Library Manager

Overview

Library Manager is a web-based application built with Java, Spring Boot, Thymeleaf, and an in-memory H2 Database for tests. It enables library administrators to efficiently manage a collection of books with support for uploading cover images, searching, editing, and deleting entries.

Features

• 📖 List all books in the system.
• ➕ Add new books with cover images.
• 🔍 Search books by title, author, or publisher.
• 📝 Update book details via a form.
• 🗑️ Delete books from the catalog.
• 🖼️ Display book cover images directly on the web page.

Tech Stack & Prerequisites

This project is built with the following technologies, and requires the following tools to be installed:

Prerequisites

• Java 17 or higher
• Maven (for building and running the project)

Tech Stack

• Spring Boot Web – for building web services
• Spring Data JDBC – for database interaction
• Thymeleaf – template engine for views
• H2 Database – in-memory database used at runtime

Setup Instructions

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/RobisonTorres/Library_Manager.git
   cd Library_Manager
   

2. Build the project using Maven

   mvn clean install
   

3. Run the application

   mvn spring-boot:run
   

4. Access in browser

   http://localhost:8080/books
   

Controller Endpoints

HTTP Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/books	List all books
GET	/books/new	Show form to create a new book
POST	/create_book	Save a new book with cover image
GET	/books/{id}/cover	Display book cover image (binary data)
GET	/search_book	Search books by title, author, publisher
GET	/update_book/{id}	Show form to edit an existing book
POST	/update_book/{id}	Submit edits to a book
POST	/delete/{id}	Delete a book

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.