README.md

Django Book App

Overview

This Django-based book app allows users to:

• Get book recommendations.
• Search for books and receive direct URLs to Amazon and Flipkart.
• View Goodreads reviews of books.
• Add books to their favorites.
• Track their search history.

Features

1. Book Recommendations:
   • Provides book recommendations by using Google api.
2. Search Functionality:
   • Users can search for a book.
   • The app scrapes Amazon and Flipkart for book URLs.
   • Goodreads reviews are fetched and displayed.
3. Favorites Page:
   • Users can add and manage their favorite books.
4. Search History:
   • The app keeps a record of the user's search history.

Technologies Used

• Django: Web framework for the backend.
• Beautiful Soup: Used for web scraping to fetch book data from Amazon, Flipkart, and Goodreads.
• SQLite: Default database used by Django.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/pavank1301/Django.git
   cd BookLibrary

2. Set up a virtual environment:

   python -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows, use `venv\Scripts\activate`

3. Install the dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Apply Migrations:

   python manage.py makemigrations
   python manage.py migrate

5. Run the development server:

   python manage.py runserver

6. Access the app at http://127.0.0.1:8000/

Usage

• Search for Books: Use the search bar to find books by title or author.
• View Details: The app will show Amazon and Flipkart URLs, along with Goodreads reviews.
• Add to Favorites: Click on a book to add it to your favorites list.
• View Search History: Access your search history to revisit previous searches.

Troubleshooting

SQL Migrations

If you encounter issues with migrations, try the following:

• Fake migrations:

  python manage.py migrate --fake <app_name> <migration_number>

• Reset migrations: Delete migration files and the database, then reapply migrations:

  find . -path "*/migrations/*.py" -not -name "__init__.py" -delete
  rm db.sqlite3
  python manage.py makemigrations
  python manage.py migrate

Contributing

• If you'd like to contribute, please fork the repository and make changes as you'd like. Pull requests are warmly welcome.