eCommerce-Mern

Steps

1. Create React App
2. Create Git Repository
3. List Products
   1. create products array
   2. add product images
   3. render products
   4. style products
4. Add routing
   1. npm i react-router-dom
   2. create route for home screen
   3. create router for product screen
5. Create Node.JS Server
   1. run npm init in root folder
   2. Update package.json set type: module
   3. Add .js to imports
   4. npm install express
   5. create server.js
   6. add start command as node backend/server.js
   7. require express
   8. create route for / return backend is ready.
   9. move products.js from frontend to backend
   10. create route for /api/products
   11. return products
   12. run npm start
6. Fetch Products From Backend
   1. set proxy in package.json (Frontend)
   2. npm install axios
   3. use state hook
   4. use effect hook
   5. use reducer hook
7. Manage State By Reducer Hook
   1. define reducer
   2. update fetch data
   3. get state from useReducer
8. Add bootstrap UI Framework
   1. npm install react-bootstrap bootstrap
   2. update App.js
9. Create Product and Rating Component
   1. create Rating component
   2. create Product component
   3. Use Rating component in product component
10. Create Product Details Screen
    1. fetch product from backend
    2. create 3 columns for image, info and action
11. Create Loading and Message Compnents
    1. create loading component
    2. use spinner compomnents
    3. create message component
    4. create utils.js to define getError function
12. Implement Add to Cart
    1. Create React Context
    2. Define Reducer
    3. Create Store Provider
    4. Implement Add To Cart Button Click Handler
13. Complete Add To Cart
    1. check exist item in the cart
    2. check count in stock in backend
14. Create Cart Screen
    1. create 2 column
    2. display items list
    3. create action column
15. Complete Cart Screen
    1. click handler for inc/dec item
    2. click handler for remove item
    3. click handler for checkout
16. Create Signin Screen
    1. create sign in form
    2. add email and password
    3. add signin button
17. Connect To MongoDB Database
    1. create atlas mongodb database
    2. install local mongodb database
    3. npm install mongoose
    4. connect to mongodb database
18. Seed Sample Data
    1. Create Product Model
    2. create user model
    3. create seed route
    4. use route in server.js
    5. seed sample product
19. Seed Sample Users
    1. create user model
    2. seed sample users
    3. create user routes
20. Create SignIn backend API
    1. create signin api
    2. npm i jsonwebtoken
    3. define generateToken
21. Complete SignIn Screen
    1. handle submit action
    2. save token in store and local storage
    3. show user name in header
22. Create Shipping Screen
    1. create form inputs
    2. handle save shipping address
    3. add checkout wizard bar
23. Create Signup Screen
    1. Create input forms
    2. handle submit
    3. create backend api
24. Create Payment Screen
    1. create input forms
    2. handle submit
25. Create Place Order Screen
    1. show cart items, payment and address
    2. handle place order action
    3. create order create api
26. Implement Place Order Action
    1. handle place order action
    2. create order create api
27. Create Order Screen
    1. create backend api for order/:id
    2. fetch order api in frontend
    3. show order information in 2 columns
28. Pay Order By PayPal
    1. generate paypal client id
    2. create api to return client id
    3. install react-paypal-js
    4. use PayPalScriptProvider in index.js
    5. use usePayPalScriptReducer in Order Screen
    6. implement loadPaypalScript function
    7. render paypal button
    8. implement onApprove payment function
    9. create pay order api in backend
29. Display Order History
    1. create order screen
    2. create order history api
    3. use api in the frontend
30. Create Profile Screen
    1. get user info from context
    2. show user information
    3. create user update api
    4. update user info
31. Publish To Heroku
    1. create and config node project
    2. serve build folder in frontend folder
    3. Create heroku account
    4. connect it to github
    5. Create mongodb atlas database
    6. Set database connection in heroku env variables
    7. Commit and push
32. Add Sidebar and Search Box
    1. add sidebar
    2. add search box
33. Create Search Screen
    1. show filters
    2. create api for searching products
    3. display results
34. Create Admin Menu
    1. define protected route component
    2. define admin route component
    3. add menu for admin in header
35. Create Dashboard Screen
    1. create dashboard ui
    2. implement backend api
    3. connect ui to backend