DotNetWebAPI_InMemoryDatabase

This is a simple .NET Web API project for managing books, created to explore .NET 8 with Entity Framework Core using an in-memory database. The project follows the repository pattern to handle book-related operations.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Features
• Prerequisites
• Getting Started
• Usage
• Contributing
• License

Introduction

The project is a RESTful Web API that provides endpoints to perform CRUD operations on books. It utilizes Entity Framework Core with an in-memory database for data storage.

Features

• Get All Books: Retrieve a list of all books.
• Add Book: Add a new book to the database.
• Delete Book: Delete a book by its ID.
• Update Book: Update an existing book.
• Get Book by ID: Retrieve a specific book by its ID.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following prerequisites:

• .NET 8 SDK installed. Download here
• An Integrated Development Environment (IDE) like Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code.
• Git installed. Download here

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/RahulMule/DotNetWebAPI_InMemoryDatabase.git

2. Open the project in your preferred IDE.

3. Build the solution.

4. Run the application.

Usage

The API provides the following endpoints:

• GET /api/books: Retrieve a list of all books.

• POST /api/books: Add a new book to the database.

  Example Request:

  {
      "title": "The Great Gatsby",
      "description": "A novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald",
      "author": "F. Scott Fitzgerald",
      "price": 10.99
  }

  Example Response:

  {
      "status": "OK"
  }

• GET /api/books/{id}: Retrieve a specific book by its ID.

  Example Response:

  {
      "id": 1,
      "title": "The Great Gatsby",
      "description": "A novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald",
      "author": "F. Scott Fitzgerald",
      "price": 10.99
  }

• DELETE /api/books/{id}: Delete a book by its ID.

• PUT /api/books: Update an existing book.

  Example Request:

  {
      "id": 1,
      "title": "New Title",
      "description": "Updated description",
      "author": "Updated Author",
      "price": 19.99
  }

  Example Response:

  {
      "status": "OK"
  }

Feel free to explore and customize the code to suit your needs.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.