georgiyazovaliiski/socourt-books

Description

• NodeJS / Express / React

• Server directory: the root of the project

• Client ( React ) directory: /client

• React is generated using:

create-react-app

Installation

1. Global Installation of nodemon:

npm i nodemon -g

2. Run npm install in root directory.
3. Run cd client & npm install - installing the react application dependencies.
4. Run cd ... - to go to the root folder again.
5. Run npm run dev: This will start the server (running server.js with nodemon) & run the react application from the client directory.

More info

There is a proxy configuration in the client part, to map the http://localhost:5000 (Where the server API is running) to http://localhost:3000 (Where the client front end is running): "proxy": "http://localhost:5000/",.

The server is running on nodeJS / Express

Task

API Task

1. Create a database connection ( preferable MongoDB )

• You can register a free MongoDB Cloud Cluster on https://www.mongodb.com/cloud/atlas by pressing "Free Sandbox" and follow the steps.
• Or you can download and install MongoDB on your own computer and use that one https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/administration/install-community/.

2. Create Database models for: Genres & Books

• Book: should have a name, author, genre & dates of creation and last update
• Genre: should have a name & dates of creation and last update

3. Create API Endpoints for:

• Getting the information about a single book: /api/book/:id
• Getting a list of all books: /api/books
• Getting a list of books by genre: /api/genre/:id
• Getting a list of genres: /api/genres
• Search books by name: /api/books/search ( Should be a post method with a search param)
• Search books by genre name: /api/genres/search ( Should be a post method with a search param)

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4. An additional task, not mandatory:

• Create model for Users
• Add a register/login/forgot password login in the application
• Provide the library information only to authenticated users

React task

1. Apply routing using react-router [https://reacttraining.com/react-router/web/guides/philosophy
2. Create a sidemenu component with filter by genre & a search input.
3. Create a single Book Component to display the list of books in search and filter screens.
4. Create a Book Screen with displaying full details of the book on the screen ( When clicked on a book component )

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5. An additional task, not mandatory: - Use redux in the application - A strong plus if you apply redux. - Create a authentication login in the app:
   • Login screen / Private routes / Reset Password / Sign Up screen

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Note: All additional tasks are not mandatory, but will consider a big plus if they are provided and work as expected.