Book Management System - Node.js & Express

This project implements a complete book management system with user authentication and review functionality for the Coursera "Developing Back-End Apps with Node.js and Express" course.

Features Implemented

General Users (Tasks 1-5):

• ✅ Task 1: Get the book list available in the shop
• ✅ Task 2: Get books based on ISBN
• ✅ Task 3: Get all books by Author
• ✅ Task 4: Get all books based on Title
• ✅ Task 5: Get book Reviews

User Authentication (Tasks 6-7):

• ✅ Task 6: Register New user
• ✅ Task 7: Login as a Registered user

Registered Users (Tasks 8-9):

• ✅ Task 8: Add/Modify a book review
• ✅ Task 9: Delete book review

Node.js Client with Axios (Tasks 10-13):

• ✅ Task 10: Get all books – Using async callback function
• ✅ Task 11: Search by ISBN – Using Promises
• ✅ Task 12: Search by Author – Using Async/Await
• ✅ Task 13: Search by Title – Using Promises

Installation & Setup

1. Install dependencies:

npm install

2. Start the server:

npm start

3. For development with auto-restart:

npm run dev

4. Test the client methods:

npm test

API Endpoints

Public Endpoints

• GET /books - Get all books
• GET /books/isbn/:isbn - Get book by ISBN
• GET /books/author/:author - Get books by author
• GET /books/title/:title - Get books by title
• GET /books/:id/reviews - Get book reviews
• POST /register - Register new user
• POST /login - User login

Protected Endpoints (Require Authentication)

• PUT /books/:id/reviews - Add/modify book review
• DELETE /books/:id/reviews - Delete book review

Testing with Screenshots

For peer review, test each endpoint using:

1. Postman
2. Browser (for GET requests)
3. The provided test client (npm test)

Sample Test Data

• ISBN: 9781593279509
• Author: David Flanagan
• Title: JavaScript
• User credentials: username: testuser, password: testpass123

Project Structure

├── package.json          # Dependencies and scripts
├── index.js             # Main Express server
├── test_client.js       # Node.js client with Axios
├── README.md           # This file
└── screenshots/        # Screenshots for peer review

Technologies Used

• Node.js
• Express.js
• JWT for authentication
• bcryptjs for password hashing
• Axios for HTTP requests
• CORS for cross-origin requests