Developed a back-end for an e-commerce site. Using an Express.js API and a Sequelize database, configure the API so that it interacts with the database using Sequelize.

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Github Page: https://github.com/VimukthiGunasekara/e-commerce-back-end

AS A manager at an internet retail company
I WANT a back end for my e-commerce website that uses the latest technologies
SO THAT my company can compete with other e-commerce companies

GIVEN a functional Express.js API
WHEN I add my database name, MySQL username, and MySQL password to an environment variable file
THEN I am able to connect to a database using Sequelize
WHEN I enter schema and seed commands
THEN a development database is created and is seeded with test data
WHEN I enter the command to invoke the application
THEN my server is started and the Sequelize models are synced to the MySQL database
WHEN I open API GET routes in Insomnia for categories, products, or tags
THEN the data for each of these routes is displayed in a formatted JSON
WHEN I test API POST, PUT, and DELETE routes in Insomnia
THEN I am able to successfully create, update, and delete data in my database

Use your terminal to clone or download or copy the zip file to a directory of your choice. Then open the file in VS Code or whatever editor you use. In VS Code, open the terminal and navigate to e-commerce-back-end in the root directory.

npm init
npm install mysql2
npm install sequelize
npm install dotenv

Run the following command at the root of your project and answer the prompted questions:

mysql -u root -p

Enter PW when promted

source db/schema.sql
quit
npm run seed
npm start

Your repository is licensed under an mit open source license, so other people can contribute more easily.More information can be found by clicking this link.

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• 🤔 Suggest a feature
• 🐛 Report an issue
• 📖 Improve documentation
• 👨‍💻 Contribute to the code

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GitHub / Email: [email protected]