BitsShopify - E-commerce Backend

Welcome to Bits-Shopify, a simple and robust Spring Boot-powered backend application designed for e-commerce platforms. This project provides the foundational services required for managing users, products, and orders, with features like security, validation, and seamless database integration.

Key Features

• User Authentication & Authorization: Secured endpoints using Spring Security and JWT (JSON Web Tokens).
• Database Integration: Fully integrated with MySQL using JPA for ORM (Object Relational Mapping).
• API Validation: Ensures data integrity using Spring Boot Validation.
• Model Mapping: Simplified DTO mapping using ModelMapper.

Built With

• Spring Boot - Core framework for the backend.
• MySQL - Database for persistent data storage.
• Spring Data JPA - ORM to interact with the database.
• Spring Security - Secures API endpoints.
• JWT (io.jsonwebtoken) - Token-based authentication.
• ModelMapper - Simplifies DTO conversion.
• Lombok - Reduces boilerplate code.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Java 18+
• Maven 3.6+
• MySQL 8.0+
• Visual Studio Code with the following extensions:
  • Spring Boot Extension Pack
  • Java Extension Pack
  • Debugger for Java
• Postman [For testing API (Optional)]

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/bits-shopify.git
   cd bits-shopify

2. Configure MySQL:

   • Create a new MySQL database:

     CREATE DATABASE bits_shopify;

   • Update the application.properties file with your MySQL credentials

     spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/bits_shopify_db
     spring.datasource.username=your_username
     spring.datasource.password=your_password

3. Open the Project in VS Code:

   • Open Visual Studio Code.
   • Use the "Open Folder" option to navigate to the bits-shopify directory.
   • Wait for VS Code to detect the Maven project and load dependencies.

4. Build the application:

   • Open the integrated terminal in VS Code (Ctrl+` on Windows/Linux or Cmd+` on macOS).
   • Run:

     mvn clean install

5. Run the application:

   • Press F5 in VS Code to start debugging, or use the terminal:

     mvn spring-boot:run

6. Access the API:

   • Open your browser or API client (e.g., Postman) and navigate to:

     http://localhost:3000/api/v1