srhcrete/e-commerce-refactor

Rails Week 3 project - independent project refactoring and adding AJAX to an existing e-commerce site

E-Commerce Refactor

Description and Goals.

The original developer of this e-commerce site quit abruptly. The goal of this project is to refactor and add AJAX to shopping cart and product features.

Set Up

1. $ git clone this repository
2. $ cd e-commerce-refector
3. $ bundle
4. $ rake db:create
5. $ rake db:migrate
6. $ rake db:test:prepare (for testing environment)
7. $ rake db:seed
8. $ rake db:reset (to perform database create, migrate, & seed in single command)
9. $ rails s to start the server, then navigate to localhost:3000 in your browser.

To use Stripe for credit card payment:

1. Visit Stripe
2. Login or create an account to get your API keys.
3. Paste the following text in the .env file and add your own API keys: PUBLISHABLE_KEY=your key here SECRET_KEY=your key here

Changes Made

AJAX

• added ajax request for updating the carts items when new item added.
• added ajax request for updating the cart when an item is deleted.
• show product details with ajax and jquery.

Refactoring

• added flash notice for sign in and sign out.
• fixed deprecated callback method by changing before_filter to before_action in the Products Controller.
• added validation for order item quantity.
• change the cart item method to update quantity when more than one item of the same order_item is added to the cart. Moved method to the application helper for access throughout the app.
• added Stripe for charges.
• added route to admin and new product page.
• changed orders total_price column from string to decimal to fix charges.
• added thanks route to charges.
• added Paperclip to handle image uploading.
• added avatar to users sign in and and upload for new users.
• add photo to products details page and upload for new products.

Technologies Used

• Ruby-on-Rails
• ActiveRecord
• AJAX