Build a Basic E-commerce App with Next.js!

🌱 How to start this project?

Do not clone this repository because we are going to use a different template.

⚠ You will need to have Node.js installed if you do it locally, but all of that is already installed on Codespaces or Gitpod!

📝 Instructions

Step 1: Set Up the Project

• Set up the base project by following the steps given in the official Next.js documentation: https://nextjs.org/docs/getting-started/installation.

• Follow the instructions in the repository's README to set up your development environment.

Step 2: Plan the App Structure

• Define the pages your application will have, such as:

  • Main page displaying a list of products.
  • Product detail page.
  • Shopping cart.
  • Checkout page.

• Decide how you will structure the components and routes in Next.js.

Step 3: Create the Product List

• Create a sample dataset for your products. You can create a products.json file with an array of objects representing the products.

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Product 1",
    "price": 19.99,
    "image": "/images/product1.jpg",
    "description": "Description of Product 1"
  }
  // ...more products
]

• In the main page (pages/index.js), import the product list and display each product with its name, image, and price.

Step 4: Create the Product Detail Page

• Create a dynamic page for the product details in pages/product/[id].js.

• Use getStaticPaths and getStaticProps to generate static pages for each product.

Step 5: Implement the Shopping Cart

• Use the useState or useContext hook to manage the shopping cart state.

• Create a context (CartContext) to share the cart state throughout the application.

• Wrap your application with the CartProvider in _app.js.

Step 6: Create the Cart Page

• Create a /cart page that displays the products added to the cart.

• Allow the user to modify the quantity or remove products from the cart.

Step 7: Create the Checkout Page

• Create a /checkout page where the user can enter their details and confirm the purchase.

• It is not necessary to process real payments; you can simulate the process.

Step 8: Improve the User Interface

• Use CSS or a library like Tailwind CSS or Bootstrap to improve the design of your application.

• Ensure that the application is responsive and works well on different devices.

Bonus Section

Additional Features to Practice and Improve the Project

1. Filtering and Search: Implement functionalities to filter products by category and search by name.

2. Quantity in Cart: Allow the user to select the quantity of each product in the cart.

3. Data Persistence: Store the cart state in localStorage so it persists when the page is reloaded.

4. User Authentication: Implement a basic registration and login system.

5. API Integration: Connect your application with a real or simulated API to fetch the products.

6. SEO Optimization: Take advantage of Next.js's server-side rendering features to improve SEO.

7. Pagination: If you have many products, add pagination to the product list.

8. Payment Processing: Integrate a service like Stripe to process real payments.

Explore different enhancements to make your e-commerce application more complete and functional!