Car Management API

Overview

This is an ASP.NET Web API project built with .NET 6.0, designed for managing a car marketplace. The API provides various functionalities for users and admins, including user authentication, car management, and image uploads.
This is the Frontend of this API: https://github.com/aleksandromilenkov/CarSellersClient

Features

• User Management

  • Register new users
  • Login and logout functionality
  • Password reset and recovery

• Car Management

  • CRUD operations for users, cars, companies, car models and manufacturers
  • Admin users can edit and delete cars, companies, manufacturers and car models
  • Regular users can add or remove cars from their favorites
  • Search for cars without logging in

• Image Upload

  • Supports image uploads for users, cars, and companies

Technologies Used

• Framework: .NET 6.0
• Database: Microsoft SQL Server
• Packages:
  • AutoMapper
  • DotNetEnv
  • MailKit
  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer
  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore
  • Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.NewtonsoftJson
  • Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore
  • Swashbuckle.AspNetCore

Controllers

• AccountController: Manages user registration, login, logout, and password recovery.
• CarController: Handles CRUD operations for cars.
• ManufacturerController: Handles CRUD operations manufacturers' data.
• CompanyController: Handles CRUD operations for company-related data.
• FavoriteCarsController: Manages users' favorite cars.
• CarModelController: Manages car model data.

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• .NET SDK 6.0 or higher
• SQL Server

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://your-repo-url.git
   cd your-repo-folder
   
   ### Installation
   

2. Restore the packages:

   git clone https://your-repo-url.git
   cd your-repo-folder
   
   
   

3. Update the database connection string in your appsettings.json file

4. Apply the migrations:

   dotnet ef database update
   
   
   

5. Run the application:

   dotnet run
   

API Documentation

The API is documented using Swagger. You can access the documentation at:

http://localhost:5000/swagger


### Contributing
If you'd like to contribute to this project, please fork the repository and submit a pull request with your changes.