Introduction

Noodle'n is a Full-stack web application designed to aid your individual grocery-related needs!

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Mission and Objectives

Who? What? Where? When? Why?

• Our mission is to create a grocery shopping app that allows users to efficiently track grocery supplies before, during, and after shopping.

• Users will reduce stress related to overpacked schedules and reptile grocery purchases leading to unused products.

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Project Overview

Time

• Estimated Duration: 1 Week

Team

• Full-Stack Developer
• Front-end Specialist
• Back-end Specialist
• UX Designer and Researcher
• Graphic Designer
• DevOps

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Problem Statement

What problem does this application solve?

• Organizing shared resources for large families.
• Preventing waste of money and food.
• Maximizing visual appeal, aesthetics, and accessibility.
• Making healthier dieting choices.
• Fostering ecological sustainability.
• Collaborating with food services in catering, restaurants, parents, and colleges.

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Goals/Solutions

MVP

• Create a basic app that has CRUD.

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Who is this for?

Solutions

• Parents: allow syncing of grocery items that are 1.) already in fridge and 2.) needs purchasing.
• Restaurant: allow restaurant owners to prioritize purchases based on cost and expiration date.
• College Students: facilitate diverse and nutritious meal planning when grocery shopping.

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Future Optimizations

Full-Stack

• Improving accessibility and support for marginalized and disabled users
• Integrating common fitness trackers and support for wearable technologies
• Implementing Finance and Banking API support to tailor recommendations based on budget
• Adding a calendar feature
• Adding auto-complete options
• Adding search bar feature

DevOps

• Containerizing application via Docker
• Implementing Container Orchestration such as Kubernetes
• Implementing Infrastructure as Code technologies such as Ansible
• Streamlining application through a CI/CD pipeline tool such as Jenkins
• Integrating Cloud & IaaS support
• Implementing a robust testing framework
• Implementing Agile workflow methodologies
• Implementing bi-directional GitHub and Trello communication feature
• Implementing Documentation Linting and CLI

Logistics

• Re-framing Future Optimizations as SMART goals
• Creating Discord server with GitHub webhook for push alerts

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Packages/Dependencies used

bcrypt, connect-mongo, dotenv, ejs, express, express-flash, express-session, mongodb, mongoose, morgan, nodemon, passport, passport-local, validator, husky, commitlint, standard-version, commitizen

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Install all the dependencies or node packages used for development via Terminal

npm install

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Things to add

• Create a .env file and add the following as key: value
  • PORT: 2121 (can be any port example: 3000)
  • DB_STRING: your database URI

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Important Project Resources

• Live Site
• Project Repo
• Figma Wireframe
• Conventional Commits Guidelines