Lending System

Lending System

Track which books you've lent to friends and when they're due back.

Lending a Book

1. Go to 🤝 Lending → 📤 Lend a Book
2. Fill in:
   • Book ID — paste the book's UUID (find it in the book detail page URL)
   • Borrower Name — who you're lending to
   • Contact Info — phone or email (optional)
   • Due Date — when you expect it back (must be in the future)
   • Notes — optional
3. Click Confirm Lending

💡 Tip: You can also find the book ID by viewing the book details — it's in the URL bar.

Tracking Lending

The lending page shows:

• Overdue alert — red banner showing overdue books with borrower names
• All records — table with book, borrower, dates, and status

Filtering Records

Filter	Shows
All Records	Everything
Active	Currently lent out
Overdue	Past due date
Returned	Already returned

Returning a Book

1. Find the lending record in the table
2. Click ✅ Return
3. Confirm — the record is marked as returned with today's date

Overdue Detection

The system automatically marks books as overdue when:

• Status is "active" AND due date is in the past
• This check runs every time the lending page is loaded

Lending History per Book

Each book's detail page shows its complete lending history:

• Who borrowed it
• When it was lent
• Due date
• When returned (or if still out)

Rules

• A book can only be lent to one person at a time
• You cannot lend a book that's already lent out (returns error)
• Due date must be in the future
• Any authenticated user can create lending records

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