inventory-app

A full-stack application to track your inventory.

Description

This project is a full-stack web application that allows users to manage an inventory of products, particularly sauces. The backend is built with Express.js server and communicates with the frontend created in React.

Getting Started

1. Install all the required packages using npm install.
2. Populate the database with initial data using npm run seed.
3. Start the Express server with npm run server-dev.
4. Open another terminal and start the React development server with npm run client-dev.

Troubleshooting

Common Errors

Below are some of the common errors you might encounter while working on the inventory-app along with troubleshooting steps:

Database Syncing Issues

• Error: Sequelize connection error.
• Cause: The database is not running or .env file is not set up correctly with the correct database credentials.
• Solution: Ensure that the database service is running and that the .env file contains the correct database URL.

Module Not Found

• Error: Error: Cannot find module 'xyz' where xyz is a module.
• Cause: Dependency not installed or an incorrect import statement.
• Solution: Run npm install to ensure all dependencies are installed. Check the import statement for typos.

CORS Issues

• Error: Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) errors in the browser's console.
• Cause: The frontend makes requests to a domain different from the one served by the backend.
• Solution: Ensure cors middleware is included and configured correctly in server/app.js.

Specific Errors

API Route Not Found

If an API call to a non-existing route is made, you will encounter an error:

• Error: 404 - Not Found
• Cause: The client made a request to an endpoint that does not exist.
• Solution: Check the fetch URL in the React component and verify that it matches a defined route in server/routes/index.js.

Fetch Call Errors in React Component

• Error: Network request failed or similar errors in the console when making a fetch call from the React component.
• Cause: API server is not running or the endpoint is incorrect.
• Solution: Ensure the API server is running (npm run server-dev). Check the endpoint in the fetchSauces function within the App.js component.

Contributing

For contributing to this project, please follow the next steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch for your feature.
3. Commit changes to the branch.
4. Push the branch to GitHub.
5. Submit a pull request to the main branch.