Book

The book class is a data structure that represents the key attributes of a book. The attributes included in this structure provide essential information about a book, such as the International Standard Book Number (ISBN), edition, page count, genres, series, and other relevant details.

Data structure

Field	Type	Description	Manadtory	Reference
isbn	string	International Standard Book Number (ISBN)	Yes
edition	string	Edition of the book	Yes
pageCount	integer	Number of pages in the book	Yes
genres	array of string	List of genres the book belongs to	No
series	string	Series the book belongs to, if any	No
seriesNumber	integer	Number of the book in the series, if applicable	No
publicationDate	Date	Publication date of the book	Yes
publisher	CDID	Publisher of the book	Yes	Actor
dimensions	Dimesion	Object containing width, height, and depth of the book	Yes
weight	Weight	Weight of the book in a given unit (e.g., pounds, grams)	Yes
binding	string	Type of binding for the book (e.g., hardcover, paperback, spiral-bound)	Yes
language	string	Language of the book	Yes
authors	array of authorObject	Array of author objects	Yes
tableOfContents	array of tocObject	Array of objects representing chapters	No

Author Object

Field	Type	Description	Manadtory	Reference
actor	CDID	Actor that is author of the book	Yes	Actor
role	string	Role of the author	Yes

Table of Content Object

Field	Type	Description	Manadtory	Reference
chapterNumber	integer	Number of chapter within the book	Yes
chapterTitle	string	Chapter title	Yes
startPage	integer	Starting page of a chapter	Yes

Example

"book":{
  "isbn": "9780060935467",
  "edition": "1st Perennial Classics edition",
  "pageCount": 336,
  "genres": ["Fiction", "Literature", "Historical Fiction"],
  "series": "",
  "seriesNumber": null,
  "coverImage": "https://example.com/to-kill-a-mockingbird-cover.jpg",
  "publicationDate": "2002-07-05",
  "publisher": "8D4E1BF0-FF73-4E7A-8D38-0C231BAA5F5C",
  "dimensions": {
    "width": "5.31",
    "height": "8",
    "depth": "0.72",
		"unit": "inches"
  },
  "weight": {
		"mass": 0.57,
		"unit":"pounds"
	},
  "binding": "Paperback",
  "language": "English",
  "authors": [
    {
      "actor": "A5E5DC14-0DC4-4C7E-8A5D-0BDCDF463FDC",
      "role": "author"
    }
  ],
  "tableOfContents": [
    {
      "chapterNumber": 1,
      "chapterTitle": "Chapter 1",
      "startPage": 3
    },
    {
      "chapterNumber": 2,
      "chapterTitle": "Chapter 2",
      "startPage": 14
    },
    {
      "chapterNumber": 3,
      "chapterTitle": "Chapter 3",
      "startPage": 25
    }
  ]
}