Pizza App — Back-end

REST API for the Pizza App. Built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB (Mongoose). Serves menu data (pizzas) and supports listing and adding pizzas.

Tech stack

• Node.js + Express — HTTP server and routes
• Mongoose — MongoDB ODM
• CORS — Cross-origin requests enabled for front-end
• dotenv (optional) — Environment variables from .env

Project structure

Back-end/
├── index.js           # App entry, Express setup, DB connection
├── routes/
│   └── menu.js        # Menu routes (/menu)
├── controller/
│   └── pizzaController.js
├── models/
│   └── Pizza.js       # Pizza schema
├── .env.example       # Example env vars (copy to .env)
└── package.json

Setup

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14+ recommended)
• MongoDB (local or MongoDB Atlas)

Install and run

1. Clone and go to the Back-end folder

   cd Back-end

2. Install dependencies

   npm install

3. Environment variables

   Copy the example env file and set your MongoDB URI (and optional port):

   cp .env.example .env

   Edit .env and set:

   • MONGODB_URI — MongoDB connection string (e.g. Atlas or local)
   • PORT (optional) — Server port, default 3000

   Important: Do not commit .env or real credentials.

4. Start the server

   • Production: npm start
   • Development (with auto-reload): npm run dev

   Server runs at http://localhost:3000 (or your PORT).

API

Base URL: http://localhost:3000 (or your deployed URL).

Menu — Pizzas

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/menu/pizzas	Get all pizzas
POST	/menu/pizzas	Create a new pizza (JSON body)

GET /menu/pizzas

• Response: 200 — JSON array of pizza objects.

POST /menu/pizzas

• Body (JSON):
  name (string), ingredients (string), price (number), photoName (string).
  soldOut (boolean) is optional, default false.
• Success: 201 — Created pizza object.
• Errors:
  • 406 — Missing required field.
  • 409 — Pizza with same name already exists.
  • 500 — Server error.

Example request:

POST /menu/pizzas
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Margherita",
  "ingredients": "Tomato, mozzarella, basil",
  "price": 12,
  "photoName": "margherita.jpg",
  "soldOut": false
}

Scripts

Command	Description
npm start	Run server (node index.js)
npm run dev	Run with nodemon (auto-reload)
npm test	Placeholder (no tests yet)

License

ISC