eCommerce

 /ecommerce-backend

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├── /config                  # Configuration files

│   ├── db.js                # Sequelize database connection setup

│   ├── dotenv.js            # Environment variables (using dotenv)

│   └── paypal.js            # PayPal integration configuration

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├── /controllers             # Logic for handling incoming requests and responses

│   ├── authController.js    # Authentication (register, login, logout)

│   ├── productController.js # Product CRUD operations

│   ├── blogController.js    # Blog post CRUD operations

│   ├── orderController.js   # Order management (create, view orders)

│   └── adminController.js   # Admin dashboard (manage products, blog posts, view orders)

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├── /middlewares             # Middlewares for authorization, validation, and file upload

│   ├── authMiddleware.js    # Protects routes that need authentication

│   ├── adminMiddleware.js   # Protects routes for admin users only

│   ├── validationMiddleware.js # Input validation using express-validator

│   └── fileUploadMiddleware.js # File upload logic using Multer

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├── /models                  # Sequelize models (defines database schema)

│   ├── user.js              # User model (user info, password, role)

│   ├── product.js           # Product model (title, description, price, category, image)

│   ├── blogPost.js          # Blog post model (title, content, image)

│   └── order.js             # Order model (user, products, totalAmount, status)

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├── /routes                  # Routes for handling API endpoints

│   ├── authRoutes.js        # Authentication routes (register, login, logout)

│   ├── productRoutes.js     # Product routes (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)

│   ├── blogRoutes.js        # Blog post routes (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)

│   ├── orderRoutes.js       # Order routes (POST for user, GET for user/admin)

│   └── adminRoutes.js       # Admin routes for managing products, blogs, and orders

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├── /uploads                 # Folder for uploaded files (e.g., images)

│   ├── product-images/      # Folder for storing product images

│   └── blog-images/         # Folder for storing blog post images

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├── /validators              # Validation logic using express-validator

│   ├── productValidator.js  # Validates product input data

│   ├── userValidator.js     # Validates user input data (register, login)

│   └── orderValidator.js    # Validates order data

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├── /utils                   # Utility files (e.g., response handler)

│   └── responseHandler.js   # Helper for structuring API responses

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├── /node_modules            # Node.js modules (auto-generated)

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├── /public                  # Static files (e.g., images, styles, JS for front-end)

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├── server.js                # Main entry point of the Express app

├── .env                     # Environment variables (e.g., database credentials, session secret)

├── .gitignore               # Ignore node_modules, uploads, .env, etc.

├── package.json             # Project dependencies and scripts

├── vercel.json              # Vercel deployment config

└── README.md                # Project overview and setup instructions