This is a 'demo' restaurant project, for my interview prep. (Abi)

Hi, I'm Abi. This project was created with Node.js, GraphQL, Microsoft SQL (Azure SQL), Next.js and Apollo Client/Server (for GraphQL). Code editor used was Visual Studio, though I made extensive use of Cursor AI (an AI-powered code editor build on top of VS Code) for building out the frontend -- for massive efficiency gains.

I also made use of OpenAI's cutting-edge "Codex" AI agent for some of the work flows, including API integration and cleaning up unneeded packages in package-lock.json.

The structure contains a demo Azure Functions backend (culvers-order-demo-backend) and a Next.js frontend (culvers-order-demo-frontend).

Requirements

• Node.js 18+ – install from nodejs.org.

• Azure Functions Core Tools – follow the official instructions for your OS.

• Setup

Navigate to the package you want to run (e.g. culvers-order-demo-backend) and run:

npm install
npm run build
npm test
npm start (or func start)

npm start launches the Azure Functions runtime locally.

Environment Variables

The backend expects the following variables, typically supplied via a local.settings.json file:

• DB_USER – database username
• DB_PASSWORD – database password
• DB_DATABASE – database name
• DB_SERVER – hostname of the SQL server
• DB_PORT – TCP port (default 1433)
• DB_ENCRYPT – true to enable encryption

Sample local.settings.json

{
  "IsEncrypted": false,
  "Values": {
    "AzureWebJobsStorage": "",
    "FUNCTIONS_WORKER_RUNTIME": "node",
    "DB_USER": "your-user",
    "DB_PASSWORD": "your-password",
    "DB_DATABASE": "your-db",
    "DB_SERVER": "localhost",
    "DB_PORT": "1433",
    "DB_ENCRYPT": "false"
  }
}

Place this file in the culvers-order-demo-backend directory when running locally.