E-Commerce Backend API

This repository contains the backend API for an e-commerce platform. The API is built using Python, aiohttp, and asyncio, and it integrates with a MySQL database. The application supports CRUD operations for items, users, orders, products, categories, comments, and ratings. Additionally, it includes features like email notifications, search functionality, payment processing, and product recommendations.

Features

1. User Authentication: Register and log in users securely.
2. CRUD Operations: Manage items, users, orders, products, categories, comments, and ratings.
3. Email Notifications: Notify users about order status, promotions, etc.
4. Search Functionality: Search for products based on various criteria.
5. Payment Processing: Handle transactions securely.
6. Product Recommendations: Suggest products to users based on their browsing and purchase history.
7. Rate Limiting: Protect the API from abuse by limiting the number of requests from a single IP.
8. Caching: Improve performance by caching frequently accessed data.
9. File Storage: Store and retrieve product images and other files.
10. Data Validation: Ensure that the data sent to the API is valid and safe.
11. Asynchronous Processing: Handle tasks like data processing and sending emails asynchronously.
12. Error Handling: Gracefully handle errors and provide useful error messages.
13. Logging: Keep track of application events and potential issues.
14. Security: Protect sensitive data and prevent common web vulnerabilities.
15. Database Migrations: Easily make changes to the database schema.
16. Admin Dashboard: Manage the platform and view important metrics.
17. API Documentation: Detailed documentation for developers.
18. Unit Testing: Ensure the application works as expected.
19. Continuous Integration: Automatically run tests and other checks.
20. Deployment: Instructions for deploying the application.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• MySQL
• Redis (for caching)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ecommerce-backend.git
   cd ecommerce-backend

2. Install the dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set up the environment variables. Copy the .env.example file to .env and fill in the required values.

4. Initialize the database:

   python manage.py init_db

5. Run the application:

   python main.py

The API will be available at http://localhost:8080.

API Endpoints

Detailed documentation for each endpoint is available at http://localhost:8080/docs.

Testing

To run the tests, use the following command:

pytest

Deployment

Instructions for deploying to various platforms (e.g., AWS, Heroku) will be added soon.

Contributing

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct and the process for submitting pull requests.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• OpenAI for guidance and inspiration.
• The aiohttp community for their excellent framework.
• All contributors and users of this project.