Milestone 3 Requirements:

• Create admin-specific endpoints in MVC for database data modification.
  • Include endpoints to edit Product, Category, Manufacturer, Order.
  • Include endpoint to reset user passwords.
• Ensure MVC directly connects to the Business Layer, not using API endpoints.
• Develop a Search feature for Products, Categories, Manufacturers.
  • Implement search functionality similar to Alza's search input field.
  • Add pagination for Products.
• Implement Caching in the application.
  • Cache frequently accessed data, like categories in the navbar.
• Minimize the differences in features between the API and the MVC.
  • Ensure both API and MVC offer similar functionalities.
  • Exception: Different authentication methods allowed for API.
• Optimize code to minimize redundant database calls.
• Allow users to view their Orders with payment status.

Change Requests:

• Change Request: Modify Category x Product relationship to many-to-many.
  • Set a single primary category for each product.
  • Display primary category on the product detail page.
• Change Request: Implement request logging in MVC using existing API middleware.
• Distinguish and label logs from API and MVC sources.

• Change Request: Implement a Gift Card:
  • In Admin section you will be capable of creating new Gift Cards
  • Gift Cards will be applied in the Shopping Cart and only a single gift card can be applied for a shopping card (by using the coupon code).
  • Each Gift Card has:
    • a specific price reduction (e.g. 200CZK)
    • `n` different coupon codes.
    • each of the coupon codes has a single use.
    • each gift card has a validity from date X to date Y.
    • Admin can see whether the coupon code was used in any order and if so, in which order.

Deadline:

• Milestone 3 - 18.12.2024  => 31.12.2024
• Milestone 3 Review - 22.12.2024 => 04.01.2025 => 05.01.2025
• Final Submission - 15.1.2025