Book Listing Web Application - Manage Your Book Collection

This web application provides a simple and efficient way to manage a collection of books. Users can view, add, and delete books through a user-friendly interface. This project was built using React.js and Tailwind CSS for the frontend and Node.js, Express, and MongoDB for the backend.

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Table of Contents 📝

• Features and Benefits
• Installation - Step-by-Step Guide
• API Endpoints
• Testing Endpoints
• Website
• License
• Contributing to Our Project
• Contact Information

Features and Benefits ✨

• Book Management: Allows users to view, add, and delete books easily.
• RESTful API: Built with Node.js and Express.js, with MongoDB for data storage.
• Responsive Design: The app uses React.js and Tailwind CSS to provide a seamless user experience across devices.
• Form Validation: Ensures that users enter all necessary information when adding a book.

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Installation - Step-by-Step Guide 🪜

• Step 1: Clone the repository.

git clone https://github.com/darsan-in/bookstore.git

• Step 2: Navigate to the project directory and install dependencies for both frontend and backend.

  cd bookstore
  npm install

• Step 3: Start the application.

  npm run dev

API Endpoints

• Get All Books: GET /books - Retrieves a list of all books.
• Add a Book: POST /books - Adds a new book with title, author, and description fields.
• Delete a Book: DELETE /books/:id - Deletes a book by its ID.

Testing Endpoints

1. GET /books - Fetches a list of all books

curl -X GET https://bookstore-indol-ten.vercel.app/books

2. POST /books - Adds a new book

curl -X POST https://bookstore-indol-ten.vercel.app/books \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
        "title": "Book Title",
        "author": "Author Name",
        "desc": "A brief description of the book.",
        "thumbnail": "http://example.com/thumbnail.jpg"
    }'

3. DELETE /books/:id - Deletes a book by its ID

curl -X DELETE https://bookstore-indol-ten.vercel.app/books/12345

Explanation:

• Replace https://bookstore-indol-ten.vercel.app with your actual production URL if needed.
• Replace "Book Title", "Author Name", "A brief description of the book.", and the thumbnail URL with the appropriate values for the book.
• Replace 12345 with the actual book ID you want to delete.

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Website 🌐

bookstore.darsan.in/

License ©️

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Contributing to Our Project 🤝

We welcome contributions to improve the project! Please review our Contribution Guidelines before submitting a pull request.

Contact Information

For any questions, please reach out via hello@darsan.in or LinkedIn.

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Topics

• book-listing
• react-app
• node-backend
• mongodb
• real-time
• free-hosting