E-commerce API

This project is an E-commerce API built using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB. It provides endpoints for buyers and sellers to register, login, manage their profiles, and interact with products.

Features

Buyer Functionality:

• Registration, login, and logout.
• Update buyer profile information.
• Purchase products from sellers.

Seller Functionality:

• Registration, login, and logout.
• Update seller profile information.
• Add, update, and delete products.
• View products listed by the seller.

Authentication:

• Uses JSON Web Tokens (JWT) for buyer and seller authentication.
• Middleware for authenticating buyers and sellers.

Technologies Used

• Node.js: JavaScript runtime environment.
• Express.js: Web application framework for Node.js.
• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing user and product data.
• Mongoose: MongoDB object modeling for Node.js.
• JSON Web Tokens (JWT): Token-based authentication mechanism.
• dotenv: Environment variable management.

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/TusharPachouri/E-commerce-API.git
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Set up environment variables:
   • Create a .env file based on the provided .env.example template
   • Update the variables with your MongoDB connection string, Cloudinary credentials, and other necessary configurations
4. Start the application: npm start

API Documentation

Buyer Routes:

• POST /buyer/register: Register a new buyer.
• POST /buyer/login: Login as a buyer.
• GET /buyer/me: Get buyer profile.
• PATCH /buyer/me: Update buyer profile.
• DELETE /buyer/me: Delete buyer account.
• POST /buyer/logout: Logout buyer.
• POST /buyer/buy/:id: Purchase a product by ID.

Seller Routes:

• POST /seller/register: Register a new seller.
• POST /seller/login: Login as a seller.
• GET /seller/me: Get seller profile.
• PATCH /seller/me: Update seller profile.
• DELETE /seller/me: Delete seller account.
• POST /seller/logout: Logout seller.
• POST /seller/product/add: Add a new product.
• PATCH /seller/product/:id: Update product by ID.
• DELETE /seller/product/:id: Delete product by ID.
• GET /seller/products: Get all products listed by the seller.
• GET /seller/product/:id: Get details of a specific product.

Feature: Transaction Model

A transaction model is implemented to manage transactions between buyers and sellers. Below is the schema definition: