Library Management System API

This project implements a RESTful API for a Library Management System using FastAPI with MongoDB Atlas as the database.

API Endpoints

• API REQUIREMENTS

• POST /students: Create a new student record.
• GET /students: Retrieve a list of students. Optional query parameters:
  • country: Filter students by country (string).
  • age: Filter students by age (integer).
• GET /students/{id}: Retrieve details of a specific student by ID.
• PATCH /students/{id}: Update details of a specific student by ID.
• DELETE /students/{id}: Delete a specific student by ID.

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Folder Structure

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|__config
|   |__config.py        # Configuration settings
|__models
|   |__students.py      # MongoDB models for students
|__routes
|   |__route.py         # FastAPI route definitions
|__schema
|   |__schemas.py       # Pydantic schemas for request/response data
|__.env                 # Environment variable configuration
|__.gitignore           # Gitignore file
|__docker-compose.yml   # Docker Compose configuration
|__Dockerfile           # Dockerfile for building the Docker image
|__main.py              # Main FastAPI application entry point
|__README.md            # Project README file
|__requirements.txt     # Python dependencies file

Prerequisites

• Python 3.9 or higher
• Docker
• MongoDB Atlas account

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/library-management-api.git
   cd library-management-api

2. Install Dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set Environment Variables: Create a .env file in the project root directory with the following content:

   MONGO_URI=mongodb+srv://yourusername:yourpassword@yourmongocluster.mongodb.net/yourdatabase?retryWrites=true&w=majority
   MONGO_DB_NAME=yourdatabase
   MONGO_COLLECTION_NAME=students
   

4. Run the Application:

   uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000

Docker Deployment

To deploy the application using Docker, follow these steps:

1. Build the Docker Image:

   docker build -t library-management-api .

2. Run the Docker Container:

   docker run -d --name library-api-container -p 8000:8000 library-management-api

Docker Hub Image

docker pull avr2002/fastapi-app:latest
docker run -d --name fastapi-app-container -p 8000:8000 avr2002/fastapi-app:latest

Improvements

• Implement CI/CD using GitHub Actions
• Write unit tests