LivePoll – Real-Time Interactive Polling

A dynamic polling platform featuring real-time vote updates, live data visualization with Chart.js, and secure JWT-based authentication.

Overview

LivePoll is an interactive full-stack application that enables users to create and participate in live polls with instant feedback. The core engine uses Socket.io to broadcast votes across all connected clients, updating live charts without requiring a page refresh. It includes a complete user dashboard for poll management, a bookmarking system, and a documented REST API with Swagger.

Key Achievements

Engineered real-time voting synchronization using Socket.io to ensure all users see live result updates instantly.

Integrated Chart.js (react-chartjs-2) to provide dynamic, visual representations of polling data as it changes.

Implemented secure, cookie-based JWT authentication with role-based access to user dashboards and poll creation.

Designed a paginated global feed to handle large volumes of polls while maintaining high performance.

Built a complete 'Bookmark' system allowing users to save and track specific polls within their profile.

Developed comprehensive API documentation using Swagger-jsdoc for easier backend testing and integration.