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E-Commerce Website Backend

The E-Commerce Website Backend is the server-side component of an e-commerce platform. It provides the functionality for both sellers and buyers, allowing sellers to manage their products and orders and buyers to browse products and place orders.

Features

Authentication: Register and log in users. Generate authentication tokens for secure access to the system.
Buyer Features:
- View a list of all sellers.
- Access a seller's catalog of products.
- Place orders for products from a selected seller.
Seller Features:
- Register products for sale.
- View and manage orders received from buyers.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have met the following requirements:

Node.js
MongoDB
Git (for cloning the repository)

Installation

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-repo.git
cd your-repo
npm install

2.Create a .env file :

MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/your-database-name
JWT_SECRET=your-secret-key

3.Run the backend:

  npm run server

Exposer of Api endpoints

Authentication APIs

POST /api/auth/register
Register a user. Provide username, password, and type (buyer/seller) in the request body.
POST /api/auth/login
Log in with a registered user and receive an authentication token.

Buyer APIs

GET /api/buyer/list-of-sellers
Get a list of all sellers.
GET /api/buyer/seller-catalog/:seller_id
Get the catalog of a seller by seller_id.
POST /api/buyer/create-order/:seller_id
Create an order for a seller with id = seller_id. Send a list of items in the request body.

Seller APIs

POST /api/seller/create-catalog
Create a catalog for a seller. Send a list of items in the request body.
GET /api/seller/orders
Retrieve the list of orders received by a seller.

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