disabled={isSubmitting}
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ const ShiftPlanCreate: React.FC = () => {
               </option>
             ))}
           </select>
-          
+
           {selectedPreset && (
             <div className={styles.presetDescription}>
               {getSelectedPresetDescription()}
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ const ShiftPlanCreate: React.FC = () => {
         </div>
 
         <div className={styles.actions}>
-          <button 
-            onClick={handleCreate} 
-            className={styles.createButton} 
+          <button
+            onClick={handleCreate}
+            className={styles.createButton}
             disabled={isSubmitting || !selectedPreset || !planName.trim() || !startDate || !endDate}
           >
             {isSubmitting ? 'Wird erstellt...' : 'Schichtplan erstellen'}

frontend/src/services/apiClient.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import { ValidationError, ErrorService } from './errorService';
+
+export class ApiError extends Error {
+  public validationErrors: ValidationError[];
+  public statusCode: number;
+  public originalError?: any;
+
+  constructor(message: string, validationErrors: ValidationError[] = [], statusCode: number = 0, originalError?: any) {
+    super(message);
+    this.name = 'ApiError';
+    this.validationErrors = validationErrors;
+    this.statusCode = statusCode;
+    this.originalError = originalError;
+  }
+}
+
+export class ApiClient {
+  private baseURL: string;
+
+  constructor() {
+    this.baseURL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || '/api';
+  }
+
+  private getAuthHeaders(): HeadersInit {
+    const token = localStorage.getItem('token');
+    return token ? { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}` } : {};
+  }
+
+  private async handleApiResponse<T>(response: Response, responseType: 'json' | 'blob' = 'json'): Promise<T> {
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      let errorData;
+      
+      try {
+        // Try to parse error response as JSON
+        const responseText = await response.text();
+        errorData = responseText ? JSON.parse(responseText) : {};
+      } catch {
+        // If not JSON, create a generic error object
+        errorData = { error: `HTTP ${response.status}: ${response.statusText}` };
+      }
+      
+      // Extract validation errors using your existing ErrorService
+      const validationErrors = ErrorService.extractValidationErrors(errorData);
+
+      if (validationErrors.length > 0) {
+        // Throw error with validationErrors property for useBackendValidation hook
+        throw new ApiError(
+          errorData.error || 'Validation failed',
+          validationErrors,
+          response.status,
+          errorData
+        );
+      }
+
+      // Throw regular error for non-validation errors
+      throw new ApiError(
+        errorData.error || errorData.message || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`,
+        [],
+        response.status,
+        errorData
+      );
+    }
+
+    // Handle blob responses (for file downloads)
+    if (responseType === 'blob') {
+      return response.blob() as Promise<T>;
+    }
+
+    // For successful JSON responses, try to parse as JSON
+    try {
+      const responseText = await response.text();
+      return responseText ? JSON.parse(responseText) : {} as T;
+    } catch (error) {
+      // If response is not JSON but request succeeded (e.g., 204 No Content)
+      return {} as T;
+    }
+  }
+
+  async request<T>(endpoint: string, options: RequestInit = {}, responseType: 'json' | 'blob' = 'json'): Promise<T> {
+    const url = `${this.baseURL}${endpoint}`;
+    
+    const config: RequestInit = {
+      headers: {
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+        ...this.getAuthHeaders(),
+        ...options.headers,
+      },
+      ...options,
+    };
+
+    try {
+      const response = await fetch(url, config);
+      return await this.handleApiResponse<T>(response, responseType);
+    } catch (error) {
+      // Re-throw the error to be caught by useBackendValidation
+      if (error instanceof ApiError) {
+        throw error;
+      }
+      
+      // Wrap non-ApiError errors
+      throw new ApiError(
+        error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Unknown error occurred',
+        [],
+        0,
+        error
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Standardized HTTP methods
+  get = <T>(endpoint: string) => this.request<T>(endpoint);
+  
+  post = <T>(endpoint: string, data?: any) => 
+    this.request<T>(endpoint, { 
+      method: 'POST', 
+      body: data ? JSON.stringify(data) : undefined 
+    });
+  
+  put = <T>(endpoint: string, data?: any) => 
+    this.request<T>(endpoint, { 
+      method: 'PUT', 
+      body: data ? JSON.stringify(data) : undefined 
+    });
+  
+  patch = <T>(endpoint: string, data?: any) => 
+    this.request<T>(endpoint, { 
+      method: 'PATCH', 
+      body: data ? JSON.stringify(data) : undefined 
+    });
+  
+  delete = <T>(endpoint: string) => 
+    this.request<T>(endpoint, { method: 'DELETE' });
+}
+
+export const apiClient = new ApiClient();

frontend/src/services/authService.ts

@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
-// frontend/src/services/authService.ts - UPDATED
 import { Employee } from '../models/Employee';
-import { ErrorService } from './errorService';
-
-const API_BASE_URL = import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL || '/api';
+import { apiClient } from './apiClient';
 
 export interface LoginRequest {
   email: string;
@@ -25,31 +22,8 @@ export interface AuthResponse {
 class AuthService {
   private token: string | null = null;
 
-  private async handleApiResponse<T>(response: Response): Promise<T> {
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      const errorData = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
-      const validationErrors = ErrorService.extractValidationErrors(errorData);
-
-      if (validationErrors.length > 0) {
-        const error = new Error('Validation failed');
-        (error as any).validationErrors = validationErrors;
-        throw error;
-      }
-
-      throw new Error(errorData.error || errorData.message || 'Authentication failed');
-    }
-
-    return response.json();
-  }
-
   async login(credentials: LoginRequest): Promise<AuthResponse> {
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/auth/login`, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-      body: JSON.stringify(credentials)
-    });
-
-    const data = await this.handleApiResponse<AuthResponse>(response);
+    const data = await apiClient.post<AuthResponse>('/auth/login', credentials);
     this.token = data.token;
     localStorage.setItem('token', data.token);
     localStorage.setItem('employee', JSON.stringify(data.employee));
@@ -57,13 +31,7 @@ class AuthService {
   }
 
   async register(userData: RegisterRequest): Promise<AuthResponse> {
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/employees`, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-      body: JSON.stringify(userData)
-    });
-
-    const data = await this.handleApiResponse<AuthResponse>(response);
+    await apiClient.post('/employees', userData);
     return this.login({
       email: userData.email,
       password: userData.password
@@ -77,28 +45,16 @@ class AuthService {
 
   async fetchCurrentEmployee(): Promise<Employee | null> {
     const token = this.getToken();
-    if (!token) {
-      return null;
-    }
+    if (!token) return null;
 
     try {
-      const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/auth/me`, {
-        headers: {
-          'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`
-        }
-      });
-
-      if (response.ok) {
-        const data = await response.json();
-        const user = data.user;
-        localStorage.setItem('user', JSON.stringify(user));
-        return user;
-      }
+      const data = await apiClient.get<{ user: Employee }>('/auth/me');
+      localStorage.setItem('user', JSON.stringify(data.user));
+      return data.user;
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Error fetching current user:', error);
+      return null;
     }
-
-    return null;
   }
 
   logout(): void {

frontend/src/services/employeeService.ts

@@ -1,138 +1,58 @@
-// frontend/src/services/employeeService.ts
 import { Employee, CreateEmployeeRequest, UpdateEmployeeRequest, EmployeeAvailability } from '../models/Employee';
-import { ErrorService, ValidationError } from './errorService';
-
-const API_BASE_URL = '/api';
-
-const getAuthHeaders = () => {
-  const token = localStorage.getItem('token');
-  return {
-    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-    'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`
-  };
-};
+import { apiClient } from './apiClient';
 
 export class EmployeeService {
-  private async handleApiResponse<T>(response: Response): Promise<T> {
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      const errorData = await response.json().catch(() => ({}));
-      const validationErrors = ErrorService.extractValidationErrors(errorData);
-
-      if (validationErrors.length > 0) {
-        const error = new Error('Validation failed');
-        (error as any).validationErrors = validationErrors;
-        throw error;
-      }
-
-      throw new Error(errorData.error || errorData.message || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
-    }
-
-    return response.json();
-  }
-
   async getEmployees(includeInactive: boolean = false): Promise<Employee[]> {
     console.log('🔄 Fetching employees from API...');
 
-    const token = localStorage.getItem('token');
-    console.log('🔑 Token exists:', !!token);
-
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/employees?includeInactive=${includeInactive}`, {
-      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
-    });
-
-    console.log('📡 Response status:', response.status);
-
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      const errorText = await response.text();
-      console.error('❌ API Error:', errorText);
-      throw new Error('Failed to fetch employees');
+    try {
+      const employees = await apiClient.get<Employee[]>(`/employees?includeInactive=${includeInactive}`);
+      console.log('✅ Employees received:', employees.length);
+      return employees;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('❌ Error fetching employees:', error);
+      throw error; // Let useBackendValidation handle this
     }
-
-    const employees = await response.json();
-    console.log('✅ Employees received:', employees.length);
-
-    return employees;
   }
 
   async getEmployee(id: string): Promise<Employee> {
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/employees/${id}`, {
-      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
-    });
-
-    return this.handleApiResponse<Employee>(response);
+    return apiClient.get<Employee>(`/employees/${id}`);
   }
 
   async createEmployee(employee: CreateEmployeeRequest): Promise<Employee> {
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/employees`, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
-      body: JSON.stringify(employee),
-    });
-
-    return this.handleApiResponse<Employee>(response);
+    return apiClient.post<Employee>('/employees', employee);
   }
 
   async updateEmployee(id: string, employee: UpdateEmployeeRequest): Promise<Employee> {
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/employees/${id}`, {
-      method: 'PUT',
-      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
-      body: JSON.stringify(employee),
-    });
-
-    return this.handleApiResponse<Employee>(response);
+    return apiClient.put<Employee>(`/employees/${id}`, employee);
   }
 
   async deleteEmployee(id: string): Promise<void> {
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/employees/${id}`, {
-      method: 'DELETE',
-      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
-    });
-
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      const error = await response.json();
-      throw new Error(error.error || 'Failed to delete employee');
-    }
+    await apiClient.delete(`/employees/${id}`);
   }
 
   async getAvailabilities(employeeId: string): Promise<EmployeeAvailability[]> {
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/employees/${employeeId}/availabilities`, {
-      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
-    });
-
-    return this.handleApiResponse<EmployeeAvailability[]>(response);
+    return apiClient.get<EmployeeAvailability[]>(`/employees/${employeeId}/availabilities`);
   }
 
-  async updateAvailabilities(employeeId: string, data: { planId: string, availabilities: Omit<EmployeeAvailability, 'id' | 'employeeId'>[] }): Promise<EmployeeAvailability[]> {
+  async updateAvailabilities(
+    employeeId: string, 
+    data: { planId: string, availabilities: Omit<EmployeeAvailability, 'id' | 'employeeId'>[] }
+  ): Promise<EmployeeAvailability[]> {
     console.log('🔄 Updating availabilities for employee:', employeeId);
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/employees/${employeeId}/availabilities`, {
-      method: 'PUT',
-      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
-      body: JSON.stringify(data),
-    });
-
-    return this.handleApiResponse<EmployeeAvailability[]>(response);
+    return apiClient.put<EmployeeAvailability[]>(`/employees/${employeeId}/availabilities`, data);
   }
 
-  async changePassword(id: string, data: { currentPassword: string, newPassword: string, confirmPassword: string }): Promise<void> {
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/employees/${id}/password`, {
-      method: 'PUT',
-      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
-      body: JSON.stringify(data),
-    });
-
-    return this.handleApiResponse<void>(response);
+  async changePassword(
+    id: string, 
+    data: { currentPassword: string, newPassword: string, confirmPassword: string }
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    return apiClient.put<void>(`/employees/${id}/password`, data);
   }
 
   async updateLastLogin(employeeId: string): Promise<void> {
     try {
-      const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/employees/${employeeId}/last-login`, {
-        method: 'PATCH',
-        headers: getAuthHeaders(),
-      });
-
-      if (!response.ok) {
-        throw new Error('Failed to update last login');
-      }
+      await apiClient.patch(`/employees/${employeeId}/last-login`);
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Error updating last login:', error);
       throw error;

frontend/src/services/shiftAssignmentService.ts

@@ -1,65 +1,15 @@
-// frontend/src/services/shiftAssignmentService.ts - WEEKLY PATTERN VERSION
 import { ShiftPlan, ScheduledShift } from '../models/ShiftPlan';
 import { Employee, EmployeeAvailability } from '../models/Employee';
-import { authService } from './authService';
 import { AssignmentResult, ScheduleRequest } from '../models/scheduling';
-
-const API_BASE_URL = '/api';
-
-// Helper function to get auth headers
-const getAuthHeaders = () => {
-  const token = localStorage.getItem('token');
-  return {
-    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-    ...(token && { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}` })
-  };
-};
+import { apiClient } from './apiClient';
 
 export class ShiftAssignmentService {
   async updateScheduledShift(id: string, updates: { assignedEmployees: string[] }): Promise<void> {
     try {
-      //console.log('🔄 Updating scheduled shift via API:', { id, updates });
+      console.log('🔄 Updating scheduled shift via API:', { id, updates });
       
-      const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/scheduled-shifts/${id}`, {
-        method: 'PUT',
-        headers: {
-          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-          ...authService.getAuthHeaders()
-        },
-        body: JSON.stringify(updates)
-      });
-
-      // First, check if we got any response
-      if (!response.ok) {
-        // Try to get error message from response
-        const responseText = await response.text();
-        console.error('❌ Server response:', responseText);
-        
-        let errorMessage = `HTTP ${response.status}: ${response.statusText}`;
-        
-        // Try to parse as JSON if possible
-        try {
-          const errorData = JSON.parse(responseText);
-          errorMessage = errorData.error || errorMessage;
-        } catch (e) {
-          // If not JSON, use the text as is
-          errorMessage = responseText || errorMessage;
-        }
-        
-        throw new Error(errorMessage);
-      }
-
-      // Try to parse successful response
-      const responseText = await response.text();
-      let result;
-      try {
-        result = responseText ? JSON.parse(responseText) : {};
-      } catch (e) {
-        console.warn('⚠️ Response was not JSON, but request succeeded');
-        result = { message: 'Update successful' };
-      }
-      
-      console.log('✅ Scheduled shift updated successfully:', result);
+      await apiClient.put(`/scheduled-shifts/${id}`, updates);
+      console.log('✅ Scheduled shift updated successfully');
       
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('❌ Error updating scheduled shift:', error);
@@ -69,48 +19,16 @@ export class ShiftAssignmentService {
 
   async getScheduledShift(id: string): Promise<any> {
     try {
-      const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/scheduled-shifts/${id}`, {
-        headers: {
-          'Authorization': `Bearer ${localStorage.getItem('token')}`
-        }
-      });
-
-      if (!response.ok) {
-        const responseText = await response.text();
-        let errorMessage = `HTTP ${response.status}: ${response.statusText}`;
-        
-        try {
-          const errorData = JSON.parse(responseText);
-          errorMessage = errorData.error || errorMessage;
-        } catch (e) {
-          errorMessage = responseText || errorMessage;
-        }
-        
-        throw new Error(errorMessage);
-      }
-
-      const responseText = await response.text();
-      return responseText ? JSON.parse(responseText) : {};
+      return await apiClient.get(`/scheduled-shifts/${id}`);
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Error fetching scheduled shift:', error);
       throw error;
     }
   }
 
-  // New method to get all scheduled shifts for a plan
   async getScheduledShiftsForPlan(planId: string): Promise<ScheduledShift[]> {
     try {
-      const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/scheduled-shifts/plan/${planId}`, {
-        headers: {
-          'Authorization': `Bearer ${localStorage.getItem('token')}`
-        }
-      });
-
-      if (!response.ok) {
-        throw new Error(`Failed to fetch scheduled shifts: ${response.status}`);
-      }
-
-      const shifts = await response.json();
+      const shifts = await apiClient.get<ScheduledShift[]>(`/scheduled-shifts/plan/${planId}`);
       
       // DEBUG: Check the structure of returned shifts
       console.log('🔍 SCHEDULED SHIFTS STRUCTURE:', shifts.slice(0, 3));
@@ -132,21 +50,7 @@ export class ShiftAssignmentService {
   }
 
   private async callSchedulingAPI(request: ScheduleRequest): Promise<AssignmentResult> {
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/scheduling/generate-schedule`, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: {
-          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-          ...authService.getAuthHeaders()
-        },
-      body: JSON.stringify(request)
-    });
-
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      const errorData = await response.json();
-      throw new Error(errorData.error || 'Scheduling failed');
-    }
-
-    return response.json();
+    return await apiClient.post<AssignmentResult>('/scheduling/generate-schedule', request);
   }
 
   async assignShifts(

frontend/src/services/shiftPlanService.ts

@@ -1,199 +1,115 @@
-// frontend/src/services/shiftPlanService.ts
-import { authService } from './authService';
 import { ShiftPlan, CreateShiftPlanRequest } from '../models/ShiftPlan';
-import { TEMPLATE_PRESETS } from '../models/defaults/shiftPlanDefaults';  
-
-const API_BASE_URL = '/api/shift-plans';
-
-// Helper function to get auth headers
-const getAuthHeaders = () => {
-  const token = localStorage.getItem('token');
-  return {
-    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-    ...(token && { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}` })
-  };
-};
-
-// Helper function to handle responses
-const handleResponse = async (response: Response) => {
-  if (!response.ok) {
-    const errorData = await response.json().catch(() => ({ error: 'Unknown error' }));
-    throw new Error(errorData.error || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
-  }
-  return response.json();
-};
+import { TEMPLATE_PRESETS } from '../models/defaults/shiftPlanDefaults';
+import { apiClient } from './apiClient';
 
 export const shiftPlanService = {
   async getShiftPlans(): Promise<ShiftPlan[]> {
-    const response = await fetch(API_BASE_URL, {
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        ...authService.getAuthHeaders()
-      }
-    });
-    
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      if (response.status === 401) {
-        authService.logout();
+    try {
+      const plans = await apiClient.get<ShiftPlan[]>('/shift-plans');
+      
+      // Ensure scheduledShifts is always an array
+      return plans.map((plan: any) => ({
+        ...plan,
+        scheduledShifts: plan.scheduledShifts || []
+      }));
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      if (error.statusCode === 401) {
+        // You might want to import and use authService here if needed
+        localStorage.removeItem('token');
+        localStorage.removeItem('employee');
         throw new Error('Nicht authorisiert - bitte erneut anmelden');
       }
       throw new Error('Fehler beim Laden der Schichtpläne');
     }
-    
-    const plans = await response.json();
-    
-    // Ensure scheduledShifts is always an array
-    return plans.map((plan: any) => ({
-      ...plan,
-      scheduledShifts: plan.scheduledShifts || []
-    }));
   },
 
   async getShiftPlan(id: string): Promise<ShiftPlan> {
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/${id}`, {
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        ...authService.getAuthHeaders()
-      }
-    });
-    
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      if (response.status === 401) {
-        authService.logout();
+    try {
+      return await apiClient.get<ShiftPlan>(`/shift-plans/${id}`);
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      if (error.statusCode === 401) {
+        localStorage.removeItem('token');
+        localStorage.removeItem('employee');
         throw new Error('Nicht authorisiert - bitte erneut anmelden');
       }
       throw new Error('Schichtplan nicht gefunden');
     }
-    
-    return await response.json();
   },
 
   async createShiftPlan(plan: CreateShiftPlanRequest): Promise<ShiftPlan> {
-    const response = await fetch(API_BASE_URL, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        ...authService.getAuthHeaders()
-      },
-      body: JSON.stringify(plan)
-    });
-
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      if (response.status === 401) {
-        authService.logout();
+    try {
+      return await apiClient.post<ShiftPlan>('/shift-plans', plan);
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      if (error.statusCode === 401) {
+        localStorage.removeItem('token');
+        localStorage.removeItem('employee');
         throw new Error('Nicht authorisiert - bitte erneut anmelden');
       }
       throw new Error('Fehler beim Erstellen des Schichtplans');
     }
-
-    return response.json();
   },
 
   async updateShiftPlan(id: string, plan: Partial<ShiftPlan>): Promise<ShiftPlan> {
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/${id}`, {
-      method: 'PUT',
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        ...authService.getAuthHeaders()
-      },
-      body: JSON.stringify(plan)
-    });
-
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      if (response.status === 401) {
-        authService.logout();
+    try {
+      return await apiClient.put<ShiftPlan>(`/shift-plans/${id}`, plan);
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      if (error.statusCode === 401) {
+        localStorage.removeItem('token');
+        localStorage.removeItem('employee');
         throw new Error('Nicht authorisiert - bitte erneut anmelden');
       }
       throw new Error('Fehler beim Aktualisieren des Schichtplans');
     }
-
-    return response.json();
   },
 
   async deleteShiftPlan(id: string): Promise<void> {
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/${id}`, {
-      method: 'DELETE',
-      headers: {
-        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        ...authService.getAuthHeaders()
-      }
-    });
-
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      if (response.status === 401) {
-        authService.logout();
+    try {
+      await apiClient.delete(`/shift-plans/${id}`);
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      if (error.statusCode === 401) {
+        localStorage.removeItem('token');
+        localStorage.removeItem('employee');
         throw new Error('Nicht authorisiert - bitte erneut anmelden');
       }
       throw new Error('Fehler beim Löschen des Schichtplans');
     }
   },
 
-  // Get specific template or plan
-  getTemplate: async (id: string): Promise<ShiftPlan> => {
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/${id}`, {
-      headers: getAuthHeaders()
-    });
-    return handleResponse(response);
+  async getTemplate(id: string): Promise<ShiftPlan> {
+    return await apiClient.get<ShiftPlan>(`/shift-plans/${id}`);
   },
 
-
-  async regenerateScheduledShifts(planId: string):Promise<void> {
+  async regenerateScheduledShifts(planId: string): Promise<void> {
     try {
-        console.log('🔄 Attempting to regenerate scheduled shifts...');
-        
-        // You'll need to add this API endpoint to your backend
-        const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/${planId}/regenerate-shifts`, {
-        method: 'POST',
-        headers: {
-            'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-            'Authorization': `Bearer ${localStorage.getItem('token')}`
-        }
-        });
-
-        if (response.ok) {
-        console.log('✅ Scheduled shifts regenerated');
-        } else {
-        console.error('❌ Failed to regenerate shifts');
-        }
+      console.log('🔄 Attempting to regenerate scheduled shifts...');
+      await apiClient.post(`/shift-plans/${planId}/regenerate-shifts`);
+      console.log('✅ Scheduled shifts regenerated');
     } catch (error) {
-        console.error('❌ Error regenerating shifts:', error);
+      console.error('❌ Error regenerating shifts:', error);
+      throw error;
     }
   },
 
-  // Create new plan
-  createPlan: async (data: CreateShiftPlanRequest): Promise<ShiftPlan> => {
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}`, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
-      body: JSON.stringify(data),
-    });
-    return handleResponse(response);
+  async createPlan(data: CreateShiftPlanRequest): Promise<ShiftPlan> {
+    return await apiClient.post<ShiftPlan>('/shift-plans', data);
   },
 
-  createFromPreset: async (data: {
+  async createFromPreset(data: {
     presetName: string;
     name: string;
     startDate: string;
     endDate: string;
     isTemplate?: boolean;
-  }): Promise<ShiftPlan> => {
-    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/from-preset`, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: getAuthHeaders(),
-      body: JSON.stringify(data),
-    });
-    
-    if (!response.ok) {
-      const errorData = await response.json().catch(() => ({ error: 'Unknown error' }));
-      throw new Error(errorData.error || `HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
+  }): Promise<ShiftPlan> {
+    try {
+      return await apiClient.post<ShiftPlan>('/shift-plans/from-preset', data);
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      throw new Error(error.message || `HTTP error! status: ${error.statusCode}`);
     }
-    
-    return response.json();
   },
 
-  getTemplatePresets: async (): Promise<{name: string, label: string, description: string}[]> => {
-    // name = label
-     return Object.entries(TEMPLATE_PRESETS).map(([key, preset]) => ({
+  async getTemplatePresets(): Promise<{name: string, label: string, description: string}[]> {
+    return Object.entries(TEMPLATE_PRESETS).map(([key, preset]) => ({
       name: key,
       label: preset.name,
       description: preset.description
@@ -203,25 +119,67 @@ export const shiftPlanService = {
   async clearAssignments(planId: string): Promise<void> {
     try {
       console.log('🔄 Clearing assignments for plan:', planId);
-      
-      const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE_URL}/${planId}/clear-assignments`, {
-        method: 'POST',
-        headers: {
-          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-          ...authService.getAuthHeaders()
-        }
-      });
-
-      if (!response.ok) {
-        const errorData = await response.json().catch(() => ({ error: 'Unknown error' }));
-        throw new Error(errorData.error || `Failed to clear assignments: ${response.status}`);
-      }
-
+      await apiClient.post(`/shift-plans/${planId}/clear-assignments`);
       console.log('✅ Assignments cleared successfully');
-      
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('❌ Error clearing assignments:', error);
       throw error;
     }
   },
+
+  async exportShiftPlanToExcel(planId: string): Promise<Blob> {
+    try {
+      console.log('📊 Exporting shift plan to Excel:', planId);
+      
+      // Use the apiClient with blob response handling
+      const blob = await apiClient.request<Blob>(`/shift-plans/${planId}/export/excel`, {
+        method: 'GET',
+      }, 'blob');
+      
+      console.log('✅ Excel export successful');
+      return blob;
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      console.error('❌ Error exporting to Excel:', error);
+      
+      if (error.statusCode === 401) {
+        localStorage.removeItem('token');
+        localStorage.removeItem('employee');
+        throw new Error('Nicht authorisiert - bitte erneut anmelden');
+      }
+      
+      if (error.statusCode === 404) {
+        throw new Error('Schichtplan nicht gefunden');
+      }
+      
+      throw new Error('Fehler beim Excel-Export des Schichtplans');
+    }
+  },
+
+  async exportShiftPlanToPDF(planId: string): Promise<Blob> {
+    try {
+      console.log('📄 Exporting shift plan to PDF:', planId);
+      
+      // Use the apiClient with blob response handling
+      const blob = await apiClient.request<Blob>(`/shift-plans/${planId}/export/pdf`, {
+        method: 'GET',
+      }, 'blob');
+      
+      console.log('✅ PDF export successful');
+      return blob;
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      console.error('❌ Error exporting to PDF:', error);
+      
+      if (error.statusCode === 401) {
+        localStorage.removeItem('token');
+        localStorage.removeItem('employee');
+        throw new Error('Nicht authorisiert - bitte erneut anmelden');
+      }
+      
+      if (error.statusCode === 404) {
+        throw new Error('Schichtplan nicht gefunden');
+      }
+      
+      throw new Error('Fehler beim PDF-Export des Schichtplans');
+    }
+  },
 };

frontend/vite.config.ts

@@ -1,29 +1,18 @@
-// vite.config.ts
 import { defineConfig, loadEnv } from 'vite'
 import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'
 import { resolve } from 'path'
 
 export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
   const isProduction = mode === 'production'
-  const isDevelopment = mode === 'development'
-
   const env = loadEnv(mode, process.cwd(), '')
 
-  // 🆕 WICHTIG: Relative Pfade für Production
-  const clientEnv = {
-    NODE_ENV: mode,
-    ENABLE_PRO: env.ENABLE_PRO || 'false',
-    VITE_APP_TITLE: env.APP_TITLE || 'Shift Planning App',
-    VITE_API_URL: isProduction ? '/api' : '/api',
-  }
-
   return {
     plugins: [react()],
 
-    server: {
+    // Development proxy
+    server: isProduction ? undefined : {
       port: 3003,
       host: true,
-      //open: isDevelopment,
       proxy: {
         '/api': {
           target: 'http://localhost:3002',
@@ -33,25 +22,38 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
       }
     },
 
+    // Production build optimized for Express serving
     build: {
       outDir: 'dist',
-      sourcemap: isDevelopment,
-      base: isProduction ? '/' : '/',
+      sourcemap: false, // Disable in production
+      minify: 'terser',
+      
+      // Bundle optimization
       rollupOptions: {
         output: {
+          // Efficient chunking
+          manualChunks: {
+            vendor: ['react', 'react-dom', 'react-router-dom'],
+            utils: ['date-fns']
+          },
+          // Cache-friendly naming
           chunkFileNames: 'assets/[name]-[hash].js',
           entryFileNames: 'assets/[name]-[hash].js',
           assetFileNames: 'assets/[name]-[hash].[ext]',
         }
       },
-      minify: isProduction ? 'terser' : false,
-      terserOptions: isProduction ? {
+      
+      // Performance optimizations
+      terserOptions: {
         compress: {
           drop_console: true,
           drop_debugger: true,
-          pure_funcs: ['console.log', 'console.debug', 'console.info']
+          pure_funcs: ['console.log', 'console.debug']
         }
-      } : undefined,
+      },
+      
+      // Reduce chunking overhead
+      chunkSizeWarningLimit: 800
     },
 
     resolve: {
@@ -67,9 +69,11 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
       }
     },
 
-    define: Object.keys(clientEnv).reduce((acc, key) => {
-      acc[`import.meta.env.${key}`] = JSON.stringify(clientEnv[key])
-      return acc
-    }, {} as Record<string, string>)
+    // Environment variables
+    define: {
+      'import.meta.env.VITE_API_URL': JSON.stringify(isProduction ? '/api' : '/api'),
+      'import.meta.env.ENABLE_PRO': JSON.stringify(env.ENABLE_PRO || 'false'),
+      'import.meta.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify(mode)
+    }
   }
 })

package.json

@@ -3,15 +3,19 @@
   "private": true,
   "workspaces": [
     "frontend",
-    "backend", 
+    "backend",
     "premium"
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "docker:build": "docker build -t schichtplan-app .",
     "docker:run": "docker run -p 3002:3002 schichtplan-app",
-    "build:all": "npm run build --workspace=backend && npm run build --workspace=frontend"
+    "build:all": "npm run build --workspace=backend && npm run build --workspace=frontend",
+    "dev": "concurrently \"npm run dev:backend\" \"npm run dev:frontend\"",
+    "dev:frontend": "cd frontend && npm run dev",
+    "dev:backend": "cd backend && npm run dev:all"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "typescript": "^5.3.3"
+    "typescript": "^5.3.3",
+    "concurrently": "9.2.1"
   }
 }