Is book-api still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today.

Can I trust book-api?

New, little track record. 0 stars, 1 months old. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

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How to install on Windows

denzkie18/book-api

Custom JSOn Api for books

Node.js

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MIT).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today.
Can I trust it?: New, little track record0 stars, 1 months old. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 0
Activity: Updated this month

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Will it work on Windows?

Yes, it runs on Windows

You'll build it yourself with Node.js.

Your system

macOS Windows Linux

Start here

Website ↗book-api-teal.vercel.appThe project's own site.

5 steps on Windows

Download setup.ps1

Then run powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\setup.ps1. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.

Clone the repository

Needs Git: winget install Git.Git

git clone https://github.com/denzkie18/book-api.git
cd book-api

Install the required runtimes

Node.js LTS (no version pinned)

winget install CoreyButler.NVMforWindows
nvm install lts
nvm use lts

3
Install dependencies
```
npm ci
```
4
Run it
```
npm run dev
```
5
Run the tests
```
npm test
```

From the README: Run

Requires Node.js 20+ and npm. No API keys are required.

npm ci
npm start
# Open http://localhost:3000

PORT=8080 npm start changes the port. Run npm test for deterministic mocked-upstream regression tests. npm run test:live checks the real public providers and can fail if a provider is unavailable or rate-limited.

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