To build a minimalist digital books application using SvelteKit to demonstrate Stripe integration for purchasing digital goods. The application will allow users to browse books, add them to a cart, and purchase them using Stripe. Access to purchased content will be granted based on the email provided during checkout.
- Display a list of available digital books.
- Each book entry should show:
- Title
- Author
- Cover Image (URL)
- Price
- Allow users to view more details for a single book (e.g., a longer description).
- Users can add books from the catalog to a shopping cart.
- Users can view the contents of their shopping cart.
- Users can remove books from their shopping cart.
- The cart should display the subtotal and total price.
- Initiate a Stripe Checkout session for the items in the cart.
- Stripe Checkout should collect the customer's email address.
- Handle redirection to a success page u 7AEA pon successful payment.
- Handle redirection to a failure/cancellation page if payment is not completed.
- Provide a mechanism for users to access their purchased digital content.
- Access will be granted by users providing the email address they used during the Stripe Checkout process.
- The system will look up purchases associated with that email.
- Implement a backend endpoint to receive and securely validate Stripe webhook events.
- Specifically, listen for
checkout.session.completedevents. - Upon successful validation of a
checkout.session.completedevent:- Record the purchase in the database, associating the purchased book(s) with the customer's email.
- Frontend/Full-stack Framework: SvelteKit
- Payment Processing: Stripe SDK (Stripe.js for client-side,
stripenpm package for server-side) - Database: SQLite
- ORM: Drizzle ORM
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Books Table:
id(Primary Key)title(Text)author(Text)description(Text, optional)coverImageUrl(Text, optional)priceInCents(Integer)
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Purchases Table:
id(Primary Key)customerEmail(Text) - Email from Stripe CheckoutbookId(Foreign Key to Books table)purchasedAt(Timestamp)stripeCheckoutSessionId(Text, Unique) - For idempotency and reference
- User accounts and authentication (login/signup).
- Complex order management system (e.g., order history dashboards).
- Physical product shipping.
- Advanced analytics or reporting.
- User reviews or ratings.