Express and Mongo Eval

README.md

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-## Product List
+# Product List
 
+A full-stack e-commerce application built with Express, MongoDB, React, and Redux.
 
-This project has been created by a student at Parsity, an online software engineering course. The work in this repository is wholly of the student based on a sample starter project that can be accessed by looking at the repository that this project forks.
+## Prerequisites
 
-If you have any questions about this project or the program in general, visit [parsity.io](https://parsity.io/) or email hello@parsity.io.
+- Node.js (v14 or higher)
+- MongoDB (v4.4 or higher)
+- npm or yarn
+
+## Getting Started
+
+### 1. Database Setup
+
+```bash
+# Start (sign in) your local MongoDB service
+mongod --dbpath=/Users/user/data/db
+
+# Verify MongoDB is running
+mongosh
+```
+
+### 2. Backend Setup
+
+```bash
+# Navigate to backend directory
+cd backend
+
+# Install dependencies
+npm install
+
+# Start the server
+npm start
+```
+
+The backend will be running at http://localhost:8000
+
+### 3. Generate Test Data
+
+```bash
+# In a new terminal, run:
+curl http://localhost:8000/generate-fake-data
+```
+
+### 4. Frontend Setup
+
+```bash
+# In a new terminal
+# Navigate to frontend directory
+cd frontend
+
+# Install dependencies
+npm install
+
+# Start the development server
+npm run dev
+```
+
+The frontend will be running at http://localhost:3000
+
+## Features
+
+- Product listing with pagination
+- Category filtering
+- Price sorting
+- Search functionality
+
+## Development
+
+- Backend API runs on port 8000
+- Frontend development server runs on port 3000
+- MongoDB runs on default port 27017

backend/models/product.js

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+const mongoose = require("mongoose");
+const Schema = mongoose.Schema;
+
+const ReviewSchema = new Schema({
+  username: String,
+  text: String,
+});
+
+const ProductSchema = new Schema({
+  category: String,
+  name: String,
+  price: Number,
+  image: String,
+  reviews: [ ReviewSchema],
+});
+
+module.exports = mongoose.model("Product", ProductSchema);