E-Commerce Inventory Management System

Work in Progress - A serverless e-commerce inventory management system built with AWS and React.

Architecture Overview

Backend (AWS Serverless)

• API Gateway: RESTful API endpoints
• Lambda Functions: Serverless compute
• DynamoDB: NoSQL database for products, inventory, and orders
• CloudWatch: Monitoring and alerts
• S3: Static assets and reports storage

Frontend (React / Might use Next.js)

• React: UI library
• Redux: State management
• Material-UI: Component library
• Chart.js: Analytics visualization

Core Features

Product Management

• Create, read, update, and delete products
• Manage product categories and attributes
• Track price history
• Bulk product operations

Inventory Control

• Real-time stock tracking across locations
• Automated low stock notifications
• Batch inventory updates
• Historical stock level tracking
• Stock movement audit trail

Order Processing

• Order creation and validation workflow
• Real-time order status tracking
• Automated inventory adjustments
• Comprehensive order history
• Customer information management

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or higher)
• AWS Account with appropriate permissions
• AWS CLI configured locally

Backend Setup

cd backend
npm install
npm run deploy

Frontend Setup

cd frontend
npm install
npm start

Environment Variables

Create .env files in both frontend and backend directories:

AWS_REGION=us-east-1
API_ENDPOINT=your-api-endpoint
STAGE=dev

API Documentation

API documentation is available at /api-docs after starting the development server.

Testing

# Run backend tests
cd backend && npm test

# Run frontend tests
cd frontend && npm test

Deployment

Backend

npm run deploy:prod

Frontend

npm run build
npm run deploy