Introduction This Library Management System is a simple yet powerful tool designed to manage library operations efficiently. Built with Node.js, Express, and MongoDB, it offers functionalities to add, retrieve, update, and delete books, manage user registrations and logins, and handle book loans.
Features Book Management: Add, update, retrieve, and delete books in the library. User Management: Register new users, log in, and retrieve user information. Loan Management: Create new loans and update loan details, such as returning books.
Getting Started To run this project, you need to have Node.js, npm, and MongoDB installed on your machine.
1. Clone the Repo git clone github.com/vittoriohalfon/library-management
2. Install Required Dependencies cd library-management npm install
Set up environment variables Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following: PORT=3000 DB_URI=your mongoDB URI
4. Start the server npm start
API Endpoints Books POST /api/books - Add a new book GET /api/books/:id - Retrieve a book by ID PUT /api/books/:id - Update a book DELETE /api/books/:id - Delete a book
Users POST /api/users/register - Register a new user POST /api/users/login - User login GET /api/users/:id - Get user by ID
Loans POST /api/loans - Create a new loan GET /api/loans/:id - Get loan by ID PUT /api/loans/:id - Update loan details
Testing To run tests, ensure you have a MongoDB instance running for the test database. Then, execute the following command: npm test