🍽️ Food Ordering App - Backend

This is the backend service for a food ordering concept app. It allows users to place orders, authenticate, and track their order progression using Firebase Realtime Database, MySQL, and Express.js.

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📦 Features

• 🛒 Place orders from the UI and store them in the database
• 🔐 JWT Authentication to protect private routes
• 📝 User registration and login
• 📈 View order progression per user
• ⏳ Auto logout after token expiration (JWT expiry handling)

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🛠️ Built With

• JavaScript
• Express.js
• JWT (JSON Web Token)
• Sequelize (ORM)
• MySQL
• Firebase Storage
• ReactJS (Frontend — see Frontend Repo)

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🔧 API & Services Used

• Firebase Realtime Database
• Firebase Storage

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📁 Project Structure

project-root/
├── backend/
│ ├── db/
│ │ └── models/ # Sequelize models
│ ├── seeders/ # Seed data for development
│ ├── middleware/ # Express middleware
│ ├── router/ # Route handlers
│ │ ├── authRouter.js
│ │ ├── cartRouter.js
│ │ ├── menuRouter.js
│ │ └── restaurantRouter.js
│ ├── .env # Environment variables
│ ├── index.js # Main entry point
│ ├── package.json # Project metadata and dependencies
│ └── README.md # Project documentation

🚀 Getting Started

🔨 Prerequisites

• Node.js v18+
• MySQL installed and running
• Firebase project setup (Realtime DB + Storage)

🧪 Setup

🚀 Getting Started

🔨 Prerequisites

• Node.js v18+
• MySQL installed and running
• Firebase project setup (Realtime DB + Storage)

🧪 Setup

bash git clone https://github.com/RedeyeXDX/food-ordering-app-backend.git cd food-ordering-app-backend npm install

Environment Variables

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

PORT=8080 DB_HOST=localhost DB_USER=root DB_PASS=yourpassword DB_NAME=food_ordering JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret FIREBASE_API_KEY=your_firebase_key FIREBASE_PROJECT_ID=your_project_id FIREBASE_STORAGE_BUCKET=your_bucket_url