Rilsta / Library-System-Ruby

Library Catalog Application

Library-System-Ruby

by Riley Starnes and Mike Mahone

Project

Build a library catalog website where users can view books and patrons. Practice CRUD functionality with Ruby, Sinatra, and psql to manipulate data in a Postgres database. Practice RESTful routing and Behavior Driven Development.

Installation

Clone the Repository

• git clone https://github.com/Rilsta/Library-System-Ruby.git
• Navigate to project directory

Install the ruby gems

• $bundle install

Set up the database by running the following:

• $psql
• CREATE DATABASE library_system
• \c library_system
• CREATE TABLE patrons (id serial PRIMARY KEY, name varchar)
• CREATE TABLE books (id serial PRIMARY KEY, author varchar, genre varchar, title varchar)
• CREATE TABLE checkouts (id serial PRIMARY KEY, patron_id integer, book_id integer)

For testing, stay in psql and run the following

• CREATE DATABASE library_system_test WITH TEMPLATE library_system
• exit psql and run $rspec

To view:

• ruby app.rb
• Open a web browser and navigate to localhost:4567

License

MIT License 2016