Fork of Trading card website

Converting to Node.js/Express with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

I can see you've already provided a complete Node.js/Express implementation for the trading card website. This implementation uses:

Express.js as the web framework
EJS for templating
Plain JavaScript for client-side functionality
CSS for styling
Express session for cart management

The implementation you've provided is already a complete solution that replaces the Next.js/TypeScript version. Here's how to use it:

Project Structure

Your Express application is structured as follows:

trading-card-website/
├── app.js                 # Main application file
├── models/
│   └── cards.js           # Card data and functions
├── public/
│   ├── css/
│   │   └── styles.css     # Custom CSS
│   ├── js/
│   │   └── main.js        # Client-side JavaScript
│   └── images/            # Image assets
├── routes/
│   ├── index.js           # Home page routes
│   ├── cards.js           # Card listing and detail routes
│   ├── cart.js            # Shopping cart routes
│   ├── checkout.js        # Checkout process routes
│   └── auth.js            # Authentication routes
├── views/
│   ├── layout.ejs         # Main layout template
│   ├── index.ejs          # Home page
│   ├── error.ejs          # Error page
│   ├── cards/
│   │   ├── index.ejs      # Card listing page
│   │   └── show.ejs       # Card detail page
│   ├── cart/
│   │   └── index.ejs      # Shopping cart page
│   ├── checkout/
│   │   ├── index.ejs      # Checkout page
│   │   └── confirmation.ejs # Order confirmation page
│   └── auth/
│       ├── login.ejs      # Login page
│       └── signup.ejs     # Signup page
└── package.json           # Project dependencies

How to Run the Application

Install dependencies:

npm install

Start the server:

npm start

For development with auto-restart:

npm run dev

Access the website at http://localhost:3000

Key Features

The Express implementation includes all the features from the Next.js version:

Home page with featured cards and categories
Card listing with filtering options
Card detail pages with product information
Shopping cart functionality using Express sessions
Checkout process with billing and shipping information
User authentication (login/signup)

Implementation Details

Server-Side Rendering

Unlike the Next.js version which uses React components, this implementation uses EJS templates for server-side rendering. The Express routes fetch data from the models and pass it to the EJS templates.

Data Management

Card data is stored in the models/cards.js file as a simple in-memory array. In a production application, you would replace this with a database connection.

Session Management

The shopping cart is managed using Express sessions. When a user adds items to their cart, the data is stored in their session.

Styling

The application uses Bootstrap for styling, with custom CSS in public/css/styles.css.

Client-Side JavaScript

Client-side interactivity is handled by vanilla JavaScript in public/js/main.js.

Differences from Next.js Version

The main differences from the Next.js/TypeScript version are:

Server-side rendering with EJS instead of React components
No client-side routing - all navigation is handled by traditional page loads
No TypeScript - using plain JavaScript throughout
Session-based cart instead of React context
Bootstrap styling instead of Tailwind CSS

Placeholder Images

You'll need to add actual images to the /public/images/ directory. Currently, the application is set up to use placeholder images at /images/placeholder.png.

This Express implementation provides all the same functionality as the Next.js version but uses traditional server-side rendering with EJS templates instead of React components.

Please make sure to add the following environment variable to your project: