📚 MERN BookStore

Welcome to the MERN BookStore! This project is a full-stack bookstore application developed using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js).

🚀 Features

• 🔒 User Authentication: Sign up, log in, and log out functionality.
• 📚 Book Management: Add, edit, delete, and view books.
• 🛒 Shopping Cart: Add books to the cart and proceed to checkout.
• 📦 Order Management: View order history and order details.

📁 Project Structure

Backend

The backend of the project is built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

Files and Directories

• server.js: The main entry point for the backend application.
• config/: Contains configuration files for connecting to the database and other settings.
• controllers/: Contains the logic for handling requests and responses.
• models/: Defines the data models used by the application.
• routes/: Defines the API endpoints and routes.
• middleware/: Contains middleware functions for request processing and authentication.
• utils/: Utility functions and helpers.

Frontend

The frontend of the project is built with React.

Files and Directories

• src/: Contains the source code for the React application.
  • components/: Reusable UI components.
  • pages/: Page components corresponding to different routes.
  • services/: Functions for making API calls.
  • App.js: The main app component.
  • index.js: The entry point for the React application.
  • App.css: The main stylesheet.

🛠️ Getting Started

Backend Setup

1. Install Dependencies

   npm install

2. Environment Variables

   Create a .env file in the backend directory and add the following:

   MONGO_URI=your_mongo_connection_string
   JWT_SECRET=your_jwt_secret
   

3. Run the Server

   npm start

Frontend Setup

1. Install Dependencies

   npm install

2. Run the Application

   npm start

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/YourFeature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/YourFeature).
5. Create a pull request.

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.