Library Management System

Project Overview

This Library Management System is a Spring Boot-based application designed to manage books, authors, members, and loans in a library. It allows users to:

• Manage authors, books, members, and loans.
• Perform CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) operations.
• Track book loans and manage book inventories.

Features

• Author Management: Add, update, view, and delete authors.
• Book Management: Add, update, view, and delete books. Filter books by genre.
• Member Management: Add, update, view, and delete library members.
• Loan Management: Add, update, view, and delete loan records.

Technologies Used

• Backend: Spring Boot
• Database: H2 Database (In-memory)
• Dependency Management: Maven
• Build Tool: Spring Boot Maven Plugin

Project Structure

• Controller Layer: Manages HTTP requests and interacts with services.
• Service Layer: Contains business logic and interacts with DAO.
• DAO Layer: Data access objects for handling database operations.
• DTO Layer: Response structure for consistent API responses.

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/library-management-system.git

2. Setup and Installation

• Make sure you have Java 8 or later installed.
• Install Maven if not already installed.

3. Build and Run the Application

• Navigate to the project directory.
• Run the application with Maven:

mvn spring-boot:run

4. API Endpoints

Author Endpoints

• POST /author: Create a new author.
• GET /author: Get all authors.
• GET /author/{id}: Get an author by ID.
• PUT /author: Update an existing author.
• DELETE /author/{id}: Delete an author by ID.

Book Endpoints

• POST /book: Create a new book.
• GET /book: Get all books.
• GET /book/{id}: Get a book by ID.
• GET /book/genre/{genre}: Get books by genre.
• PUT /book: Update an existing book.
• DELETE /book/{id}: Delete a book by ID.

Member Endpoints

• POST /member: Create a new member.
• GET /member: Get all members.
• GET /member/{id}: Get a member by ID.
• PUT /member: Update an existing member.
• DELETE /member/{id}: Delete a member by ID.

Loan Endpoints

• POST /loan: Create a new loan.
• GET /loan: Get all loans.
• GET /loan/{id}: Get a loan by ID.
• PUT /loan: Update an existing loan.
• DELETE /loan/{id}: Delete a loan by ID.

Database Configuration

• The project uses an in-memory H2 database by default.
• No additional configuration is required, but you can switch to a persistent database by modifying application.properties.

Future Improvements

• Authentication: Implement user authentication and authorization.
• Persistent Database: Integrate a persistent relational database like MySQL.
• Front-End: Develop a user-friendly front-end using ReactJS or Angular.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.