Online Library System

Implemented following major functionalities:

• User signup: Register a new user to the system.
  • Check the new username or email address if it’s already registered to the system.
  • Form validation: Check if all mandatory fields are filled out.  - Check if password is strong enough. Define the rules of having a strong password. User passwords will be hashed and hashed version of passwords will be stored in the database.
• User login
• List available books in the system. User can filter the results based on at least one criterion (i.e. Book's name). Also, can “Search” for a specific item.
• Implemented Favorites function.
• For Admin user(s):
  • List all items
  • Add new item
  • Delete item
  • Update item
• For delete, soft-delete should be implemented.

Frond-end Design

HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap.

Back-end Design

Node.JS, MongoDB.

How to run the project

• Install mongo, node js, npm.
• Use npm to install all node_modules showed in json file.
• In terminal, run mongod to start mongo.
• In GUI, create a new db connnection, default port is 27017 or access mongodb in terminal, open another window, run mongo.
• Run node index under project folder, go to your browser, http://localhost:port/.
• Don't forget to star the repo.