Express eCommerce API

A basic Express API designed to manage products. This API provides CRUD operations for products and is intended to be used with a Next.js frontend.

Getting Started

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone https://github.com/dCC-Online/eCommerce_API_Nextjs_Complete
   

2. Open the unzipped folder in VS Code

3. Install Node Modules:

   npm install
   

4. Start the server:

   npm start
   

The server will start and listen on port 5000 by default. You should see the message:

   Server is running on port 5000

A Postman collection is included. Import it into Postman & test each endpoint.

API Endpoints

Get All Products

• Endpoint: http://localhost:5000/api/products
• Method: GET
• Response: Array of products

Get a Product by ID

• Endpoint: http://localhost:5000/api/products/:id
• Method: GET
• Response: Product object

Create a New Product

• Endpoint: http://localhost:5000/api/products
• Method: POST
• Body:

{
  "name": "Product Name",
  "description": "Product Description",
  "price": 100.00,
  "imageUrl": "online/image/url.jpg"
}

• Response: Created product object

Update a Product by ID

• Endpoint: http://localhost:5000/api/products/:id
• Method: PUT
• Body:

{
  "name": "Updated Product Name",
  "description": "Updated Product Description",
  "price": 150.00,
  "imageUrl": "path/to/updated-image.jpg"
}

• Response: Updated product object

Making Requests from Next.js Frontend

• Ensure the server is running using npm start before making requests from your Next.js frontend.
• Example POST Request:

const productData = {
  name: "New Product",
  description: "This is a new product",
  price: 99.99,
  imageUrl: "path/to/image.jpg"
};

fetch('http://localhost:5000/api/products', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  },
  body: JSON.stringify(productData)
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));