Flash Sale API

A high-performance REST API for managing flash sales built with Node.js, Express, TypeScript, and MongoDB.

Features

• Real-time inventory management
• Concurrency control to prevent over/under-purchasing
• Time-restricted sales
• Chronological leaderboard of purchases
• Authentication and authorization
• Rate limiting to prevent abuse

Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Node.js 14+ and yarn
• MongoDB running locally or a MongoDB Atlas connection string

Installation

1. Clone this repository

git clone https://github.com/polymathmode/flash-sale-api.git
cd flash-sale-api
yarn dev