specification.md

Specification

1. System Overview

Book Manager is a web application for organizing and managing book collections with categorization capabilities.

2. Core Features

2.1. Book Management

2.1.1. Book List View (/books)

• Display Components
  • Book title
  • Author name
  • Publication year
  • Associated categories

2.1.2. Book Creation (/books/new)

• Required Fields
  • Title (string)
  • Author (string)
• Optional Fields
  • Publication Year (number)
• Category Assignment
  • Multiple category selection
  • Dynamic category list refresh
• Post-submission
  • Redirect to book list view

2.2. Category Management

2.2.1. Category List View (/categories)

• Display Components
  • Category name
  • Category description

2.2.2. Category Creation (/categories/new)

• Required Fields
  • Name (string, unique constraint)
• Optional Fields
  • Description (string)
• Validation Rules
  • Unique name verification
• Post-submission
  • Redirect to category list view

3. User Interface Specifications

3.1. Navigation System

• Global Navigation
  • Home link
  • Books section
  • Categories section