BookStore App is a web platform developed with Java and Spring Boot.
In this application, users can browse books, leave comments and ratings, while administrators can manage books and users.

• User registration and login
• User roles: USER and ADMIN
• Admin panel for managing books and users (create, update, delete)
• Commenting on books
• Book rating (1 to 5 stars)
• Searching books by title and author
• Filtering books by genre, publication date, and average rating
• Access restrictions based on user roles
• Security implemented via Spring Security (authentication, authorization)

• Spring Boot Starter Web
• Spring Boot Starter Data JPA
• Spring Boot Starter Security
• Spring Boot Starter Thymeleaf
• Hibernate ORM
• Lombok
• PostgreSQL Driver (or MySQL depending on your database)
• Spring Boot DevTools (for hot reloading)

📦 All dependencies are listed in the pom.xml file.

git clone https://github.com/ayanasgba/Book-Hub-App.git

    cd Book-Hub-App

• Create a new database in PostgreSQL (or MySQL)
• Configure your database connection settings in application.properties or application.yml

• Through your IDE (e.g., IntelliJ IDEA: Run → BookstoreApplication)

• Or via terminal:

  mvn spring-boot:run

• Open your browser and go to: http://localhost:8080
• Register or log in

• Browse available books
• Leave comments on books
• Rate books

• Create, update, and delete books
• Manage users

• Use the search and filter forms on the homepage for easy book browsing

🎉 Thank you!
This project was created to practice Java and Spring Boot skills and to gain a better understanding of web development.