ShopSphere

This is the backend API for an e-commerce platform built using Node.js, Express, and TypeScript.

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Getting Started

To get started with this project, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

Make sure you have the following installed:

• Node.js (version >= 14)
• npm or yarn

Installation

1. Clone the repository
   • git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ecommerce-backend.git
2. Navigate to the project directory
   • cd ecommerce-backend
3. Install dependencies:
   • npm install or yarn install
4. Set up environment variables:
   • Create a .env file based on .env.example and set the necessary environment variables.

Running the server

to start the server, run:

• npm start or yarn start

Development Mode

For development purposes, you can run the server in watch mode using:

• npm run dev or yarn dev This will enable hot reloading using nodemon and allow you to see changes without restarting the server manually.

API Endpoints

The following endpoints are available:

User Endpoints

• POST /api/signup : Creates a user.
• POST /api/login : Login a user.
• POST /api/logout : Logs out the user,

Admin Endpoints

• POST /api/admin-signup : Creates a user.
• POST /api/admin-login : Login a user.
• POST /api/admin-logout : Logs out the user,
• PUT /api/authorise-seller : Authorises a user to be a seller.

Cart Endpoints

• POST /api/addtocart : Adds a specific product to the cart of the user.
• GET /api/get-items : Retrieves the products in the user cart.
• DELETE /api/delete-product : Deletes a specific product from the cart.
• DELETE /api/empty-cart : Empties the cart of the user.

Order Endpoints

• POST /api/order : Creates an order using the cart of the user.
• PUT /api/cancel-order : Cancels the existing order of the user using orderId.

Product Endpoints.

• POST /api/create-product : Creates a product to sell .

Payment Settled

Every day at 23:00 a cron service runs which checks all orders for cancelled and then settles payment to the seller.

Folder Structure

• src/ - Contains the source code.
  • controllers/ - Controllers handling the API Logic.
  • models/ - Data models and database schemas.
  • routes/ - API routes.
  • middleware/ - Contains the Authorisation & Authentication Logic.
  • services/ - Contains the functions directly communicating with the server.
  • utility/ - Contains the utility functions.
  • db/ - Contains the logic to connect to the mongodb database.
• dist/ - Compiled Typescript files (generated onbuild).

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• TypeScript