A Spring Boot backend API for managing a library system. This project helps users efficiently handle book and user data using a MySQL database. It supports various operations such as adding books, searching by title or author, borrowing and returning books, and tracking borrowed books.
- Book Management: Add, search, and manage books by title, author, and genre.
- User Management: Track users and their borrowed books.
- Borrow & Return: Handle book borrowing and returning with automatic late fee calculation.
- Search Functionality: Search books by title or author.
- Backend Framework: Spring Boot
- Database: MySQL
- ORM: Hibernate (JPA)
- Language: Java
- Tools: Maven, Postman (for API testing)
- Java Development Kit (JDK): Version 11 or higher.
- MySQL: Installed and running.
- Maven: For dependency management.
- Postman (optional): For testing API endpoints.
- Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/your-username/library-management-system-api.git- Navigate to the project directory:
cd library-management-system-api- Configure the database in application.properties:
- Open the src/main/resources/application.properties file and configure the database:
spring.datasource.url=jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/library_db
spring.datasource.username=your_username
spring.datasource.password=your_password
spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=update
spring.jpa.show-sql=true- Build and run the project:
mvn spring-boot:run- Access the API at http://localhost:8080.
- 🔒 Add authentication and authorization for better security.
- 🖥️ Introduce a UI for library staff and users.
- 📧 Implement notifications for overdue books.
- 📱 Add support for e-books and digital lending.
- This project is licensed under the MIT License.
- Fork the repository.
- Create a new branch.
- Make your changes.
- Submit a pull request.