Flask Library API

This is a simple Flask application that serves as a RESTful API for managing a library of books. The application uses SQLite as its database and SQLAlchemy.

Running

Install Dependencies from Python Pip

pip install flask flask-sqlalchemy

Clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/lithV/libraryApi

Change Directory

cd libraryApi

Run

python app.py

Documentation

GET /api/books

Returns a list of 'Book' objects in a JSON.

POST /api/books

Create a new Book. Expects a Book object in the request body. Returns status 200 if all inputs validated with a JSON containing ID of the book added. 400 otherwise.

PUT /api/books/<book_id>

Update an existing book. Expects a Book object in the request body. 200 if successful, 400 otherwise.

List of Schemas

Book Object

{
  "book_name": "Name of Book",
  "author_name": "Name of Author"
}

List of Books

[
    {
        "author_name": "Robert Frost",
        "book_id": 1,
        "book_name": "Percy Jackson"
    },
    {
        "author_name": "JK Rowling",
        "book_id": 2,
        "book_name": "Harry Potter"
    },
    {
        "author_name": "JK Rowling",
        "book_id": 3,
        "book_name": "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban"
    },
    {
        "author_name": "Adarsh Singh",
        "book_id": 4,
        "book_name": "Battle Havens"
    }
]

Book ID Object

{
  "book_id": "Book ID"
}