Go Bookstore Backend

This is a backend API for a bookstore, built with Go, Gorilla Mux for routing, and GORM for MySQL database interaction.

Features

• Create a new book
• Retrieve all books
• Retrieve a book by its ID
• Update a book by its ID
• Delete a book by its ID

Prerequisites

• Go 1.16+
• MySQL
• Git

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/go-bookstore-backend.git
   cd go-bookstore-backend

2. Install dependencies:

   go mod tidy

3. Set up MySQL database:

   • Create a database in MySQL.
   • Update the database connection details in your application configuration (e.g., config/config.go).

4. Run the application:

   go run main.go

API Routes

The following routes are available in the API:

• Create a new book

  • URL: /book/
  • Method: POST
  • Description: Creates a new book in the bookstore.

• Retrieve all books

  • URL: /book/
  • Method: GET
  • Description: Retrieves all books in the bookstore.

• Retrieve a book by ID

  • URL: /book/{bookId}
  • Method: GET
  • Description: Retrieves a book by its ID.

• Update a book by ID

  • URL: /book/{bookId}
  • Method: PUT
  • Description: Updates a book by its ID.

• Delete a book by ID

  • URL: /book/{bookId}
  • Method: DELETE
  • Description: Deletes a book by its ID.

Example Usage

Creating a new book

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/book/ -d '{
  "Title": "The Catcher in the Rye",
  "Author": "J.D. Salinger",
  "Publisher": "Little, Brown and Company"
}'

Getting all books

curl http://localhost:8080/book/

Getting a book by ID

curl http://localhost:8080/book/1

Updating a book

curl -X PUT http://localhost:8080/book/1 -d '{
  "Title": "The Catcher in the Rye",
  "Author": "Jerome David Salinger",
  "Publisher": "Little, Brown and Company"
}'

Deleting a book

curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8080/book/1

Dependencies

• Gorilla Mux: A powerful URL router and dispatcher for Golang.
• GORM: The fantastic ORM library for Golang.
• MySQL: The world's most popular open-source database.

License

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

Author

• Shabaj Ansari