Grocery API

An API for inventory management, scoped to a small grocery store.

Install

1. Clone the repo:

   gh repo clone POWRFULCOW89/Grocery-API

   or download as ZIP.

2. Install the dependencies:

   npm i 

3. Run the tests:

   npm test

4. Run the app:

   npm run dev

An environment file is required in the project root, containg the MONGO_URI and SAMPLE_TOKEN variables for MongoDB and testing, respectively.

Project

The current project is built with Express, a Node.js framework for backend code. Mongoose is used as Object Document Mapper along with the NoSQL database MongoDB. Unit tests are modeled with Chai and run with Mocha. As authentication mechanism, a local strategy is implemented with Passport. Finally, the API is deployed to Heroku.

Project requirements

Users

• Admin: Super user that can generate reports, manage inventory and users.
• Manager: Logged in user that can manage the inventory and cashier users.
• Cashier: User that can make, edit and close sales.

Models

• Product:
  • Name, category, stock, price, code.
• User:
  • Username, name, email, password, role.
• Sale:
  • Products, quantity, subtotal, total.

API Documentation

The Grocery API documentation can be consulted in Swagger Hub.

Team

• Rogelio Magaña Tapia
• Diego Domínguez Melo