Welcome to the E-commerce Website project! This project is designed to be beginner-friendly and will help you learn about React Hooks (useState, useEffect), react-router-dom for routing, and Axios for making API requests. By working on this project, you'll get hands-on experience building a simple e-commerce website where users can browse products, view product details, add products to their cart, and view their cart items.

• Getting Started
• Project Overview
• Technologies Used
• Learning Objectives
• Contributing

1. Clone the repository to your local machine using: git clone https://github.com/your-username/your-e-commerce-project.git

2. Navigate to the project directory: cd your-e-commerce-project

3. Install the project dependencies using: npm install

4. Start the development server: npm start

5. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000 to view the application.

This project is a simple e-commerce website where users can:

• Browse a list of featured products on the home page.
• Click on a product to view its details on a separate page.
• Adjust the quantity of a product before adding it to the cart.
• Add products to the cart.
• View the cart items and their quantities on the cart page.

The project utilizes React Hooks like useState and useEffect for managing state and side effects. It also uses react-router-dom for navigation between pages and Axios for making API requests to fetch product data.

• React
• React Hooks (useState, useEffect)
• React Router Dom
• Axios
• CSS (styling)

By working on this project, you will:

• Gain hands-on experience with React Hooks, including useState and useEffect.
• Learn how to use react-router-dom for routing between different pages.
• Understand how to make API requests using Axios to fetch data from an external source.
• Practice building a user-friendly interface for an e-commerce website.
• Explore CSS styling and responsiveness to create an appealing design.

The project follows a modular structure to keep code organized and maintainable. Here's a brief overview of the main directories and files:

• src/components: Contains the different components used in the project, such as Home, ProductDetail, and CartPage.
• src/data/api.js: Includes the API functions for fetching product data using Axios.
• src/App.js: The main application component where routing is set up.
• src/index.js: The entry point of the application.
• src/index.css: The global CSS file for styling.

Contributions are welcome! If you find any issues or want to add improvements to the project, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request. If you're new to contributing, this project is a great opportunity to get started with open source development.

This project was inspired by the desire to create a beginner-friendly resource for learning essential concepts in React, such as React Hooks, routing, and making API requests. Special thanks to the open-source community for providing valuable tools and resources.

Note: This project is intended for educational purposes and to provide hands-on practice with React development concepts. It is not meant to be a fully featured e-commerce application. The focus is on learning and building foundational skills.