JSON Server Backend

This is a simple JSON Server backend for a book library application, built using Node.js and the json-server package.

Features

• Serves data from a db.json file.
• Includes middleware to disable CORS, allowing requests from any origin.
• Uses morgan for request logging.
• Configurable port via .env file or defaults to 5005.

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install json-server morgan dotenv

2. Create a .env file (optional) to configure the port:

   PORT=5005
   

3. Create a db.json file with your data. Example:

   {
     "books": [
       { "id": 1, "title": "The Great Gatsby", "author": "F. Scott Fitzgerald" },
       { "id": 2, "title": "To Kill a Mockingbird", "author": "Harper Lee" }
     ]
   }

Usage

1. Start the server:

   node app.js

   or

   npm start

2. Access the data via the following endpoints:

   • GET /books - Get all books
   • GET /books/:id - Get a specific book by ID
   • POST /books - Create a new book
   • PUT /books/:id - Update an existing book
   • DELETE /books/:id - Delete a book

Dependencies

• json-server: For creating a REST API from a JSON file.
• morgan: For request logging.
• dotenv: For loading environment variables from a .env file.