E-commerce mern

A mern application

Project Structure

The project is organized as follows:

• src
  • server.js: Initializes and starts the server.
  • app: Contains the main application logic.
    • router: Defines all the routes.
    • controller: Contains all the controller functions.
    • model: Defines the user schema and model.
  • config
    • db.js: Manages the database connection using Mongoose.
  • middleware
    • errorHandler.js: Handles all the errors.
• .env: Stores crucial environment variables like MongoDB connection string.
• secret.js: Manages the .env file and makes the data available to all project files.

Setup Instructions

1. Install Dependencies: Run npm install to install the required packages.
2. Start the Server: Use npm run dev to start the server with nodemon.

Key Packages Used

• morgan: Logs incoming requests.
• xss-clean: Filters XSS requests (note: this package is out of date).
• express-rate-limit: Limits the number of requests that can be sent in a particular time frame.
• http-errors: Generates and handles HTTP errors.
• dotenv: Manages environment variables.

Routes

• GET /users: Retrieves users with pagination, search, and limiting functionality.
• GET /users/:id: Retrieves a particular user by ID.

Environment Variables

Make sure to set the following variables in the .env file:

• MONGODB_URI: Your MongoDB connection string.

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