Library Book Management App

Table of Contents

• Overview
• Features
• Prerequisites
• Usage

Overview

This project is a console-based Library Book Management Application written in C#. It is designed to help manage books in a library, including adding new books, updating book information, deleting books, and searching for books. This application provides a simple interface to perform these tasks efficiently.

Features

• Add New Books: Add details of new books to the library.
• Update Book Information: Modify the details of existing books.
• Delete Books: Remove books from the library.
• Search Books: Search for books by title, author, or ISBN.
• List All Books: Display a list of all books in the library.

User allowed features

• Add New Books
• Search Books
• List All Books

Prerequisites

• .NET Core SDK 8.0

• Visual Studio Code

• Contact

For any questions, suggestions, or feedback, please feel free to contact me:

• Name: Matthew Diamonda
• Email: [email protected]
• GitHub: Mechiuw

Usage

Service Layer (novel & magazine) :

Add Book :

 public NovelResponse Create(NovelRequest novelRequest)
    {
        Novel novel = new(
            novelRequest.Id,
            novelRequest.Title,
            novelRequest.Author,
            novelRequest.Year,
            novelRequest.Writer);
        _novelRepo.Add(novel);

        return new NovelResponse(
            novel.Id,
            novel.Title,
            novel.Author,
            novel.Year,
            novel.Writer);
    }

public MagazineResponse MagCreate(MagazineRequest magazineRequest){
        Magazine magazine = new(
            magazineRequest.Id,
            magazineRequest.Title,
            magazineRequest.Author,
            magazineRequest.Year
        );

        _magazineRepo.Add(magazine);
        return new MagazineResponse(
            magazine.Id,
            magazine.Title,
            magazine.Author,
            magazine.Year
        );
    }

Get All Book (Novel & Magazine) :

public List<Novel> GetAll()
    {
        return new List<Novel>(_novelRepo);
    }

public List<Magazine> MagGetAll(){
        return new List<Magazine>(_magazineRepo);
    }

Get By Id Book (Novel & Magazine) :

public NovelResponse GetById(String Id)
    {
        Novel foundNovel = _novelRepo.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Id == Id);
        if(foundNovel != null){
            return new NovelResponse(
                foundNovel.Id,
                foundNovel.Title,
                foundNovel.Author,
                foundNovel.Year,
                foundNovel.Writer
            );
        } else {
            throw new Exception(String.Format("couldn't find any novel with id : {0}",Id));
        }
    }

public MagazineResponse MagGetById(string Id){
        Magazine foundMagazine = _magazineRepo.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Id == Id);
        if(foundMagazine != null){
            return new MagazineResponse(
                foundMagazine.Id,
                foundMagazine.Title,
                foundMagazine.Author,
                foundMagazine.Year
            );
        } else {
            throw new Exception(String.Format("couldn't find any magazine with id : {0}",Id));
        }
    }