library-management-system

This project provides a simple REST API for a library management system, developed using Spring Boot. The API allows for efficient management of books, authors, and copies, enabling operations such as adding, updating, deleting, and retrieving information.

Key Features

1. Full CRUD Functionality
   • Comprehensive Create, Read, Update, and Delete operations
2. Data Transfer Object (DTO) Pattern
   • Efficient data exchange between layers
3. PostgreSQL Database Integration
   • Robust and scalable data storage solution
4. Advanced Error Handling
   • Custom exceptions for specific scenarios
   • Global error handling for consistent responses
5. Comprehensive Testing Suite
   • Integration tests using TestContainers for realistic database interactions
   • Unit tests with Mockito and JUnit 5 for thorough code coverage
6. API Documentation
   • Interactive API documentation using Swagger/OpenAPI
7. Best Practices Implementation
   • Adherence to software design principles and industry standards

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/RehanChalana/library-management-system.git

2. Running PostgreSQL for Integration Testing with Docker Desktop
   To run a PostgreSQL image for integration testing, you need to use Docker Desktop. You can download Docker Desktop from the official website: Docker Desktop
3. Configure the application properties:
   To connect your application to the PostgreSQL database, update the following properties in your application configuration file:

   spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://<HOST>:<PORT>/<DATABASE_NAME>
   spring.datasource.username=<USERNAME>
   spring.datasource.password=<PASSWORD>

4. Start The Application

   ./mvnw spring-boot:run
   

API Documentation

1. Start The Application

   ./mvnw spring-boot:run

2. Access API Documentation
   Open your web browser and navigate to
   http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui/index.html