🍔Chew Chew

A modern real-time food-ordering-application built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and React.js

📑 Overview

The Food Ordering App allows users to browse and order food from various restaurants. The app provides a user-friendly interface for customers to view restaurant menus, place orders, and track their deliveries. It also includes features for restaurant owners to manage their menus and orders.

⭐ Features

🪄 Customer Features

• Browse and search for restaurants
• View restaurant menus and food items
• Place food orders with customizations
• Track order status and delivery time
• View order history and receipts
• Leave restaurant reviews and ratings

⚙️ Restaurant Owner Features

• Manage restaurant menus and items
• Accept and manage incoming food orders
• Update order status and delivery details
• View order history and sales analytics
• Respond to customer reviews and ratings

Common Features

• User registration and authentication
• User profile management
• Secure payment processing
• Real-time order tracking
• Email notifications for orders and updates

🔨 Technologies Used

Backend

• Node.js for building backend & web server.
• Express.js for building REST API.
• MongoDB as a database to store user information, menus, and orders.
• Bcrypt for password hashing.
• Stripe for payment processing integration.
• Joi for data validation.
• Jsonwebtoken for JWT-based authentication.
• Mongoose as MongoDB ODM.
• Nodemailer for email sending functionality.
• Redis as an in-memory data store for caching.
• Socket.io for real-time communication.
• Express-Fileupload middleware for file uploads.
• Cloudinary for cloud-based storage of images and media.

Frontend

• React.js for user interface.
• Vite.js for fast bundling.
• Babel.js for JavaScript transpilation.
• Redux for predictable state management.
• Tailwind CSS for custom styling.
• Socket.io for real-time updates.
• Axios for client-side data fetching & API handling.
• Stripe for payment integration.
• React Router Dom for routing in React.
• React-Hot-Toast for toast notifications.
• Jest for testing.
• Shimmer UI for improved user experience.

Database

• MongoDB Atlas for cloud-hosted MongoDB database.