Shopit.now is a full-stack e-commerce platform that integrates AI-powered sustainability intelligence to help users make greener purchasing decisions.
It features a Cart Optimizer that recommends eco-friendly product alternatives, predicting environmental impact and reducing the simulated carbon footprint per user cart by up to 35%.
- AI Cart Optimizer: Recommends greener alternatives using TF-IDF similarity and predictive ML models for eco-scoring and CO₂ estimation.
- Sustainability Insights: Displays carbon footprint and eco-scores for every product, encouraging sustainable shopping.
- JWT-Secured Authentication: Implements role-based access with Spring Security (Admin / User).
- Integrated Chatbot Assistant: Built with PyTorch intent classification for real-time user support and guidance.
- Admin Portal: Enables product management
- Containerized Microservices: Spring Boot (Core Service) + Flask (AI/ML & Chatbot Services).
- CI/CD Automation: Continuous deployment via GitHub Actions and Render Cloud.
- Monitoring: Prometheus integration for metrics and performance monitoring.
Backend:
- Java (Spring Boot) — Core business logic & JWT authentication
- Python (Flask) — Sustainability & AI services
- PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Pandas — ML modeling
- PostgreSQL — Relational data store
- Docker — Containerization & environment consistency
Frontend:
- React.js + Redux — Responsive client app
- RESTful API integration via Axios
DevOps & Monitoring:
- Docker, Render Cloud — CI/CD & deployment
- GitHub Actions — Automated builds & tests
- Prometheus — Service health & performance metrics
| Service | Platform | Framework | Port |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core Backend | Render | Spring Boot | 8080 |
| AI/ML Service | Render | Flask | 5001 |
| Chatbot | Render | Flask | 5000 |
| Frontend | Vercel | React.js | 3000 |
Each backend service is independently deployed as a microservice, communicating over REST APIs.
- JWT Authentication: Protects API routes and enables stateless session management.
- Role-Based Access Control: Separate privileges for admins and users.
- CORS Configuration: Restricted origins for client security.
- Predicts eco-scores and emission factors using trained regression models (R² ≈ 0.97).
- Recommends greener product substitutions via TF-IDF semantic similarity.
- Tracks and compares total CO₂ impact across user carts.
- Provides quantitative sustainability insights per product and order.
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
POST |
/api/sustainability/cart |
Returns optimized cart recommendations |
GET |
/api/sustainability/insights |
Provides eco-metrics and sustainability insights |
POST |
/api/chat |
Sends a message to the chatbot |
GET |
/api/core/products/view |
Fetches product listings |
POST |
/api/core/auth/login |
Authenticates user via JWT |