Book Store Web App

A modern web application for managing and browsing a collection of books. This project provides a user-friendly interface for customers to explore books and manage their collections.

📋 Project Summary

The Book Store Web App is a full-stack web application designed to provide an intuitive platform for book browsing and management. Built with ASP.NET Core, the application features a responsive interface with a clean separation between the backend logic and frontend presentation.

🛠 Tech Stack

• Backend: ASP.NET Core (C#) - 53.5%
• Frontend: HTML - 43.2%
• Styling: CSS - 2.8%
• Scripting: JavaScript - 0.5%
• Database: Entity Framework Core (Data Access Layer)
• Project Format: ASP.NET Core Solution (.sln)

📁 Project Structure

Book-Store-Web-App/
├── Data/                 # Database context and data access layer
├── Models/               # Data models and business entities
├── Pages/                # Razor pages for server-side rendering
├── Migrations/           # Entity Framework Core database migrations
├── Properties/           # Project configuration and build settings
├── wwwroot/              # Static files (CSS, JavaScript, images)
├── BookStore.sln         # Solution file
├── BookStore.csproj      # Project configuration
└── README.md             # This file

🚀 Getting Started

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed on your system:

• .NET SDK (6.0 or higher) - Download here
• Git - Download here
• Visual Studio (optional but recommended) or any code editor

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Feawos/Book-Store-Web-App.git
cd Book-Store-Web-App

Installation

1. Restore NuGet Packages

   dotnet restore

2. Build the Project

   dotnet build

3. Apply Database Migrations (if applicable)

   dotnet ef database update

Running the Application

Using .NET CLI

dotnet run

The application will start and be accessible at https://localhost:5001 (or http://localhost:5000 depending on your configuration).

Using Visual Studio

1. Open BookStore.sln in Visual Studio
2. Press F5 or click the Start button
3. The application will launch in your default browser

📚 Features

• Browse and search for books
• View book details
• Manage book collections
• Responsive design for desktop and mobile devices
• Clean and intuitive user interface

🛠 Development

Building for Development

dotnet build

Building for Production

dotnet publish -c Release

The production-ready files will be in the bin/Release/net6.0/publish directory.

📝 Database Setup

If this project uses a database, migrations are included in the Migrations/ directory. To set up the database:

dotnet ef database update

To add a new migration after model changes:

dotnet ef migrations add MigrationName

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📄 License

This project is open source and available under the MIT License (or your chosen license).

👨‍💻 Author

Feawos - GitHub Profile

📞 Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions about the project, please open an issue on GitHub.

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Last Updated: May 2025