https://github.com/drkittendorf/google_books
Dale's Google Books React App
https://github.com/drkittendorf/google_books
google-books-api react
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Dale's Google Books React App
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/drkittendorf/google_books
- Owner: drkittendorf
- Created: 2020-09-11T02:52:51.000Z (over 5 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2021-03-15T20:24:13.000Z (almost 5 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-25T13:07:28.321Z (12 months ago)
- Topics: google-books-api, react
- Language: JavaScript
- Homepage: https://dales-google-books-app.herokuapp.com/
- Size: 55 MB
- Stars: 1
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# DALE'S GOOGLE BOOKS REACT APP
### TABLE OF CONTENTS
- [CONTRIBUTOR(S)](#CONTRIBUTOR(S))
- [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)
- [REFERENCE LINKS](#REFERENCE-LINKS)
- [Dale's Google Books React Application :: Live Link](https://dales-google-books-app.herokuapp.com/)
- [Dale's Google Books React Application :: GitHub Repo](https://github.com/drkittendorf/google_books/)
- [CONCEPT](#CONCEPT)
- [LANGUAGES AND TOOLS](#LANGUAGES-AND-TOOLS)
- [CORE PROJECT TECHNOLOGIES](#CORE-PROJECT-TECHNOLOGIES)
- [CORE NODE DEPENDENCIES](#CORE-NODE-DEPENDENCIES)
- [FUTURE DEVELOPMENT](#FUTURE-DEVELOPMENT)
- [LICENSING](#LICENSING)
- [SCREENSHOTS](#SCREENSHOTS-AND-VIDEO)
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## CONTRIBUTOR(S)
Dale Kittendorf
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## DESCRIPTION
This MERN stack website **showcases** a Mongo Database, Express routing, React library and Node.js runtime environment as well as a Google API.
- AS AN AVID READER I WANT AN APP THAT ALLOWS ME TO SEARCH GOOGLE BOOKS AND ADD SELECTED ITEMS TO A LIST.
- THE RESULTS LIST INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.
- title - Title of the book from the Google Books API
- authors - The books's author(s) as returned from the Google Books API
- description - The book's description as returned from the Google Books API
- image - The Book's thumbnail image as returned from the Google Books API
- link - The Book's information link as returned from the Google Books API
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## REFERENCE LINKS
Link to **Dale's Google Books React App** deployed on Heroku - [Dale's Application Live Link](https://dales-google-books-app.herokuapp.com/)
Link to **GitHub Repo** used for application development - [Dale's Application GitHub Repo](https://github.com/drkittendorf/google_books)
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## LANGUAGES AND TOOLS:
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### CORE PROJECT TECHNOLOGIES
Here is a list of all the core technologies used to develop this application.
- `MongoDB - One of the most popular NoSQL databases`
- `Express - A flexible backend web framework`
- `React.js - A JavaScript library for building user interfaces`
- `Node.js - An asynchronous event-driven JavaScript runtime`
### CORE NODE DEPENDENCIES
The dependencies listed below are all the core NPM packages used throughout the project.
- `react-dom` - This package serves as the entry point to the DOM and server renderers for React.
- `react-bootstrap` - Bootstrap 4 components built with React.
- `axios`
- `express`
- `mongoose`
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## FUTURE DEVELOPMENT
For `future` development, I would like to incorporate the following `enhancements` into my portfolio:
- INCREASE RESPONSIVENESS
- CLEANUP SPACING ISSUES
- ADD HAMBURGER MENU UNDER 650PX WIDTH
- ADD GOOGLE BRANDED LOGO
- ENHANCE APPEARANCE / STYLING
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## LICENSING
[](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
The code in this project is licensed under MIT license.
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## SCREENSHOTS AND VIDEO
- ### SCREENSHOT(S)
- ### VIDEO
(TBD)
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