📚 Bookstore App

A RESTful API for managing a Bookstore, built using Node.js and Express.js with MongoDB as the database. This API handles user authentication and CRUD operations for books with filtering and search capabilities.

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🚀 Features

🔐 User Authentication

• Register: Create a new user account
• Login: Authenticate and receive a JWT token
• Logout: Invalidate user session (handled on frontend/client)
• All book routes are protected and require a valid token

📘 Book Management (CRUD)

• Create a new book
• Get all books
• Get a book by ID
• Update a book by ID
• Delete a book by ID

🔍 Filter & Search

• Filter books by author, category, rating
• Search books by title

❗ Error Handling

• Returns proper HTTP status codes for errors
• Validates input data using middleware

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🛠 Tech Stack

• Backend: Node.js + Express.js
• Database: MongoDB (Mongoose ODM)
• Authentication: JWT
• Environment Variables: dotenv

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🗂 Folder Structure

Zynetic-Backend/
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├── controllers/       # Request handlers
├── models/            # Mongoose schemas
├── routes/            # Auth and Book routes
├── middleware/        # Auth middleware
├── db/                # MongoDB connection
├── .env               # Environment variables
├── server.js          # Entry point
└── frontend/          # Vite + React frontend (in subfolder)

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🧪 Sample API Endpoints

Base URL: http://localhost:4000/api

🔐 Auth

POST   /api/auth/register    - Register user
POST   /api/auth/login       - Login and get token
POST   /api/auth/logout      - Logout user

📘 Books (Protected)

POST   /api/books/createbook             - Add new book
GET    /api/books/getbooks               - Get all books
GET    /api/books/getbook/:id            - Get single book
PATCH  /api/books/updatebook/:id         - Update book
DELETE /api/books/deletebook/:id         - Delete book
GET    /api/books/filterbooks?author=xyz&rating=4    - Filter
GET    /api/books/searchbooks?title=java            - Search

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🛠 Setup Instructions

1. Clone the Repo

   git clone https://github.com/AnuragRaj11/Zynetic_-Backend.git
   cd Zynetic_-Backend

2. Backend Setup

   cd backend
   npm install

3. Create .env File

   PORT=4000
   MONGO=mongodb://localhost:27017/bookapi
   SECRET=your_jwt_secret_key_here

4. Run Backend

   npm run dev

5. Frontend Setup

   cd frontend
   npm install
   npm run dev

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🌐 Deployment

• Backend: Deployed to Render as web service (Node.js)
• Frontend: Deployed as static site using Vite + Render

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💡 Enhancements (Bonus Features)

• ✅ Modular folder structure
• ✅ JWT token authentication
• 🚧 Pagination & sorting (to be added)
• 🚧 Swagger/OpenAPI docs (optional)
• 🚧 Docker setup (optional)

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📌 Assumptions

• JWT token is stored in headers (Authorization: Bearer <token>)
• Logout is handled client-side by removing token
• Minimal frontend (React + Vite) for demonstration

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👨‍💻 Author

Anurag Raj
GitHub: @AnuragRaj11