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Book Search Engine

Welcome to the Book Search Engine repository! This project aims to provide a powerful and user-friendly search engine for finding books by various criteria such as title, author, genre, and more.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Installation
• Usage
• Configuration
• Contributing
• License
• Acknowledgements

Features

• Full-text search: Search for books by title, author, genre, and other metadata.
• Filtering: Apply filters to narrow down search results.
• Pagination: View search results across multiple pages.
• Responsive design: User-friendly interface for both desktop and mobile users.
• API: RESTful API for integrating with other applications.

Installation

In order to run this, install the necessary dependencies via npm i and then use npm start to run the application.

Prerequisites

• Node.js (version 14.x or higher)
• npm (version 6.x or higher)

Steps

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/JamieThompson101/book-search-engine.git
   cd book-search-engine

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Start the development server:

   npm start

4. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3001 to see the application in action.

Usage

Searching for Books

To search for books, enter your query into the search bar and press Enter. You can filter the results by various criteria such as author, genre, and publication date.

API Endpoints

The Book Search Engine provides a RESTful API for accessing book data. Below are some example endpoints:

• GET /api/books - Retrieve a list of books.
• GET /api/books/:id - Retrieve a single book by ID.
• GET /api/authors - Retrieve a list of authors.
• GET /api/genres - Retrieve a list of genres.

Configuration

Configuration options can be set in the .env file located in the root directory of the project. Below is an example configuration:

PORT=3001
DATABASE_URL=mongodb://localhost:27017/booksearch
API_KEY=your-api-key

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow the steps below to contribute to this project:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/your-feature).
3. Make your changes and commit them (git commit -m 'Add your feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/your-feature).
5. Create a new Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

Acknowledgements

• Open Library API for providing book data.
• React for the front-end framework.
• Express for the back-end framework.

Questions

If you have any questions or issues, feel free to add to the issues of this repository here.

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