Category and Books model

[LOGESH-B]

How the category and books are mapped

• Wheather user provide the category/
• Wheather user selects from the Provided category
• or something else like finding the category by ISBN number is it so then the ISBN api?

Note:On the current books model there is no category attribute

[gbowne1]

I would provide the user with both ways however we might have to implement one method at a time for the user to select the categories. I had originally thought about some sort of selector in the ui to pick the categories and subcategories. You will have books that as an example of this it will fit the web development category but could potentially be subcategories by some other subject or category, like a framework or language.

The model and its schema can be fixed

We can then work out other methods of entering books to the database like from a scanner or phone.

[LOGESH-B]

Because we are showing the Category in the side panel
So if we let the user to type the category means it may be a problem

If we are implementing Dropdown to select the category from the list,then we need to provide categories list which will cover all types of books

[gbowne1]

I thought it might be easier to select categories in the sidebar/sidenav/drawer. What would define the category would be whatever the category is listed as in the table. in order to enter a new book there is a modal that pops up and it has a category field and that should enter all of that data in the database.

[LOGESH-B]

You are saying that we are going to provide the list of category during entering new book to user in category field
am I correct?
is that so, what will user do when the new book not comes under any of the category that listed?

[gbowne1]

yes the add new book modal has that category field. If you click on the + at the bottom left of the table it should show the modal. I have found that that modal isn't adding any value typed into the category field on to the table. technically that field on the add book should populate with a drop down with the pre-defined categories we have already however, I think if someone either missed definining a new category they could provide it by clicking on the category in that row/column on whatever book had missing data and just fill in the data.

[gbowne1]

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