An E-book library to explore interesting and resourceful tech related contents. This E-Book Library App allows users to view, search and download tech related books, from the library. The app is built using a Node.js backend with a MongoDB database and a React frontend framework.
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- Users able to view books collection
- Users able to preview book
- Users able to download book
- Filter books based on category
- Contributors Implementation &Authentication
- Contributors able to add books by providing details such as title, author, or genre.
- Clone the repository to your local machine.
- Install the required dependencies by running
npm installin the project directory. - Start the server by running
npm run devin the project directory. - Navigate to: http://localhost:3000 in your web browser to access the app.
- Happy viewing!
The E-Book Library App uses the following technologies:
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Node.js - Backend server.
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Express - Web application framework.
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MongoDB - NoSQL database.
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Mongoose - Object data modeling library for MongoDB.
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React Vite - Frontend framework.
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Material UI - UI component library
These technologies work together to provide a scalable, efficient, and maintainable architecture for the Book Library App. Node.js and Express handle the server-side logic and API, while MongoDB and Mongoose provide a robust and scalable database solution. React and Material UI handle the frontend design, logic, and functionalities, making it easy to build a rich, interactive user interface.
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Node.js: Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine. It is used for building scalable network applications and is particularly well-suited for building server-side web applications. Get started with node here
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Express: Express is a fast and lightweight web application framework for Node.js. It provides a robust set of features for building web and mobile applications.Learn expressjs, write your first "Hello World" script with express here
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MongoDB: MongoDB is a popular NoSQL database that stores data in flexible, JSON-like documents. It is particularly well-suited for use with Node.js and offers great scalability and performance Learn more.
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Mongoose: Mongoose is an Object Data Modeling (ODM) library for MongoDB and Node.js. It provides a higher level of abstraction than the MongoDB driver, making it easier to work with MongoDB data in Node.js. Read official docs here
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React Vite: Vite is a modern build tool and framework that optimizes the frontend development experience. It offers features such as fast builds, hot module replacement, and automatic code splitting, which help developers to build high-performance and efficient React applications. The official documentation for React Vite can be found here.
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Material-UI is a popular React UI framework that provides a collection of customizable and reusable UI components for building modern web applications. It follows Google's Material Design guidelines and offers a sleek and intuitive user interface design. With Material-UI, developers can easily create responsive, accessible, and mobile-first applications with minimal effort. It provides a wide range of pre-built components, such as buttons, forms, navigation menus, and data tables, that can be easily customized to fit any design requirements.Read through the official documentation of Material-UI:Click here.This documentation provides comprehensive guides on how to install and use the framework, including examples and demos of all the available components and features.
- GET /books - Returns a list of all books in the library.
- GET /books/:id - Returns the details of a specific book.
- POST /books - Adds a new book to the library.
- PUT /books/:id - Updates the details of a specific book.
- DELETE /books/:id - Deletes a specific book from the library.
Its worth noting that none of these functions above is available to users as users can only preview and download books, while the admin can add, update, and delete books from the library.
The E-book library app provides users with the ability to preview and download books from a digital library. While users cannot delete books from the library, they can easily access a variety of titles for their reading pleasure. The app is built using a React Vite frontend and a Node.js backend, with data stored in a MongoDB database. The frontend allows users to search for books, view book details, and download books in pdf format. The backend includes endpoints for retrieving book data. To run the app locally, simply clone the repository and follow the instructions in the README. With its user-friendly interface and extensive collection of books, the book library app is a great resource for book lovers everywhere.
The E-Book Library App is licensed under the MIT License.