Express Book Reviews API

This repository contains an Express.js application for managing book reviews through a RESTful API.

Features

• Browse books by ISBN, author, or title
• Read book reviews
• User registration and authentication
• Add/modify/delete book reviews (for authenticated users)
• Implementation with both synchronous and async/promise-based approaches

Documentation

Visit our API Documentation for complete details about the available endpoints and how to use them.

Running Locally

1. Clone this repository
2. Navigate to the project directory: cd expressBookReviews/final_project
3. Install dependencies: npm install
4. Start the server: node index.js
5. The API will be available at http://localhost:5000

API Endpoints

General User Endpoints

• GET /: Get all books
• GET /isbn/:isbn: Get book by ISBN
• GET /author/:author: Get books by author
• GET /title/:title: Get books by title
• GET /review/:isbn: Get book reviews

User Management

• POST /register: Register a new user
• POST /customer/login: Login as a registered user

Authenticated User Endpoints

• PUT /customer/auth/review/:isbn: Add/update a book review
• DELETE /customer/auth/review/:isbn: Delete a book review

Async/Promise Implementations

• GET /async/books: Get all books (async)
• GET /async/isbn/:isbn: Get book by ISBN (async)
• GET /async/author/:author: Get books by author (promise)
• GET /async/title/:title: Get books by title (promise)