This website is an example/demonstration of the sort of online shops that can be built
with the ReactJS library, when coupled with a Node.js Backend.
https://nothingnothings.github.io/NodeShopRestAPI
Frontend Single Page Application (SPA) built with the ReactJS (create-react-app) library. The site's design, hexagon-inspired, was based on Node.js's logo. Flexbox and media queries were used for the responsive design (attempting to cater to multiple device types, both desktop and mobile, with different resolutions). As per React's latest versions, the app was made out of functional components, moving away from the class-based ("class App extends React.Component{}
") component approach used in the past.
The App was bootstrapped with create-react-app
and deployed with GitHub Pages, assisted by the GitHub Actions feature.
This app is also available as a "multi-page" app, without ReactJS. The project can be found here.
The backend of the app, as its name suggests, utilizes Node.js (with the Express.js framework) and is hosted on the Railway platform. The serverside code can be found here.
Some of the Languages and Libraries employed:
- Node Package Manager (for bootstrapping and managing the React app)
- HTML5 (JSX)
- CSS3 (animations, Flexbox, media queries)
- ReactJS (JavaScript Library, app built entirely of React components)
- React Router (for the navigation between the different "pages" of the app)
- React Redux approach for managing state (global state split between 4 reducers:
auth
,orders
,cart
andshop
) - Bootstrap (mainly for parts of the Footer component)
- MongoDB (noSQL database storage solution; storage of
user
,product
andorder
objects into collections in a remote MongoDB Atlas database) - Font Awesome
- Axios (for the communication, requests and responses, between the frontend app and the Node.js/express.js backend targeted by it)
The development environment (with the use of the create-react-app
tool/workflow):
.\
│
├── public\
│ │
│ ├── images\
│ │ ├── 1658431838529-Bike.png
│ │ ├── 1658432590831-Boat.png
│ │ ├── 1658433107407-Pencil.png
│ │ ├── 1658433305838-Skateboard.png
│ │ ├── 1658433495040-keyboard.png
│ │ ├── 1658434189280-A set of tires.png
│ │ ├── 1658434649972-Boomerang.png
│ │ ├── 1658435067043-Drums.png
│ │ └── 1658435608982-Violin.png
│ │
│ ├── 404.html
│ ├── NodeShopBlack.png
│ ├── apple-touch-icon.png
│ ├── browserconfig.xml
│ ├── favicon-16x16.png
│ ├── favicon-32x32.png
│ ├── favicon.ico
│ ├── index.html
│ ├── logo192.png
│ ├── logo512.png
│ ├── manifest.json
│ ├── mstile-150x150.png
│ └── site.webmanifest
│
├── src\
│ │
│ ├── components\
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Backdrop\
│ │ │ ├── Backdrop.css
│ │ │ └── Backdrop.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Cart\
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ ├── CartItemList\
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ ├── CartItem\
│ │ │ │ │ ├── CartItem.css
│ │ │ │ │ └── CartItem.js
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ ├── CartItemList.css
│ │ │ │ └── CartItemList.js
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ ├── NoProduct\
│ │ │ │ ├── NoProduct.css
│ │ │ │ └── NoProduct.js
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ ├── Cart.css
│ │ │ └── Cart.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Footer\
│ │ │ ├── Footer.css
│ │ │ └── Footer.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Grid\
│ │ │ ├── Grid.css
│ │ │ └── Grid.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Navigation\
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ ├── MainNavigation\
│ │ │ │ ├── MainNavigation.css
│ │ │ │ └── MainNavigation.js
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ ├── MobileNavigation\
│ │ │ │ ├── MobileNavigation.css
│ │ │ │ └── MobileNavigation.js
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ ├── NavigationItems\
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ ├── NavigationItem\
│ │ │ │ │ ├── NavigationItem.css
│ │ │ │ │ └── NavigationItem.js
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ ├── NavigationItems.css
│ │ │ │ └── NavigationItems.js
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ └── SideDrawer\
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ └── DrawerToggle\
│ │ │ ├── DrawerToggle.css
│ │ │ └── DrawerToggle.js
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ ├── OrderBoard\
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ ├── Orders\
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ ├── OrdersItem\
│ │ │ │ │ ├── OrdersItem.css
│ │ │ │ │ └── OrdersItem.js
│ │ │ │ │
│ │ │ │ ├── Orders.css
│ │ │ │ └── Orders.js
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ ├── OrderBoard.css
│ │ │ └── OrderBoard.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Pagination\
│ │ │ ├── Pagination.css
│ │ │ └── Pagination.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── ProductItem\
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ ├── Hexagon\
│ │ │ │ ├── Hexagon.css
│ │ │ │ └── Hexagon.js
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ ├── ProductBox\
│ │ │ │ ├── ProductBox.css
│ │ │ │ └── ProductBox.js
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ ├── ProductItem.css
│ │ │ └── ProductItem.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── ProductList\
│ │ │ ├── ProductList.css
│ │ │ └── ProductList.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Toolbar\
│ │ │ ├── Toolbar.css
│ │ │ └── Toolbar.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── UI\
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ ├── Button\
│ │ │ │ ├── Button.css
│ │ │ │ └── Button.js
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ ├── Input\
│ │ │ │ ├── Input.css
│ │ │ │ └── Input.js
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ └── Spinner\
│ │ │ ├── Spinner.css
│ │ │ └── Spinner.js
│ │ │
│ │ │
│ │ └── Wrapper\
│ │ ├── Wrapper.css
│ │ └── Wrapper.js
│ │
│ │
│ ├── hoc\
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Auxiliary\
│ │ │ └── Auxiliary.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Layout\
│ │ │ ├── Layout.css
│ │ │ └── Layout.js
│ │ │
│ │ └── ScrollToTop\
│ │ └── ScrollToTop.js
│ │
│ │
│ ├── pages\
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Admin-Shop\
│ │ │ ├── Admin-Shop.css
│ │ │ └── AdminShop.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Auth\
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ ├── Logout\
│ │ │ │ └── Logout.js
│ │ │ │
│ │ │ ├── Auth.css
│ │ │ └── Auth.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Cart\
│ │ │ ├── Cart.css
│ │ │ └── Cart.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Checkout\
│ │ │ ├── Checkout.css
│ │ │ └── Checkout.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Landing-Page\
│ │ │ ├── Landing-Page.css
│ │ │ └── Landing-Page.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Orders\
│ │ │ ├── Orders.css
│ │ │ └── Orders.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── Product-Detail\
│ │ │ ├── ProductDetail.css
│ │ │ └── ProductDetail.js
│ │ │
│ │ ├── ProductEditor\
│ │ │ ├── ProductEditor.css
│ │ │ └── ProductEditor.js
│ │ │
│ │ └── Shop\
│ │ ├── Shop.css
│ │ └── Shop.js
│ │
│ │
│ ├── shared\
│ │ └── util.js
│ │
│ ├── store\
│ │ │
│ │ ├── actions\
│ │ │ ├── auth.js
│ │ │ ├── authActionTypes.js
│ │ │ ├── cart.js
│ │ │ ├── cartActionTypes.js
│ │ │ ├── order.js
│ │ │ ├── orderActionTypes.js
│ │ │ ├── shop.js
│ │ │ └── shopActionTypes.js
│ │ │
│ │ └── reducers\
│ │ ├── authReducer.js
│ │ ├── cartReducer.js
│ │ ├── orderReducer.js
│ │ └── shopReducer.js
│ │
│ │
│ ├── App.js
│ ├── axios-orders.js
│ ├── index.css
│ └── index.js
│
├── .gitignore
├── README.md
├── package-lock.json
└── package.json
The create-react-app
workflow's production output, as shown in the gh-pages
branch (tasked with the deployment of the app):
.\
│
├── images\
│ ├── 1658431838529-Bike.png
│ ├── 1658432590831-Boat.png
│ ├── 1658433107407-Pencil.png
│ ├── 1658433305838-Skateboard.png
│ ├── 1658433495040-keyboard.png
│ ├── 1658434189280-A set of tires.png
│ ├── 1658434649972-Boomerang.png
│ ├── 1658435067043-Drums.png
│ └── 1658435608982-Violin.png
│
├── static\
│ │
│ ├── css\
│ │ ├── main.fa8e2a93.css
│ │ └── main.fa8e2a93.css.map
│ │
│ └── js\
│ ├── main.4e33800d.js
│ ├── main.4e33800d.js.LICENSE.txt
│ └── main.4e33800d.js.map
│
├── .nojekyll
├── 404.html
├── NodeShopBlack.png
├── apple-touch-icon.png
├── asset-manifest.json
├── browserconfig.xml
├── favicon-16x16.png
├── favicon-32x32.png
├── favicon.ico
├── index.html
├── logo192.png
├── logo512.png
├── manifest.json
├── mstile-150x150.png
└── site.webmanifest
The package.json file used in the project:
{
"name": "node-shop-rest-api",
"version": "0.2.0",
"private": true,
"homepage": "https://nothingnothings.github.io/NodeShopRestAPI",
"dependencies": {
"@fortawesome/free-regular-svg-icons": "^6.1.2",
"@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons": "^6.1.2",
"@fortawesome/react-fontawesome": "^0.2.0",
"@reduxjs/toolkit": "^1.8.3",
"@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.16.4",
"@testing-library/react": "^13.3.0",
"@testing-library/user-event": "^13.5.0",
"@types/react-fontawesome": "^1.6.5",
"axios": "^0.27.2",
"bootstrap": "^5.2.0",
"font-awesome": "^4.7.0",
"react": "^18.2.0",
"react-bootstrap": "^2.4.0",
"react-dom": "^18.2.0",
"react-redux": "^8.0.2",
"react-router-dom": "^6.3.0",
"react-scripts": "5.0.1",
"react-stripe-checkout": "^2.6.3",
"redux": "^4.2.0",
"redux-thunk": "^2.4.1",
"web-vitals": "^2.1.4"
},
"scripts": {
"start": "react-scripts start",
"build": "react-scripts build",
"test": "react-scripts test",
"eject": "react-scripts eject"
},
"eslintConfig": {
"extends": [
"react-app",
"react-app/jest"
]
},
"browserslist": {
"production": [
">0.2%",
"not dead",
"not op_mini all"
],
"development": [
"last 1 chrome version",
"last 1 firefox version",
"last 1 safari version"
]
},
"devDependencies": {
"@types/react": "^18.0.15",
"gh-pages": "^4.0.0"
}
}
To use this project, clone it using Git:
- Run
git clone
to clone the project into your local Git repository - Run
npm install
to install all dependencies (react
,axios
, etc) - Run
npm run build
to create the production/deployment version of the app (outputted in/build
) - Serve the production files locally or on the web, with the help of a hosting provider (although great part of the app relies/depends on the backend's data, which in the case of this demo, is served by a Node.js (Express.js) server, hosted on Railway)
- For the purposes of this demo, on the "Get Started" (Authentication) page, input the credentials
[email protected]
(email) andexemplo
(password) to access the apps's various features
- Single-Page Application, no page reloads, single HTML file (ReactJS)
- Application divided into many components, of which some are used more than a single time, on different pages (ReactJS design philosophy)
- Hexagon-inspired design, created with CSS
- CSS-animated SVG logo on landing page
- Form validation logic using the
useState
Hook, as seen in the 'Get Started' and 'Add a Product' pages. - Responsive design (adaptive, mobile and desktop support) created with Flexbox and media queries
- Usage of GitHub Actions and GitHub Pages with the
create-react-app
utility for a seamless workflow (transition from development stage to production/deployment stage). Upon the git push command, GitHub Actions transfers the contents of the master branch into the gh-pages branch, which then deploys the app at https://nothingnothings.github.io/NodeShopRestAPI/. - For deployment demonstration purposes, only a single user is enabled/created on the serverside, with the credentials
[email protected]
(email field) andexemplo
(password field). Creation of additional users ("No account? Join NodeShop") is possible in the complete app (in this demo app, the account creation endpoints are disabled). Furthermore, the "Orders" made by the user are reset every 60 minutes (MongoDB Time to Live Index feature), and the products added to the "Cart", every 8 hours (MongoDB "Scheduled Trigger" feature) - Working "Shopping Cart" feature ("Add" and "Remove" products feature, with interactive "number of items" icon, synchronized with the global Redux state), implemented with
react-redux
- Form validation logic, powered by ReactJS's state management, in the "Get Started" page
- Simple pagination logic for the list of products
- Page redirection, made possible by the usage of React Router
- Usage of Axios for communication with the Node.js (Express.js) backend, which manages the "User", "Product", "Order" and "Cart" objects, stored on a MongoDB database (MongoDB Atlas service); the Node.js server and MongoDB database also handle the authentication logic (login/signup) implemented on the app
- Dummy representation of the possible integration of shop apps with Stripe, with the
react-stripe-checkout
package and corresponding serverside logic producing effects on the frontend (page redirection and visual update of "orders" page) - Animated custom "Loading..." Spinner
- Viewing of each order's invoices/faturas in .pdf files, produced by the backend (
pdfkit
package) - Font Awesome and Bootstrap usage (in the Footer component)
- Custom favicon, compatible with multiple devices
This app was based on the applications seen on the "NodeJS - The Complete Guide (MVC, REST APIs, GraphQL, Deno)" and "React - The Complete Guide (incl Hooks, React Router, Redux)" courses by Maximilian Schwarzmüller.