Book Store Application

This application is a book store that empowers users to efficiently manage and organize their book collection. It offers a user-friendly interface for adding, editing, and deleting books, as well as viewing detailed information about each book.

Features

• Add a new book with details such as title, author, and publish year.
• Edit existing book information.
• Delete books from the collection.
• View detailed information about each book.
• User-friendly interface.

Technologies

Frontend:

• React
• React Router
• Tailwind CSS

Backend:

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Mongoose (ODM for MongoDB)

Additional Tools:

• Axios (for making HTTP requests)
• Notistack (for displaying notifications on the app)
• Nodemon (for server auto-restart during development)

Getting Started

Make sure you have Node.js and MongoDB installed on your machine.

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/Kalutu/book-store
2. Change into the project directory: cd book-store
3. Change into the frontend directory: cd frontend
4. Install dependencies: npm install
5. Start frontend server: npm run dev
6. Open a new tab in the terminal
7. Change into the backend directory: cd backend
8. Install dependencies: npm install
9. Start backend server: npm run dev

Configuration

Create a .config file in the backend directory with the following content:

• PORT=your port
• MONGO_URI=your connection string

API Endpoints

Get all books

Endpoint: GET /api/v1/books Description: Get a list of all books.

Get a single book by ID

Endpoint: GET /api/v1/books/:id Description: Get detailed information about a specific book identified by its ID.

Add a new book

Endpoint: POST /api/v1/books Description: Add a new book to the collection.

Update an existing book

Endpoint: PUT /api/v1/books/:id Description: Update information for an existing book identified by its ID.

Delete a book

Endpoint: DELETE /api/v1/books/:id Description: Delete a book from the collection based on its ID.

Frontend Structure

• src/components: Reusable React components.
• src/pages: Main pages of the application.
• src/App.js: Main component rendering the application.

Backend Structure

• server.js: Entry point for the Express.js server.
• routes/bookRoutes.js: API routes for handling book-related requests.
• models/Book.js: Mongoose model for the Book schema.

Contributing

We welcome contributions! If you find a bug or have a feature request, please open an issue or submit a pull request.