A simple books API created using Django Python framework. All commands below assume that you are currently in the project root folder.

After cloning the repository, configure your DB connection parameters: DB_HOST, DB_USER, DB_PASS, DB_NAME in books_api/settings.py file.

books_api/settings.py

    DATABASES = {
    'default': {
        'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql',
        'NAME': 'DB_NAME',
        'HOST': 'DB_HOST',
        'USER': 'DB_USER',
        'PASSWORD': 'DB_PASSWORD',
    }
}

Create a secret_settings.py file inside books_api directory and paste the secret key there.

books_api/secret_settings.py

    SECRET_KEY = 'MY_SECRET_KEY'

Run the following command to install Python dependencies for the app.

    pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Run the following command to create DB tables for your app.

    python3 manage.py migrate

Load the books or reviews file using one of the appropriate commands below.

    python3 manage.py load-books --path PATH_TO_BOOKS_FILE
    python3 manage.py load-reviews --path PATH_TO_REVIEWS_FILE

Start the app server using the following command

    python3 manage.py runserver

Go to http://localhost:8000 (or different address/port as per your configuration) and review the list of books added in the database and their reviews. Use "Filters" button to search for books (enter book title to find a book) or go to http://localhost:8000/books/?search= and enter the book title in the search parameter value.