MuriloRoque / express_local_library

The purpose of the website is to provide an online catalog for a small local library, where users can browse available books and manage their accounts. Built with Express and Mongoose.

Local Library

In this project I:

• Generated express app with Pug view;
• Installed nodemon package to auto-update my local server;
• Installed Mongoose Database;
• Created schemas and models;
• Populated the Database with some items to test;
• Created dummy controllers for the author, book instance, genre, and book;
• Created catalog router with routes to the controllers' actions;
• Edited all actions related to list the models and their specific details;
• Implemented the view templates related to the above actions;
• Added Bootstrap to the project;
• Installed moment package to format the dates;
• Installed express-validator package to validate inputted data;
• Edited all models create, delete and update actions in the controllers;
• Implemented all models view template forms for creating, updating, and deleting instances.

What it does?

• When the App is executed, you will be able to:

  • View a list of all authors, books, book instances and genres;
  • Add authors, books, book instances and genres;
  • Update authors, books, book instances and genres;
  • Delete authors, books, book instances and genres;
  • View details of authors, books, book instances and genres.

Built with

• Node.js
• Express
• Bootstrap
• Pug

Live Demo

Click here to see it on Heroku!

Getting Started

• Clone the repository on your local machine;
• Cd into the folder;
• Run npm install;
• Run npm start;
• Open your browser and type localhost:3000.

Installations

• Install VSCode or any code editor you like;
• Install npm by running npm install;
• Install the latest versions of Node.js.

Author

Murilo Roque Paiva da Silva

Github: @MuriloRoque

Twitter: @MuriloRoquePai1

Linkedin: MuriloRoque

🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues and feature requests are welcome! Start by:

• Forking the project
• Cloning the project to your local machine
• cd into the project directory
• Run git checkout -b your-branch-name
• Make your contributions
• Push your branch up to your forked repository
• Open a Pull Request with a detailed description to the development branch of the original project for a review

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