📚 Library Management API

This is a C# ASP.NET Core Web API for managing a digital library system. It supports user roles (Admin, Reader), JWT authentication, and full CRUD operations for books and authors. Ideal for building secure, scalable library systems.

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✨ Features

• ✅ JWT Authentication for secure API access
• ✅ Role-based access:
  • Admin: Full access (add/edit/delete books & authors)
  • Reader: Read-only access
• ✅ Manage Books (create, update, delete, list)
• ✅ Manage Authors
• ✅ View books by title
• ✅ Clean RESTful endpoints
• ✅ Built using Entity Framework Core and SQL Server
• ✅ Fully documented with Swagger UI

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🧱 Technologies Used

• ASP.NET Core Web API (.NET 8)
• Entity Framework Core (Code First)
• SQL Server
• JWT Bearer Authentication
• Swagger
• Visual Studio 2022

🚀 How to Run the Project

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/YourUsername/LibraryAPI.git

2. Open the project in Visual Studio 2022
3. Update appsettings.json with your SQL Server connection string
4. Apply EF Core migrations (in Package Manager Console):

Update-Database

5. Run the project
6. register then login to receive a JWT token.
7. Use the API endpoints via Swagger UI or Postman with your token.