Google Books
Google Book Search is an app that I created in react using the Google Books API and mongoDB. The way it works is that the user searches for books via the Google Books API and can choose to view that book or save the book. When books are savved they can be viewed or deleted.
I was responsible for creating everything in this app. I used my skills in React and working with MongoDB to fully implement the app. Google Books API was used as a source to obtain information on the books. MongoDB was used to store the information pertaining to the saved books. This was one of my first react apps that I created. I originally had it uploaded onto heroku however I need to find a new host for the app to get it up and running.
While creating this app I learned a lot about react and MongoDB. I learned of the back end required to fully utilize a Mongo database. Creating the server.js file was new to me and a necessary step for this. Using react was also new to me in that the project required more than just an html, css, and js file. I had separate files for different functions in which I had to import react and work individually with those functions as well as importing axios for the API. I wouldn’t say this project was easy for me to create however my end product looked a lot more visually appealing than my HTML projects.
Below I included a picture of my app in action when I had it uploaded onto the heroku servers. Underneath that is a link to the repository for my code.
Source: Google Search Book