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Commit dfad545b authored by Fionn's avatar Fionn
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JavaScript file added to handle axios request to server. Posting book to mongo... 

JavaScript file added to handle axios request to server. Posting book to mongo DB database working correctly.
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backend/server.js
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...@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ const mongoose = require('mongoose'); ...@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ const mongoose = require('mongoose');
const app = express(); const app = express();
const path = require('path');
app.use(express.static(path.join(__dirname, '../frontend')));
// Start the server // Start the server
const PORT = 3000; const PORT = 3000;
...@@ -32,8 +35,10 @@ app.listen(PORT, () => { ...@@ -32,8 +35,10 @@ app.listen(PORT, () => {
}); });
// POST route to add a book to the database // POST route to add a book to the database
app.post('/', async (req, res) => { app.post('/submit', async (req, res) => {
try { try {
console.log('Received data:', req.body); // Log the received data
const { title, description, rating } = req.body; const { title, description, rating } = req.body;
// Create a new book instance // Create a new book instance
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frontend/book-application.js 0 → 100644
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const form = document.getElementById('bookform');
form.addEventListener('submit', async function (e) {
e.preventDefault(); // prevent page reload
const title = document.getElementById('title').value;
const description = document.getElementById('description').value;
const rating = document.getElementById('rating').value;
try {
const response = await axios.post('http://localhost:3000/submit', {
title,
description,
rating
});
console.log('Server response:', response.data);
alert('Book submitted successfully!');
form.reset();
} catch (error) {
console.error('Submission failed:', error);
alert('Something went wrong.');
}
});
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frontend/submit-book.html
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...@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ...@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
<body> <body>
<h1> Book Rating Application</h1> <h1> Book Rating Application</h1>
<form action="/submit" method="post"></form> <form id="bookform">
<label for="title">Book Title:</label> <label for="title">Book Title:</label>
<input type="text" id="title" name="title" required placeholder="Enter book title"> <input type="text" id="title" name="title" required placeholder="Enter book title">
<br><br> <br><br>
...@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ ...@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
<button type="submit">Submit</button> <button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form> </form>
<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/axios/dist/axios.min.js"></script>
<script src="book-application.js"></script>
</body> </body>
</html> </html>
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