BookArena Library Management System

BookArena is a web-based library management system that allows you to manage books, members, transactions, and fines efficiently. This project was built using Flask, SQLAlchemy, and Bootstrap.

Features

• Add, edit, and delete books from the library.
• Add, edit, and delete members.
• Manage book transactions and due dates.
• Ability to import books from Frappe API based on filters
• Calculate fines for overdue books.
• User-friendly interface.
• Simple and minimal stylings with BootstrapCSS

Extra

• Prevents users from taking the same book multiple times without returning it.
• Prevents users having a fine more than 500 rs to take a new book
• Shows the following extra book details from openlibrary API for books
  • subjects
  • subject_people
  • subject_places
  • links
  • ebooks
  • excerpts

Screenshots

Here are some screenshots of BookArena in action:

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/aldrinjenson/bookarena.git

2. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set up sqlite db and tweak environment variables.

cp .env.sample .env

4. Modify constants in app/constants.py Default values are the following:

API_LIMIT = 20
BORROW_DURATION = 7  # in days
FINE_PER_DAY = 1

5. Run the application:

flask run

6. Access the application at http://localhost:5000.

Usage

• Browse books and members.
• Add&Edit books and members
• Borrow and return books.
• Import books from Frappe API
• Check fines for overdue books from users.
• Resolve fines by collecting money

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to open issues and submit pull requests.