E-Commerce Learning Platform

This is an e-commerce learning platform currently under development using Spring Boot and Spring Data JPA. The platform aims to provide users with a seamless experience for browsing and purchasing online learning resources.

Table of Contents

1. Features
2. Technologies Used
3. Architecture
4. Installation
5. Running the Application
6. Future Enhancements
7. Database Schema
8. Configuration
9. Contributing

Features

• Course Catalog: Ability to manage a collection of online courses.
• Resource Management: Upload and associate various types of learning resources (videos, PDFs, etc.) with courses.
• Future User Authentication: Plans to implement user registration and login for a personalized experience.
• Admin Functionality: Future capabilities for admins to add and manage courses and resources.

Technologies Used

• Spring Boot: For building the core application.
• Spring Data JPA: For database interaction.
• Hibernate: As the JPA implementation.
• MySQL / PostgreSQL: For the relational database.
• Lombok: To reduce boilerplate code.
• Maven: For project build and dependency management.

Architecture

The platform follows a layered architecture:

• Model Layer: Contains entity classes for the database (e.g., Course, Resource).
• Repository Layer: Interfaces for data access using Spring Data JPA.
• Service Layer: Business logic (currently in development).

Installation

Prerequisites

• Java 17 or higher
• Maven 3.8.x or higher
• MySQL or PostgreSQL
• IDE (IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, etc.)

Steps to Install

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/ecommerce-learning-platform.git
   cd ecommerce-learning-platform