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You need to describe the library model. There are 3 entities: "Author", "Book", "Reader". Physically, there is only one book and it can only belong to one reader. You need to create tables for the library to account for this.
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To describe a library model with entities "Author", "Book", and "Reader" and considering that each physical book is unique and can be with only one reader at a time, the following table structure can be proposed:
- Author
- id (PK)
- name
- other data (e.g., biography)
- Book
- id (PK)
- title
- author_id (FK to Author.id)
- reader_id (FK to Reader.id, nullable)
- Reader
- id (PK)
- name
- other data
Explanation:
- Each book is linked to one author via a foreign key.
- The
reader_idfield in the books table indicates which reader currently has the book. If the book is available, this field will be NULL.
This approach allows:
- Tracking who is the author of the book.
- Tracking which reader has the book (only one at a time, as the field is singular).
Example SQL table creation:
CREATE TABLE Author (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
);
CREATE TABLE Reader (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
);
CREATE TABLE Book (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
title VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
author_id INT NOT NULL REFERENCES Author(id),
reader_id INT REFERENCES Reader(id) -- NULL if the book is available
);
This design accounts for the fact that a book is physically one and can be with only one reader at a time.