ECOM

Basic backend for ecommerce platform.

Packages used - bcrypt, jsonwebtoken, express.js, mongoose also typescript is used to maintain type safety in code.

To test this project convert sampleenv file to .env and change variables.

Also, you to test it with postman, import thunder-collection_ecom_postman.json file in a Postman environment.

Models

Models are defined along with corresponding interfaces to maintain type safety in the codebase.

Controllers

Defined functionalities in the separate files from route files for a neat and readable codebase.

Database

MongoDB database is used along with Mongoose ODM to maintain schema.

Routes

Using express.js allows us to deliver robustly and also modularise code in separate files. All different routes are defined in their corresponding file. Also middleware

Auth /auth

1. POST /login
   input username, password in the request body and if the credentials are correct it will return a JWT in authorization header.

2. POST /signin input username, password, name in the request body and if username is available and the credentials are valid it will return JWT in authorization header.

3. GET / logout` Clears authorization header.

Product /product

1. POST / To create a product, pass in the fields title, availability, categoryId, description, price.

2. DELETE /:id only authorized users can delete a product To delete a product from the database pass in the product id.

3. GET / To get the list of products pass query required parameter and optional parameters like minPrice, maxPrice, availability, categoryId.

4. GET /:id To receive a specific product pass id to get detailed information.

Order /order

The secured route, using auth middleware.

1. POST / provide itemRef in the request body to create an order.

2. GET / returns all the orders of authorized user.

3. GET /:id return detailed information about specific order.

Cart /cart

The Secured route using auth middleware.

1. POST / pass productId, quantity in the request body to add product in the authorized user cart.

2. GET / returns all products in the authorized user cart.

3. PUT /:id update the quantity of a specific product pass quantity in the query. It will increment the previous value by given value.

4. DELETE / clear the cart of the authorized user.

5. DELETE /:id remove a particular product from user's cart.

Category /category

1. POST / pass name, description to add a category, returns the category id.

2. GET / returns all category name and id.

3. GET /:id returns detailed information about the category for the provided id.