E-commerce Backend

Welcome to the E-commerce Backend repository! This project is the backend service of an e-commerce website, built using Django, a high-level Python web framework. The backend handles all server-side operations, including user authentication, product management, order processing, and more.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Requirements
• Installation
• Configuration
• Usage
• API Endpoints
• Testing
• Contributing
• License
• Contact

Features

• User Authentication: Secure user registration, login, and profile management.
• Product Management: Add, update, delete, and view products.
• Category Management: Organize products into categories.
• Order Processing: Handle the creation, updating, and tracking of orders.
• Shopping Cart: Manage user's shopping cart items.
• Admin Dashboard: Admin interface for managing the e-commerce platform.

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Django 3.2+
• Django REST Framework
• PostgreSQL (or any other preferred database)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ecommerce-backend.git
   cd ecommerce-backend

2. **Create and activate a virtual environment:

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate   # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. **Install the Required Dependency

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. **Configure the database: Update the DATABASES setting in settings.py to match your database configuration.
5. **Run migrations:

   python manage.py migrate

6. **Create a superuser:

   python manage.py createsuperuser

7. **Start the development server:

   python manage.py runserver

Usage Admin Panel: Access the Django admin panel at http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/ to manage the site. API: Access the API endpoints to interact with the backend services. API Endpoints The backend provides a RESTful API for interacting with the e-commerce functionalities. Below are some key endpoints:

API Endpoints

The backend provides a RESTful API for interacting with the e-commerce functionalities. Below are some key endpoints:

• User Authentication:

  • POST /api/auth/register/ - Register a new user
  • POST /api/auth/login/ - User login
  • GET /api/auth/profile/ - Get user profile

• Product Management:

  • GET /api/products/ - List all products
  • POST /api/products/ - Create a new product (Admin only)
  • GET /api/products/:id/ - Retrieve a product by ID
  • PUT /api/products/:id/ - Update a product by ID (Admin only)
  • DELETE /api/products/:id/ - Delete a product by ID (Admin only)

• Order Processing:

  • GET /api/orders/ - List all orders (Admin only)
  • POST /api/orders/ - Create a new order
  • GET /api/orders/:id/ - Retrieve an order by ID
  • PUT /api/orders/:id/ - Update an order by ID
  • DELETE /api/orders/:id/ - Cancel an order by ID

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please follow these steps:

• Fork the repository.
• Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch).
• Make your changes.
• Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature').
• Push to the branch (git push origin feature-branch).
• Create a new Pull Request.