ShopSwift Backend

ShopSwift Backend is a feature-rich RESTful API built with Node.js and Express.js, forming the backbone of the ShopSwift e-commerce platform. This backend handles secure user authentication, product and order management, and seamless shopping cart functionality. Using MongoDB for robust data storage, it ensures an efficient and scalable e-commerce experience.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Technologies Used
• Endpoints
  • Authentication
  • Users
  • Products
  • Orders
  • Cart
• Project Links

Features

• User Authentication: Secure user sign-up, login, and profile management with JSON Web Tokens (JWT).
• Product Listings: Browse a wide range of products with detailed descriptions, prices, and stock availability.
• Shopping Cart: Add items to your cart, update quantities, and proceed to checkout.
• Order Management: Create, view, and track orders with real-time status updates.
• Scalable Backend: Optimized for performance and capable of handling large-scale data.

Technologies Used

• Node.js: Server-side JavaScript runtime.
• Express.js: Fast and lightweight web framework for handling HTTP requests.
• MongoDB: Flexible NoSQL database for storing product, user, and order data.
• Mongoose: Simplifies MongoDB interactions with a schema-based approach.
• JWT (JSON Web Tokens): Provides secure authentication mechanisms.

Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /api/auth/register ➜ Register a new user
• POST /api/auth/login ➜ Log in an existing user
• POST /api/auth/logout ➜ Log out the current user
• POST /api/auth/refresh ➜ Refresh the JWT token
• POST /api/auth/products ➜ Get products by current user's user

Users

• GET /api/users/:id ➜ Get user details about user
• GET /api/users/:id/products ➜ Get products created by user

Products

• GET /api/products ➜ Retrieve all products
• GET /api/products/:id ➜ Retrieve a specific product by ID
• POST /api/products ➜ Add a new product
• PATCH /api/products/:id ➜ Update product details
• Delete /api/products/:id ➜ Delete a product

Orders

• GET /api/orders ➜ Retrieve all orders
• POST /api/orders ➜ Place a new order

Cart

• GET /api/cart ➜ Retrieve the current user's shopping cart
• POST /api/cart ➜ Add items to the cart
• DELETE /api/cart/:id ➜ Remove an item from the cart
• GET /api/cart/pricing ➜ Get pricing detail

Project Links

• Source Code: Backend Repository
• Live API: Shopswift API
• Frontend Code: Frontend Repository