markdown Book Library API

Overview The Book Library API is a RESTful service built with ASP.NET Core that allows users to manage a book library. It supports basic CRUD operations for book management.

Technologies

• C#
• .NET 6
• Entity Framework Core (In-memory database)
• Swagger for API documentation
• xUnit for unit testing

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• .NET SDK 6.0
• A code editor such as Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code

Installation

1. Clone the repository if uploaded on git or download zipfile

git clone https://github.com/PatriciaAI/BookLibrary.git
cd book-library-api

2. Restore NuGet packages

dotnet restore

3. Run the application

dotnet run

API Endpoints

• GET /api/books - Retrieves all books
• GET /api/books/{id} - Retrieves a specific book by ID
• POST /api/books - Adds a new book
• PUT /api/books/{id} - Updates an existing book
• DELETE /api/books/{id} - Deletes a book

API Documentation Swagger UI is available at https://localhost:5001/swagger for interactive API documentation.

Running Tests To execute the unit tests:

dotnet test

Conclusion This Book Library API serves as a foundation for managing a book library and can be extended with additional features such as user authentication and book borrowing functionality.