Django based Library Management

Django Library Management is a web application built with Django, bootstrap Tailwind CSS that provides an online platform for managing libraries.

This project is built with :

• Django
• Mysql
• Docker
• Bootstrap
• Tailwind CSS

Django Library Management

Django Library Management is a web application built with Django, MySQL, Docker, and Tailwind CSS that provides an online platform for managing libraries.

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Project Stack:

• Django
• MySQL
• Docker
• Tailwind CSS

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Installation 📦

To install Django Library Management, follow these steps:

1. Clone this repository:

  git clone https://github.com/dxuian/ads.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

  cd ads

3. Start the application using Docker Compose:

  docker-compose up --build

This command will build the Docker images and start the containers for the application and database.

4. Access the application:

Open your web browser and go to:

http://localhost:8000

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Features:

General Users:

1. View all books on the homepage.
2. Search for books by author, name, or category.
3. Sort books or authors alphabetically.

Students:

1. Log in or sign up.
2. Request a book.
3. View and filter their issues by:
   • Requested issues.
   • Issued books.
   • All issues.
4. Check fines:
   • View days remaining to return a book.
   • See overdue days and associated fines.

Admins:

1. Log in to the admin dashboard.
2. Manage issues:
   • View, delete, and search issues by student ID.
   • Filter issues by issued or returned status.
   • Accept issue requests (manually or automatically calculate return dates).
3. Manage books:
   • Add, delete, and search books.
   • Filter books by author.
4. Manage authors:
   • Add, delete, and search authors.
5. Handle fines:
   • Calculate fines.
   • Create, delete, and search fines.
   • Toggle fine payment status.
6. Manage students:
   • Search, modify, add, or delete students.
   • Filter students by department.
   • Check all fines and issues of a student.
   • View last login, date joined, and associated users.
   • Change user passwords.

Additional Features:

1. Responsive error handling during sign-up for duplicate Student IDs without reloading the page.
2. Display book statuses (e.g., issued, issue requested, or request issue) based on the user's actions.

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Usage:

1. Start the server using Docker Compose:

  docker-compose up

2. Open your browser and navigate to:

http://localhost:8000

3. Sign up for a new account or log in.

4. Add books to the library, borrow, and return books as needed.