catalogue

Category and Products API

For host = localhost

1. Add a category :

   Method : POST

   Request URL : http://localhost:3000/api/add_category

   Body :

    Example 1 :
        {
            "name": "book",
            "child_categories": [
                "fiction",
                "textbook",
                "exam"
            ]
        }
   
    Example 2 :
        {
            "name": "fiction",
            "child_categories": [
                "contemporary",
                "classic",
                "religious"
            ]
        }
   

2. Add Product mapped to a category or categories :

   Method : POST

   Request URL : http://localhost:3000/api/add_product

   Body :

    Example 1 :
        {
            "name": "The Alchemist",
            "price": 182,
            "author":  "Paulo Coelho",
            "categories": [
                "book",
                "fiction",
                "contemporary"
            ]
        }
   
    Example 2 : 
        {
            "name": "The Holy Science",
            "price": 75,
            "author": "Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri",
            "categories": [
                "book",
                "fiction",
                "religious"
            ]
        }
   

3. Get all categories with all its child categories mapped to it :

   Method : GET

   Request URL : http://localhost:3000/api/get_categories

4. Get all products by a category : Method : GET

   Request URL : http://localhost:3000/api/get_category_products/fiction

5. Update product details :

   Method : POST

   Request URL : http://localhost:3000/api/update_product

   Body :

    Example 1 :
        {
            "name": "The Alchemist",
            "price": 200,
            "categories": [
                "book",
                "fiction",
                "contemporary",
            ]
        }