Introduction

foma-commerce is an e-commerce backend application written in javascript, with real-world features that power common e-commerce services today. It is built with express.js and uses a mongodb database.

Features

• Sign-up and login
• Authentication
• Authorization
• Role-based resource access
• Protected routes
• Product creation
• Cart Feature
• Wishlist feature
• Vendor account creation
• Order creation
• Product reviews
• Admin account / Admin rights

Usage

Clone the repository, then open the project folder.
Open your terminal and run the command below to install the project's dependencies:

npm install

API routes and operations

Database and Media Storage

• Firstly, create a mongodb account here, then create a database and copy the connection string. Open the .env file in the project root folder, assign your connection string to the variable named "MONGO_URI". Remember to replace "password" with your database user password.

• Next, create a cloudinary account here, then create a folder named "productImages". Navigate to "programmable media" and copy the following credentials:

  • Cloud name
  • API key
  • API secret

Open the .env file and paste them according to the variable names.