📘 Library Management System API
June 24, 2025 · View on GitHub
This API is built with Node.js + Express and provides full CRUD functionality for managing users, books, authors, loans, reviews, and file uploads in a library system.
📚 Book Module
Handles all operations related to books.
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/books | Fetch all books |
| GET | /api/books/:id | Fetch a book by ID |
| POST | /api/books | Create a new book |
| PUT | /api/books/:id | Update a book by ID |
| DELETE | /api/books/:id | Delete a book by ID |
✍️ Author Module
Manages author details.
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/author | Fetch all authors |
| GET | /api/author/:id | Fetch a specific author by ID |
| POST | /api/author | Create a new author |
| PUT | /api/author/:id | Update author by ID |
| DELETE | /api/author/:id | Delete author by ID |
👤 User Module
Handles user account operations.
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| POST | /api/users/register | Register a new user |
| POST | /api/users/login | Log in a user |
| GET | /api/users/ | Fetch all users |
| GET | /api/users/:id | Get user details by ID |
| POST | /api/users/:id/upload-profile-picture | Upload user profile picture |
📦 Loan Module
Manages book borrowing and returning.
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/loans | Retrieve all loan records |
| POST | /api/loans | Create a new loan |
| GET | /api/loans/:id | Retrieve loan by user/book ID |
| PUT | /api/loans/:id | Mark a loan as returned |
📝 Review Module
Manages book reviews.
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/books/:id/reviews | Fetch all reviews for a book |
| POST | /api/books/:id/reviews | Add a new review to a book |
| PUT | /api/books/:id/reviews/:reviewId | Edit a review |
| DELETE | /api/books/:id/reviews/:reviewId | Delete a review |
🖼️ Multer Module (Book Cover Upload)
Handles file upload using Multer (book cover image).
| Method | Endpoint | Description |
|---|---|---|
| POST | /api/book/:id/upload-cover | Upload a book cover by Book ID |
ℹ️ Each endpoint includes standard response formats (200 OK, 404 Not Found, 500 SERVER ERROR, etc.). For full request/response bodies and example payloads, refer to the Postman collection (coming soon).