GET /newreleases

This returns all of the books that are currently being classed as new releases

Endpoint URL

http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/newreleases

Example code

const loadNewReleases = async () => {
    try {
        const response = await fetch("/api/newreleases");
        const books = await response.json();
        return books;
    } catch (error) {
        console.error("Error fetching new releases data:", error);
        throw error;
    }
};

Example response

{
    "_id": 27,
    "newrelease": true,
    "title": "ASP.NET 4.0 in Practice",
    "isbn": "1935182463",
    "pageCount": 504,
    "publishedDate": {
      "$date": "2011-05-15T00:00:00.000-0700"
    },
    "thumbnailUrl": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/AKIAJC5RLADLUMVRPFDQ.book-thumb-images/bochicchio.jpg",
    "shortDescription": "ASP.NET 4.0 in Practice contains real world techniques from well-known professionals who have been using ASP.NET since the first previews.",
    "longDescription": "ASP.NET is an established technology to build web applications using Microsoft products. It drives a number of enterprise-level web sites around the world, but it can be scaled for projects of any size. The new version 4.0 is an evolutionary step: you will find a lot of new features that you will be able to leverage to build better web applications with minimal effort.    ASP.NET 4.0 in Practice contains real world techniques from well-known professionals who have been using ASP.NET since the first previews. Using a practical Problem-Solution-Discussion format, it will guide you through the most common scenarios you will face in a typical ASP.NET application, and provide solutions and suggestions to take your applications to another level.",
    "status": "PUBLISH",
    "authors": [
      "Daniele Bochicchio",
      "Stefano Mostarda"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "Microsoft .NET"
    ],
    "favourited": false
}, .....

Response fields

Name	Type	Description
_id	integer	This is the identification number, which is unique to each specific book
newrelease	Boolean	A Boolean value to determine whether or not the book is a new release and would therefore show up in the new release section, value for all of these books is true
title	string	The title of the book
isbn	string	The International Standard Book Number for this specific book
pageCount	integer	The number of pages in the book, all pages are included
publishedDate	date	The date at which this copy of the book was first published
thumbnailUrl	string	Image URL for the thumbnail or cover of the book
shortDescription	string	A short description of the book, acting as a blurb
longDescription	string	A more extensive description which covers the major points of the book
status	string	Whether or not the book is currently published, so far all the books in the library are
authors	array of strings	An array of all authors who contributed to the book
categories	array of strings	The listed genres / categories of the book as all books are non-fiction at the moment
favourited	Boolean	Whether or not the book is a favourite for the user, as no identification system is being used, this is a global property