TheBookDB

TheBookDB is a powerful API built using C++ and the Drogon framework. It provides information about over 11,000 books, sourced from a Kaggle CSV file.

Features

• Retrieve book information
• Filter books by various criteria
• Add new books to the database
• Update existing book information
• Delete books from the database

API Endpoints

• GET /books: Retrieve a list of books
• GET /books/filter: Filter books based on specific criteria
• POST /books: Add a new book
• PATCH /books/{bookID}: Update an existing book
• DELETE /books/{bookID}: Delete a book
• PUT /books/{bookID}: Update or add a book

Technology Stack

• C++
• Drogon framework
• JsonCpp
• Linux (Ubuntu)

Installation

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Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following dependencies installed on your Ubuntu system:

1. Environment setup:

   sudo apt install git gcc g++ cmake
   

2. JsonCpp:

   sudo apt install libjsoncpp-dev
   

3. UUID:

   sudo apt install uuid-dev
   

4. zlib:

   sudo apt install zlib1g-dev
   

5. OpenSSL (Optional, for HTTPS support):

   sudo apt install openssl libssl-dev
   

Building the Project

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/TheBookDB.git
   

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd TheBookDB
   

3. Create a build directory and navigate to it:

   mkdir build && cd build
   

4. Generate the build files:

   cmake ..
   

5. Build the project:

   make
   

6. Run the server:

   ./MyDrogonAPI
   

The server should now be running and ready to accept requests.

Usage

Once the server is running, you can make HTTP requests to the API endpoints. Here are some examples:

• Get all books:

  GET http://localhost:8080/books
  

• Filter books:

  GET http://localhost:8080/books/filter?startDate=01/01/2000&endDate=12/31/2020
  

• Add a new book:

  POST http://localhost:8080/books
  Content-Type: application/json
  
  {
    "title": "New Book",
    "authors": "John Doe",
    "publicationDate": "05/15/2023"
  }
  

• Update a new existing (Patch):

  Patch http://localhost:8080/books/{bookID}
  Content-Type: application/json
  
  {
    "title": "New Book title",
    "authors": "John Doe",
    "publicationDate": "05/15/2023"
  }
  

• Add or update a book (PUT):

  PUT http://localhost:8080/books/{bookID}
  Content-Type: application/json
  
  {
    "title": "Edited or Added Title",
    "authors": "John Doe",
    "publicationDate": "05/15/2023"
  }
  

• Delete a book:

  DELETE http://localhost:8080/books/{bookID}
  

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.