ShareABite — Food Sharing API
Backend system for a food donation platform connecting restaurants and eateries with communities to reduce food waste.
Overview
ShareABite is the backend system for a food donation platform connecting restaurants and eateries with local communities. The idea is straightforward: food businesses list surplus food, community members request pickup — reducing waste on both sides.
The API was built as the complete backend for a Final Year Project, covering authentication, role management, donation workflows, and pickup request handling — all with a clean, consistent response structure.
The architecture supports three distinct client types — a restaurant portal, an eatery dashboard, and an admin panel — each with separate permissions managed through role-based access control.
Goal
The goal was to build a complete, well-structured backend that could realistically serve as the foundation for a production food donation platform.
- Role-based access control for Admin, Eatery, and Restaurant users
- JWT authentication with protected routes and token validation middleware
- MongoDB schemas for users, donations, and pickup requests
- RESTful APIs with consistent response formats throughout
- Proper HTTP status codes and authorization checks on every route
Outcome
The result is a fully functional API covering all core workflows — auth, role separation, donations, and pickup requests — with a clean codebase.
- Complete authentication system with JWT and protected routes
- Three separate role types with distinct permission sets
- Donation listing and pickup request workflows
- Consistent API response format across all endpoints
- Clean, well-structured codebase ready for team handoff
Tech Stack
Node.js- Express.js
MongoDB
JWT