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FarmToMarket

Completed 2023 Monolithic MVC Architecture with Modern Frontend Integration

FarmToMarket is a full-featured farm-to-market e-commerce platform that connects local farmers and producers directly with consumers. Built with Symfony 6.3 and PostgreSQL, the platform enables farmers to create product listings, join or create markets, manage inventory, and sell products online. Consumers can browse products by category, search for farms, view geolocalized markets, add products to cart, and place orders. Key features include product catalog with categories and subcategories, producer profiles with geolocation, market creation and membership, session-based shopping cart, order management, live component search, Google Maps API integration, multi-language support, image upload and processing, and modern frontend technologies including React and Stimulus.

Full-Stack Development E-Commerce Web Development Software Engineering DevOps Business Application Geolocation Services

Overview

FarmToMarket is a full-featured farm-to-market e-commerce platform that connects local farmers and producers directly with consumers. Built with Symfony 6.3 and PostgreSQL, the platform enables farmers to create product listings, join or create markets, manage inventory, and sell products online. Consumers can browse products by category, search for farms, view geolocalized markets, add products to cart, and place orders. Key features include product catalog with categories and subcategories, producer profiles with geolocation, market creation and membership, session-based shopping cart, order management, live component search, Google Maps API integration, multi-language support, image upload and processing, and modern frontend technologies including React and Stimulus.

Key Features

Product catalog with categories and subcategories

Producer/farmer profiles with geolocation

Market creation and membership management

Session-based shopping cart

Order management and tracking

Live component search functionality

Google Maps API geocoding integration

Multi-language support

Image upload and processing

Product discount/promotion system

Geolocation-based product discovery

Market geolocation and mapping

Responsive Bootstrap design

React components for interactivity

Email notifications with SendGrid

Technical Highlights

Implemented comprehensive farm-to-market e-commerce platform with Symfony 6.3 and PostgreSQL

Integrated Google Maps API for geocoding and geolocation-based product and market discovery

Developed live component search functionality using Symfony UX Live Components for real-time product and farm search

Built producer profile management system with geolocation, farm information, and product ownership

Created market management system with membership, opening hours, and geolocation features

Implemented session-based shopping cart with quantity management and price calculation

Challenges and Solutions

Geolocation Integration

Integrated Google Maps Geocoding API to convert addresses to coordinates for map display and location-based product discovery

Live Search Functionality

Implemented real-time product and farm search using Symfony UX Live Components with reactive updates and efficient database queries

Shopping Cart Management

Developed session-based cart system with product quantity tracking, price calculation, and cart validation

Producer-Product Relationship

Managed complex relationships between users, producers, and products with ownership tracking and producer status management

Technologies

Backend Framework

Symfony 6.3 PHP 8.1+ Doctrine ORM 2.15

Database

PostgreSQL 15

Frontend Framework

React 18.2 Stimulus 3.0 Turbo 7.0

UI Framework

Bootstrap 5.3 jQuery 3.7 Owl Carousel

Asset Management

Webpack Encore 4.0 Sass

Email

Symfony Mailer SendGrid

Image Processing

Imagine

Security

Symfony Security Password Reset Bundle Email Verification Bundle

External Services

Google Maps API

Infrastructure

Docker Docker Compose

Project Information

Status
Completed
Year
2023
Architecture
Monolithic MVC Architecture with Modern Frontend Integration
Category
Full-Stack Development