Shoe Store Backend

Welcome to the Shoe Store backend repository! This project is built using ASP.NET Core and serves as the backend for an e-commerce platform dedicated to selling shoes. It provides a RESTful API for managing products, orders, authentication, and more.

Features

• User Authentication & Authorization (JWT-based authentication with Identity)
• Product Management (CRUD operations for shoes, sizes, and inventory)
• Order Management (Cart, checkout, and payment integration with Stripe)
• Secure Payments (Integration with Tap Payments & Stripe API)
• Logging & Monitoring (Using Serilog for structured logging)
• Database Migrations (Automatic application of migrations using Entity Framework Core)
• Middleware for Exception Handling & Custom Request Processing
• CORS Support (Allowing cross-origin requests)

Tech Stack

• Backend Framework: ASP.NET Core
• Database: SQL Server (via Entity Framework Core)
• Authentication: JWT (JSON Web Tokens) with Identity
• Logging: Serilog (Console & File logging)
• API Documentation: Swagger (OpenAPI)
• Validation: FluentValidation
• Object Mapping: AutoMapper
• Dependency Injection: Built-in DI with modular service registration
• Payment Integration: Stripe & Tap Payments

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• .NET 8 SDK
• SQL Server
• Postman (Optional, for API testing)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/shoe-store-backend.git
   cd shoe-store-backend

2. Configure the appsettings.json file with your database connection string, JWT settings, and payment API keys.
3. Restore dependencies:

   dotnet restore

4. Apply database migrations:

   dotnet ef database update

Running the Application

To start the application, run:

 dotnet run

The API will be available at https://localhost:5001/ or http://localhost:5000/.

API Documentation

Swagger UI is enabled for API documentation and testing. Once the application is running, access it at:

http://localhost:5000/swagger

Deployment

To publish the project:

 dotnet publish -c Release -o ./publish

Related Repositories

• Frontend Repository: Shoe Store Frontend

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to fork the repo, create a branch, and submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.