📚 Bookstore Data Generator

A full-stack demo app for generating and browsing fake bookstore data with a React frontend and Express backend.

Features

• Infinite scrolling book list with expandable details

• Adjustable parameters: language, seed, avg. likes & reviews

• Export data to CSV

• Fake book covers generated dynamically

• Multi-language support (English, Germany, Japanese)

• Offline-ready (PWA support)

Project Structure

• server.js → Express backend (API + static frontend)

• frontend/ → React app

  • src/App.js → Main component

  • src/App.css → Styling

  • src/serviceWorkerRegistration.js → Service worker setup

  • src/service-worker.js → Custom Workbox worker

  • public/ → Static assets

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Node.js v16+

• npm

Installation

git clone <your-repo-url>
cd task5
npm install
npm run build

Run App

npm start

App runs at http://localhost:4000

Development

• Frontend only:

  cd frontend && npm start
  

• Backend only:

  npm run dev
  

API Endpoints

• GET /locales → Supported locales

• GET /books → Paginated fake book data

• GET /cover → Generated book cover