cafe-bar

A simple, opinionated application for managing a cafe/bar — orders, menus, staff shifts, and basic reporting. This repository contains the cafe-bar application source code and utilities to run it locally, in development, and in production.

Features

• Manage menu items (drinks, food)
• Place and track orders
• Simple staff shift and role management
• Basic daily sales reporting
• Extensible API for front-end integrations

Tech stack

Replace or update this section to match the actual stack used by the repository.

• Backend: Node.js + Express (example)
• Frontend: React (example)
• Database: PostgreSQL (example)
• Optional: Docker for local development

Quick start (example - update to your stack)

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/jsg0000/cafe-bar.git
   cd cafe-bar
   

2. Copy environment file

   cp .env.example .env
   

   Update .env with appropriate values (DB connection, API keys, etc.)

3. Install dependencies

   • If backend/frontend are separate:

     # backend
     cd backend
     npm install
     
     # frontend
     cd ../frontend
     npm install
     

   • If monorepo or single project, run the appropriate package manager commands.

4. Start services (example)

   # start backend
   cd backend
   npm run dev
   
   # start frontend (in another terminal)
   cd ../frontend
   npm start
   

Environment variables

Provide a list of common env variables and sample values in .env.example. Example:

# .env.example
PORT=3000
DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:password@localhost:5432/cafebar
NODE_ENV=development
JWT_SECRET=replace_with_a_secure_secret
REACT_APP_API_URL=http://localhost:3000/api

Database

• Migrations: npm run migrate (or the project's migration command)
• Seed data: npm run seed (if available) Adjust commands to match the repository's tooling (Prisma, Sequelize, TypeORM, Rails migrations, Django manage.py).

Docker (optional)

Example docker-compose usage:

docker-compose up --build

See docker-compose.yml (if present) for service names and environment configuration.

Tests

Run tests with:

# backend
cd backend
npm test

# frontend
cd ../frontend
npm test

Update to the repository's actual test commands.

Contributing

• Fork the repo and create a feature branch
• Open a PR describing changes, link related issues
• Follow existing code style and include tests where applicable

Roadmap / Ideas

• Inventory and supplier ordering workflow
• Shift reporting export (CSV/PDF)
• Loyalty program and customer accounts
• Mobile-friendly POS interface

License

Include the project's license here (e.g., MIT). If none is present, add a LICENSE file.

Contact / Maintainers

• Maintainer: jsg0000 (update with email or other contact)
• Repo: https://github.com/jsg0000/cafe-bar

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Notes:

• I kept steps generic to match multiple common stacks. If you tell me the actual tech stack (e.g., Rails + PostgreSQL, or Node + Express + React), I will update the instructions, commands, and examples to be specific and correct.
• If you want, I can commit this README directly to main, or open a branch + PR with the change. Which do you prefer?