Library Management API

Overview

This is a NestJS application designed to manage various aspects of a library system. The application includes features such as user management, book management, and loan management. The application is built with a modular architecture to ensure scalability and maintainability.

Features

• User Management: Create, update, and delete user profiles.
• Book Management: Add, update, and remove books from the catalog.
• Author Management: Add, update and remove authors from the catalog
• Loan Management: Manage book loans, including creating, updating, and tracking loan status.
• Role-Based Access Control: Secure endpoints based on user roles.
• Authentication: JWT-based authentication and refresh token handling.

API Documentation

You can explore the API using Swagger UI. Here's how to access the API documentation:

• Swagger UI: Visit Swagger UI to view and interact with API endpoints.

Set up

Set up the environment variables

Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following variables. Don't forget to replace the placeholders with your actual data.

# Database
DB_HOST={your_db_host}
DB_PORT={your_db_port}
DB_USERNAME={your_db_username}
DB_PASSWORD={your_db_password}
DB_DATABASE={your_db_name}

## Token
ACCESS_SECRET_KEY={your_access_secret_key}
REFRESH_SECRET_KEY={your_refresh_sercret_key}
ACCESS_KEY_EXPIRATION_TIME={your_access_key_expiration_time} // e.x 15m
REFRESH_KEY_EXPIRATION_TIME={your_refresh_token_expiration_time}

Run database migrations

npm run migration:run