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Full Stack Food Ordering App

Jun 14, 2025

Overview

This lecture covers building a full stack food ordering web app using ReactJS for the frontend, Node.js/Express for the backend, MongoDB for data storage, and an admin panel for managing products and orders.

Project Overview

  • The web app displays food items, filters by category, and allows user registration, login, adding to cart, and placing orders.
  • The cart page summarizes selected items, quantities, pricing, and delivery charges.
  • A Stripe payment gateway is integrated for checkout.
  • Users can view their order history and order status.
  • The admin panel supports adding, listing, and deleting food items, as well as updating order statuses.

Frontend Details

  • Uses ReactJS with React Router for page navigation and context API for global state management.
  • Main components: Navbar, Header, Explore Menu, Food Display, Cart, Place Order, App Download, Footer, Login Popup, My Orders.
  • CSS/media queries applied for full responsiveness across devices.
  • Item addition/removal in cart uses context state, with synchronization to the backend for logged-in users.
  • Smooth-scrolling and UI feedback (notification toasts) are implemented for user interactions.

Backend Details

  • Built with Node.js and Express; main dependencies include mongoose (MongoDB ORM), JWT (auth), bcrypt (password hashing), multer (image upload), Stripe (payments), cors, dotenv.
  • Folder structure: config (database), models (schemas), controllers (logic), middleware (auth), routes (API endpoints), uploads (images).
  • Food model: name, description, price, image (URL), category.
  • User model: name, email (unique), password (hashed), cart (object).
  • Order model: userID, items, amount, address, status, date, payment status.
  • API endpoints manage CRUD for food items, user registration/login, cart management, order placement, payment verification, and admin functions.
  • JWT & middleware ensure protected routes for authenticated actions.

Admin Panel

  • Built with ReactJS; separate from user-facing frontend.
  • Admin can add food items (name, description, price, image, category), view all items, and delete products.
  • Displays all orders with user details and allows changing order status (processing, out for delivery, delivered).

Key Terms & Definitions

  • ReactJS — JavaScript library for building user interfaces.
  • Context API — React feature for global state management.
  • Express.js — Node.js web framework for creating backend APIs.
  • MongoDB/Mongoose — NoSQL database (MongoDB) and its Node.js ORM.
  • JWT (JSON Web Token) — Token-based authentication mechanism.
  • bcrypt — Library to securely hash passwords.
  • multer — Middleware for handling file/image uploads.
  • Stripe — Payment processing platform integration.
  • Admin Panel — Restricted interface for managing products and orders.

Action Items / Next Steps

  • Implement the described folder structure and start coding components as outlined.
  • Set up MongoDB Atlas and create necessary database users and collections.
  • Install all required Node.js and React dependencies.
  • Complete the backend logic for authentication, food item management, cart, and order handling.
  • Integrate Stripe for payments; test with test cards.
  • Build and test the admin panel interfaces for product/order management.
  • Review the source code (from provided link if available) and add this project to your resume.

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