BookLibrary

A simple RESTful API for managing a collection of books, built with Go. This project demonstrates a clean Go project structure, in-memory data storage, and basic HTTP handlers for CRUD operations.

Features

• List Books: Retrieve all books in the library
• Add Book: Add a new book to the collection
• Get Book by ID: Fetch details of a specific book
• Update Book: Edit the title and author of a book

Technologies

• Language: Go 1.24+
• Framework: net/http (standard library)
• Data Storage: In-memory slice (no external DB)
• API: RESTful endpoints (JSON)

Project Structure

BookLibrary/
├── cmd/
│   └── my_app/
│       └── main.go            # Application entry point
├── internal/
│   ├── database/
│   │   └── book_database.go   # Book struct & in-memory DB
│   └── handlers/
│       └── handler.go         # HTTP handlers for API
├── go.mod
└── README.md

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Go 1.24 or later (https://go.dev/dl/)

Running the Application

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repo-url>
   cd Go-Book-Library-API

2. Download dependencies:

   go mod tidy

3. Run the server:

   cd cmd/my_app
   go run main.go

   The server will start on http://localhost:3333.

API Endpoints

• GET /GetBooks — List all books
• POST /AddBook — Add a new book (JSON body)
• GET /GetBooks/{id} — Get a book by ID
• PUT /PutBook/{id} — Update a book by ID (JSON body)

Example Book JSON

{
  "bookId": "string",
  "title": "string",
  "author": "string"
}

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.