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books_finder

A library to help on the search for books on google books api

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flutter pub add books_finder

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Books_Finder is a Flutter/Dart package designed to simplify integration with the Google Books API. It provides a clean, intuitive interface for searching books by title, author, or ISBN, fetching detailed book information, and handling responses efficiently. Built with ease of use in mind, it abstracts complex API interactions into straightforward methods, making it ideal for developers building reading apps, libraries, or educational tools. The package supports multiple platforms including Android, iOS, Web, macOS, Windows, and Linux, ensuring broad compatibility.

Use cases

  • Searching books by title or author
  • Fetching book details like description and cover
  • Integrating book search into reading apps
  • Building library management systems
  • Creating educational or research tools

Key features

  • Simple API wrapper for Google Books
  • Supports multiple search parameters
  • Cross-platform compatibility
  • Efficient response handling
  • Built-in error management
  • Lightweight and easy to integrate

Suitable for

  • Developers building book-related apps
  • Educational platform creators
  • Library application developers
  • API beginners seeking simple integration

Considerations

  • Requires internet connection for API calls
  • Dependent on Google Books API availability
  • May need rate limit handling in high-traffic apps
  • Limited to Google Books data source

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books_finder

A library to help on the search for books on the Google Books Api.

Usage

First of all, import the library:

import 'package:books_finder/books_finder.dart';
Querying books

To query books, just call the function queryBooks:

final List<Book> books = await queryBooks(
 'twilight',
 queryType: QueryType.intitle,
 maxResults: 3,
 printType: PrintType.books,
 orderBy: OrderBy.relevance,
);

You can change a few parameters to make your query more specific:

Parameter Description Nullable
queryType Keywords to search in particular fields Yes
maxResults Set the max amount of results No
startIndex for pagination No
langRestrict Retrict the query to a specific language Yes
orderBy Order the query by newest or relevance Yes
printType Filter by books, magazines or both Yes
reschemeImageLinks Rescheme image urls from http to https No
Books

If you already have a Book object, you can call book.info to get all the book infos:

final info = book.info;
Parameter Description
title (String) Title of the book
subtitle (String) The subtile of the book
authors (List<String>) All the authors names
publisher (String) The publisher name
publishedDate (DateTime) The date it was published
rawPublishedDate (String) The date it was published in raw format
description (String) Description of the book
pageCount (int) The amount of pages
categories (List<String>) The categories the book is in
averageRating (double) The average rating of the book
ratingsCount (int) The amount of people that rated it
maturityRating (String) The maturity rating
contentVersion (String) The version of the content
industryIdentifier (List<IndustryIdentifier>) The identifiers of the book (isbn)
imageLinks (List<Map<String, Uri>>) The links with the avaiable image resources
language (String) The language code of the book

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