LibroManager

Author: Ege Germen

Description

LibroManager is a Java-based desktop application developed to manage various reading materials (books, magazines, e-books, etc.). The application features a graphical interface built using Swing and file-based data persistence. This project offers an extensible and easily maintainable structure using object-oriented programming (OOP) design principles.

Features

• Ability to add different types of reading materials (Book, Novel, Magazine, Technical Journal, Textbook, Comic Book, E-Book).
• Dynamically changing user interface based on material type.
• Saving added materials to a text file (books.txt).
• Managing basic material information (title, page count, publisher) and type-specific information (author, genre, etc.).

Class Diagram

[ReadingMaterial] (Abstract)
- title: String
- numberOfPages: int
- publisher: String
+ displayDetails(): void
+ describeMaterial(): void (Abstract)
^
|
+-- [Book]
| - author: String
| - primaryCharacters: String[]
| ^
| |
| +-- [Novel]
| | - genre: String
| +-- [ComicBook]
| | - illustrator: String
| +-- [EBook]
| | - fileFormat: String
| +-- [Textbook]
| - subject: String
| - academicLevel: String
|
+-- [Magazine]
| - issueNumber: int
| - publicationDate: String
|
+-- [TechnicalJournal]
- scope: String
- impactFactor: double
- volumeNumber: int
- issueNumber: int
- year: int
[FileHandler]
+ saveToFile(material: ReadingMaterial, filename: String): void
[ReadingMaterialUI] (JFrame)
- ... (Swing Components)
+ main(args: String[]): void
[Test]
+ main(args: String[]): void

How to Compile and Run

You can follow these steps to compile and run the project:

1. Compilation: To compile all .java files, run the following command in the terminal or command prompt:

   javac *.java

2. Running: You have two options to run the application:

   • Graphical User Interface (GUI): To launch the user interface, run the following command:

     java ReadingMaterialUI

   • Test Class: To test the basic functionality of the program using predefined test data, run the following command:

     java Test

     This command will add several sample materials to the books.txt file.