BiteByByte

A full-stack food ordering web application built with ASP.NET Core 9. Customers can browse a menu, manage a shopping cart, and pay via Stripe — while admins manage the menu, categories, and user roles through a dedicated dashboard.

Features

Customer

• Browse menu items by category with images and descriptions
• Add/remove items from cart with quantity controls
• Automatic 8.25% sales tax calculation at checkout
• Secure payment processing via Stripe
• Order confirmation and status tracking

Admin

• Full CRUD for menu items, categories, and food types
• User and role management (Admin, Customer, Driver, Kitchen)
• Menu item image uploads

Tech Stack

Layer	Technology
Framework	ASP.NET Core 9, Razor Pages
Language	C#
ORM	Entity Framework Core 9
Database	SQL Server / SQLite
Auth	ASP.NET Core Identity
Payments	Stripe.NET SDK

Architecture

Follows a clean 4-project layered architecture:

• BB.Core — Domain models and interfaces
• BB.Application — DbContext, Unit of Work, Generic Repository, DB seeding
• BB.Infrastructure — EF Core migrations
• BB.Web — Razor Pages UI + MVC API controllers

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio 2022 (Community, Professional, or Enterprise)
• The ASP.NET and web development workload installed
• .NET 9 SDK

Build & Run Instructions

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/LittlebigalanCM/BiteByByte.git

2. Restore NuGet Packages

   • Visual Studio normally restores packages automatically.
   • If not, right-click the solution in Solution Explorer and select Restore NuGet Packages.

3. Set the Startup Project

   • In Solution Explorer, right-click BB.Web and choose Set as Startup Project.

4. Configure User Secrets

   • See the User Secrets section below.

5. Configure the Database

   • Open the Package Manager Console and run:

     Add-Migration Initial
     Update-Database
     

6. Build the Project

   • Press Ctrl+Shift+B, or go to Build → Build Solution.

7. Run the Application

   • Press F5 (Debug) or Ctrl+F5 (Run without debugging).

User Secrets

Never commit API keys or connection strings to a repository. This project uses Visual Studio's User Secrets Manager to keep sensitive configuration out of source control.

The appsettings.example.json file in the BB.Web project shows the expected structure. Copy it as a reference when setting up your secrets.

To configure your local secrets:

1. In Solution Explorer, right-click the BB.Web project
2. Click Manage User Secrets — this opens a secrets.json file tied to your local machine
3. Add your connection string and Stripe keys following the structure in appsettings.example.json

Visual Studio applies configuration files in this order, with later files taking priority:

• appsettings.json
• appsettings.{Environment}.json (e.g. appsettings.Development.json)
• secrets.json

This means your local secrets.json will override anything in appsettings.json without touching the committed files.