Shopify 2022 Backend Engineering Internship Challenge Submission

Original Challenge Information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z9LZ_kZBUbg-O2MhZVVSqTmvDko5IJWHtuFmIu_Xg1A/edit

This project was implemented using a MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js (MERN) stack.

Installation and Run Instructions:

Prerequisites:

• Node.js (https://nodejs.org/en/)
• MongoDB (Community Edition) (https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/administration/install-community/) Note: If using the homebrew method (recommended for mac but requires installation of homebrew at https://brew.sh/), after installation, make sure to run brew services start mongodb-community@5.0 and brew services stop mongodb-community@5.0 back to back

Steps:

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
2. Open up a terminal and navigate to the local repository's root directory.
3. Type in npm install
4. Type in npm start
5. Open up another terminal and navigate to the local repository's "backend" folder
6. Type in npm install here as well
7. Type in mongod --dbpath /local/path/to/shopify_be/backend/data i.e. my command looked like mongod --dbpath /Users/sayyantrath/Documents/hiringProjects/Shopify_BE/shopify_be/backend/data
8. Open up one last terminal and navigate again to the local repository's "backend" folder
9. Type in npx nodemon server.js
10. The web app should now be fully functional allowing you to add, edit (pencil icon), delete (trash can icon) inventory items in addition to exporting database records to CSV.

Features Implemented:

• Create, Read, Update and Delete Inventory Items (CRUD Functionality)
• Exporting database contents to CSV

Possible Features to Implement:

• Flexibility with deletion (Undoing, etc.)