ShopEase E-Commerce API

This is the backend API for the ShopEase e-commerce application, built with Node.js, Express, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Tech Stack
• Getting Started
  • Prerequisites
  • Installation
  • Environment Variables
  • Database Setup
  • Running the Server
• API Documentation
  • Authentication Endpoints
  • Product Endpoints
  • Order Endpoints
  • Payment Endpoints
• Authentication
• Deployment
• Troubleshooting

Features

• User authentication and authorization
• Product management (CRUD operations)
• Order processing
• Payment processing (UPI and Card)
• Image upload functionality
• Admin dashboard functionality

Tech Stack

• Node.js - JavaScript runtime
• Express - Web framework
• TypeScript - Type safety
• PostgreSQL - Database
• JWT - Authentication
• Multer - File uploads
• Winston - Logging

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js 16+ and npm
• PostgreSQL database
• Git

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

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

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

Environment Variables

Create a .env file in the root directory with the following variables: