This is an E-Commerce platform built with NestJS as the backend, providing APIs for managing products, orders, users, and payments. The frontend is designed using Tailwind CSS for a responsive and modern UI. The project includes Swagger API documentation, which allows easy access to the available API endpoints.
- Product Management: Manage products, categories, prices, and stock.
- Order Management: Track customer orders and their statuses.
- User Management: Allow user registration, login, and profile management.
- Payment Integration: Integrated with payment gateways (future integration).
- Swagger Documentation: Easily accessible API docs for developers.
- Backend: NestJS
- Database: PostgreSQL (can be extended to use other databases)
- Frontend: Tailwind CSS for styling
- API Documentation: Swagger UI for easy interaction with APIs
- Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Tokens)
- Versioning: API versioned with
v1
- Node.js (v16 or above)
- npm (Node Package Manager)
- PostgreSQL (if you plan to run the database locally)
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Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/kazibyteorg/api.kazibytemart cd api.kazibytemart -
Install dependencies:
npm i #or pnpm i #or yarn
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Set up environment variables:
Create a
.envfile at the root of the project and configure your database connection settings:DATABASE_URL=postgres://username:password@localhost:5432/ecommerce JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key
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Run migrations (if applicable) to set up the database schema:
npm run migration:run
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Start the application:
npm run start #or nest startThe application will be available at
http://localhost:3000.
You can view the API documentation by visiting:
This page provides detailed information about the API endpoints, including how to interact with the eCommerce platform's APIs for managing products, orders, users, and more.
You can find the source code of this project on GitHub:
Feel free to fork the repository, contribute, or raise issues.
Once the backend is running, you can interact with the following:
- Products API: Manage products (create, update, delete).
- Orders API: Manage customer orders (place, update, track).
- User API: Register and authenticate users (via JWT).
- Payment Integration: Placeholder for future integration with payment services.
For frontend or UI components, you can integrate with a React/Vue/Angular-based frontend and connect to the provided API.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Feel free to contribute to this project by submitting issues or pull requests. If you find bugs or want to suggest improvements, please open an issue on GitHub.
Happy coding!
### Explanation of Sections:
- **Features**: Lists key features of your eCommerce project.
- **Technologies**: Outlines the tech stack used in the project.
- **Installation**: Provides step-by-step instructions on how to set up and run the project locally.
- **API Documentation**: Points to the Swagger documentation for your API.
- **GitHub Repository**: A link to your GitHub repository for anyone wanting to clone or contribute.
- **Usage**: Gives brief information about how to interact with the APIs and what they do.
- **License**: Specifies the project’s license (in this case, MIT).
### Customizing the README:
- Update the **GitHub repository** link with the correct URL (`https://github.com/yourusername/ecommerce-repo`).
- Modify the **JWT_SECRET** and **DATABASE_URL** values in the `.env` section according to your specific setup.
- If you're using additional technologies or tools (such as Redis for caching or specific payment gateways), mention them in the **Technologies** section.
This `README.md` will give any developer or user enough context to understand, install, and contribute to your eCommerce project.