The Book Search Engine is a web application that demonstrates the importance of data and user demands in modern website development. It refactors a Google Books API search engine from a RESTful API to a GraphQL API using Apollo Server, showcasing adaptability. Built with the MERN stack, it enables users to search for books with optimal performance and offers the ability to save book searches, catering to personalized user experiences.
- Technology Stack
- User Story
- Acceptance Criteria
- Installation
- Heroku Deployment
- Screenshot
- Deployed Page
- License
- Questions
AS AN avid reader
I WANT to search for new books to read
SO THAT I can keep a list of books to purchaseGIVEN a book search engine
WHEN I load the search engine
THEN I am presented with a menu with the options Search for Books
and Login/Signup and an input field to search for books and a
submit button
WHEN I click on the Search for Books menu option
THEN I am presented with an input field to search for books and a
submit button
WHEN I am not logged in and enter a search term in the input field
and click the submit button
THEN I am presented with several search results, each featuring a
book’s title, author, description, image, and a link to that book
on the Google Books site
WHEN I click on the Login/Signup menu option
THEN a modal appears on the screen with a toggle between the option
to log in or sign up
WHEN the toggle is set to Signup
THEN I am presented with three inputs for a username, an email address,
and a password, and a signup button
WHEN the toggle is set to Login
THEN I am presented with two inputs for an email address and a password
and login button
WHEN I enter a valid email address and create a password and click on
the signup button
THEN my user account is created and I am logged in to the site
WHEN I enter my account’s email address and password and click on the
login button
THEN the modal closes and I am logged in to the site
WHEN I am logged in to the site
THEN the menu options change to Search for Books, an option to see my
saved books, and Logout
WHEN I am logged in and enter a search term in the input field and click
the submit button
THEN I am presented with several search results, each featuring a book’s
title, author, description, image, and a link to that book on the Google
Books site and a button to save a book to my account
WHEN I click on the Save button on a book
THEN that book’s information is saved to my account
WHEN I click on the option to see my saved books
THEN I am presented with all of the books I have saved to my account, each
featuring the book’s title, author, description, image, and a link to that
book on the Google Books site and a button to remove a book from my account
WHEN I click on the Remove button on a book
THEN that book is deleted from my saved books list
WHEN I click on the Logout button
THEN I am logged out of the site and presented with a menu with the options
Search for Books and Login/Signup and an input field to search for books and
a submit button - Ensure you are running Node.js v16.
- Clone the repository.
git clone git@github.com:erin-m-keller/keller-book-search.git
- Install the dependencies.
npm i - Start the application.
npm startApplication is available at: http://localhost:3000/
GraphQL is available at: http://localhost:3001/graphql
Follow the deployment instructions found here.
If you have any questions about this project, please contact me directly at aestheticartist@gmail.com.
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