This is a simple book shop REST API server built with Node.js, Express.js, and MongoDB for practice purposes.

• Clone the project
• Run npm install to install all the dependencies
• Create a MongoDB database to store and manage the data
• Add a .env file in the root directory to store the connection string required to connect to your database
• Name the connection string as DB_CONNECTION_STRING=<your_mongodb_connection_string>
• Run npm run dev to start load the server.

This REST API server is organised by models, controllers, and routes. The reason for this is to make it easier to maintain and simulate the MVC (Model, View, Controller) architecture.

The database configuration is abstracted in src/config/database.js, and the connection itself is made in src/app.js.

In the routes directory, you will find all the current routes organised by books and authors, clearly showcasing how the API should be called and what data is returned by the controller methods.