GadgetGlide Server

Project Overview

GadgetGlide Server is the backend for the GadgetGlide web application, built using Node.js, Express and MongoDB. It provides the API endpoints necessary for managing and fetching product data, implementing search, filtering, sorting and pagination functionalities.

Features

Search: Search for products by name, category or brand.
Filtering: Filter products by category, brand and price range.
Sorting: Sort products by price or date added.
Pagination: Efficiently paginate through product listings.

Live Site

Visit GadgetGlide

Client Repository

GadgetGlide Client Repository

Getting Started

Prerequisites

Node.js (v20 or higher)
MongoDB (Atlas or local instance)

Installation

Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/noushinpervez/GadgetGlide-Server.git
cd GadgetGlide-Server

Install dependencies
```
npm install
```
Set up environment variables

Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following variables:
```
DB_USER=gadgetGlide
DB_PASS=fIckZXw1E7Y2vkeC
```
Run the server
```
node index.js
```
Or,

For development purposes, nodemon can be used to automatically restart the server on file changes:

Install nodemon and run the server
```
npm i nodemon
```
```
nodemon index.js
```
The server will start on http://localhost:5000.

API Endpoints

GET /products

Fetches a list of products with optional filters, sorting and pagination.

Query Parameters:

search: Search term for product name, category or brand.
category: Comma-separated list of categories to filter by.
brandName: Comma-separated list of brands to filter by.
priceSort: Sorting by price (asc for low to high, desc for high to low).
dateSort: Sorting by creation date (asc for newest first, desc for oldest first).
page: Page number for pagination (default is 1).
limit: Number of products per page (default is 9).
minPrice: Minimum price for filtering.
maxPrice: Maximum price for filtering.

Response:

{
  "products": [
    {
      "productName": "Product Name",
      "image": "URL to image",
      "description": "Product description",
      "price": 100.0,
      "category": "Category Name",
      "brandName": "Brand Name",
      "ratings": 4.5,
      "creationDateTime": "2024-08-17T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "totalPages": 5
}

Follow these instructions to set up and locally run the server-side of GadgetGlide to explore its features and functionalities.