📌 Project Overview

EliteGadget is an electronic gadgets e-commerce platform designed to provide a seamless shopping experience. This project was built using Next.js (frontend) and Node.js with Express and Mongoose (backend) following a modular architecture.

🛠 Implementation Details

🌐 Frontend (Next.js)

• State Management: Redux Toolkit
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Routing: Next.js App Router
• Authentication: JWT & Firebase Social Login
• UI Components: Shadcn & Material-UI

🔧 Backend (Node.js + Express + Mongoose)

• Database: MongoDB
• ORM/ODM: Mongoose & Prisma
• Authentication: JWT
• Payment Integration: SSLCommerz
• Search Feature: Meilisearch

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🏗️ Weekend Case Study: Building the Backend for Electronic Gadgets Shop

📅 Date: October 21-22, 2023
🎯 Goal: Set up the backend for the Electronic Gadgets Shop project using Node.js, Express, and MongoDB.

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✅ Tasks Completed

• 🚀 Project setup with TypeScript and ESLint.
• 🔑 Implemented JWT-based authentication.
• 📦 Designed MongoDB schemas for User and Product.
• 🔄 Created RESTful API endpoints for user and product management.

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⚠️ Challenges Faced

• 🔹 Implementing secure JWT authentication.
• 🔹 Restricting access to admin-only routes.
• 🔹 Configuring TypeScript with Express and Mongoose.

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🔑 Solutions Implemented

• 🔹 Used jsonwebtoken for token generation and verification.
• 🔹 Created roleMiddleware for role-based access control.
• 🔹 Extended the Request interface to include a user property.

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🚀 Results

• ✅ Functional backend with secure authentication.
• ✅ Clean and maintainable code with TypeScript and ESLint.

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🎯 Lessons Learned

• 📌 Gained hands-on experience with JWT and role-based access control.
• 📌 Improved my understanding of TypeScript and Mongoose.

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This case study highlights my problem-solving skills and backend development expertise. 🚀