leil-ish / bibliofile-api

Bibliofile API

This is the backend for a fullstack virtual library project called Bibliofile, found online at https://leil-ish-bibliofile-app.now.sh/ with backend hosted at https://guarded-taiga-77278.herokuapp.com/. It allows users to:

• Search for books using an interface that pulls from the Google Books API

• Add those books (along with their descriptions, author and genre information, etc.) to a personal virtual library with one click

• Add books manually in the event that they cannot be found on Google Books

• Add notes to the books in their libraries

To get started, click "Register" on the landing page and enter your name, username, and password. On this page, you can also send me an email, check out my portfolio site, or visit me on LinkedIn or GitHub.

From there, you can navigate using the fixed nav icons at the top left.

The API endpoints that are useful in using this app are:

• https://guarded-taiga-77278.herokuapp.com/api/library - gets all books
• https://guarded-taiga-77278.herokuapp.com/api/notes - gets all notes
• https://guarded-taiga-77278.herokuapp.com/api/library/:book_id - gets a book by ID
• https://guarded-taiga-77278.herokuapp.com/api/library/:book_id/notes - gets notes related to a particular book
• https://guarded-taiga-77278.herokuapp.com/api/library/:book_id/:note_id - gets a particular note related to a particular book

Endpoints that specify a particular resource can handle DELETE and GET requests. All other endpoints can handle GET and POST requests. All endpoints beyond the landing page require JWT authentication, most easily accomplished by registering at https://leil-ish-bibliofile-app.now.sh/ and getting an auth token.

This project was created using React on the frontend and Node.js, Express, and PostgreSQL on the backend. If you like this repo, you can find its backend companion at https://github.com/Leil-ish/bibliofile-client!