Book Management REST API

A simple RESTful API using Node.js and Express. The API manage a collection of books, supporting operations to create, read (individually/by list), update, and delete books. It provides a set of endpoints that allow you to interact with your book database.

Features

• Create Book: Add a new book to your collection.

• Update Book: Modify the information of an existing book.

• Delete Book: Delete a book from your collection.

• Get Book: Retrieve information about a specific book or a list of all books in your collection.

API Endpoints

• POST /api/books: Create a new book.
• PUT /api/books/:id: Update an existing book.
• DELETE /api/books/:id: Delete a book by its ID.
• GET /api/books/:id: Get details of a specific book by its ID.
• GET /api/books: Get a list of all books.
• GET /api/books/search/:authorId: Search for books based on specific criteria (author, author city and book publish year).

Installation

To get started with the Book Management REST API, follow these steps:

Ensure git and node js are install

1. Clone this repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/snython/bookManagement.git
   

2. Open terminal.

3. Go to the projects root directory and run the following command.

   npm install
   

4. Define your secret key in environment variables using the command line terminal

   set ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=your_secret_key

5. After installation is complete, you can start the REST server by running `npm start`.

NB: A postman configuration file is present in the project which could permit to do some test.