E-Commerce Backend

Backend service for the CoolGarmi E-Commerce platform, providing API endpoints for products, users, orders, and more.

Getting Started

These instructions will help you set up and run the project on your local machine for development and testing purposes.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• MongoDB
• npm or yarn

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd E-Commerce-Backend
   

2. Install dependencies

   npm install
   

3. Set up environment variables Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following variables:

   MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key
   PORT=5000
   

Running the Application

Development Mode

To run the application in development mode with nodemon (auto-restart on file changes):

npm run dev

Seed Database

To populate the database with sample data (products, users, orders):

npm run seed

Demo Credentials

After running the seed script, you can use these credentials to login with different roles:

Admin Account

• Email: admin@coolgarmi.com
• Password: admin123

Rider Accounts

• Email: rider1@coolgarmi.com

• Password: rider123

• Email: rider2@coolgarmi.com

• Password: rider123

Note: These credentials will only work after successfully seeding the database.

Frontend Repository

The frontend of this application is available at: E-Commerce Frontend

API Documentation

Authentication Endpoints

• POST /api/auth/register - Register a new user
• POST /api/auth/login - Login a user
• GET /api/auth/me - Get current user details

Product Endpoints

• GET /api/products - Get all products
• GET /api/products/:id - Get product by ID
• POST /api/products - Create a new product (Admin only)
• PUT /api/products/:id - Update a product (Admin only)
• DELETE /api/products/:id - Delete a product (Admin only)

Order Endpoints

• GET /api/orders - Get all orders (Admin only)
• GET /api/orders/my-orders - Get current user's orders
• POST /api/orders - Create a new order
• PUT /api/orders/:id/status - Update order status (Admin/Rider only)

Project Structure

E-Commerce-Backend/
├── models/           # MongoDB schema models
├── controllers/      # Route controllers
├── routes/           # API routes
├── middleware/       # Custom middleware
├── utils/            # Utility functions
├── config/           # Configuration files
└── server.js         # Entry point

Technologies Used

• Node.js & Express - Server framework
• MongoDB & Mongoose - Database
• JSON Web Token (JWT) - Authentication
• bcryptjs - Password hashing