📚 LibraTrack

A Library Management System built with .NET 9 and Entity Framework Core.
It helps libraries manage books, authors, categories, members, loans, and fines efficiently.

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🚀 Features

• 📖 Manage Books (CRUD with categories and authors)
• 👥 Manage Members (registration, status: Active/Suspended)
• 📂 Categories & Authors management
• 📅 Borrow & Return system with due dates
• 💰 Automatic Fine calculation for overdue/damaged books
• 🔍 Search books by title, author, or category
• 🗃 Database Seeding from JSON (Authors, Books, Categories, Members)

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🛠️ Tech Stack

• Backend: ASP.NET Core 9, EF Core
• Database: SQL Server
• ORM: Entity Framework Core (Code-First + Migrations)
• Seeding: JSON Seeder & LibraryDbContextSeed
• Helpers: LoanManagement for borrowing/returning logic

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📂 Project Structure

LibraTrack/
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├── Configurations/ # Entity configs (Fluent API)
├── Context/ # DbContext & Seed
├── Helper/ # JsonSeeder & LoanManagement
├── Models/ # Entities + Enums
├── Migrations/ # EF Core migrations
└── Program.cs

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⚡ Getting Started

1️⃣ Clone the Repo

git clone https://github.com/Michael-Moris/LibraTrack.git
cd LibraTrack

2️⃣ Open the Project

... Open the solution in Visual Studio or VS Code.

... Make sure you have .NET 9 SDK and SQL Server installed.

3️⃣ Apply Database Migrations

# Using .NET CLI
dotnet ef database update

# Or inside Visual Studio Package Manager Console
Update-Database

4️⃣ Seed & Test the Project

• The project includes JSON seeding for Authors, Books, Categories, and Members.

• To test features (borrowing, returning, fines, etc.), uncomment or add code in Program.cs and run.

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome! Feel free to fork the project and submit a pull request.