Food Ordering Backend API

A RESTful API for a food ordering application built with Node.js, Express, MongoDB, and Cloudinary for image uploads.

Features

• JWT Authentication with HTTP-only cookies
• Role-based access (User, Restaurant Owner, Admin)
• Restaurant and menu management
• Shopping cart functionality
• Order management with status tracking
• Image uploads via Cloudinary
• Restaurant analytics and user order history

Tech Stack

• Node.js + Express.js
• MongoDB + Mongoose
• JWT Authentication
• Cloudinary (Image uploads)
• bcryptjs (Password hashing)

Quick Start

1. Install dependencies

   npm install

2. Environment Setup

   Create .env file:

   PORT=5000
   NODE_ENV=development
   MONGODB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017/food_ordering_db
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
   JWT_EXPIRE=7d
   JWT_COOKIE_EXPIRE=7
   COOKIE_SECRET=your_cookie_secret
   CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=your_cloud_name
   CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=your_api_key
   CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=your_api_secret

3. Start the server

   npm run dev  # Development
   npm start    # Production

API Endpoints

Authentication

• POST /api/auth/register - Register user
• POST /api/auth/login - Login user
• POST /api/auth/logout - Logout user
• GET /api/auth/me - Get current user

Restaurants

• GET /api/restaurants - Get all restaurants
• GET /api/restaurants/:id - Get single restaurant
• POST /api/restaurants - Create restaurant (Restaurant role)

Foods

• GET /api/foods - Get all foods
• GET /api/foods/restaurant/my-dishes - Get restaurant's dishes
• POST /api/foods - Add dish with images (Restaurant role)
• PUT /api/foods/:id - Update dish
• PATCH /api/foods/:id/price - Update price only
• DELETE /api/foods/:id - Delete dish

Cart

• GET /api/cart - Get cart
• POST /api/cart/add - Add to cart
• PUT /api/cart/update/:itemId - Update cart item
• DELETE /api/cart/remove/:itemId - Remove from cart

Orders

• POST /api/orders - Place order
• GET /api/orders - Get user orders
• GET /api/orders/history - Order history with stats
• GET /api/orders/restaurant/orders - Restaurant orders
• GET /api/orders/restaurant/analytics - Restaurant analytics
• PUT /api/orders/:id/status - Update order status

Order States

• preparing → prepared → completed
• cancelled (only from preparing state)

User Roles

• user - Browse and order food
• restaurant - Manage restaurant and menu
• admin - Full system access

Project Structure

├── server.js
├── package.json
├── .env
└── src/
    ├── app.js
    ├── config/
    ├── controllers/
    ├── middleware/
    ├── models/
    └── routes/

Scripts

npm start      # Start production server
npm run dev    # Start development server

License

ISC