🍽️ Foodies Backend – Online Food Ordering System

This repository contains the backend service for Foodies, a full-stack online food ordering platform. The backend is built using Java and Spring Boot and provides secure REST APIs for authentication, cart management, and order processing.

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🚀 Features

• User & Admin authentication using JWT
• Role-based access control (RBAC)
• Secure REST APIs with Spring Security
• Cart and order management
• Admin APIs for menu & order handling
• Global exception handling & validation
• Clean layered architecture

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Java 17
• Spring Boot
• Spring Security + JWT
• Spring Data JPA
• MongoDB
• Maven
• REST APIs

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📁 Project Structure

controller/ → REST endpoints
service/ → Business logic
repository/ → Database access layer
model/ → Entities
security/ → JWT config & filters
exception/ → Global error handling

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⚙️ How to Run Locally

1. Clone the repository
   git clone https://github.com/ayushcode12/Foodies_Backend.git

2. Configure database in application.properties

3. Run the application
   mvn spring-boot:run

4. Server starts at
   http://localhost:8080

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🔐 Authentication Flow

• Login returns JWT token
• Token is sent in Authorization header
• Access is controlled based on role (USER / ADMIN)

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📌 What I Learned

• Secure REST API development
• JWT authentication & authorization
• Backend architecture design
• Database modeling
• Error handling and validation
• Building production-like systems

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👨‍💻 Author

Ayush Jain
Java Backend / Full Stack Developer
GitHub: https://github.com/ayushcode12