Bookstore API

A RESTful API built using Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB for managing bookstore data. This project supports full CRUD operations with proper validation and follows REST API best practices.

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🚀 Features

• Add a new book
• Get all books
• Get a single book by ID
• Update book details
• Delete a book
• Input validation (title required, price must be positive)
• Proper HTTP status codes and JSON responses
• Clean MVC architecture

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js, Express.js
• Database: MongoDB
• ODM: Mongoose
• Testing Tool: Postman

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📁 Project Structure

bookstore-api/
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├── models/
│   └── Book.js
├── controllers/
│   └── bookController.js
├── routes/
│   └── bookRoutes.js
├── config/
│   └── db.js
├── index.js
├── .env
└── package.json

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⚙️ Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/bookstore-api.git
cd bookstore-api

2. Install dependencies

npm install

3. Create .env file

PORT=5000
MONGO_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string

4. Run the server

npm run dev

Server will start at:

http://localhost:8080

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📌 API Endpoints

Add Book

POST /api/books

Get All Books

GET /api/books

Get Single Book

GET /api/books/:id

Update Book

PUT /api/books/:id
PATCH /api/books/:id

Delete Book

DELETE /api/books/:id

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Example Request (POST)

{
  "title": "Atomic Habits",
  "author": "James Clear",
  "price": 499,
  "category": "Self-help",
  "stock": 10
}

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📊 Status Codes

Code	Meaning
200	Success
201	Created
400	Bad Request
404	Not Found

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🧠 Future Improvements

• Add authentication (JWT)
• Search and filtering
• Pagination
• Deployment (Render / Railway)

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🤝 Contributing

Feel free to fork this repository and contribute.

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📬 Contact

Created by Your Name GitHub: https://github.com/just-aakash

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