Library Management System

Description

This app allows a librarian to perfom CRUD operations on books and library members. It utilizes the Frappe API to import books to the library

Installation

1. Create a virtual environment

python -m venv venv

2. Activate the Virtual Environment

source venv/bin/activate

3. Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Set Environment Variables. Create a .env file in the project root directory

SECRET_KEY=YourSecretKey
DEBUG=True
DATABASE_URI=sqlite:///library.db

5. Initialize the Database . Create the initial database and apply migrations.

flask db init
flask db migrate
flask db upgrade

Usage

app/ Directory

• routes/: This directory contains Python files that define different routes and views for your application.

  • book.py: Manages routes and views for book-related operations. Imports book using the Frappe API, adds book to the library database, allows Librarian to search for books, updates book details, deletes book details, and view all books

  • member.py: Handles routes and views for library member-related operations. Allows the librarian to search for members, update member details, view members, delete members and view all members

  • transaction.py: Contains routes and views for handling book transactions (borrowing and returning). Allows the librarian to issues ooks, return books, and view transactions

  • auth.py: Handles user-related routes and views (authentication, registration, homepage.).

-`templates/': Stores HTML templates for rendering different pages.

• book/ Contains:

• add_books.html for adding books to library

• import_books.html for importing books using the frappe API

• delete_books.html for deleting books from the library

• search_books.html for searching books in the library

• update_books.html for updating book details 

• member/ Contains:

• add_members.html for adding members to the library

• all_members.html for viewing all members in the library

• delete_members.html for delting members from the library

• search_members.html for searching for members in the library

• update_members.html for updating member details 02a8fd2a7)

• transaction/ Contains:

• issue_book.html for issuing books to members

• return_book.html for returning books to library

• view_trandactions.html for viewing all transations

• auth/ Contains:

  • home.html for viewing the homepage

  • register.html for user registration

  • login.html for member login

    

• static/ Contains:

  • styles.css

models.py

Defines the database models for the application, including models for books, members, and transactions.