Django E-commerce Project

This is a simple e-commerce application built with Django. It includes basic features such as item listing, item details, cart management, and checkout.

Features

• Item Listing
• Item Details
• Add to Cart
• Reduce Item Quantity in Cart
• Remove Item from Cart
• Checkout

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/ecommerce.git
   cd ecommerce

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install the required packages

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run migrations

   python manage.py makemigrations
   python manage.py migrate

5. Create a superuser to access the admin panel

   python manage.py createsuperuser

6. Start the development server

   python manage.py runserver

7. Access the application

   Open your browser and navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8000/ to access the application. You can access the admin panel at http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin/.

Project Structure

• ecommerce/: Main project directory.
  • settings.py: Project settings.
  • urls.py: URL routing.
  • wsgi.py: WSGI configuration.
• shop/: Application directory.
  • admin.py: Admin configuration.
  • models.py: Database models.
  • urls.py: URL routing for the application.
  • views.py: View functions.
  • templates/shop/: HTML templates.

Models

Category

• name: CharField

Item

• name: CharField
• description: TextField
• image: ImageField
• category: ForeignKey to Category
• price: DecimalField

URL Patterns

• /: Item list view
• /item/<int:pk>/: Item detail view
• /cart/: Cart detail view
• /checkout/: Checkout view
• /add-to-cart/<int:pk>/: Add item to cart
• /reduce_quantity/<int:item_id>/: Reduce item quantity in cart
• /remove_item/<int:item_id>/: Remove item from cart

Views

• item_list: Displays a list of items with search functionality.
• item_detail: Displays the details of a single item.
• cart_detail: Displays the contents of the cart.
• checkout: Displays the checkout page.
• add_to_cart: Adds an item to the cart.
• reduce_quantity: Reduces the quantity of an item in the cart.
• remove_item: Removes an item from the cart.

Static and Media Files

• STATIC_URL: URL for static files.
• MEDIA_URL: URL for media files.
• MEDIA_ROOT: Root directory for media files.

Acknowledgments

• Django Documentation