ecom_backend

E-Commerce Backend + Frontend

Simple e-commerce project built with Django, Django REST Framework, and React.

Features

• User registration & login (JWT auth)
• Product listing
• Add to cart
• Update cart / remove items
• Checkout (create orders)
• Order history
• Stock management (auto decrease on order)
• Basic payment flow (mock / simple)

Tech Stack

• Backend: Django + DRF
• Frontend: React (CDN, class components)
• Database: PostgreSQL (or SQLite for dev)

Project Structure

backend/
  products/
  users/
  cart/
  orders/

frontend/
  index.html
  app.js

Setup (Backend)

git clone <repo>
cd backend

python -m venv venv
venv\Scripts\activate  # Windows

pip install -r requirements.txt

python manage.py migrate
python manage.py runserver

Setup (Frontend)

Just open the HTML file:

ecom_frontend/index.html

(make sure backend is running)

Basic Flow

1. User registers / logs in
2. Fetch products
3. Add items to cart
4. View cart
5. Checkout → creates order + clears cart
6. Stock is reduced

Notes

• JWT token must be sent in headers:

Authorization: Bearer <token>

• Make sure migrations are run before using orders (common error if not)

Future Improvements

• Real payment integration (Stripe, etc)
• Better UI (proper React app instead of CDN)
• Product search & filters
• Admin dashboard