Shipping and Handling Microservice

This Docker image provides a microservice for calculating shipping fees based on product categories and time of day. It also provides a shipping explanation and returns all shipping fees for products.

Version 2.0.0 Update

In version 2.0.0, the Shipping and Handling Microservice has been updated to include MongoDB integration. It now relies on environment variables to establish a connection with a MongoDB database for storing and retrieving product data.

docker run -p 8080:8080 -e MONGO_URI=<mongo_uri> shipping-and-handling

Usage

To run a container from this image, use the following command:

docker run -p 8080:8080 shipping-and-handling

The microservice will be accessible at http://localhost:8080.

API Endpoints

• GET /shipping-fee?product_id=<product_id>: Calculates the shipping fee for a product based on its ID.
• GET /shipping-explanation: Provides a sophisticated explanation of the shipping fee calculation.
• GET /all-shipping-fees: Returns all shipping fees for products.

Environment Variables

This microservice does not require any environment variables to be set.

Volumes

This microservice does not use any volumes.

Docker Network

To enable communication between the Shipping and Handling microservice and other microservices or applications, ensure that the containers are connected to the same Docker network. You can achieve this by following these steps:

1. Create a Docker network:

docker network create my-network

1. Run the Shipping and Handling microservice container with the --network flag:

docker run --network my-network -p 8080:8080 shipping-and-handling

1. Run other microservice or application containers on the same network:

docker run --network my-network -p 4000:4000 ecommerce-ui

By connecting the containers to the same Docker network, they can communicate with each other using their container names as hostnames.

Building the Image

If you want to build the Docker image yourself, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository containing the application code.
2. Navigate to the directory where the Dockerfile is located.
3. Run the following command to build the image:

docker build -t shipping-and-handling .

This command will build the Docker image using the provided Dockerfile and tag it as shipping-and-handling.

Contributing

If you would like to contribute to this project, please follow the guidelines in the CONTRIBUTING.md file.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions regarding this Docker image or the Shipping and Handling microservice, please open an issue⁠ on the GitHub repository.