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@ -5,13 +5,19 @@ The free-programming-books-search is a companion project of [free-programming-bo
## Contents ## Contents
- [Contents](#contents) - [Contents](#contents)
- [How It All Works](#how-it-all-works)
- [Installation](#installation) - [Installation](#installation)
- [NPM Installation](#npm-installation) - [NPM Installation](#npm-installation)
- [Running the Website](#running-the-website) - [Running the Website](#running-the-website)
- [Deployment](#deployment) - [Deployment](#deployment)
- [How It All Works](#how-it-all-works)
- [FAQ](#faq) - [FAQ](#faq)
## How It All Works
1. THERE IS NO DATABASE INVOLVED. Rather, the books are stored in a markdown on [
free-programming-books](https://ebookfoundation.github.io/free-programming-books/) and is parsed daily by [free-programming-books](https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-programming-books-parser). The books and all info pertaining to them are stored in a json file called fpb.json.
2. This Json is downloaded locally and searched locally when the actual search function is used.
## Installation ## Installation
### NPM Installation ### NPM Installation
@ -45,13 +51,6 @@ MAKE SURE YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE INSTALLATION STEPS FIRST!
3. Run `npm run deploy`. 3. Run `npm run deploy`.
4. This should deploy your code to "`https://yourusername.github.io/free-programming-books-search/`". 4. This should deploy your code to "`https://yourusername.github.io/free-programming-books-search/`".
## How It All Works
1. THERE IS NO DATABASE INVOLVED. Rather, the books are stored in a markdown on [
free-programming-books](https://ebookfoundation.github.io/free-programming-books/) and is parsed daily by [free-programming-books-parser](https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-programming-books-parser). The books and all info pertaining to them are stored in a JSON file called `fpb.json`.
2. This JSON is downloaded locally and searched locally when the actual search function is used.
## FAQ ## FAQ
- What database are we using to store the books? - What database are we using to store the books?