LibraryApiX is a Django-based RESTful API designed to manage books and authors, with integrated features such as user authentication, search functionality, and a recommendation system based on user preferences. This project provides users with the ability to interact with a library of books, manage their favorites list, and receive personalized book recommendations.
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Books Management:
- Retrieve, create, update, and delete books.
- API endpoints for managing book data.
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Authors Management:
- Retrieve, create, update, and delete authors.
- API endpoints for managing author data.
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Authentication:
- User registration and login using JWT (JSON Web Tokens).
- Secure endpoints for creating, updating, and deleting books/authors.
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Search Functionality:
- Search books by title or author name.
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Recommendation System:
- Personalized book recommendations based on the user's favorites list.
- A maximum of 20 books in the favorites list.
- Returns recommendations in under 1 second.
- Uses a similarity algorithm to suggest relevant books based on favorites.
GET /books: Retrieve a list of all books.GET /books/:id: Retrieve a specific book by ID.POST /books: Create a new book (protected).PUT /books/:id: Update an existing book (protected).DELETE /books/:id: Delete a book (protected).
GET /authors: Retrieve a list of all authors.GET /authors/:id: Retrieve a specific author by ID.POST /authors: Create a new author (protected).PUT /authors/:id: Update an existing author (protected).DELETE /authors/:id: Delete an author (protected).
POST /register: Register a new user.POST /login: Login an existing user.
GET /books?search=query: Search for books by title or author name.
GET /recommendations: Get book recommendations based on favorites.
To get started with LibraryApiX, follow these steps to set up the environment and run the application locally.
- Python 3.x
- Django
- Django REST framework
- JWT for authentication
- database