You have been hired by a local restaurant to develop a simplified backend system for managing their online menu. The restaurant needs the following functionality:

• Add new menu items to their database.

• Each menu item should have a name, description, price.

• The staff should be able to retrieve a list of every item currently in the menu database.

Instructions:

Initialize the Project:

Basic express template was given
You need to install all the necessary packages required for the task.

Define a MenuItem schema that includes:

• name (String, required)
• description (String)
• price (Number, required)

MongoDB Atlas Connection

• Create a MongoDB Atlas account and set up a free cluster. Use Mongoose to connect your Express server to the MongoDB Atlas cluster.

Routes / Endpoints

• POST /menu: Creates a new menu item in the database.
• Accepts the required fields in the request body.
• Responds with a success message and the newly created object (or an error message if something goes wrong). GET /menu: Fetches the entire list of menu items. Responds with an array of MenuItem objects (or an error message if something goes wrong).

Routes / Endpoints

POST /menu: Creates a new menu item in the database.

• Accepts the required fields in the request body.
• Responds with a success message and the newly created object (or an error message if something goes wrong).

GET /menu: Fetches the entire list of menu items.

• Responds with an array of MenuItem objects (or an error message if something goes wrong).

Error Handling & Validation

• Implement basic validation in Mongoose or in the request-handling logic (e.g., required fields).
• Return a descriptive error message if the required data is missing or incorrect.

How to Fork and Set Up Your Repository

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1. Fork the Repository on StackBlitz

• You will be provided with a StackBlitz link for the assignment.
• Open the link in your browser and click on the Fork button in StackBlitz.
  This will create a copy of the repository in your StackBlitz account.

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2. Clone the Repository to Your Personal GitHub

• After forking, you can download the project or push it directly to your personal GitHub repository:
  • Option 1: Download and Push
    1. Download the repository files from StackBlitz.
    2. Open your terminal/command prompt, navigate to the project folder, and run:

       git init
       git remote add origin <your_github_repo_url>

       Replace <your_github_repo_url> with your personal GitHub repository URL.
    3. Commit and push the files to your GitHub repository:

       git add .
       git commit -m "Completed the assignment"
       git push -u origin main

  • Option 2: Push Directly
    1. Use the Push to GitHub option in StackBlitz to directly connect and push the repository to your GitHub account.

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3. Submission Instructions

• Once your code is successfully pushed to GitHub:
  1. Copy the link to your GitHub repository.
  2. Submit the link on the assignment submission portal.
     The link should follow this format:
     https://github.com/<your_username>/<repository_name>

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Example Submission

If your GitHub username is johnDoe and the repository name is assignment-repo, the submission link would look like this:
https://github.com/johnDoe/assignment-repo