📚 Library Management System - Assignment 4

A minimal yet powerful library management system built with modern web technologies, designed to manage books, borrowing, and inventory efficiently.

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🚀 Live Demo

• Frontend: https://minimal-library-management-rtk.vercel.app/
• Backend: https://minimal-library-management-api.vercel.app/

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✨ Features

• Add, edit, and delete books
• Borrow books with due date and quantity
• Pagination for book listings
• Validation, error handling, and middleware integration
• Borrow summary powered by MongoDB aggregation pipeline

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🛠 Tech Stack

Frontend	Backend	Database
React + TypeScript	Node.js + Express + TS	MongoDB
Redux Toolkit (RTK Query)	Mongoose
Tailwind CSS + ShadCN UI

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🗂 Project Structure

library-management-system-assignment-4/
├── backend/ # Node.js + Express backend
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── app/
│ │ │ ├── controllers/
│ │ │ ├── interfaces/
│ │ │ ├── lib/
│ │ │ ├── models/
│ │ ├── app.ts
│ │ ├── server.ts
│ ├── README.md
│ └── .gitignore
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├── frontend/ # React + TypeScript frontend
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── assets/
│ │ ├── components/
│ │ ├── hooks/
│ │ ├── lib/
│ │ ├── redux/
│ │ ├── routes/
│ ├── README.md
│ └── .gitignore
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└── README.md # Root README (this file)

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⚙️ Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18+ recommended)
• MongoDB Atlas URI or local MongoDB instance

Backend Setup

cd backend
npm install



Create a .env file in the backend directory with the following:

MONGODB_URI=your_mongodb_connection_string


Start the backend server:  npm run dev

🖥️ Frontend Setup

#### Prerequisites

- Node.js (v18+ recommended)
- Backend API must be running (either locally or deployed)

#### Installation

```bash
# Navigate to the frontend directory
cd frontend

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Start the development server
npm run dev

📧 Author Ibrahim Sarkar

📧 Email: ibrahimsarkar.dev@gmail.com
🌐 Portfolio: https://ibrahimsarkar.com