Library Management System in C

what iss itt ?

• Search & Sort: search for books by title, author, or year, and sort results by title or year. - i used bubble sort
• Librarian Actions: Librarians can add and delete books, with 'maybe' plans for modifying book records.
• Retro ui: I like the retro look a lot so why not?

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Tech Stack

Backend:

• C: Core logic for searching, sorting, and managing books.
• Node.js: talks with ui and the C file.
• Express.js: RESTful routes.

Frontend:

• HTML/CSS
• NES.css
• JavaScript

Database (Future Plan):

• CSV (Current): Csv for now haha
• SQL (Future): probably SQLite or MySQL

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you can try it !

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/INAHIDC/DR.BOOKMAN.git
   cd Book Keeper

2. Compile the C files

3. Run the librarian program

4. Set up the front-end server (You need to have Node.js)

   node server.js

Members:

• /member lets you search and sort books.
• type a title, author, or year, and click "Search." and then sort results by title or year after searching.

Librarians:

• /librarian, log in with the password knowledge, and manage the library.

Files Treeee

/dr-bookman
    ├── book_manager.c        # main logic
    ├── librarian.c           # Librarian functions
    ├── books.csv             # Book storage
    ├── server.js             # Node.js  for front end
    ├── public
    │   ├── index.html        # Ni stands for Intuitive Introverts (a carl yungs theory)
    │   ├── member.html       # search page
    │   ├── librarian.html    # Librarian page
    └── README.md             

Maybe Plans (maybe ill maybe not)

1. Move to SQL: maybe move from the CSV file to a relational db like SQL
2. More Librarian Functions: features like modifying book details, borrowing/returning functionality
3. Gamification: because im a gamer i think will add grammar challenges or quizzes, turning it into a small game with points and leaderboards?

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