README.md

Google Books Search

• Developer: Juan Rivera
• Date: February 26, 2020

Overview

Google Books Search is a full-stack MERN application that features book data storage, a clean UI, and a search engine powered by Google Books.

Features

• This is a two-page application. The main page is the Search page. Here, users can search for books via the search engine powered by Google Books APIs. The search results are displayed in a list for the user. There, they have the option to "View" book details via the Google Books website. Or, they can "Save" the book to their saved books list.

• The Saved Books page stores and displays all books saved by the user. Here, the user can also "View" the book details on the Google Books website or remove ("delete") the book from their list.

Installation Steps

1. Git clone with HTTPS to your local machine https://github.com/JuanCodeAtATime/google-books-search.git.
2. In google-books-search folder (root directory), run npm install to install back-end dependencies.
3. Then, cd client && npm install to install front-end dependencies.
4. Go back to root directory by running cd ...
5. Lastly, run npm run start to launch in your browser.

Built With

• Programming Language: JavaScript
• Runtime Evironment/Sever: Node.js
• DBMS: Mongo DB
• Libraries/Frameworks Used: React-Toastify
• API: Google Books APIs

Demo

Click here to see demo of the app's basic functionality and responsiveness.

Deployed Site

Click here to visit deployed site.