Advanced Library Management System

A Library Management System with a dedicated UI, where the backend framework primarily redirected queries to code logic implemented entirely in .sql files, leveraging Azure SQL Edge with complex triggers, stored procedures, user-defined functions, and views.

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Table of Contents

1. Overview
2. Features
3. Tech Stack
4. Repository Structure
5. Getting Started
   • Prerequisites
   • Installation
   • Running the App
6. API Endpoints
7. Contributing
8. License
9. Contact

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Overview

This project is a Library Management System that allows librarians to:

• Maintain an inventory of books
• Register and manage library members
• Record book borrow/return transactions
• Search and filter books by title, author, ISBN, or genre

It is structured as a separate backend (REST API) and frontend (static web UI) for clear separation of concerns.

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Features

• Book Management

  • Add new books
  • Edit book details
  • Delete books
  • View all books

• User Management

  • Register new members
  • Edit member profiles
  • Deactivate/reactivate members

• Transactions

  • Borrow books (creates a loan record)
  • Return books (updates loan record, tracks due dates & fines)
  • View borrowing history

• Search & Filtering

  • Full‑text search on titles and authors
  • Filter by genre, availability, publication year

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Tech Stack

• Backend: Python (Flask)
• Frontend: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (Vanilla ES6)
• Database: SQLite (via SQLAlchemy ORM)
• Dependencies: See requirements.txt

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Repository Structure

Library_Management_System/
├── backend/                # Flask REST API
│   ├── app.py              # Main application entrypoint
│   ├── models.py           # SQLAlchemy ORM models
│   ├── routes.py           # API endpoint definitions
│   ├── config.py           # Configuration (DB URI, etc.)
│   └── …                   # Additional modules
├── frontend/               # Static web UI
│   ├── index.html          # Main dashboard
│   ├── styles.css          # Global styles
│   ├── scripts.js          # Client‑side logic & API calls
│   └── assets/             # Images, icons, etc.
├── P5/                     # Reports & deliverables (presentations, PDFs)
├── .gitignore              # Patterns to ignore in git
├── requirements.txt        # Python dependencies
└── README.md               # This file

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7 or higher
• pip (comes with Python)
• (Optional) virtualenv or venv for isolated environments

Installation

1. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/SachinVishaul007/Library_Management_System.git
   cd Library_Management_System

2. Set up a Python virtual environment

   python3 -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate   # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install backend dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

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Running the App

1. Start the backend server

   cd backend
   export FLASK_APP=app.py
   flask run

   By default, the API will be available at http://127.0.0.1:5000/.

2. Open the frontend
   Simply open frontend/index.html in your browser (no build step required).
   The UI will interact with the Flask API for data.

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API Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/api/books	List all books
GET	/api/books/<id>	Get details for a single book
POST	/api/books	Add a new book
PUT	/api/books/<id>	Update an existing book
DELETE	/api/books/<id>	Remove a book from inventory
GET	/api/members	List all library members
POST	/api/members	Register a new member
POST	/api/borrow	Record a book borrow transaction
POST	/api/return	Record a book return transaction

(Adjust paths and payloads as implemented in routes.py.)

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Contributing

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/YourFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m "Add some feature")
4. Push to your branch (git push origin feature/YourFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Please adhere to the existing code style and include tests for any new functionality.

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