Designed and built the back-end API for this microservice, part of an E-Commerce retail store selling clothing, shoes, and accessories.
After routes were built and the database was designed, I generated 10M primary records and seeded my Mongo database:
Once the server and DB were up and running I stress tested using Artillery.io and New Relic:
Finally, both server and DB were deployed to EC2 instances and hooked up:
GET /products/list
Retrieves the list of products.
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| page | integer | Selects the page of results to return. Default 1. |
| count | integer | Specifies how many results per page to return. Default 5. |
Response
Status: 200 OK
[
{
"id": 1,
"name": "Camo Onesie",
"slogan": "Blend in to your crowd",
"description": "The So Fatigues will wake you up and fit you in. This high energy camo will have you blending in to even the wildest surroundings.",
"category": "Jackets",
"default_price": "140"
},
{
"id": 2,
"name": "Bright Future Sunglasses",
"slogan": "You've got to wear shades",
"description": "Where you're going you might not need roads, but you definitely need some shades. Give those baby blues a rest and let the future shine bright on these timeless lenses.",
"category": "Accessories",
"default_price": "69"
},
{
"id": 3,
"name": "Morning Joggers",
"slogan": "Make yourself a morning person",
"description": "Whether you're a morning person or not. Whether you're gym bound or not. Everyone looks good in joggers.",
"category": "Pants",
"default_price": "40"
},
// ...
]Returns all product level information for a specified product id.
GET /products/:product_id
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| product_id | integer | Required ID of the Product requested |
Response
Status: 200 OK
{
"id": 11,
"name": "Air Minis 250",
"slogan": "Full court support",
"description": "This optimized air cushion pocket reduces impact but keeps a perfect balance underfoot.",
"category": "Basketball Shoes",
"default_price": "0",
"features": [
{
"feature": "Sole",
"value": "Rubber"
},
{
"feature": "Material",
"value": "FullControlSkin"
},
// ...
],
}Returns the all styles available for the given product.
GET /products/:product_id/styles
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| product_id | integer | Required ID of the Product requested |
Response
Status: 200 OK
{
"product_id": "1",
"results": [
{
"style_id": 1,
"name": "Forest Green & Black",
"original_price": "140",
"sale_price": "0",
"default?": 1,
"photos": [
{
"thumbnail_url": "urlplaceholder/style_1_photo_number_thumbnail.jpg",
"url": "urlplaceholder/style_1_photo_number.jpg"
},
{
"thumbnail_url": "urlplaceholder/style_1_photo_number_thumbnail.jpg",
"url": "urlplaceholder/style_1_photo_number.jpg"
}
// ...
],
"skus": {
"XS": 8,
"S": 16,
"M": 17,
"L": 10,
"XL": 15
}
},
{
"style_id": 2,
"name": "Desert Brown & Tan",
"original_price": "140",
"sale_price": "0",
"default?": 0,
"photos": [
{
"thumbnail_url": "urlplaceholder/style_2_photo_number_thumbnail.jpg",
"url": "urlplaceholder/style_2_photo_number.jpg"
}
// ...
],
"skus": {
"S": 16,
"XS": 8,
"M": 17,
"L": 10,
"XL": 15,
"XXL": 6
}
},
// ...
}Returns the id's of products related to the product specified.
GET /products/:product_id/related
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| product_id | integer | Required ID of the Product requested |
Response
Status: 200 OK
[
2,
3,
8,
7
],