E-Commerce-Backend-API

E-Commerce API | Nodejs,Express.js,MongoDB, Crypto,Bcrypt ,Nodemailer November 2022 - December 2022

• Created the backend ( API ) using Nodejs and Express.js for an e-commerce website
• User authentication was implemented through saving JSON web tokens as cookies
• Different access control for users and admins
• Implemented reset password functionality through a link sent to registered email using nodemailer.
• Implemented review system to add , remove or update reviews on a product

To run the API on your local dev environment :

1. Fork the repo
2. Clone the repo
3. Cd into the clone and run the following command

npm i

4. Set up a config file named - .env
5. Set up the following variables in the config file :

MONGO_URI=

JWT_SECRET_KEY=

JWT_LIFETIME=

COOKIE_LIFETIME=

SMPT_MAIL=

SMPT_PASS=

SMPT_SERVICE=

• MONGO_URI - This variable should contain the connection string to your mongo database.
• JWT_SECRET_KEY - This variable should contain your 256-bit encryption key for issuing and signing payload using JSON web token
• JWT_LIFETIME - This defines the validity of the token issued
• COOKIE_LIFETIME - This defines the duration the cookie is saved in the browser.
• SMPT_MAIL - This should contain the email with which you want to send the email to the client
• SMPT_PASS - Password for the SMPT_MAIL
• SMPT_SERVICE - The service which you'll be using ( Eg. gmail )

6. Run the command:

npm run dev

This will start your local dev environment.