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This code provides the foundation for a powerful store locator app, leveraging GeoJSON for efficient data storage.

Key Features:

• GeoJSON: Efficiently manage store locations in your database.
• Flexible Geocoding: Easily convert addresses to coordinates (services like OpenCage supported).
• Mapbox Ready (Frontend): Visually display stores using Mapbox (often requires a premium subscription).

Benefits:

• Powerful Search: Find stores by user location, radius, or specific areas.
• Scalable: Efficiently handle store data as your business grows.

Potential:

This codebase can be the starting point for various location-based apps:

• Store Locator: Help customers find you.
• Delivery App: Optimize delivery routes.
• Dating App : Connect people nearby.

• Backend:

  • Node.js & Express.js: Powering the server-side logic and application framework.
  • MongoDB & Mongoose: Flexible NoSQL database.
  • Postman: Tool for API testing and development.
  • Geocoder: node-geocoder Library for geocoding addresses into latitude and longitude coordinates.
  • OpenCage : Provides API KEY as a free service to for geocoding and reverse-geocoding.

• Frontend (Pending):

  • Bootstrap: Building responsive user interfaces.
  • Mapbox: (Premium Subscription Required) Mapping service for visualizing store locations.

Getting Started:

1. Prerequisites:

   • Node.js and npm (or yarn) installed on your system.
   • A MongoDB database instance running.

2. Install dependencies:

   cd Store-Finder npm install

3. Configuration:

   • Add environment variables for your MongoDB connection string and any other sensitive information required by the application (e.g., Mapbox access token).
   • Update the database configuration in models directory (e.g., Store.js) if needed to match your specific MongoDB setup.

4. Run the application:

Develop Locally:

npm run dev

Deploy (Production):

node server.js