Book Store MERN Project

A full-stack book store application built with the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js).

Features

• User authentication and authorization
• Book catalog with search and filtering
• Shopping cart functionality
• Order management
• Admin panel for book and user management
• Responsive design

Project Structure

book-mern-project/
├── backend/          # Node.js/Express server
│   ├── models/       # MongoDB models
│   ├── routes/       # API routes
│   ├── middleware/   # Custom middleware
│   └── server.js     # Main server file
├── frontend/         # React.js application
│   ├── src/
│   │   ├── components/
│   │   ├── pages/
│   │   ├── redux/
│   │   └── utils/
│   └── public/
└── README.md

Setup Instructions

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or higher)
• MongoDB (local or Atlas)
• npm or yarn

Backend Setup

1. Navigate to the backend directory:

   cd backend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Set up environment variables:

   • Copy config.env.example to config.env
   • Fill in your actual values:

     NODE_ENV=development
     PORT=5001
     MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string
     JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key
     JWT_EXPIRE=30d
     

4. Start the server:

   npm start
   # or
   node server.js

Frontend Setup

1. Navigate to the frontend directory:

   cd frontend

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the development server:

   npm run dev

API Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /api/auth/register - Register a new user
• POST /api/auth/login - Login user
• GET /api/auth/me - Get current user
• POST /api/auth/logout - Logout user

Books

• GET /api/books - Get all books
• GET /api/books/:id - Get single book
• POST /api/books - Create book (Admin only)
• PUT /api/books/:id - Update book (Admin only)
• DELETE /api/books/:id - Delete book (Admin only)

Orders

• GET /api/orders - Get user orders
• POST /api/orders - Create new order
• GET /api/orders/:id - Get single order

Users

• GET /api/users/profile - Get user profile
• PUT /api/users/profile - Update user profile
• PUT /api/users/password - Update password
• GET /api/users - Get all users (Admin only)
• GET /api/users/:id - Get single user (Admin only)
• PUT /api/users/:id - Update user (Admin only)
• DELETE /api/users/:id - Delete user (Admin only)

Environment Variables

Create a config.env file in the backend directory with the following variables:

• NODE_ENV - Environment (development/production)
• PORT - Server port (default: 5001)
• MONGODB_URI - MongoDB connection string
• JWT_SECRET - Secret key for JWT tokens
• JWT_EXPIRE - JWT token expiration time

Security Features

• JWT authentication
• Password hashing with bcrypt
• Input validation with express-validator
• Rate limiting
• Helmet security headers
• CORS configuration

Technologies Used

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB with Mongoose
• JWT for authentication
• bcrypt for password hashing
• express-validator for validation
• helmet for security
• express-rate-limit for rate limiting

Frontend

• React.js
• Redux Toolkit
• Tailwind CSS
• Vite
• React Router

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Make your changes
4. Test thoroughly
5. Submit a pull request