E-Leaf 🌱

E-Leaf is a web application built using the Spring Framework. It enables product management, a shopping cart feature, and order processing. The project is based on the MVC (Model-View-Controller) architecture, ensuring clean code separation between business logic, data handling, and presentation layers.

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📋 Table of Contents

1. Features
2. Technologies
3. Requirements
4. Installation and Setup
5. Project Structure

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✨ Features

• Product Management:
  • Add, edit, delete,filter,sort and view products.
• Shopping Cart:
  • Add products to the cart, remove them, or update quantities.
• Order Processing:
  • Create and manage orders.
• User Authentication:
  • Register and log in users with different roles (e.g., admin, customer).
• Admin Panel:
  • Manage products on page and change roles of users.

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🛠 Technologies

• Backend: Java 17, Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data JPA, Hibernate
• Frontend: HTML, CSS, Thymeleaf
• Database: MySQL
• Testing: JUnit
• Other Tools: Maven, Lombok, IntelliJ IDEA

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📂 Requirements

• Java: 17 or later
• Maven: 3.8.0 or later
• Web Browser: Any modern browser (for testing the interface)

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🚀 Installation and Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Grodelek/Spring-e-commerce.git
   cd Spring-e-commerce

2. Build the project using Maven:

   mvn clean install

3. Run the application:

   mvn spring-boot:run

4. Access the application in your browser:

   http://localhost:8080

🧱 Project Structure

The project follows the MVC architecture:

Model: Represents application data.
Location: src/main/java/com/example/ecommerce/model
Examples: Product, User.

Controller: Handles HTTP requests and sends data to views.
Location: src/main/java/com/example/ecommerce/controller
Examples: ProductController, CartController.

View: HTML templates generated using Thymeleaf.
Location: src/main/resources/templates

Additional Directories:

Repository: Handles database operations using Spring Data JPA.
Location: src/main/java/com/example/ecommerce/repository

Service: Contains business logic.
Location: src/main/java/com/example/ecommerce/service