🍴 OrderUp

A cross-platform college canteen management system that enables students to view menu items, place orders, and track order status — while admins can manage the menu, orders, and analyze trends.
Built with Flutter, Node.js, using MongoDB for data, Razorpay for payments, and featuring ML-powered recommendations (in future releases).

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📚 Table of Contents

• Project Overview
• Features
• Technology Stack
• Team Roles
• Setup Instructions
• Project Structure
• Future Enhancements
• Contributing

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🚀 Project Overview

The app streamlines college canteen operations, making food ordering faster and easier for students while giving admins tools to manage menus, track orders, and view analytics.
Its goal is to digitize the canteen experience, reducing queues and improving management efficiency.

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✨ Features

🎓 For Students

• Secure signup/login (Firebase Auth + JWT)
• Browse daily menu with images and prices
• Search items by name or category
• Place orders with quantity and notes
• Real-time order tracking
• View order history and reorder items
• Payments via Razorpay/UPI (mock in MVP)
• Push notifications for order updates

🧑‍💼 For Admins

• Secure admin login (JWT-based)
• Add, edit, or remove menu items
• Set daily availability
• Manage orders (accept/reject/update)
• Dashboard with summary and analytics
• Export sales history

🧠 Machine Learning (Coming Soon)

• Personalized food recommendations
• Trending item detection
• Demand forecasting and insights

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🧰 Technology Stack

Layer	Technology	Role
Mobile Frontend	Flutter	Student-facing app
State Management	Riverpod	Flutter state management
Local Storage	Hive	Offline cache and local persistence
Backend API	Node.js/Express or Django	Core business logic
Database	MongoDB	User, menu, and order data
Authentication	Email/Password + JWT	Secure credentials and roles
Payments	Razorpay	Payment integration

👥 Team Roles

• Flutter Developers: Mobile app, Riverpod + Hive integration
• Backend Developer: API, business logic, JWT auth, payment integration
• Machine Learning Engineers: Recommendation engine, analytics (post-MVP)

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⚙️ Setup Instructions

1️⃣ Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Node.js & npm
• Flutter SDK
• MongoDB instance
• Razorpay developer account

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2️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/your-org/OrderUp.git
cd OrderUp

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Backend Setup

cd server
npm install

• Replace the .env.sample with .env
• Setup the envirnment variables

npm run dev        # Development mode
npm run build      # Production build
npm start          # Run in production

Flutter Setup

flutter pub get 
flutter run

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⭐ Support

If you find this project helpful, consider giving it a star 🌟
Contributions are welcome — see CONTRIBUTING.md.