This is a Next.js project bootstrapped with create-next-app.
The choice of database was one of the earliest technical decisions. I picked MongoDB for two reasons:
- I had been thinking about learning MongoDB for a while.
- Menus, the core feature of the app, would use polymorphism and nested documents, which is a great use case for a document database.
MongoDB offers an official Node.js driver that enables queries and other basic features. I used that as an initial, very basic solution, but started having additional needs as the application took shape:
- Sanitizing and validating client-submitted documents.
- Frequently casting ObjectId to String, since React reducers require plain values.
- More concise syntax for connecting to the database and querying documents on every page.
- Generating and populating the database consistently in different iterations and environments.
In the end I decided to adopt Mongoose, as it offers all those solutions and more.
Database related files:
src/database/*
Vercel Blob is a cloud-based file storage solution by Vercel. I wanted to try it because it's tightly integrated with Vercel, where I'm hosting the app.
The app stores product photos there:
src/app/admin/menu/[id]/(edit)/components/items/product.tsxsrc/app/api/product-photo/route.ts
First, run the development server:
npm run dev
# or
yarn dev
# or
pnpm dev
# or
bun devOpen http://localhost:3000 with your browser to see the result.
You can start editing the page by modifying app/page.tsx. The page auto-updates as you edit the file.
This project uses next/font to automatically optimize and load Inter, a custom Google Font.
To learn more about Next.js, take a look at the following resources:
- Next.js Documentation - learn about Next.js features and API.
- Learn Next.js - an interactive Next.js tutorial.
You can check out the Next.js GitHub repository - your feedback and contributions are welcome!
The easiest way to deploy your Next.js app is to use the Vercel Platform from the creators of Next.js.
Check out our Next.js deployment documentation for more details.