MERN_bookstore

MERN_bookstore is a full-stack web application for managing a book inventory, developed as a project from freeCodeCamp. It demonstrates the implementation of CRUD operations using the MERN (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js) stack, providing a practical example of building a complete web application using these technologies.

Project Structure

The project is divided into two main parts:

1. Frontend (React application)
2. Backend (Node.js/Express API)

Frontend

The React frontend is structured around the following components:

• App.jsx: Sets up routing using React Router
• Home.jsx: Main page of the application
• CreateBooks.jsx: Handles creation of new books
• ShowBook.jsx: Displays details of a specific book
• EditBook.jsx: Allows editing of book information
• DeleteBook.jsx: Handles book deletion

Backend

The backend provides RESTful API endpoints for:

• Retrieving all books
• Getting a single book by ID
• Creating a new book
• Updating a book
• Deleting a book

Technologies Used

This project leverages the MERN stack:

• MongoDB: NoSQL database for storing book information
• Express: Web application framework for Node.js
• React: JavaScript library for building user interfaces
• Node.js: JavaScript runtime for server-side code

Additional tools and libraries:

• React Router: For handling frontend routing
• Axios: For making HTTP requests from the frontend to the backend
• Mongoose: ODM library for MongoDB and Node.js
• dotenv: For managing environment variables
• cors: For handling Cross-Origin Resource Sharing

Setup and Installation

Frontend

1. Navigate to the frontend directory
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Start the development server: npm start

Backend

1. Navigate to the backend directory
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Set up your MongoDB connection string in a .env file
4. Start the server: npm start

Ensure MongoDB is installed and running on your system.

API Endpoints

• GET /api/books: Retrieve all books
• GET /api/books/:id: Retrieve a specific book
• POST /api/books: Create a new book
• PUT /api/books/:id: Update a book
• DELETE /api/books/:id: Delete a book

Refer to the API documentation for more details on request/response formats.

Contributing

Contributions to improve MERN_bookstore are welcome. Please follow the standard fork-and-pull request workflow.