amspears / foodsearch-backend

Food Search Application build with yelp API and using the MERN Stack

Food Search

Description

The purpose of this application is to allow the user to browse for restaurants with the type of food they desire and most convenient location.

Links to repositories

• https://github.com/AMSpears/project-4-backend
• https://github.com/AMSpears/project-4-frontend

Link to deployed app

• Food search -- http://food-searches.surge.sh/

Technologies Uses

Express.js

React.js

Node.js

CSS

HTML

Dependencies Front-end:

• Axios
• React
• React Dom
• React Router Dom
• React Scripts

Dependencies Back-end:

• Axios
• Bcrypt
• Body Parser
• Cors
• Express
• Method-override
• Mongoose
• Nodemon
• Yelp

Approach Taken

• Feature branches

Features

• Yelp API

Installation

• Fork or Clone front-end and back-end repositories
• Run npm install
• Start mongo (Backend)
• Run npm start (Frontend)

Future Features

• Add Users
• Allow users to save and add personalize notes to their favorite restaurants and not so favorite restaurants
• Add randomize button for user to choose a restaurant of their choice

Acknowledgements

Logo and web design by Chaz Spears