eCommerce API

This is an eCommerce API built with Node.js, Express.js, JWT for authentication, and Mongoose for MongoDB.

Features

• User authentication with JWT (Login and Register)
• CRUD operations for products
• Cart management
• Secure endpoints with JWT middleware

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• JSON Web Token (JWT)
• Mongoose
• MongoDB

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js installed
• MongoDB installed

. Install the dependencies:

npm install

Configuration

1. Create a config.env file in the root directory and add the following variables:

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongo_db_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret

Running the Application

1. Start the server:

npm start

The server will start on the port defined in your config.env file (default is 5000).

API Endpoints

Authentication

• Register: POST /api/auth/register
• Login: POST /api/auth/login

Products

• Get all products: GET /api/products
• Get product by ID: GET /api/products/:id
• Create product: POST /api/products
• Update product: PUT /api/products/:id
• Delete product: DELETE /api/products/:id

Cart

• Get user's cart: GET /api/cart
• Add item to cart: POST /api/cart
• Update item in cart: PUT /api/cart/:itemId
• Remove item from cart: DELETE /api/cart/:itemId
• Clear cart: DELETE /api/cart

Folder Structure

ecommerce-api/
├── config/
│   └── db.js
|   └── config.env
├── controllers/
│   ├── user.js
│   ├── product.js
│   └── cart.js
├── middleware/
│   ├── requireauth.js
├── models/
│   ├── User.js
│   ├── Product.js
│   └── Cart.js
├── routes/
│   ├── user.js
│   ├── product.js
│   └── cart.js
├── .gitignore
├── package.json
├── server.js
└── README.md