Book Management API

Overview

This project is a simple Book Management API built using the Go programming language and the Gin web framework. It provides endpoints to perform basic CRUD operations on a collection of books, such as retrieving book details, adding new books, and updating book quantities for checkout and return operations.

Features

• Retrieve a list of all books.
• Retrieve a book by its ID.
• Add a new book to the collection.
• Checkout a book (reduce quantity).
• Return a book (increase quantity).

Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/books	Get a list of all books.
GET	/books/:id	Get details of a specific book.
POST	/books	Add a new book to the collection.
PATCH	/checkout	Checkout a book by ID (decrease quantity).
PATCH	/return	Return a book by ID (increase quantity).

Technologies Used

• Programming Language: Go
• Web Framework: Gin

Prerequisites

• Install Go
• Install dependencies:

  go mod init books-api
  go get -u github.com/gin-gonic/gin

Running the Application

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-repo/book-management-api.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd book-management-api

3. Run the application:

   go run main.go

4. The API will be available at http://localhost:8080

Example JSON Request for Adding a Book

{
    "id": "4",
    "title": "Hamlet",
    "author": "William Shakespeare",
    "quantity": 2
}

Operating System Used

This project has been tested and developed on:

• Windows
• Linux
• macOS