🚀 Food Delivery Backend

A modern, scalable food delivery API that powers the next generation of food ordering experiences

Built with ASP.NET Core 9 • Inspired by Glovo, Uber Eats, and DoorDash

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🎯 What Makes This Special?

This isn't just another CRUD API. It's a production-ready food delivery platform that handles everything from user authentication to real-time courier tracking. Whether you're building the next food delivery unicorn or learning modern .NET development, this project has you covered.

💡 Why Choose This Backend?

• 🏗️ Enterprise-Ready Architecture - Clean code, SOLID principles, and scalable design
• ⚡ High Performance - Optimized queries, efficient data structures, and minimal overhead
• 🔐 Security First - JWT authentication, role-based authorization, and secure endpoints
• 📱 Mobile-Friendly - RESTful APIs designed for modern mobile and web applications
• 🌍 Global Ready - Multi-language and multi-currency support (roadmap)

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✨ Features That Wow

🔥 Core Functionality Smart Authentication System JWT-based security Role-based access (Admin/Courier/Customer) Secure password hashing Intelligent Order Management Real-time status tracking Automatic courier assignment Dynamic delivery fee calculation Order history with analytics Advanced Restaurant System Multi-category product management Real-time menu availability Dynamic pricing with discounts Rich media support (images)

🚀 Advanced Features Smart Courier Dispatch GPS-based location tracking Nearest-available algorithm Performance monitoring Social Commerce Restaurant & courier reviews Star rating system Customer feedback analytics Developer Experience Comprehensive Swagger docs Auto-seeded test data Clean API design Extensive error handling

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🛠 Built With Cutting-Edge Tech

Technology	Purpose	Why We Chose It
ASP.NET Core 9	Web Framework	Latest features, high performance, cross-platform
Entity Framework Core 9	ORM	Code-first approach, excellent tooling
SQLite	Database	Zero-config development, easy deployment
JWT	Authentication	Stateless, scalable, industry standard
Swagger/OpenAPI	Documentation	Interactive API exploration

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🚦 Quick Start (3 Minutes!)

Prerequisites

✅ .NET 9 SDK
✅ Your favorite IDE (VS Code, Visual Studio, Rider)
✅ 5 minutes of your time

🎬 Installation

# 1️⃣ Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/food-delivery-backend.git
cd food-delivery-backend

# 2️⃣ Restore packages (grab a coffee ☕)
dotnet restore

# 3️⃣ Create and seed the database
dotnet ef database update

# 4️⃣ Launch the API 🚀
dotnet run

🎉 You're Live!

Navigate to https://localhost:5001/swagger and explore the interactive API documentation.

Test it instantly:

• Register a new user via /api/auth/register
• Browse restaurants at /api/restaurants
• Place your first order at /api/orders

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📊 Database Architecture

🏗️ Click to explore our data model

Core Entities

👤 User
├── Authentication & roles
├── Order history
└── Reviews written

🏪 Restaurant
├── Menu items (Products)
├── Location data
├── Reviews received
└── Order fulfillment

🚚 Courier  
├── GPS coordinates
├── Availability status
├── Active deliveries
└── Performance reviews

📦 Order
├── Cart items
├── Status tracking
├── Delivery details
└── Payment info

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📚 API Documentation

Our API is fully documented and interactive!

🎯 Key Endpoints

Endpoint	Purpose	Highlights
POST /api/auth/register	User Registration	Role assignment, validation
GET /api/restaurants	Browse Restaurants	Filtering, pagination, ratings
POST /api/orders	Place Order	Cart validation, courier assignment
GET /api/orders/history	Order History	Personal order tracking
POST /api/reviews	Leave Review	Restaurant & courier feedback

🔍 Advanced Features

• Pagination: All list endpoints support page and pageSize
• Filtering: Search restaurants by cuisine, rating, location
• Sorting: Order results by relevance, rating, distance
• Error Handling: Consistent error responses with helpful messages

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🌟 What's Coming Next

🚧 Roadmap 2024

timeline
    title Development Roadmap
    
    Q1 2024 : Refresh Tokens
           : Real-time Notifications
           : Admin Dashboard
    
    Q2 2024 : Multi-language Support
           : Payment Integration
           : Mobile Push Notifications
    
    Q3 2024 : Analytics Dashboard
           : Map Integration
           : Performance Optimizations
    
    Q4 2024 : AI-powered Recommendations
           : Advanced Reporting
           : Microservices Architecture

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🎮 Demo Data

The project comes with rich seed data:

• 🍕 15+ Restaurants across different cuisines
• 🍔 50+ Menu items with realistic pricing
• 🚚 Active couriers ready for dispatch
• 👥 Test users for all roles

Perfect for immediate testing and demo purposes!

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💻 Development Experience

🔥 What Developers Love

• Hot Reload - See changes instantly during development
• Rich IntelliSense - Full type safety and autocomplete
• Comprehensive Logging - Debug with detailed request/response logs
• Clean Architecture - Easy to understand, extend, and maintain
• Unit Test Ready - Structured for easy testing implementation

🛡️ Production Ready

• Environment Configuration - Easy deployment across environments
• Health Checks - Monitor API health and dependencies
• CORS Support - Ready for frontend integration
• Security Headers - Protection against common vulnerabilities

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🤝 Contributing

We ❤️ contributions! Here's how you can help:

🐛 Bug Reports Found an issue? Report it!

💡 Feature Ideas Have a suggestion? Share it!

🔧 Code Contributions Want to code? Submit a PR!

📖 Documentation Improve our docs Help us!

🎯 Quick Contribution Guide

1. 🍴 Fork the project
2. 🌿 Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. ✨ Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. 📤 Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. 🎉 Open a Pull Request

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License

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