📚 Book Library Management System

🚀 Overview

The Book Library Management System is a web application built using Ruby on Rails 8 with Devise authentication. It allows users to browse available books, borrow and return books, and track their borrowing history.

✨ Features

• 📖 User Authentication (Sign Up, Login, Logout) with Devise
• 📚 Book Listing Page (Shows available and borrowed books)
• 🔍 Book Details Page (Displays book info with a borrow button)
• 👤 User Profile Page (Lists borrowed books & return option)
• 📆 Borrowing System (Users can borrow and return books with due dates)
• ✅ Validations & Error Handling (Ensures ISBN uniqueness, prevents borrowing unavailable books)
• 🎨 Tailwind CSS Integration (Modern UI Styling)

🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: Ruby on Rails 8
• Frontend: ERB + Tailwind CSS
• Database: PostgreSQL / SQLite (Development)
• Authentication: Devise
• Deployment: Heroku / Render (Optional)

📂 Project Structure

book_library/
├── app/
│   ├── controllers/
│   │   ├── books_controller.rb
│   │   ├── borrowings_controller.rb
│   ├── models/
│   │   ├── book.rb
│   │   ├── borrowing.rb
│   │   ├── user.rb
│   ├── views/
│   │   ├── books/
│   │   │   ├── index.html.erb
│   │   │   ├── show.html.erb
│   │   ├── borrowings/
│   │   │   ├── index.html.erb
│   │   │   ├── create.html.erb
│   │   │   ├── return_book.html.erb
├── config/
│   ├── routes.rb
├── db/
│   ├── migrate/
│   ├── schema.rb
├── Gemfile
└── README.md

🏗️ Installation & Setup

1️⃣ Prerequisites

Make sure you have installed:

• Ruby (>= 3.3.0)
• Rails (>= 8.0)
• PostgreSQL (or SQLite for development)
• Bundler

2️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/book_library.git
cd book_library

3️⃣ Install Dependencies

bundle install

4️⃣ Set Up the Database

rails db:create db:migrate

5️⃣ Run the Server

rails s

Then, open http://localhost:3000/ in your browser.

📜 Routes

Method	Route	Description
GET	/books	List all books
GET	/books/:id	Show book details
POST	/books/:id/borrow	Borrow a book
PATCH	/borrowings/:id/return	Return a book
GET	/borrowings	List borrowed books

✅ Testing

Run the test suite:

rails test  # For Minitest
# OR
rspec  # If using RSpec

🚀 Deployment

To deploy the application, use Heroku or Render:

git push heroku main
heroku run rails db:migrate

🎯 Future Enhancements

• 📊 Admin Dashboard to manage books & users
• 🔍 Search & Filter for books
• 📅 Email Reminders for overdue books

📜 License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.

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💡 Happy Coding! 🚀