Online Book Sales

Abstract

1. Introduction

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Welcome to Online Book Sales, an e-commerce platform where you can browse, purchase, and enjoy a wide range of books from our extensive catalog! Our system is built with a 3-tier architecture, featuring a MongoDB database backend, Node.js & Express.js middleware, and a sleek React frontend.

2. Objective

This project named Online Book Sales - Backend deals with developing an e-commerce website for Online Book Sale. It provides the user with a catalog of different books available for purchase in the store. In order to facilitate online purchase, a shopping cart is provided to the user.

This project demonstrates how JavaScript, Node.js, React can be applied to a real-world Full Stack Web Development problem.

3. Key Features / Modules

• User Registration & Login: Secure account creation with user authentication.
• Browse Books: Explore our rich catalog with detailed book info.
• Shopping Cart: Easily add, update, or remove items.
• Order History: View your past purchases at any time.

4. Technology Stack

• Version conflicts:
• Ensure that all dependencies in your package.json are compatible. If you see warnings or errors during installation, consider using npm audit fix to resolve vulnerabilities.

5. System Requirements

General requirements for this technology stack — check the README for exact versions.

• Node.js (LTS) and npm
• A modern web browser
• VS Code or any code editor
• Git (to clone the repository)

6. Installation & Setup

git clone https://github.com/Trisha-tech/OnlineBookSales.git
cd OnlineBookSales

1. Clone the repository:
2. Write the command.
3. For Frontend
4. Write the command.
5. Error: npm install fails:
6. Ensure that Node.js and npm are correctly installed on your machine. You can check this by running node -v and npm -v in your terminal.
7. If you encounter permission issues, try using sudo npm install (for macOS/Linux) or running the command prompt as an administrator (for Windows).

git clone https://github.com/Trisha-tech/OnlineBookSales.git
   cd OnlineBookSales

npm install

npm install

yarn start / npm start

Full setup instructions are in the project README.

7. Future Enhancements

Suggested extensions you can add to make this your own project.

• Add role-based access control
• Deploy on a VPS or cPanel hosting with a custom domain
• Add automated tests and a CI pipeline

8. Viva / Review Questions

Common questions examiners ask for projects in this domain.

1. Explain the frontend, backend and database layers of this application.
2. How is user authentication and authorisation implemented?
3. Describe the main database tables / collections and their relationships.
4. Which REST APIs or routes are exposed and what do they return?
5. How would you deploy this application to production?

9. Source Code & License

This project is developed by Trisha-tech and published on GitHub under the MIT License. Please follow the license terms and credit the original author when you use or modify this code.