Book Lib

This library provides an interface for adding, removing and manging existing PDF files stored on your device.

Requirements

1. unix device
2. rust
3. sqlite

Setup

1. clone the project from the git repository or add it using cargo add book_lib
2. use the api in your rust project

Usage

1. Create a connection to the database:

use book_lib::{db, book};

let connection = book_lib::db::setup();

2. Create a new book

let new_book = book::Book::init("book_name".to_string(), "path_to/your/file.pdf".to_string(), None, false);
book_lib::create_book(&connection, &new_book); //creating new book in the DB

3. Open your book

book_lib::open_book(&connection, &"book_name".to_string()); // open the book by the default PDF viewer

4. Make it favourite

book_lib::update_favourite(&connection, &("book_name".to_string()), true); //true to be favourite, false not to be

5. Remove the book

book_lib::remove_book(&connection, &("book_name".to_string()));

Examples of implementation

1. cli for managing PDFs
2. GUI for managing PDFs

Contribution

Feel free to open pull requests!