netjimmy/walmart_api_project

This is the take home project from Walmart

Getting Started

1. install node.js and mongoDB

I use the online MongoDB service mLab

Follow the tutorial here

The only table Items schema is like:

[
  {
    "_id": {
        "$oid": "5c64d27a9c6dce3817c07a37"
    },
    "itemId": "14225185"
  },
  ...
  {
    "_id": {
        "$oid": "5c64d2f8e7179a27eb604d68"
    },
    "itemId": "14225186"
  }
]

2. Download the Walmart_API_Project from repo and install the dependencies

Under Walmart_API_Project and Walmart_API_Project/client, execute the install command

npm install

and create a dev.js file under config folder and put the words as following

module.exports = {
  walmartKey: <walmart_API_key>,
  mongoURI: <mongoDB_URI>
};

3. Run npm run dev, it will initiate the node server at http://127.0.0.1:5000 and react server at at http://127.0.0.1:3000

4. Run mocha -R spec spec.js to run the unit test

The functions of website

The search bar

The search result

Enter any keyword in search bar will display the items which contains keyword in discription. Item shows the picture, name, price and the link to url.

If user doesn't enter any keyword, shows a warming

If no relevant items found with keyword