Rails E-commerce Backend with Stripe Payments

Project roadmap

1. 01

   Model products, carts, and orders

   ~2h

   Design ActiveRecord models for Product, CartItem, and Order with the necessary associations and validations.

2. 02

   Build cart and checkout endpoints

   ~2h

   Implement endpoints to add/remove cart items and to initiate checkout, calculating totals server-side.

3. 03

   Integrate Stripe payment intents

   ~2.5h

   Create a Stripe PaymentIntent on checkout and return the client secret to the frontend for payment confirmation.

4. 04

   Handle Stripe webhooks securely

   ~2.5h

   Implement a webhook endpoint that verifies Stripe's signature and updates order status on payment success/failure.

5. 05

   Add order history and refund support

   ~2h

   Add endpoints for viewing past orders and issuing refunds through the Stripe API.

Resources

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